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CNN —A United Airlines Boeing 767 plane lost its emergency evacuation slide in mid-air Monday – and it ended up in the backyard of a home near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, officials and a witness said. Patrick Devitt lives in the neighborhood where the slide came down, several miles from the runways at O’Hare. When he got to the house, he dragged the slide from his backyard to the front of the home. It’s a very, very big piece of equipment that fell.”Maintenance workers at O’Hare discovered the plane was missing its slide after it landed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. In 2019, a slide fell off a Delta flight landing at Boston’s Logan International Airport.

Persons: Patrick Devitt, Devitt’s, Devitt, ” Devitt, “ Organizations: CNN, United Airlines Boeing, Airport, WLS, Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines, FAA, Chicago Police Department, Logan International Locations: Chicago, O’Hare, North Chester

☆ Motor-biking dog and owner cruise Brazil's streets to help hungry pups
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Leonardo Benassatto | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Leonardo BenassattoSAO PAULO, July 17 (Reuters) - Miguel Pereira de Souza and his dog Ruby zoom through Brazil's sprawling metropolis Sao Paulo on a motor-bike on a mission: hand out free dog food to less fortunate pooches. "I said from today every time I see a dog going hungry, I will donate a portion of food," Souza said, wiping away tears. Once Souza posted videos and pictures on social media of his food deliveries and the street dogs, donations started to flood in. "I had more than 700 kilograms (1,543 lb) of dog food in my living room," said Souza, who has Ruby's name tattooed on his forearm. "This help from Miguel - donating food, water, time and encouraging others to donate - I think is very cool," she said.

Persons: Miguel Pereira, Leonardo Benassatto, Miguel Pereira de Souza, Souza, Ruby, Raja Vidya, Steven Grattan, Brendan O'Boyle, Michael Perry Organizations: REUTERS, Leonardo Benassatto SAO PAULO, American, Thomson Locations: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Paulo, Miguel

☆ British workers keep getting pay raises — despite the Bank of England urging them not to ask for more money
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Both Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and U.K. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt on Monday told an audience in the City of London that high wage settlements were harming their efforts to contain inflation. Much of the increase in pay has been driven by the private sector, with annual wage growth increasing to 7.6% in the three months to April. However, Bank of England Governor Bailey noted in his Mansion House speech on Monday that the British economy has proven unexpectedly resilient. Last summer saw a slew of strikes and protests as real wages, which reflect the power of a worker's pay after accounting for inflation, declined at a record rate. "No question about it, current nominal wage growth remains far too high relative to the sustainable rate of probably around 3.5-4.0% yoy.

Persons: Mark Kerrison, Andrew Bailey, Jeremy Hunt, Stuart Cole, BoE, Rishi Sunak, Danni Hewson, AJ Bell, Bank of England Governor Bailey, Sanjay Raja, Raja, Equiti's Cole, Bailey, Kallum Pickering, Pickering Organizations: National Education Union, Department for Education, Getty, LONDON, Bank of England, National Statistics, . Finance, City of, Equiti, Monetary, Deutsche Bank, MPC, Treasury, Bank, The, England's Locations: London, United Kingdom, City, City of London, Ukraine

☆ Free-solo climber dies after falling hundreds of feet from ridge in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Raja Razek | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ World Beach Games 2023 canceled after Indonesia pulls out of hosting, ANOC says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The 2023 World Beach Games, scheduled to take place in Bali next month, have been canceled after hosts Indonesia suddenly withdrew from the tournament. “It is with great surprise and extreme disappointment that ANOC has learnt that the Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) has withdrawn from its commitment to host the ANOC World Beach Games and the ANOC General Assembly in August 2023,” ANOC said in a statement Tuesday. Indonesia’s withdrawal from the World Beach Games at such a late hour caught the organizing body off guard. “The situation is felt to be getting more difficult because several sponsors of the 2nd ANOC World Beach Games Bali 2023 have also announced their withdrawal,” Raja Sapta said. CNN has reached out to ANOC and the KOI for further comment on Indonesia’s withdrawal from the tournament.

