Wednesday Briefing: An agreement to release hostages

Israel said it would uphold a cease-fire of at least four days. 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We’re covering a proposed cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, and an election in the Netherlands. Plus: Omicron’s evolutionary tactics. [A woman walking by dozens of faces of hostages projected onto an outdoor wall.] Faces of hostages taken by Hamas were projected on a wall in Jerusalem. Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times Israel approves a cease-fire with Hamas After weeks of negotiations, the Israeli government said it [would uphold a cease-fire](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzExLzIxL3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy1nYXphLXdhci1uZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDgzNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUwNzAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplVkaZXWUxft-PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) of at least four days in Gaza if Hamas freed 50 of the hostages it captured last month. In return, Israel would exchange roughly 150 Palestinian prisoners. Hamas and Qatar, the lead mediators of the deal, did not immediately comment. The Israeli government said it was “committed to the return of all abductees home,” adding: “The release of every 10 additional abductees will result in an additional day of respite.” The deal cannot be enacted until tomorrow at the earliest, to allow time for Israeli judges to review potential legal challenges to the prisoner release, Israeli officials said. During the proposed cease-fire, fighting would halt, Israeli troops would remain in their current positions, and Israel would refrain from flying surveillance aircraft over Gaza for six hours a day, the officials said. Civilians currently in southern Gaza would not be allowed to return to the north. Background: Hamas and its allies in Gaza killed around 1,200 people and captured about 240 hostages during their raid on southern Israel on Oct. 7, according to Israeli officials. Israel has responded with attacks on the ground and from the air, killing roughly 13,000 people, according to Gazan health officials. In other news from the war: - Israel [released a notable Palestinian poet](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjEvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9hYnUtdG9oYS1wYWxlc3Rpbmlhbi1wb2V0LWdhemEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzExMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4MzQ3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MDcwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZVZGmV1lMX7fj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) two days after its military detained him as he fled to southern Gaza. A family friend said that he had been beaten. - The U.S. [conducted a second round of airstrikes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yMS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3VzLXN0cmlrZS1pcmFxLWlyYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzExMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4MzQ3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MDcwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZVZGmV1lMX7fj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in Iraq, destroying two facilities used by Iranian proxies, U.S. military officials said. - BRICS nations [took divergent positions on the war](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjEvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9icmljcy1zdW1taXQtaXNyYWVsLWdhemEtd2FyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMxMTIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODM0NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTA3MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVWRpldZTF-349SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in Gaza at a virtual summit. - Satellite imagery showed a vessel that Yemen’s Houthi militants seized in the Red Sea [anchored outside a Yemeni port](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjEvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9ob3V0aGktaGlqYWNrLXNoaXAtZ2FsYXh5LWxlYWRlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDgzNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUwNzAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplVkaZXWUxft-PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). [A silhouette of a person receiving a nasal swab Covid test is seen projected onto the fabric wall of a tent outside a brick building. A health worker in PPE and a faceshield sits on a folding chair against the brick wall.] Experts have warned that Omicron could become a permanent part of life. Kenny Holston for The New York Times Omicron isn’t done with us Two years after its emergence, the Omicron variant of the coronavirus [remains the dominant strain](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yMS9zY2llbmNlL2NvdmlkLW9taWNyb24tdmFyaWFudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDgzNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUwNzAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplVkaZXWUxft-PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) — not only staggeringly infectious, but an evolutionary marvel, giving rise to an impressive number of descendants. Researchers are now trying to make sense of the past two years in order to prepare for the future. It’s possible that Omicron will become a permanent part of life, steadily mutating like seasonal influenza. But researchers warn that the virus still has the capacity to surprise, especially if people stop paying close attention. Immunization: Vaccine makers have tried to keep up with Omicron’s rapid evolution. But over time, other variants have emerged, adept at evading immunity and finding new victims. 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The election is being held two years ahead of schedule, after Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s government collapsed in July, when he and his coalition partners failed to reach an agreement on migration policy. One key contender: Pieter Omtzigt, the founder of a new party and a longtime legislator, who is seeking to overhaul the Dutch political system from the political center — appealing to voters increasingly disillusioned with the establishment, yet wary of extremes. Analysis: “It’s a protest party in the political middle,” Tom Louwerse, a political scientist at Leiden University, said. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-native-0) A MESSAGE FROM SAP [SAP Shares Top Climate Action Strategies at COP28 SAP is proud to be part of a global response to some of the world's most formidable sustainability challenges. 