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Israel and Hamas complete second swap of captives, prisoners

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LA fires live updates: California officials warn of major flood risks from rain

Los Angeles could see up to a half-inch of rain – the highest amount from a single storm since April
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Four female Israeli soldiers released by Hamas fly to hospital with their families

Four female Israeli soldiers released by Hamas flew in a helicopter with their families to the hospital following their release.
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Displaced Palestinians wait for Israel to allow their return home

Israel says it will not open a key road until plans are in place for the release of an Israeli civilian.
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CIA shifts assessment on Covid origins, saying lab leak likely caused outbreak

The Central Intelligence Agency on Saturday said it has shifted its previous assessments and has concluded that it’s likely the Covid-19 virus was leaked from a Chinese lab before it became a global pandemic but added that the agency had “low confidence” in its judgment.
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Bill Gates says Elon Musk’s DOGE could be ‘valuable’ and that the federal deficit needed to be ‘brought down’

Bill Gates said the federal deficit “needs to be brought down” when asked about DOGE during a recent interview.
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Trump ousts multiple government watchdogs in a late-night purge

“Dismantling checks on his power and paving the way for widespread corruption.”
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JD Vance compares Pete Hegseth’s confirmation to Ohio State’s title: ‘Doesn’t matter what the score was’

Vice President JD Vance celebrated Pete Hegseth’s confirmation with an anecdote that referenced Ohio State’s recent national championship victory.
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Senate confirms Kristi Noem as Trump’s homeland security secretary

U.S. Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.
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‘My beauty, you’re home’: Israeli women soldiers reunited with families

The four women were taken hostage on 7 October from Nahal Oz military base, about a kilometre from Gaza.