Persons: ANOC, ” ANOC, Wayan Koster, Koster, Israel, “ ANOC, Dito Ariotedjo, Raja Sapta Oktohari, ” Raja Sapta Organizations: CNN, Games, FIFA, Israel, Association of National Olympic Committees, Indonesian Olympic, Assembly, CNN Indonesia, Football Association of Indonesia, World, Reuters, Indonesia National Olympic Locations: Bali, Indonesia, Israel, Jakarta

☆ ‘Don’t Be Sad, Father’: Farewells Reflect Deadly Period in West Bank
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Raja Abdulrahim | Hiba Yazbek | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Before Amr Khamour, 14, was killed, shot twice by Israeli troops as he hurled stones at a military jeep in his hometown, he spent his time dancing with friends, recording TikTok videos on his phone. But after his death in January, his parents found a photograph of a handwritten farewell message on his phone. “If I come to you a martyr, God willing,” he wrote his mother, “don’t cry. And forgive me for every mistake I made.”“Don’t be sad, father,” Amr continued, “I wished for martyrdom and I received it.” Then he finished with words of love for his childhood sweetheart: “God gave me the person dear to my heart, Kariwan.”Fighters who have taken up arms against Israel with groups like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have long left behind final testaments, sometimes high-quality videos, to take responsibility for attacks in which they expect to lose their lives.

Persons: Amr Khamour, ”, “, ” Amr Organizations: ” Fighters Locations: Israel

“I’m not an engineer, but that’s not right,” Jeremy Wagner thought Friday on his visit to the Carowinds park in Charlotte, he told CNN. Wagner knew something was wrong when he spotted the aperture in the coaster’s infrastructure, he told CNN. The Fury 325 remains shuttered at the Carowinds amusement park. A “giga” roller coaster has a drop between 300 and 399 feet, according to Kings Island amusement park in Ohio. All rides, including Fury 325, “undergo daily inspections to ensure their proper functioning and structural integrity,” Carowinds said.

Persons: I’m, that’s, ” Jeremy Wagner, Erin Wilson, Wagner, Jeremy Wagner “, ”, ” Carowinds Organizations: CNN, Device, Sunday, giga Locations: North Carolina, Charlotte, South Carolina, North America, Ohio

☆ Hannah Gutierrez Reed ‘transferred a small bag of cocaine’ after returning from police interview on day of ‘Rust’ fatal shooting, court documents say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Raja Razek | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —An unnamed witness has said “Rust” film armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed “transferred a small bag of cocaine” after returning from a police interview on the day of the “Rust” fatal shooting, according to a motion filed by prosecutors Thursday. The new filing comes after prosecutors last week charged Gutierrez Reed with tampering with evidence in relation to the shooting death of the movie’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, according to an amended complaint filed last week. The charge is in addition to two counts of involuntary manslaughter filed against Gutierrez Reed earlier this year. “This is more of the same underhanded, secret, reprehensible tactics from the state.”CNN previously reported Gutierrez Reed transferred narcotics to another person “with the intent to prevent the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of herself,” an amended complaint said. Gutierrez Reed was likely hungover when she loaded a prop gun used by actor Alec Baldwin that fired a live round of ammunition during a rehearsal, prosecutors alleged in a prior court filing.

Persons: Rust, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed “, Gutierrez Reed, Halyna Hutchins, “, Gutierrez Reed’s, ”, ” Gutierrez, Jason Bowles, Alec Baldwin Organizations: CNN

☆ Does It Help With the Regret, Too? Hangovers Meet IV Drips.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Amelia Nierenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Getting an IV at home after a hangover is like a flex,” said Dr. Abe Malkin, the chief executive and founder of Drip Hydration. I don’t need to sit and suffer.’”Many users see the drips as an add-on to a weekend splurge, especially in party destinations. In Miami, Lupo Yachts, a charter luxury tour company, offers a suggestion for an IV drip company to groups. Let’s fix you.’”Hospitals use IV drips regularly to hydrate patients, said Dr. Ali Raja, the deputy chair of emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Raja said that there was only limited scientific research into the treatments.

Persons: ”, Abe Malkin, Lupo, Michael Lupolover, “, ‘ I’m, I’m, ’ ”, Rob McAdams, Ali Raja, Raja Organizations: In Miami, Lupo Yachts, Massachusetts General Hospital Locations: Las Vegas, Coachella, In, Massachusetts

☆ Can Russia Tame Wagner in Africa Without Destroying It?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Elian Peltier | Raja Abdulrahim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Hours after Yevgeny V. Prigozhin and his Wagner mercenary group ended their rebellion on Saturday, officials with the Russian Foreign Ministry phoned the president of the Central African Republic to assure him that the thousands of Wagner fighters deployed in his country would stay, and that Russia would keep looking for new ventures in Africa. Thousands of miles away, and as the rebellion was still underway, Russian troops in Syria had surrounded several bases that host Wagner fighters, fearing that the contagion might spread beyond Russia. Russia’s leadership had encountered some issues with “the head of the paramilitaries,” they told the Central African president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, but those issues had been resolved and the Kremlin, they assured him, was in control. The Wagner group was the personal project of Mr. Prigozhin, who built it over nearly a decade into a sprawling enterprise, with tentacles reaching from Libya, across Africa and into the Middle East. The group has deployed troops in five African countries, and Mr. Prigozhin’s affiliates have been present in more than a dozen in total.

