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The family of Israeli-American hostage pleads with Biden and Trump to bring hostages home
Some families of the 101 hostages still being held in Gaza are desperately hoping that a drastically different political landscape will be able to reignite the momentum to bring their loved ones homeWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Voting Landscape Becomes More Fraught as Election Day Plays Out
A largely smooth vote early on Tuesday was buffeted by bomb threats, widespread disinformation and a security lapse in Milwaukee that promised to delay results.Top stories - The New York Times - November 6 -
Biden meets with families of American hostages held by Hamas
President Biden met Wednesday with the families of American hostages held in Gaza.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Hasbro and Mattel are relatively insulated from China tariffs. They would still hurt.
The toy giants are “underindexed to industry average” in terms of their exposure to China, a UBS analyst says.Business - MarketWatch - October 21 -
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Israel passes law to deport relatives of attackers, including citizens
Opponents say the legislation, which would apply to close family members, is unconstitutional.Top stories - BBC News - November 7 -
Palestinians Try to Sway Trump, Reaching Out to Tiffany Trump’s Relative
The Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has met with Tiffany Trump’s father-in-law and written conciliatory letters to the president-elect, a strong supporter of Israel.World - The New York Times - November 10 -
Senate GOP gives RFK Jr. pick relatively warm reception
President-elect Trump’s pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) set off immediate alarm among Democrats and public health experts, but so far the ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Paul Whelan’s Life in a Russian Prison Awaiting a Hostage Swap
The former U.S. Marine describes the moment of his arrest and the long years waiting for his release.Top stories - The New York Times - October 22 -
Israel Offered Hamas Safe Passage Out of Gaza for Hostages' Freedom
The militant group rejected the offer. Truce talks continue this weekend.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 25 -
Israel hostage families attack Netanyahu over Hamas leaks
Five arrested over allegations that prime minister’s opponents say ‘ought to horrify every Israeli’World - Financial Times - November 5 -
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What We Just Went Through Wasn’t an Election. It Was a Hostage Situation.
Telling people they have no choice but to vote for you shows deep contempt.Top stories - The New York Times - November 6 -
Ex-Hillary Clinton adviser: Dems 'hostage' to far-left, don't voice 'common sense'
Veteran political adviser Philippe Reines joined others in criticizing the modern Democratic Party after recent election losses, saying it has been taken "hostage" by the far left. "The majority of ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Spurs fans to call for release of last British hostage held by Hamas
Emily Damari, 28, was kidnapped during 7 October attack Fans will gather before Sunday’s game against Ipswich Tottenham fans will gather before their team’s game against Ipswich on Sunday to ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
Gaza Militants Release Video of Sasha Troufanov, an Israeli Russian Hostage
It was the first sign of Sasha Troufanov since May, when the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group posted two videos of him. His family pressed for the release of all the hostages in Gaza.World - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Long-distance caregiving for aging relatives is getting easier with technology. But families still need more help.
Caregiving from afar is getting easier with smartphones, tablets, cameras and apps — but there’s still a long way to go.Business - MarketWatch - October 28 -
Man found guilty of killing 4 relatives, pregnant woman during fight about staying out late
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man was convicted of murder Friday in the shooting deaths of five people, including family members and a pregnant woman who was nearly due to give birth, prosecutors ...Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
Joel Embiid shoves reporter: 76ers star reportedly gets in altercation over story mentioning deceased relative
Embiid's tensions with one media member boiled over on Saturday nightSports - CBS Sports - November 3 -
Unexpectedly, news outlets wind up having a relatively traditional election night experience
After months of reporting on what polls described as a remarkably close race, news outlets finally have the chance to report on actual resultsEntertainment - ABC News - November 6 -
A new law allows Israel to deport the relatives of attackers. Experts expect it to be struck down
Israel’s parliament has passed a law that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locationsWorld - ABC News - November 7 -
Get ready for a relatively quick extension of some 2017 tax cuts if GOP holds on to House
If Republicans end up with a sweep of the House, Senate and White House, they’re expected to focus on using a budget process known as reconciliation to address the upcoming expiration of their 2017 ...Business - MarketWatch - November 7 -
AI may displace 3m jobs but long-term losses ‘relatively modest’, says Tony Blair’s thinktank
Rise in unemployment in low hundreds of thousands as technology creates roles, Tony Blair Institute suggests. Artificial intelligence could displace between 1m and 3m private sector jobs in the ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Satirical outlet The Onion has bought Alex Jones' Infowars at auction, relatives of Sandy Hook shooting victims say
Satirical outlet The Onion has bought Alex Jones' Infowars at auction, relatives of Sandy Hook shooting victims sayEntertainment - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Belarus has arrested scores of relatives of dissidents ahead of presidential vote, activists say
Belarusian authorities have detained over 100 relatives of political prisoners in a new wave of arrests ahead of January’s election in which authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking ...World - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Key mediator Egypt proposes a 2-day Gaza cease-fire and the release of 4 hostages
Egypt’s president says his country has proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freedWorld - ABC News - October 28 -
Supporters of Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales take about 20 soldiers hostage
Morales and current president are locked into a standoff for ruling party’s nomination in next year’s presidential contest. Supporters of Bolivia ’s ex-president Evo Morales stormed a barracks ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Bolivia's government accuses supporters of ex-President Evo Morales of taking 200 soldiers hostage
Bolivia's government says supporters of former President Evo Morales have taken more than 200 soldiers hostage as unrest prompted by an abuse investigation of the ex-leader continued for a third weekWorld - ABC News - November 2 -
Netanyahu in fresh storm over Gaza hostages after arrests linked to alleged leak
Court says arrests followed investigation into suspected breach of national security that had ‘harmed Israeli war aims’. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is at the centre of a new ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
Arrests, hostage talks and a gag order: Gaza leak scandal sends shock waves across Israel
An Israeli court on Sunday partially lifted a gag order on a case investigating leaks of classified Gaza documents suspected to involve one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s media advisers.Top stories - NBC News - November 4 -
Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu attacked by Israeli opposition for sacking Gallant
Opponents say decision was to protect ultra-Orthodox from conscription and ‘will damage security’. Lebanon’s army has issued a warning to residents in the Ghobeiry area of the southern suburbs of ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
"Environment is shifting right now" on Israeli hostage deal, Sen. Bill Hagerty says
Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, who served in the first Trump administration as ambassador to Japan, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," that after President-elect Donald ...Top stories - CBS News - November 10
