Edan Alexander, the last known living American hostage in Gaza, was released by Hamas and reunited with his family on Monday, ending a 19-month ordeal that began with the militant group’s October 7 attack. Plus, a group of White South Africans are the first people granted refugee status since President Trump signed an executive order effectively stopping any refugees from being allowed to come and resettle in the United States.

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