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Sam Nujoma, the freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, has died. He was 95. (Image credit: Themba Hadebe)

NIH announces it’s slashing funding for indirect research costs  NBC News Federal cuts to NIH Grants Impact UW-Madison’s Research Initiatives  Yahoo Trump Administration Cuts Put Medical Progress at Risk, Researchers Say  The New York Times Trump administration to cut billions from overheads in

Trump’s Gaza proposal frustrates his new Arab American supporters  The Washington Post Opinion | The Political Future of Palestinians, According to Palestinians  The New York Times How Trump Can Redeem His Gaza Fiasco  TIME To Understand Trump’s Gaza Fantasy, Look To Atlantic City  Forbes

Hamas Makes Gaunt Israeli Hostages Thank Captors Before Release  The New York Times “No Words”: Israel Releases Before-After Pics Of ‘Malnourished’ Hostages Freed By Hamas  NDTV Teddy bear helps hostage’s British family come to terms with grief amid joy over his release  ABC

What to know about presidents and security clearances  NPR Trump says he’s revoking Biden’s access to classified information  CNN Trump says he’s ending Biden’s classified intelligence briefings in payback move  The Associated Press Trump revokes security clearances for Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan  Reuters Trump

Fast-moving winter storm is bringing snow, sleet and ice to Midwest, then the Northeast  CNN Over 90 million Americans on alert for snow, icy weather  ABC News Winter storm live tracker: Snowfall maps, current alerts, weather warnings, ice forecasts and more  Fox Weather

Opinion | This Isn’t the Donald Trump America Elected  The New York Times

Pale, gaunt Israeli hostages freed from Gaza captivity as scores of Palestinian prisoners released under ceasefire deal  CNN Hamas Makes Gaunt Israeli Hostages Thank Captors Before Release  The New York Times Freed hostage Or Levy’s mother-in-law, who helped raise his son: ‘Today

Trump’s Gaza proposal dashes shipping industry’s Red Sea hopes  Financial Times Trump’s Gaza proposal frustrates his new Arab American supporters  The Washington Post Opinion | The Political Future of Palestinians, According to Palestinians  The New York Times How Trump Can Redeem His Gaza

Five Thai men held hostage for 15 months in Gaza have arrived back in their home country where they were reunited with their families.