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US military begins process to remove troops from troubled African nation
Bill Maher pans NPR, 'Portlandia character' Katherine Maher following newsroom turmoil
Columbia student recounts having a ‘front row seat to the madness’ of anti-Israel protests
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Edward Snowden calls on Biden to veto FISA renewal after Senate vote
House overwhelmingly passes $26 billion aid to Israel, Gaza as tensions with Iran escalate