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--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): The Israeli military says it is pulled back in Gaza to the line specified under a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. NPR's Greg Myhre reports this is the first in a series of moves both sides must take under the truce Israel says has gone into effect.
--:-- NPR's Greg Myhre: The Israeli military announced at midday that the troops had been repositioned. The move comes just hours after the Israeli government formally approved the ceasefire deal.
--:-- NPR's Greg Myhre: While the pullback is a crucial first step, Israeli troops are still present in many parts of Gaza and still control just over 50 percent of the territory.
--:-- NPR's Greg Myhre: In a statement, the military warned Palestinians to stay away from the troops, saying, quote, approaching them endangers your life.
--:-- NPR's Greg Myhre: The Israeli redeployment means the clock is now ticking for Hamas, which has three days to release the 20 Israeli hostages still believed to be alive.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): President Trump says he will try to leave this weekend to travel to the Middle East. He's been invited to Israel to address that country's parliament. Trump says he hopes to be there when Israeli hostages are released.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Venezuela's opposition leader, Maria Karana Machado. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley has more.
--:-- NPR's Eleanor Beardsley: Nobel Chairman Jorgen Watna Fridnis said Machado refused to stay silent and lives in hiding in her own country to fight for democracy.
--:-- NPR's Eleanor Beardsley: He described the work of her poll-watching organization in Venezuela's presidential race last year. Despite the risk of harassment, arrest, and torture, citizens across the country held watch over the polling stations.
--:-- NPR's Eleanor Beardsley: They made sure the final tallies were documented before the regime could destroy ballots and lie about the outcome.
--:-- NPR's Eleanor Beardsley: The right-leaning activist is also a staunch supporter of President Trump and has praised the administration's efforts to crack down on drug cartels in Venezuela.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): President Trump is going to Walter Reed Military Medical Center today for what the White House is calling a routine physical. NPR's Tamara Keith reports there has been a lot of focus recently on the president's health.
--:-- NPR's Tamara Keith: Trump is the oldest second president in U.S. history and has recently experienced swollen ankles and bruising on his hands.
--:-- NPR's Tamara Keith: Today's visit comes six months after Trump last annual physical. He told reporters this week he's feeling fine.
--:-- NPR's Tamara Keith: Physically, I feel very good. Mentally, I feel very good. You know, I did about six, seven months ago. I do physicals. I like to, when I'm around, I like to check. Always early, always be early. It's a lesson for a lot of people.
--:-- NPR's Tamara Keith: In July, the White House said Trump had a common circulatory condition known as chronic venous insufficiency, but remains in excellent health.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): On Wall Street, in pre-market trading, Dow futures are higher. This is NPR.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): This is day 10 of the federal government shutdown. President Trump said yesterday he will cut, quote, Democrat programs during the shutdown. He did not identify any.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): The conservative youth group founded by late activist Charlie Kirk has made an announcement. Turning Point USA says it will put on counter-programming during music superstar Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): And Pierre Zelena Moore reports on the conservative backlash to Bad Bunny's criticism of President Trump's immigration policies.
--:-- NPR's Pierre Zelena Moore: Turning Point is dubbing the event the All Halftime Show and says it will celebrate faith, family, and freedom. It follows other right-wing pushback against the National Football League's choice of headliner for this year's show.
--:-- NPR's Pierre Zelena Moore: Bad Bunny, who is an American from Puerto Rico, mainly sings in Spanish, but speaks and performs in English as well. He's fresh off a months-long residency in Puerto Rico and says he didn't tour in the 50 states because of concerns that ICE would target his shows.
--:-- NPR's Pierre Zelena Moore: The three-time Grammy winner is seen as one of the most popular musicians in the U.S. and around the world.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by rapper Drake against his record label Universal Music Group. Drake had alleged the company released a music track by his rap adversary Kendrick Lamar that defamed him.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): The track included false claims of pedophilia against Drake. Drake did not sue Lamar, but the judge says this was an opinion in a war of words.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): Drake and Kendrick Lamar had a rap battle last year that drew worldwide attention.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.
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