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News that three high-profile hostages are expected to be released has brought excitement and trepidation to Israel on Friday.

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Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps and wife Nicole Phelps chose an intriguing combination of names for their four boys. After the first three — Boomer, Beckett, Maverick — the parents mined their ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Voodoo is often shrouded in mystery, or demonized. But at the annual Voodoo festival in Benin, tourists are ...