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Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, said that his cabinet had approved the Gaza ceasefire deal by 24 votes to 8 on Saturday, paving the way for the agreement to take effect

on Sunday. Hamas is expected to release three female hostages that day in exchange for 95 Palestinian prisoners.

Mr. Netanyahu warned on Saturday that Israel will not proceed until Hamas provides a list of hostages to be released.

Tech Talk said it would go dark in America unless Joe Biden assured that he would not enforce a potential

embargo on his last day in office. On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld a law forcing the

app's Chinese owner, Bight Dance, to sell it by Sunday or face a nationwide ban. The outgoing

administration said that enforcement is up to Donald Trump, who takes office on Monday.

Thousands of protesters, mostly women, marched in Washington in protest against Mr. Trump's inauguration.

Monday's event will be moved indoors due to freezing weather, the first time in 40 years that a swearing-in ceremony has been relocated inside the

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