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Middle East latest: Hostages and prisoners set to be released as ceasefire holds

Middle East latest: Hostages and prisoners set to be released as ceasefire holds

Red Cross vehicles arrived at Jabaliya, where hundreds of masked militants and onlookers gathered as Hamas is set to free more hostages Thursday as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip .
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Hamas is set to free 8 more hostages and Israel will release 110 prisoners as Gaza ceasefire holds

Hamas is set to free 8 more hostages and Israel will release 110 prisoners as Gaza ceasefire holds

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas was set to free three more Israeli hostages and five Thai captives on Thursday, and Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners, in the third such exchange since a ceasefire in the Gaza Stri
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Hamas is set to free 8 more hostages and Israel will release 110 prisoners as Gaza ceasefire holds

Hamas is set to free 8 more hostages and Israel will release 110 prisoners as Gaza ceasefire holds

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas was set to free three more Israeli hostages and five Thai captives on Thursday, and Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners, in the third such exchange since a ceasefire in the Gaza Stri
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Celebrity-Birthdays-Jan30

Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 30: Actor Gene Hackman is 95. Actress Vanessa Redgrave is 88. Country singer Jeanne Pruett is 88. Chess grandmaster Boris Spassky is 88. Country singer Norma Jean is 87. Horn player William King of The Commodores is 76.
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Today-History-Jan30

Today in History for Jan. 30: In 1649, King Charles I was beheaded. In 1730, Russian Czar Peter II died of smallpox on his wedding day. In 1868, the Nova Scotia legislature opened its first session.
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Today-Music-History-Jan30

Today in Music History for Jan. 30: In 1917, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band recorded ``Darktown Strutters' Ball.'' Some historians consider this to be the earliest commercially made jazz record.
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New-look Champions League brings more goals per game and more one-sided wins

New-look Champions League brings more goals per game and more one-sided wins

After a frantic last round of action Wednesday, the inaugural 36-team league phase in Champions League history is over.
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Citing pope's pro-family view, couple at heart of Vatican bank ban on workplace marriage go to court

Citing pope's pro-family view, couple at heart of Vatican bank ban on workplace marriage go to court

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has long urged couples to marry and have babies rather than dogs. He also has long championed the rights of workers and held up labor itself as the foundation of human dignity.
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Atlanta takes on Cleveland on 6-game skid

Atlanta Hawks (22-25, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (38-9, first in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -10.5; over/under is 237.
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Pistons face the Mavericks on 3-game skid

Dallas Mavericks (26-22, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (23-24, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit comes into the matchup against Dallas as losers of three in a row.
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