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Voters in Biden’s home town turned to Trump to lower prices, but some are wary of the president’s economic plansThe annual Downtown on Ice festival is under way in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Ice sculptures are dotted around the city – there was little chance of them melting as an Arctic blast pulled temperatures down to 15F (-9C).Inside Boscov’s, a 100-year-old department store, Sue Sloan says she can’t wait for spring. The 60–year-old housekeeper says she’s also looking for other changes. “Everything is so expensive,” she says. “Food prices, eggs, meat, gas, electricity, everything. It’s terrible,” she says. Continue reading... Source link

Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32 and originally from Hungary, were last seen on CCTV near harbour on 7 JanuaryThe body of a second woman has been found in the search for two missing sisters who went missing in Aberdeen last month.Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32 and originally from Hungary, were last seen on CCTV near the Dee at Aberdeen harbour early in the morning on 7 January, walking towards a path along the river. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/01/body-of-second-woman-found-in-search-for-missing-sisters-in-aberdeen Author : Guardian staff and agency Publish date : 2025-02-01 10:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Two men handed over to Red Cross in southern Gaza Strip with a third freed in Gaza City in exchange for jailed PalestiniansMiddle East crisis live: latest news updatesThree more Israelis – all male civilian hostages – have been released to Israel as part of the continuing ceasefire agreement with Hamas in Gaza.Hamas handed the first two hostages over to the Red Cross in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday morning before they were received by the Israeli military a short while later. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/01/hamas-releases-more-gaza-hostages-under-ceasefire-deal-with-israel Author : Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem Publish date : 2025-02-01 09:07:00

Two hostages freed on Saturday, with another expected to be released from different locationHere are images coming in of people in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square watching a screen broadcasting news footage of this morning’s hostage releases.The Guardian’s Peter Beaumont is reporting on these latest hostage releases. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/01/middle-east-crisis-live-hamas-hostages-release-israel-gaza Author : Adam Fulton Publish date : 2025-02-01 07:58:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.