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U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem urges nonessential personnel to depart amid Middle East tensions
The State Department authorized nonemergency staff and families at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem to leave Israel, warning they should act while commercial flights are available as tensions with Iran threaten retaliation against Israel and U.S. forces in the region.
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Mexican Navy Foils Four-Ton Narco-Sub Bound for the U.S.
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