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The Israeli prime minister’s office said the released hostages included a 12-year-old boy and multiple members of four other families. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli government, which had offered to extend the pause by one day for every additional 10 hostages released. Under the initial deal, Hamas agreed to release 50 women and children taken hostage during the Oct. 7 attack. In return, Israel agreed to free 150 women and minors held in Israeli jails, among other terms. Before Monday, Hamas had released 39 Israeli hostages under the deal, while Israel had freed 117 Palestinian prisoners.

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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Hungary's capital in December, his second trip to Budapest this year at a time when both countries remain the only NATO members not to have ratified Sweden's accession into the trans-Atlantic military alliance. It wasn't clear whether Erdogan and Orbán would discuss Sweden's NATO membership, which has been delayed for more than a year by Hungary and Turkey. Erdogan's government has delayed Sweden's ratification over accusations that Stockholm is too soft on Kurdish militants and other groups Turkey considers to be security threats. Finland became a NATO member in April after Turkey and Hungary were the last two members of the alliance to ratify the Nordic nation’s accession. Orbán's government has alleged that Swedish politicians have told “blatant lies” about the condition of Hungary’s democracy, but hasn't given specific conditions for approving Sweden's accession.

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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A truce between Israel and Hamas entered its fifth day on Tuesday, with the militant group promising to release more civilian hostages to delay the expected resumption of the war and Israel under growing pressure to spare Palestinian civilians when the fighting resumes. The sides agreed to extend their truce through Wednesday, with another two planned exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. Hamas and other militants are still holding about 160 people, out of the 240 seized in their Oct. 7 assault into southern Israel that ignited the war. Most of the hostages freed so far have appeared to be physically well. The hostages freed from Gaza have mostly stayed out of the public eye, but details of their captivity have started to emerge.

Persons: Israel, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Elma Avraham, Munder, ”, Alaa Mansour, ___ Magdy Organizations: Hamas, State Department, Israel’s Channel, Health Ministry, Humanitarian Affairs Locations: TEL AVIV, Israel, Gaza, Qatar, Egypt, U.S, GAZA, Gaza City, “, Cairo, ___, israel

☆ A Strategic Dilemma
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( David Leonhardt | More About David Leonhardt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Israel and Hamas have extended their truce for two days — through tomorrow — which will bring the pause in fighting to six days. For Israel’s leaders in particular, the pause has created a strategic dilemma. Within Israel, families of the hostages have called on their country’s leaders to prioritize the release of all hostages. And Hamas can hope that the pause leads the U.S. to push Israel to moderate its war aims. “To end the war now would leave Hamas still in charge of most of Gaza,” my colleague Patrick Kingsley has written.

Persons: Biden, Patrick Kingsley Organizations: Hamas Locations: Israel, Gaza, U.S

The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 22, 2019. Brent crude futures were down 60 cents, or 0.7%, at $79.98 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures lost 68 cents, or 0.9%, to $74.86. OPEC+ is looking at deepening oil production cuts despite its policy meeting being postponed to this Thursday, an OPEC+ source said on Monday. The Middle East crisis had impacted oil prices as investors worried about impacts on supply.

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The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 22, 2019. Brent crude futures were down 60 cents, or 0.7%, at $79.98 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures lost 68 cents, or 0.9%, to $74.86. "We still expect an extension of the unilateral Saudi and Russia cuts through at least the first quarter of 2024," the bank added. Higher crude stockpiles in the United States have also put downward pressure on prices, analysts said. The Middle East crisis had impacted oil prices as investors worried about impacts on supply.

Persons: Angus Mordant, Rebecca Babin, Goldman Sachs, Arathy Somasekhar, Paul Carsten, Florence Tan, Mohi Narayan, Peter Graff, Mark Potter, Tomasz Janowski, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: REUTERS, HOUSTON, Brent, U.S, West Texas, Organization of, Petroleum, Reuters, Saudi, CIBC Private Wealth, ING, OPEC, United, International Energy Agency, Qatar, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Loving County , Texas, U.S, Saudi, Russia, OPEC, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Turkey, United States, Gaza, Houston, London

☆ Russian central bank to resume domestic FX market interventions from January
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The central bank in August stopped buying foreign currency until the end of the year to avoid aggravating pressure on the rouble, which tumbled past 100 to the dollar in August and September. "From January 2024, the Bank of Russia is resuming operations on the domestic foreign currency market connected to replenishing and using National Wealth Fund (NWF) funds, including taking into account all operations carried out with NWF funds in 2023," the central bank said in a statement. "Therefore, from the start of 2024, the central bank will not buy foreign currency (what it did not buy in August-December), but will increase its sales," Suvorov said. The rouble did not react on Monday, continuing to hover near the more than five-month high it hit last week. The central bank conducts those operations on behalf of the finance ministry, which resumed its interventions in January after a hiatus of several months, shunning what it terms "unfriendly" Western currencies in favour of China's yuan.

