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RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas on Friday released 24 hostages who had been held captive in Gaza for weeks, including 13 Israelis, 10 people from Thailand and a Filipino citizen, according to Qatar and other officials, in the first stage in a swap for Palestinians prisoners in Israel under a four-day cease-fire deal.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s new constitutional protections for abortion access and other reproductive rights take effect Dec. 7, a month after voters resoundingly passed them. How and when their impacts are felt remains unclear.

WAPAKONETA — Authorities have not yet released the name of a person killed in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday evening in Auglaize County.

DETROIT — Jordan Love dropped back and threw deep on his first snap, taking advantage of what the Green Bay Packers thought the Detroit Lions defense would give them.

LIMA — The Ohio Department of Transportation alerted the city of Lima that it has chosen to add a roundabout to the state Route 81 and Thayer Road intersection.

LIMA — Volunteers for the annual Lima Community Thanksgiving Dinner expected to serve 2,500 to 2,700 meals Thursday afternoon.

NEW YORK — Retailers are kicking off the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with a bevy of discounts and other enticements. But executives are growing concerned with a spending slowdown that could temper sales on the day after Thanksgiving as well as throughout the holidays.

WASHINGTON, D.C. —A man who prosecutors say assaulted police officers at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 uprising was arrested Tuesday in Delphos, according to federal court documents.

LIMA — A Lima man is in custody after leading police on a brief chase Wednesday during which a firearm was discharged.

SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — Marina Fuduric dreamed about playing tennis at the top levels.