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Anti-immigrant rioting shakes Ireland

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This Week's lesson:

Hate speech and other provocative content on TikTok bring new criticism of the video platform

TikTok is responding to U.S. politicians and other public figures who say its popular social media platform promotes pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel content. Several Washington lawmakers have renewed calls to ban the app because they fear that China may...

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More hostages released during Israel-Hamas truce

Two Americans, including a 4-year-old girl, were among the 17 hostages Hamas released in the third exchange for 39 Palestinians released from Israeli prisons. The four-day cease-fire deal is also allowing aid trucks to cross into Gaza and deliver cru...

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