Persons: Yevgeny Suvorov, Suvorov, Elena Fabrichnaya, Alexander Marrow, Mark Trevelyan Organizations: Bank of Russia, Wealth Fund, Thomson Locations: Russia, Ukraine MOSCOW, Russian

An agreement has been reached to extend the Israel-Hamas truce for another two days, the spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said Monday. In turn, Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners. Political Cartoons View All 1265 ImagesIsrael has said it would extend the cease-fire by one day for every 10 additional hostages released. Here’s what's happening in the war:QATAR SAYS ISRAEL AND HAMAS AGREE TO EXTEND TRUCE FOR TWO MORE DAYSQatar’s Foreign Ministry said Monday that an agreement has been reached to extend the Israel-Hamas truce for another two days. Hamas has released some hostages during a truce that began Friday in return for Israeli releases of Palestinian prisoners.

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☆ Israeli women and children have been freed by Hamas. But families of other hostages are in limbo
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Each weekend since the Hamas attacks, Sherman has taken part in a rally in Tel Aviv for the hostage families. Under the truce agreement between Israel and Hamas, groups of Israeli citizens and other nationals have been freed from Gaza every day since Friday, while Israel has released Palestinian women and children detainees. All of the Israelis released under this deal have been civilian women and children. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured on October 28, has indicated he would be open to extending the country's truce with Hamas. Tsafrir Abayov/APA group of Israelis watch as a helicopter carrying hostages released by Hamas lands in Petah Tikva, in Israel, on November 26.

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☆ Taylor Swift invites family of fan who died to her final concert in Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Taylor Swift invited the family of Ana Clara Benevides Machado, a fan who died before an “Eras Tour” show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to her final performance in the country Sunday, a source close to the singer confirmed to CNN. The source verified the authenticity of the photo and video to CNN. Benevides Machado, 23, died just before a Swift concert in Rio on Nov. 17 as the region was dealing with a record heat wave that also caused Swift to postpone one of her shows in Brazil. “I want to say now I feel this loss deeply and my broken heart goes out to her family and friends. A concert film about the tour set a box office record.

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Congress returns this week with a number of priorities to work through, as an end-of-year legislative sprint begins with an eye toward a jam-packed January. Indeed, the House already approved a funding package for Israel, though it’s tied to cuts to IRS funding that is a nonstarter for Democrats. 2 that likewise alienates Democrats has become central to the GOP immigration pitch, leaving the two chambers starkly opposed on key components of the supplemental package. With the dynamics at play, the package faces a tenuous path forward – and a tight deadline to get it done. But after the committee released the report, his removal – which would mark only the sixth expulsion in the history of the chamber – appears likely.

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CNN —The president of Sierra Leone has described a foiled assault on a military barracks in the capital Freetown as an “attack on democracy.”In a video statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, late Sunday, President Maada Bio said most of the ringleaders had been arrested and calm restored. The news sparked fears of another potential coup attempt in West Africa. A nationwide curfew was imposed following an attack in the early hours of Sunday on the military barracks, leading to widespread flight disruption. Authorities revised the indefinite curfew, saying it would now run from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. daily local time, starting Monday. A divisive electionPresident Bio described the incident as an “attack on democracy,” but did not state outright that it was a coup attempt.

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☆ The stainless steel body of Tesla's Cybertruck is reportedly leading to issues with gaps in between the panels
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Cybertruck's stainless steel body has made it difficult to align its panels, WSJ reported. The stainless steel has been difficult to shape into panels without gaps or alignment issues, the publication said, citing individuals who had worked on the Cybertruck. The Journal said the stainless steel is made in "coils that resemble giant rolls of toilet paper." The billionaire has said the vehicle's stainless steel body will be bulletproof and even comes with an option for fixed bulletproof windows. Munro has also pointed out that the thick stainless steel body has several perks for owners.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, —, Javier Verdura, Musk, you've, Giorgetto Giugiaro, Electrek, Sandy Munro, Munro Organizations: EV, Elon, Service, Street, DeLorean

☆ Major brands are not only pausing ads on Elon Musk’s X. They’re stepping away from the platform altogether
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The blackout on X extends beyond these companies’ corporate accounts, in some cases. Prior to Musk’s backing of an antisemitic post, Colbert’s show, however, was primarily active on X, regularly posting videos and other content. It is, of course, possible that these companies will reverse course down the road and resume posting and even advertising on the platform. And if more companies and other notable figures abandon Musk’s platform for other social networks, it will extinguish the allure it once had, providing yet another reason for average users to ditch the troubled platform. “Every day, more brands are waking up to the reality that Twitter is dead and X is a cesspool,” Platformer’s Casey Newton said.

