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She continued: "Illegal migration is tearing our country apart", adding that it was the government's job to "unite our country".

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Verified videos showing controlled demolitions and excavators tearing down buildings published to social media since the ceasefire have also been geolocated to areas behind the Yellow Line.

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The second thing to know is that this isn’t another example of political polarization tearing a society apart.

Democrats are tearing into members of their own party after a centrist coalition broke ranks Sunday night and agreed to vote on legislation to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

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The most consistent explanation is a supermassive black hole slowly tearing apart a colossal star.

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