Hamas leader says truce agreement with Israel nearing

<p>The leader of Hamas says a truce agreement with Israel is nearing, as health officials say Gaza <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/israel-hamas/2023/11/20/israel-hamas-war-gaza-live-updates/71651782007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hospital</a> conditions continue to be dire.</p><p>USA TODAY Pentagon Correspondent Tom Vanden Brook explains why thawing <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/11/18/arctic-permafrost-thawing-deadly-pathogens/71581668007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">permafrost</a> has the military's attention.</p><p>A federal appeals court has ruled that private individuals and groups including the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a section of the Voting Rights Act.</p><p>USA TODAY Health Reporter Karen Weintraub looks at the link between cancer and the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/11/19/nervous-system-fighting-cancer/70358208007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nervous system</a>.</p><p>The ACLU condemns a school district in Kansas for forcing an 8-year-old Native American boy to cut his <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/11/20/kansas-school-district-hair-policy/71654042007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hair</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/11/21/the-excerpt-podcast-hamas-leader-truce-israel-nearing/71664638007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a></p><p>Also available at <a href="https://art19.com/shows/5-things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">art19.com/shows/5-Things</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>