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What updates are there on the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm. President Trump is sending top aides to Moscow and Kiev to try to work out an agreement to end Russia's war in Ukraine. The U.S.-backed proposal was seen as too favorable for Russia, but it's being modified with input from Ukrainian and European leaders. Trump says they're close to an agreement. NPR's Franco Ordonez has more.
Trump now says that there are only a few remaining points of disagreement. He said last night that he's dispatching his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and maybe even his son-in-law to Moscow to meet with President Putin. And then he's sending Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with the Ukrainians.
NPR's Franco Ordonez. The office of the Israeli prime minister says Israel has positively identified the remains of a body released from Gaza. The release is part of the U.S. brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The remains were that of a 48-year-old man who was killed at his home in the October 7th attack. The U.S.-backed ceasefire in Gaza is holding for the seventh week, but the U.N. says a quarter of people living there still only eat one meal a day, and hospitals still lack basic medicines. NPR's Anas Baba reports.
On the surface, Gaza looks like it's being restocked after months of deprivation. There is more food entering Gaza and trucks are bringing sodas, sweets, cosmetics and even the latest smartphones from Israeli merchants. But the Israeli government restricts the essentials from entering as antibiotics and fuel remain out of reach for most. And Gaza's civil defense say their cars have run out of fuel for rescue operations. Meanwhile, people in Gaza are waking up cold and wet, without tents to sleep under as streets flood with rain. The UN says tons of winter clothes, bidding and shelter supplies are waiting for Israeli clearance. But the aid groups are facing bureaucratic obstacles to getting supplies in, and only 32 trucks entered Gaza last week.
Israel says it's facilitating aid in line with the ceasefire. Anas Baba, Anpera News, Gaza.
Twenty states are suing the Trump administration over cuts to long-term housing for homeless people. The shift comes with new restrictions that states say are illegal. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.
The federal housing agency HUD wants to shift billions of dollars away from permanent housing toward transitional housing, and it says it will deny funding to programs that promote DEI, acknowledge people who are transgender or non-binary, or don't cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. The lawsuit by the mostly Democratic-led states says those conditions are unlawful, and it says Congress mandated that homelessness funding be distributed based solely on need. HUD Secretary Scott Turner has said the funding changes are about promoting self-sufficiency. Advocates for ending homelessness say the overhaul could push 170,000 people back onto the streets. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
This is NPR News. The makers of By Heart Baby Formula say all of its products may be contaminated with botulism. It tested 36 samples from three different lots and found five samples contained the type of bacteria that can lead to the rare and potentially deadly illness. At least 31 babies in 15 states who consumed by heart formula fell ill since the botulism outbreak began in August. Ahead of Thanksgiving, President Trump utilized a power only he has, the presidential pardon. Yesterday, he took part in the time-honored White House tradition and pardoned two Thanksgiving turkeys. NPR's Deepa Shivaram has more.
The two turkeys, Waddle and Gobble, were spared a future of being eaten. At a ceremony in the Rose Garden, President Trump said the turkeys weighed about 50 pounds each.
How is the ceasefire in Gaza affecting the local population?
His remarks were interrupted a few times by a gobble from Gobble.
Today we continue a time-honored American tradition. Boy, that's a well-trained turkey. See how happy he is? In a few moments, I will grant a full, absolute, and unconditional presidential pardon to two handsome Thanksgiving turkeys.
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