Persons: WBD, Stephen Colbert ”, Stephen Colbert, it’s, Tucker Carlson, ” Platformer’s Casey Newton, ” Organizations: CNN, Elon, Disney, Paramount, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Universal, Warner Bros ., Fox News, Twitter

☆ I Spent Years Working for My Dream Job at JPMorgan, Only to Quit 2 Years Later
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Xaviera Ho, 29, spent years working towards her dream job at JPMorgan. But two years after landing her dream job as an investment analyst, she quit. That was when I realized that I wanted to go to business school and pursue a career in finance. During my four years in business school, I did several finance-related internships, including stints with an investment bank and a hedge fund. The branding, exposure, and networking opportunities that you get from working at a top bank like JPMorgan can be a great booster to your career.

Persons: Xaviera Ho, —, Robert Kiyosaki's, Rich Dad Poor, JP Morgan Organizations: JPMorgan, Service, National University of Singapore Business School, JP, JPMorgan Tech Exchange, National University of Singapore Locations: Ho's, Shenzhen, China, Kuala Lumpur, secondments, Vietnam, Seattle

☆ Biden Hopes to Alter the Trajectory of the War as Hostages Are Released
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Peter Baker | More About Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

In seeking to extend the pause and hostage releases, Mr. Biden has American interests to consider as well as those of Israel. Mr. Biden hopes an extension of the pause in exchange for the release of more hostages will result in the rest of the Americans being freed. “We’ll continue to remain personally engaged to see that this deal is fully implemented and work to extend the deal as well,” Mr. Biden told reporters. The release of Avigail gave Mr. Biden a small but emotionally powerful victory amid all the tumult in the region. “She’s been through a terrible trauma,” Mr. Biden said.

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The militants released 17 hostages, including 13 Israelis, while Israel freed 39 Palestinian prisoners. Hamas is to release at least 50 Israeli hostages, and Israel 150 Palestinian prisoners. A BITTERSWEET MOMENT FOR HOSTAGE FAMILIESShortly before midnight, Hamas released the second group of hostages, 13 Israelis and four Thais. The Israeli hostages freed on Saturday included seven children and six women, Netanyahu’s office announced. A kibbutz spokesperson said all the released hostages either had a family member killed in the Oct. 7 rampage or a loved one still in captivity in Gaza.

Persons: Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Nurhan Awad, Israa Jaabis, Jaabis, ”, Fatah, Mahmoud Abbas, ___ Magdy, Tia Goldenberg Organizations: Hamas, Health Ministry, United Nations, Aid, Palestinian, Crescent, West Bank, Palestinian Prisoners ’ Club, Associated Press Locations: DEIR, Gaza, Israel, Qatar, Egypt, Tel Aviv, United States, Gaza City, Be’eri, Jerusalem, Palestine, Al, Cairo, israel

☆ Here's why the U.S. stock market and economy don't need or even miss China
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Yet, the Fed chief was roundly criticized for avoiding tightening because the economy wouldn't slow down; nor would inflation. The country adopted a strict Covid policy that prevailed through 2022 causing its GDP to fall to 3% way below the Chinese government's 5.5% target. Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping acted as if nothing had weakened and only strengthened his hold on lifetime power. The S&P 500 advanced 14% over the next two years, but China's market sank nearly 1.5% during the same period. Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping acted as if nothing had weakened and only strengthened his hold on lifetime power.

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Portland Public Schools students missed 11 days of school before the district began its weeklong Thanksgiving break. “This contract is a watershed moment for Portland students, families, and educators” said Portland Teachers Association President Angela Bonilla. The Portland Association of Teachers, which represents more than 4,000 educators, said it was the first teachers strike in the school district. Portland Public Schools repeatedly said it didn’t have the money to meet the union’s demands. Oregon lawmakers approved in June a record $10.2 billion K-12 budget for the next two years, but school district representatives said that wasn’t enough.

