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U.S. troops bound for the Gaza coast are due to arrive in the eastern Mediterranean within days, but complications have cast uncertainty over the operation.

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She gave 67 years to working in schools. Then she gave $1 million.

Even after her death, Lillian Orlich, who served as a teacher and counselor before retiring at the age of 89, is still helping a Virginia school system.

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