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Israeli military intelligence head resigns over Oct. 7 Hamas attack: Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva is the first general to leave his position in Israel’s military over ...
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Israeli military intelligence head resigns over Oct. 7 Hamas attack
Quick Glance: Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Resigns Over Hamas Attack Failures
  • The head of Israeli military intelligence resigned due to the failures surrounding Hamas’ unprecedented attack on October 7, marking the first senior resignation in Israel's history.

  • Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva’s resignation could trigger additional resignations among Israel’s top security officials in response to the Hamas attack that initiated the Gaza war.

  • Haliva, alongside other military and security leaders, were expected to address the evident failures leading up to and during October 7.

  • Israel and its esteemed security forces were caught entirely off guard by the Hamas attack on a Jewish holiday, shattering trust in the military. The resignation may contribute to rebuilding some of this trust.
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Israeli leaders and military criticize reported US plans to sanction IDF unit: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other ministers have sharply ...
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Israeli leaders and military criticize reported US plans to sanction IDF ...
Quick Glance: Netanyahu Vows to Fight Sanctions on Army Battalions
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on April 21 that he would oppose sanctions being imposed on any Israeli military units for alleged rights violations, following reports of Washington planning such a move.

  • The United States announced on April 19 a new series of sanctions related to Israeli settlers in the West Bank, signaling growing frustration with Netanyahu's policies, who relies on settler parties for his coalition government.

  • War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz, a former Chief of Armed Forces and centrist, mentioned in a statement on April 21 that he had spoken with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging him to reconsider the issue.

  • Blinken mentioned on April 19 that he had made 'determinations' regarding accusations of Israel violating a set of US laws prohibiting military assistance to individuals or security force units committing gross human rights violations.
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Israel carrying out ‘offensive action’ in south Lebanon, claims half of Hezbollah’s commanders ‘eliminated’
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Israel carrying out ‘offensive action’ in south Lebanon, claims half of ...
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In ‘message,’ IDF said to fire 3 missiles at radar defense for secret Iran nuclear site
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In ‘message,’ IDF said to fire 3 missiles at radar defense for secret Iran ...
Quick Glance: Israeli Strike Damages Iranian Air Defense System Without Detection, Officials Say
  • An Israeli airstrike on Iran on Friday damaged an air defense system, according to Western and Iranian officials, and appeared calculated to deliver a message that Israel could bypass Iran’s defensive systems undetected and paralyze them.

  • The strike damaged a defensive battery near Natanz, a city in central Iran that is critical to the country’s nuclear weapons program, according to the officials.

  • The relatively limited scope of Israel’s strike and the muted response from Iranian officials, however, seem to have eased tensions.

  • It was confirmed that Israel had deployed aerial drones and at least one missile fired from a warplane, as stated by three Western and two Iranian officials.
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Top Israeli and Egyptian officials secretly meet to discuss possible Rafah invasion
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CNN's Shimon Prokupecz spoke to students at Columbia University in New York, where dozens of activists denouncing Israel's war in Gaza are camped out. www.cnn.com/business/live-news/columbia-yale-student-protests-4-23-24/
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Nearly 300 bodies found in mass grave at Gaza hospital, says Gaza Civil Defense: A mass grave with nearly 300 bodies has been uncovered at a hospital in the ...
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Quick Glance: Discovery of Nearly 300 Bodies in Mass Grave at Gaza Hospital
  • Workers from the Gaza Civil Defense announced the discovery of a mass grave with almost 300 bodies at a hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis in Gaza, subsequent to the withdrawal of Israeli forces earlier this month.

  • Colonel Yamen Abu Suleiman, the Director of Civil Defense in Khan Younis, informed CNN on Monday that 73 bodies were found in the courtyard of the Nasser Medical Complex, bringing the total number to 283.

  • It is believed that some bodies were discovered with bound hands and feet, along with indications of field executions. The specific circumstances of their deaths, whether they were buried alive or executed, remain unclear.