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☆ Fragile Gaza truce is back on track after hours-long delay in hostage-for-prisoner swap
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In a separate development, Hamas announced Sunday that one of its top commanders had been killed, without saying when or how. The militants released 17 hostages, including 13 Israelis, while Israel freed 39 Palestinian prisoners. The war has already claimed the lives of more than 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians killed by Hamas in the initial attack. More than 13,300 Palestinians have been killed, roughly two-thirds of them women and minors, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza. Hamas is to release at least 50 Israeli hostages, and Israel 150 Palestinian prisoners.

Persons: Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: International Committee, Sunday, Hamas, Health Ministry Locations: Israel, Gaza, Qatar, Egypt, Tel Aviv, United States

☆ Portland Teachers’ Strike Ends After More Than Three Weeks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Sarah Mervosh | More About Sarah Mervosh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

The NewsThe union representing teachers, counselors and other school employees in Portland, Ore., reached a tentative deal with the city's public school district on Sunday, ending a strike that has kept nearly 45,000 students out of classes for more than three weeks in Oregon’s largest district. That is about in the middle of what the district had offered and what the union had asked for at the start of the strike. The strike has drawn attention to public school funding in Oregon. (Minneapolis students missed 14 school days during a strike last year.) The strike, which kept students out of school for nearly the entire month of November, could risk amplifying that message in Portland.

Persons: —, Thomas Dee, “, Dr, Dee Organizations: Hollywood, Portland Public Schools, Oregonian, Veterans, Minneapolis, Public Schools, Stanford University, Students Locations: Portland ,, Oregon’s, Oregon, Portland

☆ Tea in the moonlight as truce brings respite but not normality for Gazans
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Mohammed Salem | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Israeli soldiers sit in a military vehicle near the Israel-Gaza border on its Israeli side during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in southern Israel, November 26, 2023. The peaceful scene, on the second night of a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, was a moment of respite and reflection for Kaninch, who like other Gazans has endured fear and hardship since the war began on Oct. 7. "These truce days have allowed people to have a bit of social communication and to check on their families and friends and their houses." The headlights of a passing car briefly lit up piles of rubble on the street and graffiti on the walls. The war began when Hamas militants broke out of Gaza on Oct. 7 and rampaged through southern Israel, killing 1,200 people, among them babies and children, and seizing 240 hostages.

Persons: Alexander Ermochenko, KHAN YOUNIS, Ibrahim Kaninch, Khan Younis, Kaninch, We’ve, we’re, what's, people's, Estelle Shirbon, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ 'Can't find words', Israeli families welcome second group of hostages
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Eli Berlzon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"We can't find the words to describe our emotions after 50 challenging and complicated days," her family said in a statement. "We are overjoyed to embrace Emily again, but at the same time, we remember Raya Rotem and all the hostages who have yet to return." You just can't imagine it, what they will do, if they will talk about it," said 10-year-old Talia, a friend of Emily Hand. Since then, Israel has vowed both to destroy Hamas and bring the hostages back home. Saturday's release of 13 hostages came after some six weeks of fighting as part of a deal to release 50 hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.

Persons: Emily Hand, Hila Rotem, Emily's, Emily, Raya Rotem, Talia, Inbal Tzach, Adi Shoham, Be'eri, Nave, Tal, James Mackenzie, Leslie Adler Organizations: Palestinian, Hamas, Reuters, REUTERS Acquire, Qatari, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, Be'eri

☆ As second hostage-for-prisoners release looms, Egypt sees 'positive signals' on Gaza truce extension
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

International Red Cross vehicles, carrying Israeli prisoners released from Gaza, are on their way to Rafah crossing under the 4 day deal in Gaza on November 24, 2023. Egypt, which controls the Rafah border crossing through which vital aid has resumed passing into the Gaza Strip under the truce accord, also said it had received "positive signals" from all parties over a possible extension of that deal. Since then, Israel has rained bombs on Gaza, killing about 14,000 people, roughly 40% of them children, Palestinian health authorities say. Fifty trucks carrying food, water, shelter equipment, and medical supplies, have been deployed to the northern Gaza Strip and to shelters in non-evacuated areas of the Palestinian enclave, Israel said. Since then, Israel has rained bombs on Gaza, killing about 14,000 people, roughly 40% of them children, Palestinian health authorities say.

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☆ This apartment building is being 3D printed in Europe — and rent won't be more than $530 a month for a 872-square-foot unit
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Peri 3D Construction is 3D-printing part of a three-floor, six-unit affordable apartment building in Germany. The max rent could range between $398 to $528 depending on the size of the unit. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementGerman residents will soon have the opportunity to move into an affordable apartment building with a futuristic twist — 3D-printed walls. Peri 3D Construction, a prolific player in this burgeoning construction-tech industry, has a resume filled with projects like a two-story printed home currently underway in Houston.

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