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Israel wants to disarm Hezbollah immediately before the Israeli military ends its operations in Lebanon and withdraws its troops from dozens of villages and towns.
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Jasmine withdraws much of the time.
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As natural gas output partially retreats, global seaborne coal shipments to the region have risen, even if China and India are insourcing more domestic coal.
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Exhausted, my mind retreats toward sleep.
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The title refers to a story-fable about a horse that runs away, only to turn up at a time of crisis.
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Garcia runs away screaming toward a third officer and drops the stick before he’s pushed down into a bed of bushes growing along the street curb.
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When global liquidity recedes, investors punish countries running both budget and current‑account deficits — and Indonesia has twin gaps.
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So far, Arens has been surprised by how quickly native vegetation resumes life as the water recedes, in some places as soon as two or three years.
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This day in sports history 1908 — Colin wins the Tidal Stakes at Sheepshead Bay and retires undefeated after 15 starts.
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Social Security's trust fund helps cover the gap between the program's income and benefit obligations, which have outpaced revenue as the baby boom generation retires and the number of beneficiaries grows.
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When Krem takes off in Kara’s spacecraft, a rusted hulk that’s like an interplanetary RV, and shoots her beloved dog Krypto with a lethal tranquilizer that will result in agonizing death in three days, Kara joins Ruthye on her revenge quest.
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There is a similar silence after Maggie’s mother takes off.
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“Backs (up or away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backs%20%28up%20or%20away%29. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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