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Israel’s campaign since the attack has so far killed more than 67,000 Palestinians, the majority of them civilians, left nearly 170,000 wounded and all but obliterated the enclave, even as almost all of Gaza’s residents are now displaced.

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These plans are a blatant violation of the Posse Comitatus Act, which bans the use of the country’s military for domestic law enforcement in all but the most specific and extreme circumstances.

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All but one of the 19 deaths in the Eaton fire occurred in west Altadena.

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All but one of the suspects are women, including a Bulgarian national.

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Red Bull won all but one race, and Verstappen all but three, in 2023.

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