Israel approves hostage deal cease-fire with Hamas, but both sides vow to continue war; U.S. fines worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange-Binance-$4 million, CEO pleads guilty to felony; Silicon Valle

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• The Israeli Cabinet voted to approve a four-day cease-fire with Hamas. The Israeli government said that under the deal, Hamas is to free 50 of the roughly 240 hostages it is holding in the Gaza Strip over a four-day period. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue its war against Hamas, even if a temporary cease-fire is reached with the Islamic militant group.
• The White House says it is considering redesignating Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a “terrorist” group after they claimed the seizure of a commercial ship in the Red Sea that they say is affiliated with Israel.
• North Korea claims its 3rd attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit has been successful.
• The U.S. government dealt a massive blow to Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, which agreed to pay a roughly $4 billion settlement today as its founder and CEO, Changpeng Zhao, pleaded guilty to a felony related to his failure to prevent money laundering on the platform.
• Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, the judge overseeing the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump and others, declined to revoke the bond of Harrison Floyd, one of former President Trump’s co-defendants in his 2020 election subversion case today, allowing him to remain free on bond ahead of a future trial. However, McAfee said he plans to modify the bond conditions for Floyd after prosecutors complained about his social media posts that mentioned witnesses and co-defendants.

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