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Family and friends gather at the Nova festival memorial to mark one the first anniversary since Hamas attacked one year ago, in Re’im, Israel, on October 7.
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Mourners pay their respects at the casket during the funeral service for Alejandro Arcos, the mayor of Chilpancingo who was killed on Sunday less than a week after taking office, as Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum is set to unveil a new security policy, in Chilpancingo, Mexico October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Oscar Ramirez
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Global Business

Trucks line up to enter Port Miami, after the union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Miami.
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US Politics

Migrants eat a meal at the La Colaborativa day shelter in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on February 22, 2024. The shelter opened on February 20, and is currently helping about 200 migrants, mainly refugees from Haiti, build resumes, get work, receive health care. The shelter provides day care and food to the migrants and it aims to place migrants outside of Chelsea which is already filled with local migrants. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Urban design firm URB has released renders of its conceptual "green spine" which would transform a 64-kilometer highway in Dubai into a solar-powered tram line with lush green overpasses, pictured in this render. <strong>Look through the gallery to see more of the futuristic proposal.</strong>
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Unveiled at Dubai Airshow, CelestialSTAR is a new concept cabin design from Lufthansa Technik. It's designed for the BBJ 777-9 — the upcoming private jet version of Boeing's new widebody aircraft, the 777X.
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