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“Neighbors feared crime, blight and property devaluation. But when they saw what we designed — colorful, open, safe, full of life — many opponents became supporters.”

He drew tourists to the storied Hollywood Boulevard, which — despite being home to the Academy Awards, TCL Chinese Theatre and the Walk of Fame — has long struggled with crime, homelessness and blight.

Despite being from the Tigray region, which was blighted by a two-year civil war, he contributed when he could to the dam's construction ever since the plans were first announced in 2011.

But a succession of injuries blighted his time at Goodison Park.

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay said the situation in Gaza was a "blight on humanity".