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<i>The Atlantic Daily</i>: Bombs Fall Again in Yemen

The Saudi ceasefire in Yemen lasts only hours, trying to unravel a mysterious death in Baltimore police custody, and more.
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What's Happening: Saudi Shelling Resumes

Saudi Arabia resumed airstrikes against a military base in Taiz, Yemen, hours after announcing that it had halted its monthlong military campaign against its neighbor. The Saudi government seeks to defeat the Houthis, an insurgent group who gained control of Yemen after overthrowing president Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi last September.

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