December 19, 2023: Hostage deal talks, Australia floods and record US homelessness

Facts & Spins for December 19, 2023 Top Stories: The CIA’s director meets with Mossad and Qatar’s PM to discuss a new hostage deal, Florida's GOP suspends chair Christian Ziegler, Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai’s trial begins, North Korea resumes missile launches, Nikki Haley makes gains in New Hampshire,  Trump says immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of America, War reaches Sudan’s second-largest city, Polish farmers continue blockading a Ukrainian border, Northeastern Australia is ravaged by floods, A report finds that the UK releases 80% of detained immigrants, and US homelessness hits a record high.

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