On the first day of the four-day cease-fire, Hamas released 24 of the about 240 hostages taken during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that triggered the war, and Israel freed 39 Palestinians from prison.
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Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison
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Andrew Cuomo accused of sexual harassment by former aide in new legal filing
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Israel cheered as 13 Israeli women and children emerged free from Gaza, while the pause brought the first quiet for 2.3 million Palestinians reeling and desperate from relentless Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
Officials begin clearing debris while 3 remain missing in Alaska landslide that left 3 dead
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Man who fatally shot guard at New Hampshire hospital was banned from having guns, records say
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