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Their work shows that light can exert magnetic influence on matter, not simply illuminate it.

The EU has struggled to exert influence during the two-year war in Gaza due to splits within the bloc between countries supporting Israel and those closer to the Palestinians.

That size, along with the amount of control Beijing exerts over state banks, gives it unique capabilities.

To exert more leverage, the Gestapo picked up Senesh’s mother in Budapest and gave Senesh a stark choice: Release the codes or watch her mother die.

Her parents were furious, and began to exert far more control over her life.