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In the news today: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize; New York Attorney General Letitia James was charged with fraud after a pressure campaign by US President Donald Trump; and the Israeli military says a ceasefire agreement in Gaza has taken effect. Also, a woman in Texas helped out NASA after she spotted a boxy piece of scientific equipment about the size of a sport-utility vehicle land in her neighbor's wheat field.
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Opposition leader María Corina Machado addresses supporters during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro the day before his inauguration for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 9. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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María Corina Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, winning recognition as a woman "who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness." Read more. |
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- The former opposition presidential candidate in Venezuela was lauded for being a "key, unifying figure in a political opposition that was once deeply divided — an opposition that found common ground in the demand for free elections and representative government," said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel committee. "In the past year, Ms Machado has been forced to live in hiding. Despite serious threats against her life, she has remained in the country, a choice that has inspired millions. When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist."
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New York Attorney General Letitia James charged in fraud case after pressure campaign by Trump
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New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in a mortgage fraud case that President Donald Trump urged his Justice Department to bring after vowing retribution against some of his biggest political enemies. Read more. |
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James, a Democrat who infuriated Trump after his first term with a lawsuit alleging that he built his business empire on lies about his wealth, was charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution in connection with a home purchase in Norfolk, Virginia, in 2020. In a lengthy statement, James decried the indictment as "nothing more than a continuation of the president's desperate weaponization of our justice system."
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Israeli military says ceasefire agreement in Gaza has taken effect
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A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza on Friday, the Israeli military said, hours after Israel's Cabinet approved a deal to pause the fighting and exchange the remaining hostages for Palestinian prisoners. Read more. |
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A brief statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office early Friday said the Cabinet approved the "outline" of a deal to release the hostages, without mentioning other aspects of the plan that are more controversial. An Israeli security official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the withdrawal, said the military would control around 50% of Gaza in their new positions.
The ceasefire marks a key step toward ending a ruinous two-year war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, reduced much of Gaza to rubble, destabilized the Middle East and left dozens of hostages, living and dead, in the territory. Still, the broader plan advanced by U.S. President Donald Trump includes many unanswered questions, such as whether and how Hamas will disarm and who will govern Gaza.
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Ann Walter stands in front of a piece of NASA research equipment that fell from the sky near her home in Edmonson, Texas, on Oct. 2. (Ann Walter via AP)
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NASA's lost scientific equipment lands in West Texas wheat field
When Ann Walter looked outside her rural West Texas home, she didn't know what to make of the bulky object slowly drifting across the sky. She was even more surprised to see what actually landed in her neighbor's wheat field: a boxy piece of scientific equipment attached to a massive parachute, adorned with NASA stickers. She called the local sheriff's office and learned that NASA was looking for a piece of equipment that had been lost. |
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