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Dale Willman
Live from NPR News. I'm Dale Willman. Hamas has begun the release of the last remaining live Israeli hostages. Seven have now been handed over to the Red Cross, including twin brothers. Earlier Monday, Hamas released a list of names for the 20 hostages they say are still alive. Families in Gaza are also waiting for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons. These exchanges, though, do not remove all the obstacles to a final peace. As NPR's Jane Araf tells us from.
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Jane Araf
Amman, Jordan, the ceasefire is just the beginning. Israel says it still needs to ensure Hamas won't be a threat, so that has to be worked out. It's still unclear who will govern Gaza and who will pay for reconstruction. And most Arab countries are insistent that this has to be the start process that leads to a Palestinian state. But that's unlikely to be hammered out at this summit.
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Dale Willman
That's NPR's Jane Araf reporting. France's prime minister, who is renamed to the post on Friday, says he will form a cabinet by Monday. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports. The far right and far left are already threatening to bring this latest government down.
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Eleanor Beardsley
In an unheard of move, President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sebastien Lecornau as prime minister, just died days after Le Cornu resigned from the position. Le Cornu told the media he has no other ambition but to pull France out of its crisis. But the parliament is fragmented and no party has a majority, though the extremes have the biggest voting blocs. Far right leader Marine Le Pen says Macron must let the French people choose their future. This is a deplorable circus, she said. The only solution that respects democracy is to dissolve the national assembly and hold new elections. But analysts say doing so might increase fragmentation and the representation of the extremes in the French parliament. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
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Dale Willman
The investigation into the cause of a deadly blast at a military munitions plant in rural Tennessee last week continues. The local church community, meanwhile, is working to support the families and first responders who've been affected by the explosion. Justin Barney from member station WPLN has more.
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Justin Barney
Churches will play a big role in the recovery from the deadly blast. At the Accurate Energetic Systems plant, the major employer was closely tied to the community. Multiple vigils, fundraisers and collections of supplies have come together at Hope Church. Hickman Pastor Devin Pickard asked his congregation to help with meal prep after their weekly service.
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Devin Pickard
You've got a lot of these folks who are working this site who it's going to be traumatic for them. I can't begin to imagine what the things they've seen, and you cannot unsee those things. And so this is the least that we can do.
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Justin Barney
His church includes congregants who lost loved ones in the blast after the sermon. One said that it provided her with comfort during this hard time. For NPR News, I'm Justin Barney in Hickman County, Tennessee.
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Dale Willman
In Alaska, remnants of Tropical Storm Ha Long are causing major problems for some coastal communities. In some areas, storm surges pushing entire homes off their foundations and at least one person is account unaccounted for. This is NPR News. The government shutdown has now entered its 13th day, and thousands of federal employees have begun receiving reduction in force notices. The Senate will reconvene on Tuesday to consider legislation to reopen the government, but House Speaker Mike Johnson continues to refuse to bring the House back into session. NPR's Eva Pukach reports, meanwhile, that the shutdown is affecting one of the world's biggest museum and research institutions.
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Eva Pukach
All 21 Smithsonian Institution museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are now closed. The Smithsonian had kept these sites running for the first 11 days of the shutdown using prior year funds. The institute says animals at the National Zoo and Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute will continue to be fed and cared for, but the popular live animal cams will be turned off. About 62% of the Smithsonian's budget comes from the federal government. Other popular tourist sites in Washington, D.C. including the Open Air Lincoln and Jefferson memorials, remain accessible. Eva Pukach, NPR News, Washington.
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Dale Willman
Tron Aires struggled at the box office this weekend. The Disney flick came in first in North American theaters with $33.5 million in sales, but expectations for the sequel were much higher. The new release, Roofman, also had a difficult time. It landed in second with just $8 million in sales. One battle after another brought in $6.7 million. That was good enough for third, while Gabby's Dollhouse was in fourth with $3.4 million in ticket sales. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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