Why D.C.’s airspace is riskier than we previously thought

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  Good morning.

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  It's Friday, February 14th, Valentine's Day.

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  I'm Shemitah Basu.

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  This is Apple News today.

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  On today's show, the complicated airspace around Reagan National Airport,

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  the trial of Spain's former soccer chief ends.

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  And in 50 years of Saturday Night Live, Lorne Michaels has never missed a show.

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  but first to the Middle east,

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  where Hamas has agreed to release three Israeli hostages

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  on Saturday as scheduled in the planned ceasefire deal.

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  Earlier in the week, Hamas threatened to postpone their release,

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  accusing Israel of violating terms of the agreement related to humanitarian aid

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  and allowing displaced Palestinians to return to northern Gaza.

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  Hamas also said some Palestinians are still being targeted by gunfire.

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  Israel denied those claims and had threatened to resume attacks on Gaza

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  if Hamas refused to release the hostages as planned.

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  Everyone here on both sides has just been kind of holding their breath for the last few days,

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  waiting to see if this can be worked out.

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  Kat Lansdorf is NPR's Middle east correspondent and spoke with us from Tel Aviv.

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  She says although this recent dispute appears to be resolved,

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