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International climate change negotiations began in Dubai with the announcement of a fund to help developing countries with the worst impacts of climate change. getting enough funding will be hard.

Senate Judiciary Committee authorizes subpoenas of Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo in Supreme Court ethics probe  NBC News Senate hearing explodes over Democrats’ subpoena of conservative activists: ‘Destroyed’ the committee  Fox News “You just destroyed one of the most important committees in

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Peter Kornbluh, director of the National Security Archives’ Chile Documentation Project, about Henry Kissinger’s role in Chile.

Virginia and Maryland competed fiercely for the project. Virginia’s congressional delegation said there is “overwhelming evidence” that the process was influenced by politics. (Image credit: Alex Brandon/AP file photo)

Hamas frees eight hostages in exchange for release of more prisoners  The Associated Press How the truce between Israel and Hamas was extended another day – and why it could end soon  CNN Hamas released 8 hostages from Gaza Strip on Thursday,

Stocks post strong monthly gains, breaking three-month losing streaks.

Israel and Hamas agree to extend Gaza truce as more hostages released: Live war updates  The Washington Post Israel-Hamas War: Blinken Urges Israel to Protect Gaza’s Civilians if Truce Ends  The New York Times Blinken cautiously optimistic about hostage releases and humanitarian

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 looks set to pull back at the open, giving back a little of the gains compiled during its best month since January.

NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Jeremi Suri, professor of public affairs and history at University of Texas at Austin about Henry Kissinger’s complicated legacy.

As plug-in hybrids go, the Prius Prime is the best of the bunch, writes Dan Neil. But its lightweight design is not without drawbacks.