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Chapter 1: What progress is being made on the Russia-Ukraine peace deal?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. The White House says negotiators are making progress on a Russia-Ukraine peace deal, but there's still work to do despite a Thursday deadline for Ukraine to accept it, as NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt says there are a few delicate but not insurmountable details that need to be sorted out. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has been meeting with Russian and Ukrainian delegations separately in the United Arab Emirates. President Trump also says he's sending his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, to meet with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Trump's original 28-point plan calls for Ukraine to cede territory that Russia has annexed but not managed to win in nearly four years of war. Secretary of State Marco Rubio negotiated some changes to the plan, and Trump says it has been, quote, fine-tuned. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
Amid the ongoing negotiations to bring the war in Ukraine to an end, former NATO ambassador Ivo Daldr says if one side does not accept it, then there is no peace plan.
There was a plan that was pro-Russian.
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Chapter 2: How did the pipeline outage affect fuel supply in Oregon?
You may now have a plan that is more to the liking of Ukraine, but that doesn't bring you anywhere closer to peace. We can't make progress unless Russia and Ukraine agree. And so far, that hasn't happened yet.
Last week's 28-point plan was not well received by Ukraine or many European countries because it appeared to favor Russia. The pipeline that delivers 90 percent of Oregon's fuel supply has partially restarted after a leak forced a total shutdown for more than a week.
Chapter 3: What actions is the FBI taking regarding lawmakers and military orders?
As Oregon Public Broadcasting's Kyra Buckley reports, the Olympic pipeline outage led Governor Tina Kotek to declare a fuel emergency.
Major oil company BP operates the 400-mile pipeline bringing fuel from the Seattle area to Portland. A leak near Everett, Washington forced the line down. It's partially restarted, but BP declined to say how long it would take to repair the leak. Oregon doesn't have its own refineries.
Chapter 4: What is the latest on Jair Bolsonaro's imprisonment?
When the pipeline is down, fuel comes to the state by barge, rail or truck. The emergency declaration allows truck drivers to work longer hours. Last week, the pipeline outage caused fuel shortages at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Officials say that's unlikely at Portland's airport, which can get jet fuel via barge. For NPR News, I'm Kyra Buckley in Portland.
The FBI has begun contacting those Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video calling for U.S. troops to not follow illegal orders. Word that the FBI is seeking to interview them comes a day after the Pentagon announced that it is investigating Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly over potential violations of military law.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday requested that he be briefed on the results of the review by December 10th. This is NPR.
Chapter 5: What happened to Grandma, the San Diego Zoo's Galapagos tortoise?
White House is pushing back against a report that President Trump is considering ousting FBI Director Kash Patel, and Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he thinks Patel is doing a great job. MSNOW cited three unidentified people for its report, saying that Trump and top aides have grown increasingly frustrated by the unflattering headlines Patel has been generating.
Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has started to serve his 27-year prison sentence for trying to stage a coup after failing to be re-elected in 2022. Julia Carniero reports.
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes declared Bolsonaro's case closed after his defense exhausted appeals against his conviction. The former president's preemptive arrest on Saturday is now definite and his sentence of 27 years and three months is counting.
The far-right leader is now confined to a small room with a single bed, a private bathroom, a TV set and a desk in the federal police headquarters in BrasĆlia. Bolsonaro's lawyers had requested his house arrest, citing poor health, but Moraes did not concede. This closes a turbulent chapter after a historic trial in Brazil, which was condemned by the Trump administration and led to U.S.
sanctions and the unprecedented conviction of a former president for trying to overthrow the government. For NPR News, I'm Julia Carneiro in Rio.
San Diego Zoo's beloved Galapagos tortoise has died. Named Grandma, the tortoise was an estimated 141 years old. Grandma arrived there from the Bronx Zoo in the late 1920s or early 1930s. This is NPR.
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