News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: Red Cross representatives have transferred 17 hostages to Egypt, including 13 Israeli detainees and four foreigners, IDF says. https://t.co/ASkq4QuwVc
— ABC News (@ABC) November 25, 2023
Released with her mother and little sister after almost 50 days in captivity in Gaza, 4-year-old Raz Asher sat in her father's arms on a hospital bed in Israel. 'I dreamt we came home,' she told her father, Yoni. 'Now the dream came true,' he replied pic.twitter.com/gRY7nabyKV
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 25, 2023
9-year-old Ohad Munder ran into his father's arms after spending nearly 50 days apart. The boy was freed by Hamas along with his mother and grandmother as part of the first group of 13 Israeli hostages released from Gaza after a temporary cease-fire. pic.twitter.com/2K2QjKsO60
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 25, 2023
President Biden's persistent pressure on Middle East leaders was a key factor in sealing the deal between Israel and Hamas for the release of 50 hostages who were captured during Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel, U.S., Israeli and Qatari officials say.https://t.co/LOvCkwi64h
— Axios (@axios) November 25, 2023
Ukraine’s capital suffered what officials say was Russia’s largest drone attack of the war on Saturday, leaving five people wounded. https://t.co/CPJrzt4VB1
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 25, 2023
Biden compares Russia’s actions in Ukraine to Holodomor famine https://t.co/bYP2N8NcKq
— POLITICO (@politico) November 25, 2023
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, AP source says. https://t.co/q8xyTO1Yyb
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 25, 2023
Despite mounting financial pressures, holiday shoppers say they are planning to shell out more money on Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales this year than last. https://t.co/AGtmjD8bgt
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 25, 2023
A growing number of lawmakers in both parties who previously voted against expelling Rep. George Santos have flipped and now say they will vote to remove him following an explosive Ethics Committee report.https://t.co/m67blJD1Ox
— Axios (@axios) November 25, 2023
U.S. health officials recalled three more brands of whole and pre-cut cantaloupes Friday as the number of people sickened by salmonella more than doubled this week. https://t.co/2TvnlVGxRA
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 25, 2023
Italy's Mount Etna volcano, the tallest and most active volcano in Europe, erupted late on Friday, spewing lava into the night sky. https://t.co/wvyCNaVViL pic.twitter.com/zTssZarKsS
— ABC News (@ABC) November 25, 2023
