Aid Enters Gaza, American Hostages Freed, Resilient American Economy

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🗓️ 21 October 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Trucks carrying aid entered the Egypt-Gaza border at Rafah on Saturday. The relative of two American hostages freed by Hamas says now is the time for their recovery. The U.S. economy remains very resilient, despite a sharp rise in interest rates, but what does that mean for consumers?

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0:00.0	Trucks curing aid entered Gaza through the Egyptian border today.
0:06.2	Palestinians there have been rationing food and drinking dirty water.
0:10.0	So will this aid be enough?
0:11.9	I'm Scott Simon.
0:13.0	I'm Aisha Roscoe and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.0	Two US hostages held by Hamas are freed.
0:23.1	When this news hit it was like all the emotions that we had been holding while we were fighting for them.
0:30.0	Just erupted.
0:31.8	We speak to a relative who says it's now time for healing.
0:35.4	Back at home the federal government keeps raising those interest rates.
0:39.0	And the economy is plotting along as Americans keep spending.
0:43.0	But what might that mean for mortgage rates?
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