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On This Day:
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- Lou Holtz, college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89
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- Israeli military tells hundreds of thousands to flee Beirut
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- US judge orders refunds for more than $130bn in illegal Trump tariffs
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