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Hamas Releases Hostages, Eight Candidates Vie for Speaker, Bond Sell-Off Sparks Fear

2023/10/24
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阿尔·马丁内斯：美国众议院共和党人就议长人选进行投票，党内严重分裂，能否避免政府停摆尚不明朗。 杰基·诺瑟恩：哈马斯出于人道主义原因释放了两名人质，但仍有大量人质被扣留。以色列空袭加沙，但地面行动仍存在不确定性，多种因素导致行动延迟，包括人质问题、以色列政府内部的分歧以及美国等盟友的劝阻。 苏珊·戴维斯：美国众议院议长选举僵局持续，共有八名共和党候选人竞争，选举过程复杂，结果难以预测，政府停摆风险依然存在。 大卫·古拉：美国国债市场出现大幅抛售，导致债券收益率上升，这将对经济和借贷成本产生重大影响，其背后原因是美国经济的韧性、美联储的利率政策以及对政府财政状况的担忧。

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Two elderly Israeli women, held hostage by Hamas since the October 7th attack, have been released. Their release, facilitated by Egypt and Qatar, followed long negotiations. One hostage described her ordeal, including time spent in Hamas tunnels.
  • Release of two elderly Israeli women hostages by Hamas
  • Hostages' ordeal included travel through Hamas tunnels and harsh conditions
  • Ongoing efforts to secure release of remaining 220 hostages, including 10 Americans

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As Israeli bombardment continues across Gaza, diplomatic efforts to facilitate the release of more hostages continue after two Israeli women were freed by Hamas. Today, House Republicans will vote between eight candidates hoping to unite a bitterly divided party. And, a sell-off of US Treasury bonds is sparking fears of higher inflation.*Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Tara Neill, Kelsey Snell, Rafael Nam and Mohamad ElBardicy. It was produced by Mansee Khurana, David West and Lilly Quiroz. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Zac Coleman.*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)