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--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): Live from NPR News in Washington, on Korva Coleman, President Trump says the war in Gaza is now permanently over with the release of all remaining living hostages to Israel.
--:-- Aya Batrawi (NPR News): But as NPR's Aya Batrawi reports, the next phases of that plan need to be worked out. Trump's plan calls for Arab peacekeeping forces to be sent to Gaza to fill a vacuum of power there after Hamas.
--:-- Aya Batrawi (NPR News): But Egypt says it wants to see a U.N. Security Council mandate first. And after two years of intense Israeli bombardment, Gaza will need to be rebuilt from the ground up.
--:-- Aya Batrawi (NPR News): Even if wealthy Arab Gulf states agree to cover much of that investment, it's unclear who exactly will oversee how it's spent.
--:-- Aya Batrawi (NPR News): Another sticking point is Hamas disarmament. Before Israeli troops withdraw from inside Gaza, where they're occupying about half of the territory, Hamas will need to decommission its rockets, grenades and other weapons.
--:-- Aya Batrawi (NPR News): That process is still under negotiation.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): Ayah Batrawi, NPR News, Dubai.
--:-- Jason DeRose (NPR News): Leaders in the Reformed Jewish movement, the largest denomination of Jews in the U.S., are hailing the return of hostages held by Hamas for two years.
--:-- Jason DeRose (NPR News): NPR's Jason DeRose reports. The statement begins with a prayer. Reform Jewish leaders say they've said each of the 738 days the hostages were in captivity.
--:-- Jason DeRose (NPR News): Blessed are you, Adonai our God, ruler of the universe, who frees the captives.
--:-- Jason DeRose (NPR News): The Union for Reform Judaism, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, and the American Conference of Cantors go on to write, while there must be accountability among leaders to prevent something similar ever happening again, for today they are putting aside the question of why this day did not come sooner.
--:-- Jason DeRose (NPR News): The statement also offers prayers for the, quote, innocent Palestinian civilians who have suffered and for the consistent flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): Jason DeRose, NPR News.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): President Trump's latest tariffs have taken effect this morning, tariffs ranging from 10 to 50 percent will now apply to imports of lumber, imported furniture, and kitchen cabinets.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): These tariffs join others imposed by Trump on imports of cars, steel, and other goods.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): A trade dispute between Trump and the Chinese government has accelerated.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): Trump says he soon impose a 100 percent tariff on imported Chinese goods.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): China is limiting exports of its vital rare earth minerals.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): A heavy storm is pulling away into the Atlantic Ocean.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): The storm poured heavy rain from the Carolinas up to New England over the holiday weekend.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): There's been strong wind, surf and beach erosion.
--:-- Mark Mamarelli: I own a beach house in central Delaware.
--:-- Mark Mamarelli: With the heavy wind and the heavy surf and the high tide, we just had an extraordinary loss of sand here on the beachfront.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): In the western U.S., the remnants of a typhoon have been striking the coast of Alaska.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): Officials say the devastation is heavy.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): Some people held onto debris as they watched their homes float away.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): At least one person has died.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): Two more are missing.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): This is NPR.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): There's been torrential rain in Mexico in the past few days that has left 64 people dead.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): Officials say dozens of other people are still missing.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): The heavy rain hit five Mexican states near the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): Mexican authorities fear the death toll will rise.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): President Claudia Sheinbaum says 100,000 homes have been affected by flooding and landslides.
--:-- Neda Ullaby (NPR News): Halloween candy is pricier than ever this year.
--:-- Neda Ullaby (NPR News): Costs are up by more than 20 percent since 2021.
--:-- Neda Ullaby (NPR News): But that's not slowing down American consumers, as NPR's Neda Ullaby tells us.
--:-- Neda Ullaby (NPR News): Candy prices are up 8 percent this year alone, according to the National Confectioners Association.
--:-- Neda Ullaby (NPR News): That's largely because of a cocoa shortage from West Africa.
--:-- Neda Ullaby (NPR News): That area produces the majority of the world's cocoa.
--:-- Neda Ullaby (NPR News): It's been deeply affected by climate change, like extreme droughts and rain.
--:-- Neda Ullaby (NPR News): That in turn affects big chocolate companies like Hershey, which doubled prices earlier this year.
--:-- Neda Ullaby (NPR News): Some consumer advocates are urging Americans to buy non-chocolate treats.
--:-- Neda Ullaby (NPR News): That could mean a lot of Jolly Ranchers for trick-or-treaters.
--:-- Neda Ullaby (NPR News): Americans are expected to spend nearly $4 billion this year on Halloween candy.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): That's according to the National Retail Federation.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): Neda Ullaby, NPR News.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): Cape Verde has now become one of the smallest nations to have a team qualify for the Men's World Cup soccer tournament next year.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): Some 500,000 people live on the archipelago west of Africa.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): The men's World Cup tournament will be jointly hosted next year by the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
--:-- Host (Korva Coleman): This is NPR.
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