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At least 35 killed in Gaza as Israel ramps up airstrikes in response to rocket attacks

Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have escalated further as Palestinian militants in Gaza fired hundreds of rockets into Israel, which responded with ramped up airstrikes on the coastal enclave, as unrest spread to cities and towns beyond Jerusalem. As both sides traded airstrikes on Tuesday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the nation from

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Two sheriff’s deputies were killed when gunfire broke out after dog complaint, Texas officials say

Two Concho County sheriff’s deputies were killed and an Eden city employee critically injured after an altercation with a suspect over a dog complaint “quickly escalated to gunfire,” the Texas Department of Public Safety said. A suspect is in custody and the Monday night incident is under investigation by the Texas Rangers, the department statement

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A Florida police union said a book about police brutality was propaganda. Now, a local school district has paused its use

Teachers in one Florida county have paused the use of a novel about police brutality after the local police union called the book “propaganda.” “Ghost Boys,” by Jewell Parker Rhodes, is, according to Rhodes’ website, a story of 12-year-old Jerome who is shot and killed by police after they mistook his toy gun for a

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