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Now 66, Barghouti, was previously the leader of the Palestinian political group Fatah, a rival to Hamas, and which governs the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
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Their work paved the way for real world applications of quantum mechanics, which governs the way the world works at the smallest, subatomic scales and distances, said Jonathan Bagger, a particle physicist and CEO of the American Physical Society.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Trump had said earlier on social media that there didn’t seem to be a reason to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping anymore because of export controls the country placed on rare earths.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Hamas controls the government in the enclave.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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Today, Hamas operates without a coherent leadership, a reality its remaining figures seem unwilling to confront.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Airports pick a side TSA owns and operates some of the video monitors at airports which have been added to try to expedite the screening process by displaying reminders and sometimes include DHS messages.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Simba walks from the parking deck to the entrance of Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and his owner guides him through security, passing out his trading cards to agents and travelers alike.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Zaremba, of Hollywood, guides anglers for peacocks from Florida City to Boynton Beach.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Incidents were also reported at Kelowna International Airport and Victoria International Airport in British Columbia along with Windsor International Airport in Ontario, according to Transport Canada, which regulates airports in the country.—
Martin Goillandeau,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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The ocean regulates our climate, supports global trade, and feeds communities.—
Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Mannika trained as a sociologist at Columbia University and now manages product for tech companies.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
10 Oct. 2025
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How Memphis manages this balance between security and trust may shape future debates over the role of the National Guard in American cities.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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As Homeland Security secretary, Noem oversees the Transportation Security Administration, the federal agency that conducts airport security checks.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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As director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo, which conducts cutting-edge research on the conditions for peace, I am often asked whether such claims hold weight.—
Nina Græger,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Norwegian Disney vet Joachim Rønning directs the third film, which stars Jared Leto as the eponymous program, Ares, Greta Lee as Eve Kim, CEO of ENCOM, the tech corporation at the center of the series since the start, and Evan Peters as baddie Julian Dillinger.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Oct. 2025
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Boston native Mendoza directs and executive produces the show alongside Aaron Brown and David Martin.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Polices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polices. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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