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You got this.

The government shutdown will extend into the weekend, after a vote to fund it, failed in the Senate.

Plus, a delay on a chips deal is frustrating Trump administration officials, NVIDIA, and the United Arab Emirates.

I think they're just concerned that it won't be a priority and won't get done in a timely manner,

which in AI world, if a deal sits on the shelf for six

months, nine months a year, that's a long time given how quickly the tech is progressing.

And Hamas agrees to release the remaining hostages in Gaza with conditions.

It's Friday, October 3rd.

I'm Alex O'Sulloch for the Wall Street Journal. This is the PM edition of

What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

President Trump set a Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza,

giving the group an ultimatum that otherwise, quote, all hell like no one has ever seen before,

will break out. The warning comes as Trump aims to have the U.S. designated terrorist group

sign onto a peace deal that the U.S. and Israel agreed to on Monday.

Late today, Hamas responded to Trump's peace plan, saying that it was ready to release the

remaining hostages in Gaza as long as certain conditions of a broader peace agreement were met.

The group offered no clear position on other elements of President Trump's 20-point plan

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