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futures are flat in after-hours trading on Wall Street.

On Asia-Pacific markets, shares are mixed down a fraction in Hong Kong.

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Authorities in Southern California have made an arrest in connection with the Palisades fire last January.

29-year-old Jonathan Rindernecht is accused of setting a small blaze that smoldered underground for days and then reignited.

Rindernecht was arrested Tuesday in Florida and made his first court appearance Wednesday in Orlando.

A hearing is set for October 17th.

A new study finds that a growing number of people with psychotic illnesses are using marijuana since the legalization of cannabis.

That story from NPR's Ritu Chatterjee.

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will name another prime minister following the resignation of Sébastien Lecornu, who stayed in the post only a few weeks.

Macron has named four premiers since he dissolved parliament last year.

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Senate returned to Capitol Hill late Wednesday after President Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had accepted the first phase of a Gaza peace plan.

Under the deal, the two sides will pause their fighting, Hamas will release all remaining hostages, and Israeli forces are to pull back to an agreed-upon boundary line.

Here's reaction from Pennsylvania Democrat John Futterman, an outspoken advocate for Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he'll hold a cabinet meeting on Thursday to approve the deal.

Hundreds of National Guard troops are in the city of Chicago to quell anti-ICE protests and to protect federal property.

NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran has the story.