Gaza was reduced to ruins, and its people were trapped in a cycle of loss and suffering, as the conflict continued to rage.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Oct. 2026
This chapter is accompanied by somewhat twee images of an owl doll, a bottle of designer perfume, a high heel, and a golden microphone positioned against various ancient Greek ruins, including the Parthenon and the Monument of the Eponymous Heroes.
Lenders pull back, firms at the heart of the boom cut costs or close, bankruptcies pick up, building projects are shelved.
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RUCHIR SHARMA,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Oct. 2026
Labor market shifts The US trucking industry is shaking off a nearly four-year downturn, a post-pandemic correction marked by tumbling freight rates, carrier bankruptcies, and a high-cost/tepid-volume operating environment.
The question confronting Israel and its international partners is not simply whether money should flow into Gaza, but also who controls it—and whether the next arrangement will avoid the failures of the last.
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Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
18 Oct. 2026
The author argued that the unrest reflected deeper failures by France’s political establishment.
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