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Israeli warplanes continued their attack on Gaza, dominating global news coverage. Israel called up thousands of reservists, sparking fears that those new soldiers would be used as part of a ground invasion. The death toll hovered around 300 as night fell and protests broke out in Western European capitals.

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The LAT fronts an investigation into high arsenic levels in the water at a California prison.

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