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Michel Martin

Published February 21, 2025 at 4:33 AM EST

More than 170 migrants held at Guantánamo flown back to Venezuela, no injuries reported after 3 buses explode near Tel Aviv, and the Trump administration fires more than 200 FEMA employees.

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