12 more hostages held by Hamas freed in Gaza
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🗓️ 29 November 2023
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More hostages and prisoners have been released amid the Israel-Hamas truce.
Former first Lady Rosalynn Carter was remembered at a service in Atlanta.
USA TODAY National Political Correspondent David Jackson talks about how former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are reigniting the debate around Obamacare.
The political network founded by Charles Koch is endorsing Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential primary.
Journal Sentinel Great Lakes Reporter Caitlin Looby explains how tribes must fight for water protections. The story is part of a series that examines how Indigenous communities in Wisconsin are pushing to protect land, air and water. Read more from the series here.
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| 0:00.0 | Wunderry Plus subscribers can listen to USA Today's the excerpt ad free right now. |
| 0:05.0 | Join Wunderry Plus in the Wundery app. Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Wednesday, November 29th, |
| 0:17.8 | 2023. This is the excerpt. |
| 0:24.0 | Today, mediators work to try and extend a truce in the Israel-Hamass war. |
| 0:28.0 | Plus former First Lady Rosalin Carter was remembered at a service yesterday, and now tribes around the Great Lakes must fight to protect water resources. |
| 0:39.0 | Twelve more hostages held by Hamas were freed yesterday, ten Israelis and two Thai nationals |
| 0:45.0 | and Israel released an additional 30 Palestinians held in prisons. |
| 0:49.0 | Hamas is expected to release another 10 hostages today |
| 0:52.0 | while Israel is set to release another 10 hostages today while Israel is set to release |
| 0:54.3 | another 30 Palestinians. Militants in Gaza are believed to still hold |
| 0:58.6 | nearly 160 people captive. About two-thirds of the Palestinian prisoners released from |
| 1:04.2 | Israeli jail since Friday were being held under administrative detention, |
| 1:08.3 | meaning they were not told the charges against them or given due legal process according to an analysis of |
| 1:14.8 | Israel Prison Service data by CNN. The other third had been convicted and |
| 1:19.9 | sentenced. Meanwhile international mediators continued to work to extend a truce between Israel |
| 1:26.0 | and Hamas, currently said to expire at the end of the day. |
| 1:31.0 | Former First Lady Rosalind Carter was remembered yesterday at a tribute service |
| 1:38.0 | attended by presidents, her fellow First Ladies, and other prominent guests. |
| 1:42.6 | But it was her faith, dedication to the country |
| 1:45.3 | and global humanitarian work that took center stage |
| 1:48.6 | at the memorial. |
| 1:49.9 | The service held at a Methodist church |
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