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Today's episode of Up First was edited by Krishna Dov Kalmar, Jim Kane, Rachel Waldholz, Lisa Thompson, and Mohamed El-Bardisi. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Lily Quiros. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Krishna Dov Kalmar, Jim Kane, Rachel Waldholz, Lisa Thompson, and Mohamed El-Bardisi. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Lily Quiros. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Join us again tomorrow.

I'm Leila Fadil, that's Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News. In Hong Kong, dozens of pro-democracy activists are sentenced to prison under a national security law that critics say has crushed dissent. Why was a political poll considered a threat and what message is China sending with these verdicts?

I'm Leila Fadil, that's Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News. In Hong Kong, dozens of pro-democracy activists are sentenced to prison under a national security law that critics say has crushed dissent. Why was a political poll considered a threat and what message is China sending with these verdicts?

I'm Leila Fadil, that's Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News. In Hong Kong, dozens of pro-democracy activists are sentenced to prison under a national security law that critics say has crushed dissent. Why was a political poll considered a threat and what message is China sending with these verdicts?

They were found guilty of subversion of state power this year in a landmark court case that governments, including the U.S., have condemned. for criminalizing free speech and political activity. The activists were sentenced for their roles in an unofficial primary poll held in 2020.

They were found guilty of subversion of state power this year in a landmark court case that governments, including the U.S., have condemned. for criminalizing free speech and political activity. The activists were sentenced for their roles in an unofficial primary poll held in 2020.

They were found guilty of subversion of state power this year in a landmark court case that governments, including the U.S., have condemned. for criminalizing free speech and political activity. The activists were sentenced for their roles in an unofficial primary poll held in 2020.

Here he is at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina, the day before the election.

Here he is at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina, the day before the election.

Here he is at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina, the day before the election.

So what will a second Trump presidency mean for your taxes? It might mean a lower tax bill, but it could have drastic consequences for the national budget.

So what will a second Trump presidency mean for your taxes? It might mean a lower tax bill, but it could have drastic consequences for the national budget.

So what will a second Trump presidency mean for your taxes? It might mean a lower tax bill, but it could have drastic consequences for the national budget.

I'm Michelle Martin. And I'm Laila Fadil. For your next listen, you should consider Consider This from NPR. President-elect Trump suggested that in his second term, he'll take on the news media with more than just words. How might he do it and how will the press respond? Listen to Consider This from NPR.

I'm Michelle Martin. And I'm Laila Fadil. For your next listen, you should consider Consider This from NPR. President-elect Trump suggested that in his second term, he'll take on the news media with more than just words. How might he do it and how will the press respond? Listen to Consider This from NPR.

I'm Michelle Martin. And I'm Laila Fadil. For your next listen, you should consider Consider This from NPR. President-elect Trump suggested that in his second term, he'll take on the news media with more than just words. How might he do it and how will the press respond? Listen to Consider This from NPR.

In the past, the U.S. hesitated to provoke Russia. What made the president decide that it's time to let the missiles fly?

In the past, the U.S. hesitated to provoke Russia. What made the president decide that it's time to let the missiles fly?

In the past, the U.S. hesitated to provoke Russia. What made the president decide that it's time to let the missiles fly?