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##  [ Leftist Climate Scientist Claudia Sheinbaum Wins Mexican Presidency in Landslide ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28984:leftist-climate-scientist-claudia-sheinbaum-wins-mexican-presidency-in-landslide&catid=332)

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## [Netanyahu Must Abandon Blind Ideology and Face Reality](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28970:netanyahu-must-abandon-blind-ideology-and-face-reality&catid=332)

BLIND IDEOLOGY - Hamas’ October 2023 attack and Israel's massive retaliation have shredded every script that Prime Minister Netanyahu and his followers wrote in their fictitious play that portrays the Palestinians as an irredeemable foe, c…

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