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President Trump claims to have reached a breakthrough in efforts to disarm Hamas.
Hamas says today it will only give up its weapons if Israel withdraws from Gaza first.
Israel says it wants the weapons gone first.
I'm Leila Fadil, that's Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News.
Trump floated the idea of temporarily withdrawing his nominee
for attorney general until two Republicans pushing back leave office.
What would that accomplish?
And a new report from the Commerce Department shows that economic growth slowed in the second quarter.
I'd say the U.S.
Economy is quite resilient and strong, but it's not balanced growth.
What's contributing to these results?
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