  • The IDF has stated that they transported multiple bodies from Gaza to Israel for DNA testing before repatriating the remains in containers. The region surrounding the Nasser Medical Complex experienced heavy bombardment and conflict during January and February.
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, US funding for Israel, crisis in Gaza: The US Senate has passed a funding package that will provide $26.4 billion to aid Israel ...
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, US funding for Israel, crisis in Gaza
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IDF jets hit Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon overnight, kill operatives : Israeli fighter jets struck several Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon in ...
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IDF jets hit Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon overnight ...
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🔊 What you need to know today: -Opening arguments to begin in Trump’s trial -IDF unit faces US sanction threat -Zelenskiy welcomes passage of US military aid ... Show more   www.reuters.com/podcasts/podcast-history-nyc-court-idf-unit-ukraine-aid-us-homelessness-2024-04-22/
Quick Glance: Overview: Tesla Stocks Plummet, Europe Business Surpasses Expectations
  • World markets have brightened slightly this week, but Tesla is facing a critical earnings test, while Europe's business pulse has surprisingly been lively this month.

  • Following the worst week on Wall Street since 2022, relief from easing Middle East tensions helped stabilize the situation on Monday. The chip giant Nvidia made a modest recovery from losses as Big Tech megacaps gear up for quarterly earnings releases.

  • As the first of the 'Magnificent 7' Vanguard stocks, electric vehicle giant Tesla will report on Tuesday, having plummeted by a substantial 43% year-to-date and nearly 60% over the past two years amidst fierce price competition, declining EV demand, and governance/product concerns.

  • While Big Tech jitters define this month's market fluctuations, investors will closely watch the upcoming results for a clearer perspective.
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Report says Israel has not provided evidence of widespread militancy among UNRWA staff
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Quick Glance: UNRWA Report Highlights Lack of Evidence for Israel's Employee Militancy Claims
  • An independent review commissioned by the United Nations found that Israel has not provided evidence to support its accusation that a 'significant' number of employees of the U.N. relief agency for Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip are members of terrorist organizations.

  • The review, led by former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna, revealed that UNRWA 'plays an indispensable and irreplaceable role in the region,' despite issues such as employees expressing political views and offices being used for 'political or military purposes'.

  • The review listed recommendations to enhance UNRWA operations, including improved training, more rigorous employee screening, and a thorough review of all textbooks and supplements.

  • Concerns were raised regarding the screening of UNRWA employees and the content of textbooks, while Israel has yet to provide evidence to support the claim that a significant number of UNRWA employees are members of terrorist organizations.
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Hezbollah says 'dozens' of rockets fired at Israeli Army HQ in north : Hamas ally Hezbollah said on Monday it had fired "dozens" of Katyusha ...
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Hezbollah says 'dozens' of rockets fired at Israeli Army HQ in ...
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah launches deepest attack into Israel, targets near Haifa: The attack is the deepest inside Israeli territory since the cross-border fighting ...
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah launches deepest attack into Israel, targets near ...
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Fears grow for Rafah as Israel-Hamas war rages on 200th day: GAZA STRIP: The Israel-Hamas war entered its 200th day on Tuesday (Apr 23) as aid groups warned that ...
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Fears grow for Rafah as Israel-Hamas war rages on 200th day
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US next-gen B-21 bomber likely obsolete upon delivery: While the US mulls acquiring more of its next-gen B-21 bombers, fast-moving technological advancements ...
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US next-gen B-21 bomber likely obsolete upon delivery
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IDF rejects ‘baseless’ claim it dug mass graves at Gaza hospital; analysts also doubt charge
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IDF rejects ‘baseless’ claim it dug mass graves at Gaza hospital; analysts ...
Quick Glance: UN Calls for Investigation into Mass Graves at Two Gaza Hospitals
  • The United Nations called for a thorough and transparent investigation into the mass graves at two major hospitals in Gaza that were searched by Israeli troops.

  • It was emphasized that investigators must have access to the sites, and a greater number of journalists should be able to work safely in Gaza to report on the facts.

  • Some of the bodies belonged to individuals killed during the hospital siege, while others were victims when Israeli forces raided the hospital.

