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Six more Israeli hostages have been released by Hamas into Red Cross custody, just hours after two others were released. This as Israel and the Palestinian militant group agreed to extend their temporary ceasefire deal another day. As part of the extension of the truce, Israel will also release more Palestinian detainees from Israeli prisons.        A New York appeals court is reinstating a gag order against former President Trump in his civil fraud trial. Trump and his attorneys are once again prohibited from making public statements about the courtroom staff in the ongoing 250-million civil fraud trial. The order was temporarily lifted two weeks ago by an appellate judge after Trump's lawyers sued the judge in the case. New York Judge Arthur Engoron initially issued the order in October after Trump lashed out at his law clerk on social media.        The U.S. Secretary of State is in the West Bank. Antony Blinken met with Palestinian Authority leaders in the West Bank today following a meeting with Israeli leaders in Tel Aviv. He said the pause in fighting has produced results and called for more hostages to be released and more humanitarian aid delivered to the Gaza Strip.        The top Democrat in the House says his party has no official position on the expulsion of New York Republican George Santos. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters today the vote set for Friday is an "issue of conscience." Jeffries, however, called Santos a "serial fraudster" and "embarrassment."        Two of the nation's most prominent governors will go head-to-head on the debate stage tonight. Fox News has billed the primetime event including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and California Governor Gavin Newsom as "The Great Red versus Blue State Debate." The event, however, will test how much national interest a debate between two political rivals who aren't the front-runners for their respective parties can generate.        The NFL is announcing updates to its schedule for Week 15. The league announced three games will be played on December 16th. They include the Minnesota Vikings at the Cincinnati Bengals, the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos at the Detroit Lions.        

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