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• Reports of optimism about Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal

  06-01-2025 18:29 via theguardian.com
  
  US secretary of state says he is confident agreement can be reached in renewed push before Donald Trump takes officeIsrael and Hamas appear to be edging closer towards a ceasefire and hostage release deal that could bring the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip to an end amid reports of optimism among decision makers.The latest round of negotiations intended to broker a lasting truce in the 15-month-old conflict resumed in Qatar on Sunday. Hamas said on Monday that it had given mediators a list of 34 Is
  
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• Passenger arrested after allegedly opening emergency door of JetBlue plane on taxiway at Boston airport

  08-01-2025 14:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  A man was arrested after allegedly trying to open the door of a taxiing JetBlue flight at Boston’s Logan International Airport.
  
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• 'This is like a movie scene': California's Eaton fire burns multiple homes

  08-01-2025 14:52 via nbcnews.com
  KNBC reporter Michelle Valles walks through an Altadena, Calif., neighborhood as homes ignited by the Eaton Fire burn around her. The fire double in size overnight, consuming thousands of acres and destroying multiple homes.
  
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• Biden says he thinks he could have beaten Trump in the 2024 election

  08-01-2025 14:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden in a new interview published Wednesday said he still believes he could have defeated President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 election but isn't sure if he could have served a full second term.
  
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• California wildfire scorches abandoned cars left behind by evacuees

  08-01-2025 14:36 via nbcnews.com
  Video from NBC News’ affiliate station KNBC shows multiple abandoned vehicles being destroyed by a wildfire in southern California after many residents had to evacuate for safety.
  
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• Trump asks Supreme Court to block New York hush money sentencing

  08-01-2025 14:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to block criminal proceedings in his hush money case in New York, with a sentencing hearing scheduled for Friday.
  
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• Members of Congress pay respects to Jimmy Carter at US Capitol

  08-01-2025 14:27 via today.com
  Former President Jimmy Carter arrived at the US Capitol to lie in state as members of Congress paid their respects ahead of his funeral on Thursday. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.
  
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• Man opens door of taxiing JetBlue plane after arguing with girlfriend

  08-01-2025 14:26 via today.com
  Officials say a passenger opened an emergency exit door on a JetBlue flight out of Boston’s Logan Airport while the plane was taxiing just before takeoff. Another passenger on the flight said it all happened after the man got into an argument with his girlfriend.
  
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• U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says

  08-01-2025 13:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Taliban said they had been in talks with the Biden administration to exchange Afghans in U.S. custody for Americans detained in Afghanistan.
  
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• Three fires grow, forcing at least 80,000 evacuations around L.A.

  08-01-2025 13:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  A fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles has forced some residents to evacuate amid "life-threatening and destructive" winds.
  
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• Los Angeles wildfires: TODAY's Al Roker tracks Santa Ana winds

  08-01-2025 13:30 via today.com
  Dangerous winds in Los Angeles are intensifying the rapidly-spreading wildfires. Meanwhile, much of the rest of the country is bracing for a major winter storm. TODAY’s Al Roker tracks the forecast.
  
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• LA official on California wildfires: This is a public safety emergency

  08-01-2025 13:20 via today.com
  Los Angeles councilmember, Traci Park, who represents one of the areas under siege from the intense wildfires, joins TODAY to share an update and break down what people should know about the massive evacuations in the area. “This is not a drill,” she says.
  
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• Private equity reduces patient care while enriching investors, Senate report finds

  08-01-2025 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Senate investigation of Apollo Global Management's purchase of Lifepoint Healthcare and Leonard Green & Partners' purchase of Prospect Medical Holdings reinforced the findings of past research.
  
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• Heating bills set to climb as millions endure bitter cold from winter storm

  08-01-2025 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Heating bills are expected to rise again this winter, especially for those who warm their homes with electricity.
  
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• Chuck Todd: Which party cracks up first in 2025?

  08-01-2025 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  If there is one certainty in politics these days, it’s that the status quo rarely holds. And when one party has the White House, the House and the Senate, history tells us that new status quo has a shelf life of closer to two years than four.
  
