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Support for this podcast and the following message come from the NPR Wine Club, which has generated over $1.75 million to support NPR programming. Whether buying a few bottles or joining the club, you can learn more at nprwineclub.org slash podcast. Must be 21 or older to purchase. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Matiglay. Egypt's president is calling for a two-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The proposal from Abdel Fattah el-Sisi also calls for Hamas to release four hostages held in Gaza in exchange for Israel releasing an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners.

An official briefed on the ceasefire talks tells NPR, Israel has not rejected the proposal but is waiting for the results of the presidential election in the US before moving forward. Hours after the Israeli military allowed some fuel and medical supplies to reach one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza, its troops raided the facility. Israel says it continues to operate against Hamas militants. As NPR's Ayah Batraoui reports, the hospital's director says more than 30 medical staff were detained and taken away by Israeli forces. The World Health Organization says Israel's siege and raid of the Kamel Adwan hospital over the weekend came at a quote heavy cost.

Hospital facilities and medical supplies were damaged quote heavy cost. Hospital facilities and medical supplies were damaged and staff arrested. Dr. Hussam Abou Safiyah, the hospital's director, says he's now just one of two doctors caring for more than 140 patients and that Israeli military operations in the north killed his son. He buried his teenage son Ibrahim on the hospital's grounds over the weekend. Medglobal, a non-profit with staff at the hospital, says the boy was killed by Israeli aircraft in northern Jabalia, under siege since October 5. Ayah Batraoui, MPR News.

This is the final full week of campaigning in the 2024 race for the White House. Former President Donald Trump returns to Georgia today for a Republican campaign event in Atlanta. Vice President Harris takes her Democratic campaign back to Michigan, as NPR's Osmah Hollid reports. Harris is making a couple of stops in Michigan to highlight the administration's work to boost American manufacturing. She's visiting a semiconductor facility that received an investment through the Chips and Science Act.

That law was passed on a bipartisan basis with the goal of reducing American dependence on foreign semiconductors. But last Friday, Trump blasted the law, describing it as a bad deal and said he could have imposed tariffs to get more companies to build CHIPS facilities in the United States. Harris will also visit a labor union training facility, and this all comes as some progressive Democrats have called on her to focus more on the economy in these closing days. Asma Khalid, NPR News. Fast food giant McDonald's says testing has ruled

out beef patties as the source of an E. coli outbreak at its restaurants in 13 states. At least 75 people got sick, one person died. This is NPR News. Students in Asheville, North Carolina's public schools are returning to classes today for the first time since Hurricane Helene left widespread damage and flooding across the region. Laura Hackett with Blue Ridge Public Radio says students in Asheville have been away from school since late September. Schools in Asheville have had to restore power and internet, reconfigure bus routes around

devastated roads, and figure out a workaround to a city water system that still cannot deliver clean drinking water. Now that they're reopening, educators are greeted with a new challenge, making up for 20 days of missed classes. School board member Amy Ray hopes to get some tutors. I hope at this point that we would be able to find donors to help us pay for just really robust tutoring. Educators are also preparing for a surge of mental health struggles among students and staff, some who have lost homes and friends due to the storm.

For NPR News, I'm Laura Hackett in Asheville, North Carolina. The lean is blamed for more than 200 deaths and tens of billions of dollars worth of damage in the Southeastern US. The World Series is shifting from Los Angeles to New York for game three. The Dodgers lead the Yankees two games to none heading into tonight's game. Los Angeles won the opening game

of Major League Baseball's championship series six to three with a walk-off grand slam by Freddie Freeman in the bottom of the 10th, the Dodgers won Game 2 by a score of 4-2. Dow futures are up nearly 200 points this morning. I'm Dave Mattingly, NPR News in Washington. Support for this podcast and the following message come from Autograph Collection Hotels, with over 300 independent

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