Upon boarding, the user found a mother and her roughly 1-year-old infant occupying the middle and window seats.
—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Videos and images circulating on social media show BASE jumpers leaping from El Capitan, unauthorized campers occupying closed campgrounds, and climbers scaling Half Dome’s cables without permits — all in violation of park regulations.
Israel tried to take over Gaza City before in this war, besieging it and launching raids in its streets, but tens of thousands of people remained.
—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
And while politicians know that there are costs to besieging an independent central bank – financial markets may react negatively or inflation may flare up – short-term control of a powerful policy tool can prove irresistible.
—
Ana Carolina Garriga,
The Conversation,
26 Aug. 2025
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