  • The discovery of the graves highlights the urgency of a ceasefire, the end of the conflict, improved access for humanitarian aid, the protection of hospitals, and the release of Israeli hostages.
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Israel-Hamas War: Netanyahu Condemns Reported US Plan to Blacklist Unit: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned a reported US plan to sanction an ...
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Israel-Hamas War: Netanyahu Condemns Reported US Plan to Blacklist Unit
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Huge sleeping alligator holds up flights at Florida air force base: A 10-foot-long alligator laying by a plane wheel chock at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida ...
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Huge sleeping alligator holds up flights at Florida air force base
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Iran-allied militia coalition claims its base in Iraq was hit by an airstrike: An airstrike early Saturday hit a base used by the Popular Mobilization Forces ...
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Iran-allied militia coalition claims its base in Iraq was hit by an ...
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Israel planned bigger attack on Iran, scaled back after pressure: NYT: Israel planned a stronger counterattack against Iran, but chose a more limited strike ...
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Israel planned bigger attack on Iran, scaled back after pressure: NYT
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“If anyone thinks they can impose sanctions on a unit of the IDF; I will fight it with all my strength.”Israeli PM Netanyahu denounces the expected US ... Show more   ara.tv/m8znn
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Soldier dies due to wounds sustained in Hezbollah drone attack: Zimel was set to be married to his fiance, Shir Sagiv, in just over a month.
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Soldier dies due to wounds sustained in Hezbollah drone attack
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Why the US might put sanctions on an Israeli army battalion : An Israeli army battalion, Netzah Yehuda, may, among other things, be excluded from receiving US ...
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Why the US might put sanctions on an Israeli army battalion
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West Bank Pogrom 'Underscores Urgent Need to Dismantle Apartheid': Amnesty: "The appalling spike in settler violence against Palestinians in recent days is ...
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West Bank Pogrom 'Underscores Urgent Need to Dismantle Apartheid': Amnesty
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Air Force Looking At Options Beyond The B-21 Raider Is Absolutely Necessary: The Air Force's top officer saying that more B-21s may not follow the first 100 ...
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Air Force Looking At Options Beyond The B-21 Raider Is Absolutely ...
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, West Bank violence, Iran tensions: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would soon land "additional and painful blows" ...
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, West Bank violence, Iran tensions
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Israeli army: US wants to sanction strictly religious combat unit: It's about human rights violations by the Netzah Yehuda Battalion. but maybe a lot more.
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Israeli army: US wants to sanction strictly religious combat unit
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More than half US Air Force's B-2 stealth bombers stage mass fly-off: Photos show the mass fly-off of 12 B-2s at Whiteman Air Force Base earlier this week.
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More than half US Air Force's B-2 stealth bombers stage mass fly-off
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'Obvious Evidence of Genocide': Mass Grave Discovered in Gaza's Nasser Hospital: Palestinian rescue workers said they found hundreds of bodies ...
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'Obvious Evidence of Genocide': Mass Grave Discovered in Gaza's Nasser ...
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'Uniquely Singaporean': Navy launches 4th Invincible-class submarine in Germany
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IAF targets Hamas rocket launchers located in humanitarian zone in Gaza: As part of the operation, IAF fighter jets struck over 50 military targets.
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IAF targets Hamas rocket launchers located in humanitarian zone in Gaza
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More than 200 bodies found in mass grave at Nasser Hospital in Gaza: Many Palestinians have returned to Khan Younis to search for their dead after Israeli forces ...
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More than 200 bodies found in mass grave at Nasser Hospital in Gaza
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One person has been killed and at least eight injured after a blast at a military base in Iraq used by the Iran-aligned Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) ... Show more   www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/20/one-killed-20-wounded-in-blast-at-iran-aligned-groups-base-in-iraq
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The Nigerian army says it has rescued one of the missing Chibok schoolgirls abducted by militant Islamic group Boko Haram a decade ago. Read more: www.cnn.com/2024/04/19/africa/nigeria-chibok-girl-rescued-intl/
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Gaza war: US puts out long list of human rights violations in Israel, Palestinian territories
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Gaza war: US puts out long list of human rights violations in Israel ...
