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In the hours before a possible deal being struck more violence broke out with Israel pounding Gaza, killing dozens of ...
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In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged ...
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Live updates: Rubio, Ratcliffe, Wright and Duffy appear for senate confirmation hearings
Donald Trump’s picks for Cabinet are going before Senate committees that oversee agencies Trump wants them to run. Watch live ...