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The walkers in Boulder, Colorado, had gathered peacefully every Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock to ensure that the world did not forget hostages Hamas still holds, more than 600 days after the terrorist attacks against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The Boulder effort, part of a global initiative called Run for Their Lives, has been profound yet modest: just a few dozen people wearing red, walking along a pedestrian mall and saying the captives' names.
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