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1 Israeli-Hamas Truce Extended 2 Days
Eleven more hostages were released by Hamas on Monday, according to the Israeli military, and the truce that gained their freedom was extended by two days, bringing relative calm to the war-devastated Gaza Strip. The truce had been scheduled to end Monday, but Israeli and Palestinian leaders had expressed support for extending it and freeing more militant-held hostages and Israeli-held prisoners. Egyptian officials said plans call for freeing 10 Israeli hostages and 30 Palestinian prisoners Tuesday and again Wednesday. Almost 60 women and children hostages have been released since Friday, along with scores of women and teen Palestinians from Israeli prisons.
2 Memorial Services Begin for Rosalynn Carter
The life and legacy of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died on Nov. 19 at the age of 96, will be celebrated over three days this week in a series of memorial services across Georgia, from Atlanta to her hometown of Plains. The events started Monday with a wreath-laying ceremony at her alma mater, Georgia Southwestern State University. In the evening, Rosalynn Carter will lie in repose for several hours at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta. After a funeral on Wednesday, the former first lady will be buried in a private ceremony at the home she's shared with her husband since they had it built in the 1960s.
3 Google Is About To Start Deleting Inactive Accounts
The time has finally come for Google to start deleting inactive accounts. Under the company’s new account policy, accounts that haven’t been used in at least two years could be deleted starting Friday, which means you’re going to want to log into your account if it’s been a while. As we previously reported, the upcoming purge is being attributed to updated security issues as accounts that haven’t been used in a while are more likely to be hackable. The company notes that “forgotten or unattended accounts” tend to have old passwords without two-factor authentication. And because of this, they’re more vulnerable to things like “malicious” content and identity theft. Don’t feel like logging into your account? Two other ways the company says you can keep your old account from getting deleted are using Google search and watching YouTube videos while signed into your Google account.