Persons: Yevgeny V, Prigozhin, Wagner, Russia’s, ” Organizations: Russian Foreign Ministry, Central African, Faustin, Kremlin Locations: Central African Republic, Russia, Africa, Syria, Libya

☆ Shein, Temu violate U.S. tariff law and evade human rights reviews on imports, House report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailShein, Temu violate U.S. tariff law and evade human rights reviews on imports, House report findsHouse Select Committee on China Ranking Member Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the U.S.-China competition, China's threat towards Taiwan, a bipartisan investigation into Chinese fast fashion brands Shein & Temu, and more.

Persons: Raja Krishnamoorthi Organizations: China, U.S . Locations: U.S, China, Taiwan

ISLAMABAD, June 25 (Reuters) - Pakistan's parliament on Sunday approved the government's 2023-24 budget which was revised to meet International Monetary Fund conditions in a last ditch effort to secure the release of more bailout funds. The IMF in mid-June expressed dissatisfaction with the country's initial budget, saying it was a missed opportunity to broaden the tax base in a more progressive way. The revised budget was approved a day after Finance Minister Ishaq Dar introduced new taxes and expenditure cuts. There are five days to go before the $6.5 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreed in 2019 expires on June 30. The IMF has to review whether to release some of the $2.5 billion still pending to Pakistan before then.

Persons: Ishaq Dar, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Dar, Shehbaz Sharif, Kristalina Georgieva, Asif Shahzad, Emelia Sithole Organizations: Sunday, International, Fund, IMF, Thomson Locations: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Paris

☆ With a Hand From the U.S. Military, Aid Finally Reaches a Syrian Camp
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Raja Abdulrahim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Over the course of Syria’s long war, a remote desert camp for thousands of displaced people grew in the shadow of an American military base, just out of reach of Syrian government forces. The Rukban camp, a few miles from the United States base at al-Tanf in southeastern Syria, ended up almost cut off from aid largely because of closed borders and a Syrian government policy to block almost all relief efforts for areas outside its control. One Syrian-American aid group worked for years to find a way to ease their plight. In recent days, the group has sent a first wave of critically needed supplies with the help of an obscure United States military provision known as the Denton Program. It lets American aid groups use available space on U.S. military cargo planes to transport humanitarian goods such as food and medical supplies to approved countries.

Organizations: United, Denton Locations: American, United States, Syria

CNN —A 2-year-old boy in Norwalk, Ohio, shot his pregnant mother in the back, killing her and the unborn child, police say. Police received a call just after 1 p.m. on June 16 from the 31-year-old mother, who said she was “shot in the back by her 2-year-old son,” according to a news release from the Norwalk Police Department. Both the mother and her son “were found in the upstairs master bedroom, along with” a pistol, the release said. During their search, detectives seized an additional 12-round magazine for the pistol that the 2-year-old had gotten hold of in a nightstand in the master bedroom. They also discovered a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun with six rounds in the master bedroom closet and an airsoft rifle in the computer room closet.

Persons: ”, “, ‘, ’ ” Organizations: CNN, Police, Norwalk Police Department, Norwalk Police Locations: Norwalk , Ohio, Norwalk, Huron County

In Pakistan, authorities said more than 300 of its nationals died in the tragedy, but did not specify how they received the information. The Federal Investigation Agency of Pakistan in a statement Tuesday said that 88 people have officially been registered as missing by family members. Last week, Greek authorities denied claims that the boat had capsized after the coast guard attempted to tow it to shore. Migrants rest in a shelter, following a rescue operation, after their boat capsized at open sea, in Kalamata, Greece, June 14, 2023. “This is what they’re doing and it’s absolutely necessary to prevent it.”Migrants arrive at the port of Kalamata, following a rescue operation, after their boat capsized at open sea, in Kalamata, Greece, June 14, 2023.

Persons: Adriana, Saeed Anwar, Abdul Jabbar, selfie, Gibran Peshimam, Jabbar, Anwar, ” Anwar, “, ”, Tarek Aldroobi, Stelios Misinas, Raja Aqeel, Aqeel, Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, Johansson Organizations: Kashmir CNN, Federal Investigation Agency of Pakistan, Union, CNN, United Nations Migration Agency, Authorities, Reuters, Home Affairs, ”, Eurokinissi, Reuters Authorities, Human Rights Locations: Bandali, Pakistan, Kashmir, Greece, Europe, Khuiratta, Italy, Libya, East, Asia, Africa, Kalamata, Islamabad, Lahore, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi

☆ Welcome to CMO Insider. Here's what you can expect from our new, dynamic platform.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

CMO Insider is the place for marketing leaders to share, commiserate, and convene. Welcome to CMO Insider, our new, enduring platform for marketing leaders to learn, share, and network. I want to tell you what to expect from this destination, and how marketing leaders can get involved. I tell you all this because it goes to the heart of what we want to do with CMO Insider. Regular readers of Insider know that we engage with our audience through personal and first-person storytelling.

