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Hundreds leave Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza

Patients, staff and displaced people left Gaza’s largest hospital Saturday, health officials said, leaving behind only a skeleton crew to care for those too sick to move, with Israeli forces in control of the facility. Source

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SpaceX’s Starship test launch ends in explosions

It was a day of mixed results after SpaceX’s Super Heavy Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, lifted off in South Texas for its second-ever test flight Saturday. Although the Starship successfully separated from its first-stage booster after takeoff, both the booster, and the Starship itself, then separately exploded. Mark Strassman has more. Source

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Biden repeats call for two-state solution in Middle East

In an op-ed published in the Washington Post Saturday, President Biden wrote that a “two-state solution is the only way to ensure the long-term security of both the Israeli and Palestinian people,” with Gaza and the West Bank governed by the Palestinian Authority. Christina Ruffini reports from Washington. Source

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Woman dies at Taylor Swift concert in Brazil amid extreme heat

A 23-year-old woman died at a Taylor Swift concert Friday in Rio de Janeiro. While the cause of death has not yet been revealed, the concert took place during extreme temperatures. In response to the death, Swift wrote that she was “overwhelmed with grief,” and has postponed her two remaining shows in Rio. Source

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