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Newark, NJ - Iranians living in New Jersey, who make up a reported 0.08% of the state’s population, continue to grapple with Iran’s most recent military encounter with Israel and the U.S. This particular skirmish began on June 13, when Israel launched attacks on nuclear and military facilities in Iran. Both countries engaged in direct conflict with each other until Israel and Iran reached a ceasefire on June 24. The Human Rights Activists News Agency reported that, as of June 23, Israel's missile strikes killed a confirmed 974 people in Iran and injured 3,458 others.
Hurricane Beryl, the strongest hurricane recorded in the Caribbean since 2005 and the earliest Category 5 hurricane ever observed in the Atlantic Ocean, devastated the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in its path across the Caribbean. The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a small island developing state, spoke with Public Square Amplified’s executive director about the widespread devastation, the nation’s appeal for aid and the broader meaning of the increasingly powerful storms afflicting the planet.
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