Hamas releases apparent footage of wounded hostage begging to go home, judge slaps Trump with gag order and House inches closer to selecting new Speaker

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ISRAEL-GAZA CONFLICT

Hamas releases video of wounded 21-year-old hostage pleading to ‘get me out of here as soon as possible’ …  | Holding 199 hostages in Gaza …

Humanitarian aid stuck at border of Gaza and Egypt amid standoff …

U.S. scrambles to avert wider war in Middle East after Iran’s warning …

Israel warns of ‘a long war’ as ground invasion is set to begin …

Biden may travel to Israel …

Muslim boy, 6, killed and woman wounded in hate crime motivated by Israel-Hamas war, Illinois police say …

Majority of Americans say Israel’s response to Hamas attack is justified, poll finds …

Death toll now above 4,000 … | Ice cream trucks used as morgues … | Live updates … 

Judge slaps Trump with gag order in federal election interference case …

Momentum appears to be swinging in Jim Jordan’s favor for becoming next House Speaker …

Treasury secretary insists U.S. can ‘certainly’ afford to fund 2 wars …

Spoiler alert? Who will RFK Jr steal more votes from — Biden or Trump? …

Authorities in Belgium raise terror alert after 2 killed in shooting in capital city …

Biden administration settles lawsuit over family separation of illegal immigrants during Trump years …

NBC lands 3rd Republican presidential debate set for Nov. 8 …

Tributes pour in for Hollywood icon Suzanne Somers, who died at 76 after long battle with cancer …

BUFFALO BILLS running back taken off field in ambulance during SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game …

RITE AID files for bankruptcy, appoints new CEO as drugstore chain’s troubles mount …

LINKEDIN announces plans to lay off hundreds of workers …

Millennial heir to banana empire elected next president of Ecuador …

Knowable

REMOTE CONTROL: Trillion-dollar tech giant has 26,000 employees — and is ignoring the post-pandemic return-to-office trend …

EMOTIONAL BLINDNESS: Will Smith responds to Jada Pinkett Smith’s avalanche of revelations about their marriage …

TRAYLOR FABULOUS: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce spotted holding hands after dinner in NYC …

SOFTER VICES: Ice cream and potato chips just as addictive as cocaine and heroin, new research suggests …

GAME ON: Flag Football among 5 sports added to 2028 Summer Olympics …

CONSEQUENCES AND REPERCUSSIONS: Georgia man shocked to learn speeding ticket came with $1.4 million fine …

SOUNDCHECK: Team practiced with fake crowd noise ahead of playoff showdown in front of raucous Philly fans …

TO BEHOLD: Missed the ‘Ring of Fire’ solar eclipse over the weekend? Check out photos of dazzling sight over U.S. skies …

• Satellite image shows shadow cast by moon during eclipse stretching from North America through Central America and into South America …

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