The key to this is covered on the get_posts codex page: Access all post data using the setup_postdata function:
foreach ( $rand_posts as $post ) : setup_postdata($post);
Regarding the_date, see the note about multiple instances on a page:
SPECIAL NOTE: When there are multiple posts on a page published under the SAME DAY, the_date() only displays the date for the first post (that is, the first instance of the_date()). To repeat the date for posts published under the same day, you should use the Template Tag the_time() or get_the_date() (since 3.0) with a date-specific format string.
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