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Iman el-Kaas' 33-year-old husband, Anas, was killed last week by an Israeli attack that hit their apartment in the Gaza Strip. She says her husband, a pharmacist, had no ties to Hamas. He is among the nearly 200 killed so far in the current conflict. Emily Harris/NPR hide caption

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The Violence In Gaza, Through The Lens Of One Family's Losses

The Gaza Strip has sustained more than 1,500 Israeli airstrikes. A family with no apparent ties to Hamas lost one of two sons last week; the mother and father died in similar attacks six years ago.

Traffic passes a construction zone at the interchange of U.S. Highway 65 and Interstate 80 on May 30 in Altoona, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption

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Congress Pulls A Smooth Maneuver To Make Highway Payments

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Iman el-Kaas' 33-year-old husband, Anas, was killed last week by an Israeli attack that hit their apartment in the Gaza Strip. She says her husband, a pharmacist, had no ties to Hamas. He is among the nearly 200 killed so far in the current conflict. Emily Harris/NPR hide caption

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The Violence In Gaza, Through The Lens Of One Family's Losses

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Tuition and fees at most community colleges these days are pretty reasonable but according to a new report, students in a fifth of these schools do not have access to federal student loans. iStockPhoto hide caption

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Federal Loans Tough To Come By For Community College Students

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One of the many peacocks living in the Palos Verdes area of Southern California. Moto "Club4AG" Miwa/Flickr hide caption

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A Peacock Murder Mystery: (Pea)Fowl Play In California

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Melissa Aldana and Crash Trio released its self-titled debut album in June. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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A Sax Trio Taps Tradition While Thriving In The Present

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