I live rent-free in NYC. Moving into a van has allowed me to save, avoid taking out loans, and live a life of adventure.

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Gerardo Rios Garcia and his van.

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Russia vetoed a US attempt to stop countries putting nukes in space — exactly what the Kremlin is accused of trying to do

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Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia raises his hand to veto the Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons resolution bill during a meeting of U.N. Security Council members, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at United Nations headquarters.
Russia's representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia raises his hand to veto the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons resolution bill on April 24, 2024.

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UN warns of 'massive loss of life' and 'atrocity crimes' if Israel moves in on Rafah

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Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli air strike on a building, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip March 9, 2024.
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli air strike on a building in Rafah on March 9, 2024.

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World Court rules Israel must prevent acts of genocide

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The World Court ruled Israel must prevent acts of genocide in Gaza. The decision stops short of South Africa's demand for a cease-fire of Israel's military operation that has reportedly killed more than 26,000 people in less than four months.

Israel rejects accusations of genocide at UN's highest court

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Israel says South Africa's accusations of genocide are baseless at the International Court of Justice as deaths in Gaza top 20,000.

A UN aid worker was killed in Gaza along with 70 members of his family in an Israeli airstrike

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Smoke and flame rise after Israeli air forces targeting a shopping center in Gaza Strip, Gaza on October 07, 2023.
Smoke and flame rise after Israeli air forces targeting a shopping center in Gaza Strip, Gaza on October 07, 2023.

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More UN aid workers have been killed in Gaza in the last few weeks than in all previous wars between Israel and Hamas combined

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The body of a victim killed in an Israeli bombardment is taken out of an ambulance in Gaza City.

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A UN group said its school shelter was bombed during Israeli airstrikes, even after it gave everyone the facility's coordinates

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A man walks in front of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) building.

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Water in Southern Gaza remains 'limited' despite US urging Israel to end the shutoff

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Jake Sullivan at the podium
On Sunday, Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden's national security adviser, said he'd been told that Israel had turned the water in Southern Gaza back on. In fact, water service remains "limited," an official clarified.

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Israel has given a 24-hour deadline for everyone — more than 1.1 million people — to get out of northern Gaza, UN says

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Israeli airstrikes continue in Gaza
Smoke rises after Israeli airstrike in Gaza Strip on October 09, 2023.

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