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Fewer than 1,500 officials can rule on the claims. - North Korea launched a rocket [with a spy satellite](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjEvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9ub3J0aC1rb3JlYS1ydXNzaWEtcm9ja2V0LWxhdW5jaC1zcHktc2F0ZWxsaXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMxMTIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODM0NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTA3MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVWRpldZTF-349SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) for the first time, with help from Russia. - Signal jamming and spoofing in the Middle East and Ukraine [have diverted flights and caused inaccurate onboard alerts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtaXNyYWVsLWdwcy1qYW1taW5nLXNwb29maW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMxMTIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODM0NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTA3MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVWRpldZTF-349SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) far from the battlefield. - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain must call the country’s next general election by January 2025. Some are [pushing for an earlier timetable](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3Jpc2hpLXN1bmFrLXVrLWVsZWN0aW9uLXRpbWluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDgzNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUwNzAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplVkaZXWUxft-PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Other Big Stories [Changpeng Zhao, in a black Binance T-shirt, stands with his hands clasped behind his back.] Ore Huiying for The New York Times - The chief executive of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, will step down and plead guilty [to breaking money laundering rules](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjEvdGVjaG5vbG9neS9iaW5hbmNlLWNoYW5ncGVuZy16aGFvLXBsZWFkcy1ndWlsdHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzExMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4MzQ3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MDcwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZVZGmV1lMX7fj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - The German government said it would [immediately halt all new spending](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZ2VybWFueS1idWRnZXQtZnJlZXplLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMxMTIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODM0NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTA3MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVWRpldZTF-349SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) as the country grapples with a budget crisis. - The U.S. and a handful of other nations [are developing lethal A.I.-controlled drones](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9haS1kcm9uZXMtd2FyLWxhdy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDgzNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUwNzAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplVkaZXWUxft-PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) that could reshape warfare. What Else Is Happening - An American humane society shipped hundreds of rabbits, guinea pigs and rats to Arizona to be adopted as pets. Instead, most appeared to have been sold [for reptile food](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yMS91cy9odW1hbmUtc29jaWV0eS1zYW4tZGllZ28tdHVjc29uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMxMTIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODM0NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTA3MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVWRpldZTF-349SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Jeff Zucker, the former president of CNN, is poised to take control of [two British news outlets](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjEvYnVzaW5lc3MvbWVkaWEvamVmZi16dWNrZXItZGFpbHktdGVsZWdyYXBoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMxMTIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODM0NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTA3MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVWRpldZTF-349SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator, and may expand them into America. - The BBC will [halt production of “Top Gear”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjEvYXJ0cy90ZWxldmlzaW9uL3RvcC1nZWFyLWJiYy1mbGludG9mZi1jcmFzaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDgzNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUwNzAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplVkaZXWUxft-PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) after a host was seriously injured in a crash during filming. - Experiments on mucus-covered jellyfish suggested that sediment from deep-sea mining [could be harmful to marine life](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yMS9zY2llbmNlL2plbGx5ZmlzaC1kZWVwLXNlYS1taW5pbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzExMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4MzQ3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MDcwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZVZGmV1lMX7fj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). A Morning Read [Forty-one women in colored dresses each stand in a window of a building. There is a silver Rolls-Royce on the sidewalk, and two women in gowns are standing near it.] Ormond Gigli Is “Girls in the Windows,” a 1960 shot by Ormond Gigli, [the world’s highest-grossing photograph](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjEvYnVzaW5lc3MvZ2lnbGktcGhvdG9ncmFwaC1naXJscy1pbi10aGUtd2luZG93cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDgzNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUwNzAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplVkaZXWUxft-PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)? “The reason it’s successful is that there is product for people to own,” Ogden Gigli, the photographer’s son, said. “And they’re not worried that there are hundreds out there. They’re thinking that $10,000, $20,000, $30,000 isn’t a lot for one of the world’s best images.” SPORTS NEWS A takeover that changed English soccer: [British government emails](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTA3NzE2OC8yMDIzLzExLzIxL25ld2Nhc3RsZS1zYXVkaS10YWtlb3Zlci1lbWFpbHMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDgzNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUwNzAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplVkaZXWUxft-PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) discussed the Premier League settling differences with the Saudi Public Investment Fund. Barcelona’s crisis: The Spanish soccer giant’s nimbleness has salvaged a financial plight so dire that even [Lionel Messi became a problem.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnQB5GP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTA0Mzc3NC8yMDIzLzExLzIxL2JhcmNlbG9uYS1maW5hbmNpYWxzLWZjLW5ld3MvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDgzNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUwNzAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplVkaZXWUxft-PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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