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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | August 23rd, 20...

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:

  

  • A shocking scene out of Russia as ISIS prisoners took over a penal colony, killing four guards and forcing a maimed hostage to beg Putin for his life before Russian security forces staged a rescue.


  • Despite a chaotic week of negotiations, Egyptian ceasefire mediators are delivering a new proposal concerning control of the Gaza-Egyptian border to Hamas as they make their final push to secure a truce and hostage exchange between the terrorists and Israel.


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