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Israel and Hamas finish 6th exchange of hostages for prisoners. Hamas freed three Israelis who appeared to be in relatively good condition, and Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners. The exchange will likely sustain a fragile cease-fire, at least for now.

In speech to europeans, Vance signals support for far-right parties

Vice President JD Vance said that Europe was failing to uphold democratic values. He said nothing about President Trump’s talks with Russia to end the war.. (nytimes)

Newspapers write that Trump is going to remove undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes.
Good.

Jeff Bezos defends decision to end Washington Post endorsements. Mr. Bezos, the newspaper’s owner, writes that presidential endorsements “create a perception of bias” and that “my views here are, in fact, principled.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/business/media/washington-post-endorsement-editorial-board.html
Booooooohhhh!

Israeli strikes kill 27 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths
Officials say Israeli airstrikes have pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 27 people over the past 24 hours, including more than a dozen in a southern town where Israeli bombardments in previous conflicts are seared into local memory.(AP)

New York Film Festival
For today’s daily #NYFF62 podcast, we present the press conference from our Opening Night selection NICKEL BOYS, featuring director RaMell Ross and cast members Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Daveed Diggs, Fred Hechinger, and Hamish Linklater!

Donald J.Trump wins!

Jon Landau, an Oscar-winning producer who worked closely with director James Cameron on three of the biggest blockbusters of all time, “Titanic” and two “Avatar” films, has died, at the age of 63. Goodbye Jon!

Biden’s Democratic allies admit he had a poor debate but say they’re still standing behind him

Biden selected as nominee in Idaho Democratic caucuses. Biden will face a steep hill to climb for Idaho’s general election. The Republican presidential candidate has won the deep-red state in every election since 1968.

King Charles III : his first official portrait since coronation, painting by Jonathan Yeo. Can I tell you that I don’t like it?
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UN report says 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023, with the worst famine in Gaza
A new report says nearly 282 million people in 59 countries suffered from acute hunger in 2023, with war-torn Gaza hosting the largest number of people facing famine.

Powerful earthquake in Taiwan kills 9 and injures over 1,000. The magnitude-7.4 quake, Taiwan’s strongest in 25 years, was followed by more than 200 aftershocks. Dozens of people were trapped.

Texas’ plan to arrest migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally is on hold while the Supreme Court considers a challenge to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest move over immigration. The nation’s highest court put the law on pause over a lawsuit led by the Justice Department, which argues that Texas is overstepping the federal gover…[Leggi tutto]

Are they really banning TikTok? The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a measure that would ban TikTok from operating in the United States or force a sale.

There were many movies and performances that were tragically overlooked at Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony and awards season as a whole.
“Barbie,” despite receiving eight nominations, was not nominated for best actress or director.
“May December” is based on the true story that took over popular culture in the 1990s of a middle school…[Leggi tutto]

Super Tuesday’s winners

Do you love Wim Wenders? His last movie ‘Perfect Days’ is sublime
Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days” is set among the crowded skyscrapers of Tokyo and the quiet urban parks that Hirayama (Kôji Yakusho) traverses daily in his job cleaning public toilets. But where the movie resides, really, is Yakusho’s face.
In this gently sublime film, Hirayama ste…[Leggi tutto]