The Egyptian-brokered cease-fire took effect at 11:30 p.m.
Josh Linehan
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U.S. Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan; China to conduct military drills
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has landed in Taiwan, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit in 25 years.
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NFL suspends Browns QB Deshaun Watson for 6 games
The league found Watson violated its personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two dozen women in Texas.
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Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ has died at 89
Nichols broke ground for Black women acting on television as Lt. Nyota Uhura on the original TV series.
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After N.H. mountain hiker dies, rescuers carry body nearly a mile
New Hampshire authorities say a rescue group had to carry a hiker’s body nearly a mile in freezing temperatures and high winds after the man died on the Northeast’s highest mountain.
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NBA great Bill Russell, the defensive anchor of Boston Celtics dynasty, dies at 88
NBA great Bill Russell won 11 championships in 13 seasons with the Celtics, including the final two as the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport.
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17-year-old killed, 4 hurt in stabbings on Wisconsin river
A 52-year-old man is being held without bond on suspicion of first-degree homicide.
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Residents of Appalachia shovel mud from flood-ravaged homes
At least 25 people have died, and Kentucky’s governor says search and rescue operations are ongoing in the region swamped by torrential rains over several days.
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Biden emerges from COVID isolation, tells public: Get shots
The president talks more about treatment than prevention, a sign of how the pandemic and his approach have evolved.
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EU reaches deal to ration gas amid Russian cut-off fears
European Union governments have agreed to ration natural gas this winter to protect against further supply cuts by Russia as it pursues its invasion of Ukraine.