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Talal
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Retired infectious diseases physician with interest in politics, and the Middle East
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Ethnic cleansing of Gaza is coming after almost full destruction.
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Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees and floats plan to 'just clean out' Gaza
Trump said he discussed his vision on a call earlier in the day with King Abdullah II of Jordan and would speak Sunday with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt.
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January 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Let's Hope the MMWR Resumes Publication Sooner Rather Than Later
To us specialists in Infectious Diseases, there are certain verities we hold near and dear to our hearts: Antibiotics are miracle drugs, but the bugs will become resistant if we don’t use them respons...
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January 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Anthony Fauci Stripped of Government Security Protection
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, who was one of the nation’s top health officials for decades, had received death threats during the coronavirus pandemic. He has hired his own security detail.
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January 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Trump Suggests Shutting Down FEMA, Saying States Should Manage Disasters
“I’d rather see the states take care of their own problems,” the president said. Federal emergency managers from both parties have made the same argument.
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January 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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apnews.com/article/trum... Trump administration freezes many health agency reports and online posts
Trump administration freezes many health agency reports and online posts
The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month.
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January 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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apnews.com/article/tv-r... Man accused of attacking TV reporter, saying 'This is Trump's America now'
Man accused of attacking TV reporter, saying 'This is Trump's America now'
Court documents show a Colorado man is facing possible bias-motivated charges for allegedly attacking a television news reporter after demanding to know whether he was a citizen, saying “This is Trump...
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December 29, 2024 at 12:54 PM
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December 25, 2024 at 10:06 PM
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N.Y. judge denies Trump’s motion to throw out hush money conviction
Justice Juan Merchan ruled that Trump’s conviction for falsifying business records should not be overturned because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s immunity ruling.
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December 17, 2024 at 12:19 AM
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The miserable usual:

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Student kills 4 at Madison, Wis., Christian school, police chief says
The juvenile shooter was also dead at Abundant Life Christian School on Monday, Madison Police Chief Shon F. Barnes told reporters Monday.
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December 16, 2024 at 6:51 PM
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Palestinian grandfather whose tribute to slain granddaughter went viral is killed by Israeli fire in Gaza | CNN
A Palestinian grandfather in Gaza whose tribute to his slain granddaughter went viral last year was killed by Israeli fire on Monday, his family and a hospital said.
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December 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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Column | The unique destructiveness of Israel’s war on Gaza
Airwars, which charts civilian casualties of 21st century conflict, calls Israel’s campaign in Gaza “by far the most intense, destructive, and fatal conflict” it has tracked.
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December 16, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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Syria Shudders as Assad’s Prison Atrocities Come Into the Light
At the country’s most notorious prison, Syrians confront their worst fears: that they will never know what happened to the loved ones who disappeared.
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December 14, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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RFK Jr key adviser petitioned regulators to revoke approval of polio vaccine
Aaron Siri is helping Trump’s health secretary pick to select top jobs despite long history of attacking vaccines
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December 13, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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Mazen al-Hamada, Syrian Pro-Democracy Activist, Is Mourned at Funeral (Gift Article)
Mazen al-Hamada spread the word about the plight of Syrians and his own abuse in the Assad regime’s prisons. He was found dead in Syria this week.
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December 12, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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No undercover FBI agents were at the January 6 US Capitol riot, watchdog reports | CNN Politics
A Justice Department watchdog found that there were no undercover FBI employees at the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot, rejecting speculation from allies of President-elect Donald Trump wh...
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December 12, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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Mitch McConnell Says Trump Win Puts Americans In A ‘Very Dangerous World’
The GOP's outgoing Senate leader said he plans to spend his final two years in office pushing back against the Trump-fueled isolationism within his party.
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December 11, 2024 at 11:56 PM
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FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign before Trump takes office www.cnbc.com/2024/12/11/f...
FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign before Trump takes office
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December 11, 2024 at 7:14 PM
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Inside the hunt for hidden cells in Sednaya prison, Syria’s ‘human slaughterhouse’
Exclusive: The Guardian gains access to Sednaya jail, where prisoners are rumoured to be trapped underground – as desperate relatives wait for news
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December 9, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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Long live free Syria. Syrian people paid by blood of half a million Syrians and saw 10 millions of them displaced, and their cities destroyed before they could get rid of the most bloody murderous blundering kleptocratic dictatorship prepped up by Iran and Russia
December 8, 2024 at 12:43 PM
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Rebel forces in Syria have declared Damascus “free" and claim that Bashar al-Assad has fled the capital.

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Syria rebels declare Damascus ‘free,’ claim Assad has fled the capital | CNN
Syria’s rebel alliance is edging closer to the capital Damascus, after anti-regime forces swept across the country in a lightning offensive. Follow the latest live news updates here.
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December 8, 2024 at 4:11 AM
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Assad has fallen. Syria is free of the Assad family tyranny for first time in 54 years.
Long live free Syria

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Syria rebels celebrate in captured Homs, set sights on Damascus
Insurgents gained control after only a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule dangling by a thread as rebels marched on Damascus.
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December 8, 2024 at 3:01 AM
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Israel kills 4 doctors in a hospital in Gaza
Israeli military kills four doctors in raid on northern Gaza’s Kamal Adwan hospital, eyewitnesses say | CNN
Four doctors were killed at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in besieged northern Gaza on Friday, after Israeli forces stormed the compound, killing and injuring dozens of people in areas surrounding the faci...
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December 6, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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City of Hama is free of Assad‘s tyranny

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Live Briefing: Syrian rebels take new city as army announces withdrawal from Hama
A Syrian Islamist rebel group said Thursday it has entered neighborhoods in the central city of Hama.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:42 PM
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Revenge, fire and destruction: A year of Israeli soldiers’ videos from Gaza
The Post verified more than 120 photos and videos of the war in Gaza - providing an uncensored view of one of the most deadly and destructive wars in this century.
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December 4, 2024 at 12:42 AM
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Syria Nov 26 to Dec 3

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SPECIAL: Syria -- Nov 26-Dec 3, 2024
HTS & opposition take Aleppo city, doubling territory in 6 days
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December 3, 2024 at 7:35 PM