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Netanyahu: Absurd for US to sanction IDF soldiers as they fight terror: “At a time when our soldiers are fighting terrorist monsters, the intention to sanction a ...
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Netanyahu: Absurd for US to sanction IDF soldiers as they fight terror
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WATCH: US Air Force conducts first-ever human vs AI aerial dogfight : The US military carried out a major experiment, matching a piloted aircraft against an ...
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WATCH: US Air Force conducts first-ever human vs AI aerial dogfight
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IDF preparing to start Rafah operation 'very soon' after mass evacuation of the city - report
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IDF preparing to start Rafah operation 'very soon' after mass ...
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Pelosi calls for Netanyahu’s resignation: Pelosi said the prime minister is an obstacle to a two-state solution.
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Pelosi calls for Netanyahu’s resignation
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War on Gaza: Israel violating international and humanitarian law with US weapons, task force says
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War on Gaza: Israel violating international and humanitarian law with US ...
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Black Mystery Craft Spotted Slung Under Chinese H-6 Bomber: What is seen hanging underneath an H-6 in a recent picture is not a WZ-8 rocket drone ...
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Black Mystery Craft Spotted Slung Under Chinese H-6 Bomber
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, Netanyahu criticizes US sanctions plans, UNRWA review
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, Netanyahu criticizes US sanctions plans ...
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Israelis fired 3 missiles in limited strike: Six months after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues ...
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Israelis fired 3 missiles in limited strike
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Sabreen Alrouh Jouda was born an orphan. During a barrage of intense Israeli airstrikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah this weekend ... Show more   www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-baby-saved-womb-mother-killed-airstrike-rafah-rcna148772
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U.S. Military Base in Syria Struck by Rockets Fired From Iraq: The attack followed an explosion on a base in Iraq this weekend controlled by the Popular ...
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U.S. Military Base in Syria Struck by Rockets Fired From Iraq
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West Asia crisis: US deploys ‘CHAMP’ missile that can FRY Iranian nuclear equipment
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West Asia crisis: US deploys ‘CHAMP’ missile that can FRY Iranian nuclear ...
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Live updates: Tensions simmer between Iran and Israel as war devastates Gaza: Israel is carrying out what appears to be one of its largest operations in the West ...
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Live updates: Tensions simmer between Iran and Israel as war devastates ...
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U.S. and Britain Move to Impose New Sanctions on Iran for Israel Attack: Live Updates
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U.S. and Britain Move to Impose New Sanctions on Iran for Israel Attack: ...
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Omar Assad's 81-year-old widow still hopes to see justice served against the Israeli soldiers she blames for his death two years ago in the occupied West Bank ... Show more   www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/widowed-palestinian-doesnt-expect-much-us-action-against-israel-2024-04-23/
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Hezbollah says 3 operatives killed; IDF strikes in south Lebanon for third time today
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Hezbollah says 3 operatives killed; IDF strikes in south Lebanon for third ...
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An explosion rocked a military base in Iraq overnight, Iraqi authorities said. The blast hit the Calso military base in Babylon province, south Baghdad ... Show more
Quick Glance: Patti Smith Applauds Taylor Swift in 'Tortured Poets Department'
  • Taylor Swift mentions Patti Smith in her new album 'The Tortured Poets Department'.

  • Smith responded positively by posting photos of herself with a book by Dylan Thomas.

  • Despite seeming different, Smith expressed understanding for Swift and praised her for potentially influencing fans positively.

  • HuffPost calls for support for high-quality journalism that is freely accessible to all.
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Investigators on Monday arrested three German nationals in western Germany on suspicion of spying for China, prosecutors said ... Show more   www.barrons.com/news/germany-arrests-three-suspected-of-spying-for-china-51e2b582
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, West Bank violence, Iran tensions: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would soon land "additional and painful blows" ...
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, West Bank violence, Iran tensions
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Iranian air base reportedly attacked in ‘limited’ Israeli reprisal strike: Iran downplays apparent retaliation and Israel keeps mum in sign both sides are ...
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Iranian air base reportedly attacked in ‘limited’ Israeli reprisal strike