Persons: Raja Rajamannar, Cristina Diezhandino, Jeff Goodby, Silverstein, Jasmine Enberg, Ziad Ahmed, Auli'i Cravalho, Ahmed, Cravalho Organizations: Cannes Lions International, Creativity, Cannes Lions, Mastercard, Diageo, Partners, Insider Intelligence, JUV Consulting Locations: verticals

☆ Sri Lanka readies ailing Thai elephant for flight home
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"But he is very gentle and obedient, which has made it easier to try and get him used to the process." Since he was gifted to Sri Lanka in 2001, the elephant, often used to carry Buddhist relics in processions, has spent most of his time at a Buddhist temple in Kalutara, about 75 km (47 miles) from Colombo, the commercial capital. Perera, who oversees his care, along with a mahout and other staff, said he would probably need hydrotherapy facilities that Sri Lanka lacks to restore full movement. Thailand will pay for the elephant's journey home, while Sri Lanka has footed the cost of his medical care and food, which runs into about 400 kg (882 lb) a day. The pachyderm is expected to return to Sri Lanka after treatment, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has said, and animal welfare activists hope he will be sent to a sanctuary.

Persons: Read, Sak Surin, Madusha Perera, Muthu Raja, Chiang Mai, Perera, Dinesh Gunawardena, Uditha Jayasinghe, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Sri, Thomson Locations: Sak Surin, Sri Lanka, Thai, Thailand, Colombo, Sri, COLOMBO, Sri Lankans, Chiang, Kalutara, Lanka

☆ Marketing leaders are urged to be bold and align with purpose — as long as it's true to the brand
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Insider convened a panel of leaders from Diageo, Mastercard, and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners at Cannes Lions. The speakers said it's important to understand your brand's context in order to decide what purpose initiatives it should align with. Marketing leaders were urged not to let external pressures — like those recently faced by Bud Light and Target — keep them from taking risks and aligning with purpose. Goodby spoke about how important it is to understand the brand "context" when creating these kinds of campaigns. "Every brand has a context ... and the context of your brand has to be taken into account," he said.

Persons: Bud Light, Raja Rajamannar, Cristina Diezhandino, Jeff Goodby, Silverstein, Jasmine Enberg, Joi, Marie McKenzie, McKenzie, Gen Z, Diageo's Diezhandino, Goodby, Rajamannar, Intelligence's Enberg, Enberg Organizations: Diageo, Mastercard, Silverstein, Partners, Cannes Lions, Morning, Cannes Lions International, Insider Intelligence, BMO Locations: Spain

☆ US lawmakers to press automakers to cut reliance on China over supply chains- Bloomberg
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] The GM logo is seen on the China Headquarters in Shanghai, China, August 29, 2022. REUTERS/Aly SongWASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers will travel to Detroit on Tuesday to press the heads of automakers Ford Motor (F.N) and General Motors (GM.N) to slash reliance on China over supply chains, particularly when it comes to electric vehicle batteries, Bloomberg reported. The four lawmakers - Republicans Mike Gallagher and John Moolenaar, and Democrats Raja Krishnamoorthi and Haley Stevens - are part of the newly formed House of Representatives China Select Committee. They will argue that dependence on China over supply chains undercuts U.S. firms, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing a source familiar with the matter, adding the lawmakers would meet Ford CEO Jim Farley and GM CEO Mary Barra, among other executives. Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Aly Song WASHINGTON, Mike Gallagher, John Moolenaar, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Haley Stevens, Jim Farley, Mary Barra, Antony Blinken, Xi Jinping, Kanishka Singh, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS, Ford Motor, General Motors, Bloomberg, China, Ford, U.S, Thomson Locations: China, Shanghai, U.S, Detroit, Beijing, Washington

CNN —The US Coast Guard launched a search and rescue operation for a submersible with five people on board that went missing during an expedition to the wreckage of the Titanic. In an interview with Fox News, First District Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger said the Coast Guard is “bringing all assets to bear” in search of the missing submersible. Person on expedition posted photosOne of the individuals on the missing submersible posted photos of it on Sunday before its launch. From InstagramOne of the individuals on the missing sub posted photos of it on Sunday before its launch. “That is where our focus is right now.”He asked people not to ask for the names of the people on the missing sub or speculate.

