News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
A ceasefire in Gaza is now in effect after a delay of nearly three hours. Three hostages and 95 Palestinian prisoners are expected to be released today. Follow live updates: cnn.it/4hkCPeV
— CNN (@cnn.com) January 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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The first three hostages released from Gaza have arrived in Israel, the military announced Sunday, hours after the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold. Their mothers were waiting to meet them.
— PBS News (@pbsnews.bsky.social) January 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Photos released by Israeli officials on Sunday show three former hostages hugging their mothers as they were reunited after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire went into effect.
— ABC News (@ABC) January 19, 2025
Follow live updates: https://t.co/PgXBxqh7b2 pic.twitter.com/kN9E3utRxU
President Biden says there’s “no way out” of his involvement in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal shortly after the first three female hostages were handed over by Hamas. nbcnews.to/4h1U9pb
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) January 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Prospects of a raid in Chicago come just a few weeks after Trump's border czar Tom Homan visited the city and threatened to prosecute the mayor if he did not cooperate.
— NPR (@npr.org) January 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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BREAKING: President-elect Trump says he will issue an executive order Monday allowing TikTok to continue operating in the U.S. His post on TruthSocial comes just hours after TikTok went offline for U.S.-based users overnight as a bipartisan law went into effect. nbcnews.to/4hnLLA2
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) January 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said in an exclusive interview on ABC News' "This Week" that tech billionaires' planned attendance at Monday's inauguration is a sign of their "official surrender" to President-elect Donald Trump. https://t.co/o4FHd0g1OO
— ABC News (@ABC) January 19, 2025
Donald Trump’s return to the White House has Germany’s diplomatic corps bracing for what it sees as a deliberate dismantling of United States democratic norms.
— POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) January 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC says he's "ready" to vote to confirm Kash Patel, President-elect Trump's pick for FBI director, telling @margbrennan he believes Patel's confirmation hearing "will expose him to be a very qualified man of the law." pic.twitter.com/5Gve1Yaarc
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 19, 2025
Donald Trump has privately told his advisers he wants to visit China after being sworn in to office, three sources familiar with the talks told CNN, as the US president-elect seeks to facilitate an open dialogue with Beijing while also pursuing hardline stance on the country.
— CNN (@cnn.com) January 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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A senior Taliban figure has urged the group's leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy. https://t.co/mWy8xysF17
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 19, 2025
Heavy snow is expected on Sunday in the Northeast before the coldest air in several years descends across much of the U.S. starting on Monday, forecasters warned.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) January 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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