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Cease-fire to start at 7 a.m. local time Friday, hostage release due at 4 p.m., Qatar says

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the Israel-Hamas war. Click here for the latest updates. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry on…

Biden wants credit for lower Thanksgiving food and travel prices, as inflation drags on his reelection campaign

Gathering around the Thanksgiving table will cost Americans less this Thursday than it did last year, and Democrats hope they’ll…

Israel-Hamas war updates: Israel says hostage release will not take place before Friday; W.H.O. documents 178 attacks on Gaza health-care facilities

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the Israel-Hamas war. See the latest developments here. Israel’s national security adviser…

Israel and Hamas reach deal to release 50 civilian women and children held in Gaza

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a humanitarian pause, allowing 50 civilian hostages in the Gaza Strip to be released…

Republican Celeste Maloy wins Utah’s 2nd Congressional District

Republican Celeste Maloy won Utah’s 2nd Congressional District seat on Tuesday, defeating Democratic state Sen. Kathleen Riebe, the Associated Press…

Biden proposes ban on cable cord-cutting fees

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday announced a rule proposal to ban early termination fees for cable and…

Israeli official outlines more details on tentative deal to free Hamas hostages: NBC

A senior Israeli official on Tuesday outlined further details of a tentative hostage deal with Hamas, which Israeli cabinet members…

U.S. FDIC announces special committee to review allegations of sexual harassment, misconduct

A special committee will oversee a review of alleged toxic workplace culture and sexual harassment, the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance…

Republican megadonor Mercer family weighs backing Trump as they maintain massive war chest

One of the Republican Party’s most influential families may come off the sidelines to financially support Donald Trump’s latest White…

Elon Musk’s X is ‘profiting off violent content’ by Hamas, House Democrats allege

More than two dozen House Democrats on Tuesday accused Elon Musk’s X of “profiting off violent content by a terrorist…