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But while data show a relatively strong economy, many voters, especially those who voted for Trump, complain they're not feeling it whenever they go for groceries or unable to find affordable housing. Montana was among the 10 states where voters weighed in on abortion access. The ballot initiative there passed, enshrining abortion access in the state constitution.
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Montana Public Radio's Erin Bolton reports it's given one clinic enough certainty to expand services.
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Well, the U.S. House remains uncertain. Votes are still being counted in many precincts. Final tallies may not be available for days or weeks. But the Associated Press is reporting that Democratic Representative Susie Lee won re-election to a U.S. House seat representing Nevada. Lee first won this Clark County seat in 2018. From Washington, this is NPR News. German police have arrested a U.S.
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citizen on suspicion of offering to spy for China. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports an arraignment hearing was scheduled for this afternoon.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Biden struck a conciliatory tone in his first remark since former President Trump won election. NPR's Tamara Keith reports Biden says he wants a smooth transition of power.
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Strong winds fan the out-of-control mountain fire burning through a region northwest of Los Angeles for a second day. It's already destroyed dozens of homes. Thousands of people in Ventura County evacuated. The National Weather Service says a red flag warning indicating high fire danger will remain in effect until 6 p.m. local time.
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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is being ordered to turn over personal property to two election workers he defamed connected to the 2020 vote. Today, Giuliani was reprimanded by a federal court judge after he missed a deadline to turn over assets, including a vintage Mercedes that he was seen driving in Florida.
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Last year, a jury awarded the election workers $148 million in punitive damages. The Dow's closed down slightly. The S&P was up 44 points and the Nasdaq was up 285 points or one and a half percent. It's NPR News.
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Consumers will start seeing further relief in their borrowing costs. The Federal Reserve has again lowered its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point. Fed Chair Jerome Powell says the areas that should be cooling are doing just that and the overall economy strong.
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The warning is now over, but the National Weather Service says it's the first time non-coastal parts of San Francisco have ever been under a tornado warning. Radar showed a thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado with winds of 45 miles per hour. Dalton Barringer is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
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Barringer said San Francisco Airport measured an 83-mile-per-hour wind gust early Saturday morning. For NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sara.
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Multiple fires exacerbated by drought conditions are burning in New Jersey and New York. One of them, the 5,000-acre Jennings Creek wildfire, is now 20 percent contained. Emergency crews have been navigating terrain covered by fallen leaves that could mask potential fire risks. Here's Incident Commander Brian Gallagher.
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Meanwhile, northwest of Los Angeles, crews are busy trying to fully contain the mountain fire. The more than 20,000 acre blaze is said to be 36 percent contained. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 304 points, or more than half a percent, ending the day at 44,293. It's NPR News. Stargazers may notice bright streaks in the night sky in the coming hours.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Stephen Miller as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy. NPR's Frank Ordonez reports Miller is expected to play a big role in drafting and implementing Trump's immigration agenda.
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NPR's Shonda Lees-Duster reports the north torrid meteor shower will peak tonight.
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NPR's Shondalese Duster reporting. Detroit will soon become the largest U.S. city to accept cryptocurrency as payment for property taxes and other city fees. Brianna Tinsley of member station WDET has details.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 304 points at the close. The S&P closed up 5 and the Nasdaq was up 12 points. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.
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Underscoring Trump's sweeping border security plans, a president-elect has selected former ICE acting chief Tom Homan, one of the key players behind the family separation policy during Trump's first term, to be his border czar.
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Trump's nominating former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin to head up the Environmental Protection Agency, where the president-elect's pledged to roll back Biden-era regulations. Trump's expected agenda looms over climate crisis talks at COP26. 9 in Azerbaijan. Here's NPR's Jeff Brady.
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The November US elections resulted in a record number of women who will serve as governors in the US.
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Harriet Tubman is now being recognized as a one-star brigadier general in Maryland's National Guard. A ceremony was held this Veterans Day during which Tubman was posthumously awarded the rank of general in her home state. The legendary abolitionist was the first woman to oversee a U.S. military operation during wartime. Here's Governor Wes Moore.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Nearly a week since the election, President-elect Trump's filling more key posts in his incoming administration include Border Czar, Trump's former Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Chief Tom Homan. Homan will be tasked with carrying out Trump's plan of mass deportations of unauthorized immigrants.
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Morris said, quote, today we celebrate one of the greatest authors of the American story. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up more than 300 points at 44,298. It's NPR News. Under the first Trump term, the GOP repeatedly tried and failed to dismantle Obamacare. NPR's Selena Simmons-Stefan reports on what the party's up against if it tries again.
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NPR's Selena Simmons-Stefan reporting. The Florida Department of Education released a list of more than 700 books over the weekend that were, quote, "...removed or discontinued from districts throughout the state last school year." That's an increase of nearly 400 books from the list they released a year ago. Central Florida Public Media's Danielle Pryor has more.
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And Trump's nominating Congresswoman Elise Stefanik for U.S. ambassador to the U.N., signaling Trump's pledge to... to strongly support Israel on the world stage against criticism of the war in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a delay in his corruption trial at home due to Israel's expanding Mideast wars.
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Haiti's transitional government has decided to oust the prime minister and appoint a new one. And Pierre Zeta-Peralta reports a prime minister says they don't have the authority to fire him.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The country is celebrating America's veterans today and remembering fallen service members. taps at the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The Veterans Day ceremony was President Biden's final as Commander-in-Chief. He took the occasion to remember his late son, Beau, who died of cancer in 2015.
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This is NPR. Political upheavals playing out in Serbia, where the government's facing public backlash over The deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a railway station earlier this month. Protesters rallied today in Belgrade, demanding arrests and resignations of top officials. They blame the collapse that killed 14 people on widespread corruption and shoddy renovation of the building in Novi Sad.
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Some resolution in Japan today. Prime Minister Shigeru Ueshiba will remain in power. He survived a parliamentary runoff vote, even though his coalition lost its majority in the lower house last month. Here's NPR's Anthony Kuhn.
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COP 29, the UN's annual climate conference, is underway in Azerbaijan. The delegations will take the next two weeks to try to reach climate action agreements, including growing a fund to help developing countries the most vulnerable to climate change offset the impacts of pollution caused by the wealthiest countries on the planet. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News in Washington.
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Vice President Harris joined Biden to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. It was their first public appearance together since Harris lost the election. President-elect Donald Trump has announced his administration's border czar. His name is Tom Homan, the former acting director of the Department of Homeland Security under the first Trump administration.