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April 9, 2024, 6:29 pm
Champions League soccer matches to go ahead despite Islamic State terror threat
France, UK and Spain bolster stadium security in major cities hosting soccer games; threats come weeks after terror group’s deadly attack on a Russian concert hall
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Fake freedom, real freak-dom
Catalonia’s independence is seen as little more than a joke in Israel’s press, while the emotional ‘problems’ plaguing Sara Netanyahu are taken seriously
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August 7, 2014, 7:48 pm
Messi posts pic of wounded Gaza child
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