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Mar 2024
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Fears Mount of Another Genocide in Darfu...

The Wall Street Journal
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A.M. Edition for March 22. WSJ Africa bureau chief Gabriele Steinhauser shares witness accounts of fresh atrocities committed in Darfur, two decades after mass killings there drew global attention. Plus, the U.S. shifts its policy toward Israel by pushing for an immediate Gaza ceasefire at the U.N. Security Council. And lender Fannie Mae predicts mortgage rates will stay higher for longer, even once the Fed starts cutting interest rates. Luke Vargas hosts. 


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