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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025 |
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In today's newsletter: Donald Trump calls for Israel to "stop" bombing Gaza after Hamas agrees to release hostages. Sean "Diddy" Combs is sentenced. And the Supreme Court sides with Trump in a case that could revoke protected status for thousands of Venezuelans. Here's what to know today. |
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Hamas said it agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, as long as "the field conditions for the exchange are met." Hamas also expressed willingness to negotiate through mediators on President Donald Trump's plan for peace in the Middle East. Trump replied positively to the response in a post on Truth Social writing, "Based on the Statement just issued by Hamas, I believe they are ready for a lasting PEACE. Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza." Under the plan, Israel's assault in Gaza would end immediately once both sides agree to the proposal, with all hostages to be released within 72 hours. The plan says no one will be forced to leave Gaza and those who do can return. A pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood is outlined as a possible outcome, but not a guarantee. Hamas appears to have acceded to one of the key points of Trump's plan, agreeing to hand over administration of the Gaza Strip to an independent body of technocrats. But it is still unclear whether they will agree to "not have any role in the governance of Gaza, directly, indirectly, or in any form," as the plan stipulates. Hamas' response comes as the Israeli military pressed ahead with a ground operation in famine-stricken Gaza City, despite mounting international pressure and isolation over its assault on the devastated Palestinian enclave. Read the full story. |
- The Pentagon carried out another lethal strike on what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said was a boat carrying drugs off the coast of Venezuela.
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A judge sentenced Sean "Diddy" Combs to 50 months in prison, fined him $500,000 and ordered five years of supervised release. Combs apologized to two former girlfriends who accused him of physical and sexual abuse: Casandra "Cassie" Ventura, the R&B singer who dated him off-and-on for a decade, and a woman identified in court under the pseudonym "Jane." Prosecutors had pushed for more than 11 years, while the defense sought 14 months — which would have equaled time served. Since Combs has been in custody since September 2024, he will receive credit for over a year already served. A jury acquitted Combs of racketeering and sex trafficking charges on July 2, but convicted him on two lesser counts of transporting former girlfriends for prostitution. Read the full story. |
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With Democrats and Republicans digging in, the U.S. government shutdown will continue until at least next week. There are no public signs of talks between the leaders of the two parties. The Senate won't take any more votes until Monday and the House has canceled all votes for next week, with no plans to return to Washington until Oct. 14. Republican leaders maintain they will not negotiate and that Democrats must accept the GOP's short-term bill, which would reopen the government and buy time for discussions on a larger funding package. But Democrats say they won't give their votes after the bill was written without their input. They feel validated after four recent national polls show Americans blaming Trump and Republicans more than they blame Democrats for the shutdown. If the government is still shuttered on Monday, this shutdown will be the 10th longest in American history, according to an NBC News analysis. Read the full story. |
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The Supreme Court yesterday paved the way for the Trump administration to revoke temporary legal status for up to 600,000 Venezuelan immigrants. The court granted an emergency request filed by the Trump administration seeking to block a judge's ruling that said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem failed to follow the correct process in revoking Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans. The National TPS Alliance and individual Venezuelans challenged the Trump administration's decision to revoke the protections. "I cannot abide our repeated, gratuitous, and harmful interference with cases pending in the lower courts while lives hang in the balance, I dissent," Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in a dissenting opinion criticizing the court for once again granting an emergency request filed by the Trump administration, as it has done in 20 other cases. Read the full story. |
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A. Taylor Swift
B. Post Malone
C. Miley Cyrus
D. Bad Bunny Find out the answer and test your knowledge of this week's most-read stories. (The answer to the question is also at the bottom of this newsletter.) |
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When the Vanderbilt Commodores upset the then-No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide in October 2024, the result was so shocking and monumental that the game has its own Wikipedia page. One year later, No. 16 Vanderbilt (5-0) and No. 10 Alabama (3-1) will square off once again. And for perhaps the first time this century, the schools will battle not as David and Goliath, but as equals. Sports reporter Rohan Nadkarni looks at Vanderbilt's turnaround, built on a star transfer quarterback, and how the Crimson Tide look to regain their historic dominance. — Christian Orozco, newsletter and platforms editor |
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