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At the moment’s high tales
At the moment marks the start of the primary part of President Trump’s plan to finish the conflict in Gaza. This follows the Israeli authorities’s approval of a ceasefire take care of Hamas, permitting for the discharge of Israeli hostages in Gaza and round 2,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.
Israeli troopers collect close to armoured automobiles at a place alongside the Israel-Gaza border fence on Oct. 10. Gaza’s civil defence company stated Oct. 10 that Israeli forces have begun pulling again from components of the territory, significantly in Gaza Metropolis and Khan Yunis. Israeli Prime Minister’s workplace stated that the federal government had “accredited the framework” of a hostage launch take care of Hamas, as either side edged nearer to ending greater than two years of hostilities in Gaza.
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- 🎧 The Israeli army introduced they would pull back from deep inside Gaza to an agreed upon line, beginning the ceasefire, NPR’s Aya Batrawy tells Up First. Instantly after, crowds of individuals in Gaza headed again to their properties. However a lot of them will discover their residences are actually gone. There may be some skepticism over the deal as a result of the 2 earlier U.S.-backed offers have fallen aside. However Trump says this deal is about greater than Gaza — it’s about Mideast peace.
- 🎧 Officers stated final evening that the U.S. is sending round 200 troops to the world as a part of a global stabilization pressure. Their position is to supervise the world to ensure there are no violations of the signed settlement, says NPR’s Deepa Shivaram. Trump additionally acknowledged he’s making an attempt to go away on Sunday to go to the area, most definitely to Egypt, however it’s unclear the place he plans to go. When the hostages are launched, the president says he hopes he will probably be in Israel, the place Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited him to deal with the nation’s parliament.
The Justice Division yesterday indicted New York Legal professional Basic Letitia James on financial institution fraud and making a false assertion to a monetary establishment. The fees come after persistent stress from Trump to prosecute one among his longtime political foes. The indictment claims that James lied on her mortgage application for a $109,600 mortgage to buy a property in Norfolk, Va., in 2020. It alleges she promised her monetary lenders it might be a secondary residence for her private use, however as a substitute she rented it out.
- 🎧 The indictment was dealt with by a federal grand jury within the Japanese District of Virginia, the identical place the place former FBI Director James Comey was indicted a number of weeks in the past. The White Home had pushed out the highest prosecutor at that court docket after prolonged investigations confirmed that the proof in each instances was too weak to cost Comey or James, says NPR’s Ryan Lucas. After Trump publicly referred to as for the Justice Division to prosecute them, they had been indicted, triggering alarm bells that the president was utilizing the DOJ to focus on his perceived political enemies. James says she is being focused for doing her job as N.Y. state lawyer common.
Venezuela’s opposition chief María Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised her for her relentless efforts to promote democratic rights for the folks of Venezuela.
Deep dive
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Well being officers are anticipated to launch new dietary tips this fall, and based mostly on Well being Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s public feedback, a radical change could possibly be made to what People have seen in years previous. The Division of Well being and Human Providers and the U.S. Division of Agriculture replace the steerage each 5 years to replicate the most recent analysis findings. The recommendation within the 2025 scientific stories hasn’t modified a lot from earlier years, and contains an emphasis on consuming fruit and veggies, lean meats and entire grains. Nevertheless, Kennedy has promised massive adjustments. This is what could be in store:
- 🍽️ The rules have historically really useful limiting saturated fat, that are usually present in pink meat. Nevertheless, Kennedy enjoys meat and saturated fat. Some current analysis into low-carb, higher-fat diets just like the carnivore weight loss plan reveals potential enchancment in markers for cardiovascular well being.
- 🍽️ Kennedy has championed full-fat dairy merchandise, calling for the top of the “assault on entire milk, cheese and yogurt.” Some researchers argue that knowledge does not help the prevailing suggestion to favor low-fat dairy.
- 🍽️ The Trump administration has dedicated to growing a “government-wide definition” for ultraprocessed meals. Some specialists are involved concerning the affect of a brand new definition, and say it ought to keep away from sweeping up meals which are useful to at least one’s well being, like sure yogurts or whole-grain breads.
Weekend picks
Laufey
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Take a look at what NPR is watching, studying and listening to this weekend:
🍿 Films: Contemporary Air movie critic Justin Chang says After the Hunt is not a fantastic film, however Julia Roberts shines in her position as a Yale professor whose life unravels after a colleague is accused of sexually assaulting a pupil.
📺 TV: In The Last Frontier, a airplane stuffed with inmates crashes in Alaska, forcing native regulation enforcement and the CIA to work collectively to search out them. Amongst these being sought is a extremely harmful, CIA-trained fugitive whom the company might not be significantly desirous to apprehend.
📚 Books: Thomas Pynchon’s first novel in 12 years, Shadow Ticket, is a thriller that dives into the disappearance of a cheese heiress and attracts non-public eye Hicks McTaggart down a rabbit gap.
🎵 Music: Laufey shows her love of classical and jazz music in her new album, A Matter Of Time. Hearken to her perform some of the tracks from the album on this Contemporary Air interview or read the transcript.
🎭 Theater: The Bread and Puppet troupe, a mainstay of radical political efficiency for many years, is touring the U.S. The 2025 present is pro-Palestinian. It contains performers waving flags bearing pink poppies, a logo of Palestinian loyalty to the land.
❓ Quiz: I bought two questions unsuitable as we speak, and that also looks like a win. Get your mind churning and begin your morning by testing out your knowledge.
3 issues to know earlier than you go
An election decide units up a Dominion voting machine throughout a public accuracy check of voting tools on Aug. 3, 2022, in Burnsville, Minn.
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- Dominion Voting Methods, the corporate on the middle of false fraud claims concerning the 2020 election, has been acquired by Liberty Vote.
- Derrick Groves, the tenth and ultimate man who escaped from a New Orleans jail in Might, was captured on Wednesday within the crawl area of an Atlanta dwelling.
- László Krasznahorkai, a 71-year-old Hungarian author, has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in literature. He’s identified for postmodern and apocalyptic novels.
This article was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.
