November 29: US military helicopter crashes off Japan, killing at least 1. Hamas releases fifth group of hostages as truce teeters.

J. Scott Wilson

Updated: Nov 29, 2023 / 06:32 AM CST

A soldier walks in front of of images of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attack by Hamas militants in southern Israel, during a protest to ask for their release in Tel Aviv on November 22, 2023. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1. US military Osprey aircraft with 6 aboard crashes off southern Japan, at least 1 dead

FILE – An MV-22 Osprey takes off as Japan Ground Self-Defense Force guards the landing zone during a joint military drill with U.S. Marines in Gotemba, southwest of Tokyo, on March 15, 2022. In a major break from its strictly self-defense-only postwar principle, Japan adopted a national security strategy Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, declaring plans to possess preemptive strike capability and cruise missiles within years to give itself more offensive footing against threats from neighboring China and North Korea. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

2. Hamas releases fifth group of hostages amid truce uncertainty

A soldier walks in front of of images of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attack by Hamas militants in southern Israel, during a protest to ask for their release in Tel Aviv on November 22, 2023. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

3. Feds probe Iranian-linked cyberattacks on US water facilities

Photo courtesy of the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa

4. Can Nikki Haley beat Trump for the 2024 nomination?

Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami.

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NEW REPORTING ON CIA’S ROLE IN UFO RETRIEVAL ACCURATE: COULTHART

The report claims the CIA sends U.S. special forces to pick up UFO material that is then handed over to private aerospace companies to study.

In this image from video provided by the Department of Defense labelled Gimbal, an unexplained object is seen at center as it is tracked as it soars high along the clouds, traveling against the wind. (Department of Defense via AP)

📅 What we’re watching

🔴 The Bureau of Economic Analysis will publish revised gross domestic product data for the third quarter of 2023.

🔴 NATO foreign ministers will meet in Belgium to discuss the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

🔴 Rockefeller Center will hold its 91st annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, illuminating this year’s 75-foot Norway spruce with more than five miles of lights.

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