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proposals for a peace deal between Ukraine and Moscow meet many of his country's demands.

Zelensky acknowledged that both Moscow and Kyiv are unlikely to get everything they're seeking in the negotiations, which have been ongoing in Miami.

President Trump said the talks are going, in his words, OK.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Ukrainian forces have recently struck deep inside of Russia, hitting key energy and military targets.

Russia is also targeting Ukraine's energy sector, attempting to disrupt the country during winter.

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The House and Senate Armed Services Committee say they will look into military strikes ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on boats allegedly smuggling drugs in the Caribbean.

NPR's Lydia Kalitri reports.

According to a recent Gallup poll, people in the U.S.

are viewing crime as a less serious problem for the second year in a row.

As NPR's Meg Anderson reports, the falling concern over crime matches the fact that crime itself is actually falling in much of the U.S.

After a federal tax credit for electric vehicles was eliminated at the end of September, sales of those battery-powered supplied cars dropped sharply.

But as NPR's Camilla Dominovsky reports, there are signs interest in EVs are up.

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Black Friday online sales reached a record $11.8 billion Friday, a more than 9% jump from last year.

This as consumers continue to express uncertainty about the strength of the U.S.

economy.

But traditional brick and mortar retail stores saw their sales decline by 9%.

Cancer survivors are more likely to develop depression than people in the general population.