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• Destructive winds will lead to explosive fire growth in Southern California

  08-01-2025 10:13 via nbcnews.com
  The Palisades, Eaton and Hurst wildfires raging in Southern California will be fueled by peak winds of 100 mph, placing 19 million people at risk. NBC News meteorologist Angie Lassman has the details on Early Today.
  
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• Nursing home in Pasadena evacuated as thick smoke from wildfire approaches

  08-01-2025 06:04 via nbcnews.com
  Residents at the Pasadena Park Healthcare & Wellness Center in Pasadena, California, are being evacuated as the Eaton Fire grows nearby. KNBC's Macy Jenkins reports.
  
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• ATF investigates tourist accused of setting businesses on fire in Puerto Rico

  08-01-2025 03:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  Authorities in Missouri and Puerto Rico are investigating an incident where several businesses on the island were allegedly set on fire by a tourist from Missouri; videos of the alleged event have gone viral.
  
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• Wildfire turns scenes of L.A. into a nightmare of burning homes and fleeing residents

  08-01-2025 03:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tens of thousands of Southern Californians were ordered to flee their homes Tuesday after a brush fire exploded in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles.
  
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• Federal prosecutors say they've uncovered 'additional criminal conduct' by NYC Mayor Eric Adams

  08-01-2025 03:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Federal prosecutors allege they have uncovered “additional criminal conduct” by New York Mayor Eric Adams ahead of his scheduled trial in April.
  
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• Driver in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion used ChatGPT to plan blast, authorities say

  08-01-2025 02:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  The soldier who authorities believe blew up a Cybertruck on New Year's Day in front of the entrance of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas used artificial intelligence to guide him about how to set off the explosion, officials said Tuesday.
  
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• ‘Get out if you want to live’: Man describes moments he evacuated his car

  08-01-2025 02:57 via nbcnews.com
  NBC News' Gadi Schwartz spoke with Adam Handler, a Los Angeles resident who had to evacuate and leave his car behind after an officer warned that they need to "get out if they want to live." Handler's car was among a group of vehicles that were bulldozed to make a clear evacuation path. 
  
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• SAS had golden pass to get away with murder, inquiry told

  08-01-2025 02:13 via bbc.com
  
  In a closed-door hearing, a former senior UK Special Forces officer tells a public inquiry he believes the SAS "was carrying out murders".
  
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• Chemical used for explosives found in storage locker linked to New Orleans attacker, FBI says

  08-01-2025 01:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  A common chemical used for explosives was discovered in a Texas storage locker linked to the U.S. Army veteran who killed 14 people and injured more than two-dozen when he plowed into New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
  
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• Virginia Democrats maintain narrow legislative majorities after special election wins

  08-01-2025 01:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Democrats won a pair of special legislative elections in Virginia Tuesday, allowing the party to maintain their narrow majorities in both chambers.
  
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• 'It's tricky, they fly a lot' - Arteta on Carabao Cup balls

  08-01-2025 00:59 via bbc.com
  
  Mikel Arteta still believes Arsenal can reach the Carabao Cup final - but says they must first master the "tricky" football used in the competition.
  
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• Meta announces major changes in fact checking and content moderation

  08-01-2025 00:55 via nbcnews.com
  Meta, the parent of Facebook, said it will eliminate traditional fact-checking and will rely instead on community notes. The move was part of a pivot to a new emphasis on free speech. Meta will also allow more politics to enter users' feeds. NBC News' Hallie Jackson reports.
  
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• Search goes into night for survivors of Tibet quake

  08-01-2025 00:49 via bbc.com
  
  Rescuers have arrived in the area at the foot of Mount Everest, with fears overnight temperatures could drop to -18C.
  
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• Musk's 'disinformation' endangering me, says Jess Phillips

  08-01-2025 00:40 via bbc.com
  
  The tech billionaire and Trump adviser criticised the safeguarding minister after she defended a government decision not to hold an inquiry into UK grooming cases.
  
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• Jimmy Carter lies in state at U.S. Capitol after eulogies by Kamala Harris and GOP leaders

  08-01-2025 00:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former President Jimmy Carter arrived at the U.S. Capitol to lie in state after a memorial service attended by his family, Vice President Kamala Harris, members of Congress and other officials.
  
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