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Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza stuns Israel and leaves hundreds dead in fighting, retaliation

2 years ago
JERUSALEM (AP) β€” Backed by a barrage of rockets, Hamas militants stormed from the blockaded Gaza Strip into nearby Israeli towns, killing dozens and abducting others in an unprecedented surprise attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday. A stunned Israel launched airstrikes in Gaza, with its prime minister saying the country is now at war [...]
JOSEF FEDERMAN and ISSAM ADWAN, Associated Press

Top 25 songs in St. Louis on Shazam in the past week

2 years ago
Doja Cat's "Paint the Town Red" has been at the top of the charts for months now. It's broken Spotify record after Spotify record: the most streams in a single day for a female rap song, the first solo female rap song to top Spotify's U.S. Top 50 chart, and the fastest solo female rap [...]
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The latest Palestinian war will end the same way as all the others

2 years ago
Our latest Israeli-Palestinian war has me more depressed than I would have expected. Longtime readers with good memories will recall that I long ago lost all sympathy for Israel. I won't bother spelling out the entire list of their appalling behavior, but it's long and damning. But if it's possible to have negative sympathy for ...continue reading "The latest Palestinian war will end the same way as all the others"
Kevin Drum