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--:-- Louise Schiavone: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. In the Middle East this morning, a historic day as all 20 remaining living Israeli hostages have been freed by Hamas. All are men, mostly in their 20s and 30s. The remains of 28 dead hostages are also due to be released, although the Palestinian group says it has not been able to locate all of them.
--:-- Kerry Kahn: Hamas has been turning over the 20 living hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross a morning. The Israeli military escorts them across the border for transfer to local hospitals. Videos of the released hostages with loved ones are being played on local media. One mother says she, quote, screamed to the sky seeing her son.
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--:-- Kerry Kahn: Cheers erupted as the images of the released hostages are transmitted to tens of thousands gathering in a downtown Tel Aviv plaza dubbed Hostages Square. In Gaza hospital officials are preparing for the return of Palestinian prisoners expected from Israeli custody later today. In all, 2,000 Palestinian detainees and prisoners will be released.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: Kerry Kahn, NPR News, Jerusalem.
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--:-- Louise Schiavone: The release began early today just as President Trump arrived in Israel telling reporters aboard Air Force One. Everybody is happy, whether it's Jewish or Muslim or the Arab countries. Every country is dancing in the streets and it's a point in time. I don't think you'd ever see it again.
--:-- Donald Trump: Trump is due to speak to the Israeli parliament and then head to Egypt for what's being dubbed as a peace summit. The office of Egyptian President Mahmoud Abbas is telling reporters that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will participate in the summit talks to, as he states, consolidate the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and reaffirm commitment to it.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: Long-running trade frictions between China and the United States are flaring anew, but Chinese statistics show that the country's trade is still going strong.
--:-- John Ruich: Chinese exports accelerated in September, rising 8.3% from the same month last year. That up from 4 growth in August and the fastest in half a year. It also beat analysts expectations. A Reuters poll predicted export growth of 6 percent.
--:-- John Ruich: Imports also jumped in September up 7.4 percent from the same month last year, according to government statistics. The strong numbers could be wind in the sails of Chinese trade negotiators as the two countries face an impasse ahead of a planned meeting between Chinese leaders Xi Jinping and President Trump in South Korea around the end of the month.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: Beijing introduced fresh measures to control exports of rare earth minerals last week. President Trump responded by announcing a sharp increase in tariffs on Chinese goods and limits on software exports to China.
--:-- John Ruich: John Riewicz, NPR News, Beijing.
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--:-- Louise Schiavone: Recapping, all 20 remaining living Israeli hostages have been freed. This is NPR.
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--:-- Louise Schiavone: In Stockholm, the Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Joel Mocher, Philippe Agion, and Peter Howitt for having explained innovation-driven economic growth with one half to Mocher for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress, and the other half jointly to Philippe Aguillon and Peter Howitt, quote, for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: A storm system working its way up the East Coast created hazardous conditions from the Carolinas to New England. Heavy rain and gusty winds are expected to continue today.
--:-- Joe Hernandez: Much of the East Coast is feeling the effects of the system including rain strong winds, and the potential for flooding. The National Weather Service says wind gusts over 55 miles per hour are possible across the Mid-Atlantic and into southern New England.
--:-- Joe Hernandez: According to forecasters, the storm is creating especially hazardous conditions along the shore, including rip currents. Major coastal flooding is also a concern from Virginia to New Jersey. At least one town in Delaware was under a voluntary evacuation order due to the threat of coastal floods.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: The storm is also hampering air travel. The Federal Aviation Administration issued weather-related ground delays at several major airports in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York, and Boston.
--:-- Joe Hernandez: Joe Hernandez, NPR News.
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--:-- Louise Schiavone: Diane Keaton's legacy being recalled by fans and fellow actors a couple of days after word of her death. Her Oscar-winning performances live on in film classics, including The Godfather and Annie Hall.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.
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