Israel agrees to daily pauses in fighting to allow for a "humanitarian corridor" in areas of northern Gaza, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin will not seek re-election in West Virginia. And immigration on the US-Mexico border reaches an all-time high.

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