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Feb 2025
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Trump Calls for U.S. Takeover of Gaza

The Wall Street Journal
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A.M. Edition for Feb. 5. President Trump calls for the U.S. to take long-term control of Gaza and for millions of Palestinians to be permanently relocated. WSJ editor Shayndi Raice walks us through the many unanswered questions surrounding this major policy break and how it's being received. Plus, the U.S. Postal Service suspends shipments of parcels from China. And Nissan is set to reject Honda’s terms for a merger of the two automakers. Luke Vargas hosts. 


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