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May 20
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Democracy Now! 2025-05-20 Tuesday

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Headlines for May 20, 2025; “The Suffering Is Beyond Description”: Report from Gaza as U.N. Warns 14,000 Babies Could Soon Die; Making Gaza Unlivable: Israel Intensifies Attacks as Netanyahu Vows to Seize All of Gaza; From a Palestinian Refugee Camp to Columbia: Mohsen Mahdawi Graduates After Being Jailed by Trump

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