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Both underwent surgery and remain in critical condition, according to authorities.

NPR's Juliana Kim reports.

At least 65 people are dead and hundreds are missing after a fire broke out at the massive housing complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

Cherise Pham has more.

The National Retail Federation says holiday sales will likely surpass $1 trillion for the first time this year.

If their prediction holds, it would mean a 3.7 to 4.2 percent sales increase over 2024.

Federation chief economist Mark Matthews says the increase would in part be due to President Trump's tariffs.

But he also says Americans are in a spending mood.

And they're shopping even earlier.

Videos being shown on TV stations in the Middle East right now appear to show Israeli soldiers killing two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they had already surrendered.

Palestinian officials say the men were murdered in cold blood.

Israel's military says it's investigating the claim, and it says the two were wanted militants who had thrown explosives at troops.

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For many Americans, it's an unspoken rule to avoid political discussions at the Thanksgiving dinner table.

And as NPR's Elena Moore reports, the latest NPR-PBS News Marist poll may help explain why.

It finds that both Democrats and Republicans are skeptical of people who are in the other party.

A new joint U.S.-Russian crew has reached the International Space Station.

The team lifted off this afternoon from Kazakhstan and docked with the station several hours later.

The three are expected to stay at the space station for eight months.

They're joining seven other astronauts already in space, including three from the U.S., three from Russia, and one from Japan.