Persons: Samantha Corcoran, “, ”, Corcoran, John Mauger, Jacques Cousteau’s, OceanGate, Person, ” Rory Golden, Golden, “ … Organizations: CNN, US Coast Guard, Polar, Coast Guard, Oceangate Expeditions, RCC Halifax, Canadian Coast Guard, Fox News, Guard, NOAA, Sunday, Facebook Locations: Newfoundland, Canada, St, John’s

☆ U.S. lawmakers to urge automakers to cut their reliance on China
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers will urge the CEOs of Ford Motor and General Motors to shrink reliance on China auto parts, particularly electric vehicle batteries, sources told Reuters on Monday. The focus on Chinese auto parts comes soon after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a rare visit to Beijing and hours of meetings failed to produce any major breakthroughs. The $430 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed by President Joe Biden in August aims to wean U.S. EV production from Chinese supply chains by imposing new conditions on EV tax credits. Ford's deal announced in February to use technology from Chinese battery company CATL as part of the automaker's plan to spend $3.5 billion to build a battery plant in Michigan has drawn criticism from some lawmakers. Republican Senator Marco Rubio has asked the Biden administration to block EV tax credits for batteries produced using Chinese technology.

Persons: Bolt, Tesla, Jim Farley, Mary Barra, Mike Gallagher, John Moolenaar, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Haley Stevens, Antony Blinken, Ford, Gallagher, Joe Biden, Ford's, Marco Rubio, Biden Organizations: Ford, Ford Motor, General Motors, Reuters, China, Bosch, Energy, U.S, Republican, Bloomberg Locations: Orion Township , Michigan, EVs, U.S, China, Detroit, Continental, Beijing, Shanghai, American, Michigan

[1/2] U.S. President Joe Biden meets with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2021. Washington also wants to wean India away from its traditional defence partner Russia. Though Modi has made several previous visits to the United States, this will be his first with the full diplomatic status of an official state visit, just the third of Biden's presidency and third by any Indian leader. "It’s a milestone in our relationship...It is a very significant visit, very important visit," India’s Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra told reporters on Monday. Modi will also meet American CEOs and lead an International Yoga Day event at the UN headquarters.

Persons: Joe Biden, Narendra Modi, Evelyn Hockstein, Modi, Vinay Kwatra, Kwatra, General, Ely Ratner, Biden, Kamala Harris, Antony Blinken, Raja Mohan, Krishn Kaushik, Sarita Chaganti Singh, David Brunnstrom Organizations: India's, White, REUTERS, Indian, . Congress, JET, General Electric, U.S ., Defense, Pacific Affairs, UN, Asia Society Policy, Rajesh, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, India, DELHI, WASHINGTON, United States, Washington, Washington and New Delhi, Pacific . Washington, Russia, New Delhi, Moscow, Ukraine, West, China, Cooperation, New York, U.S, Asia, NEW DELHI

CNN —Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who was freed from Russia late last year after being wrongfully detained, was harassed Saturday by a man described as a social media “provocateur” at a Dallas airport. A source familiar with the incident told CNN that around 9:30 am CT, Griner was at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport traveling with Phoenix Mercury teammates on their way to a game. CNN has reached out to local law enforcement and the DFW airport about the incident. “We remain steadfastly committed to the highest standards of security for players,” the statement reads. We demand better.”Unlike in the NBA, WNBA teams are not permitted to use charter planes for travel, CNN previously reported.

Persons: Brittney Griner, Griner, Viktor Bout –, ”, Biden, “, Brianna Turner, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, ” Colas Organizations: CNN, WNBA, Dallas Fort Worth International, Phoenix Mercury, DFW, “, Twitter, NBA Locations: Russia, Dallas, of, America

☆ As Assad’s Isolation Lifts, Syrian Refugees Fear Pressure to Return Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Raja Abdulrahim | Hwaida Saad | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Early one recent morning, Lebanese soldiers swept through the Bourj Hammoud neighborhood in Beirut, emptying two buildings of the Syrian refugees living in them. They forced them into trucks and drove them to a no-man’s land between the Lebanese and Syrian borders. After days stuck along the border, hundreds of refugees were taken by Syrian forces back to Syria. The family spent their first night back in Syria sleeping on the streets of the capital, Damascus. If the soldiers ever come back, Rasha vowed, she would die before being forced back to Syria again.

Persons: Rasha, ”, “, ‘, they’ve, ’ ”, Bashar al, Assad Locations: Beirut, Syria, Damascus, Lebanon, East

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