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Some people aren't sure how much to celebrate the fall of Syria's government.
We've heard people dance in the streets.
Now we hear from Syrians who ask if the collapse of the old order might bring retribution against them.
I'm Leila Faudel in Damascus with Steven Skeep in Washington.
And this is up first from NPR News.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is trying one more time for a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
This is a moment to bring this.
To an end, which is something American diplomats have said many times before.
What makes this time any different?
Also, ABC News settled a defamation lawsuit with President Elect Trump.
The network will donate millions to his presidential library, even though experts felt ABC had a strong legal defense.
So why pay?
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