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Xenophobia has enveloped South Africa for years, and now a rising tide of anti-migrant views is flooding the country.
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Harold remembers crowds flooding in the day the doors opened.
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Resident cites road, school crowding concerns Resident Kacey Pope urged the board to recommend denying the rezonings, and no residents spoke in favor of the projects.
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In South Africa, George took his son to games and young Tim saw how strangers reacted to seeing his father, crowding around him, asking for photos.
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Thick foam from the building’s insulation floated by on streams that leaked from the hulking shell, which firefighters have been drenching for days since the fire erupted on the roof the afternoon of June 17.
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On Wednesday, Beverly was hit with another round of severe thunderstorms, bringing dangerous wind and drenching rain.
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“Bloating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloating. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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