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What recent military actions have occurred in the eastern Pacific?
The U.S. Southern Command says it has carried out another attack on a boat in eastern Pacific, killing four people. The announcement on social media came as a Navy commander briefed members of Congress about a double strike on another suspected drug boat off Venezuela. A video shows two survivors being killed in the second strike. A Navy commander is disputing claims that Defense Secretary Pete Hexeth had given orders to kill them all. Lawmakers are concerned that the attacks may have killed innocent people. A Virginia man has been arrested in connection with the planting of pipe bombs outside Washington, D.C. headquarters for the Democratic and Republican parties. 30-year-old Brian Cole Jr. is charged with use of an explosive device.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the indictment.
This investigation is ongoing. As we speak, search warrants are being executed, and there could be more charges to come.
An FBI affidavit says that investigators traced credit card records, cell phone tower data, and used a license plate reader to zero in on Cole. The pipe bombs were planted outside major political party offices five years ago on the eve of the attack on the U.S. Capitol Bowl. None of them exploded. Negotiators for Israel and Lebanon held talks this week to discuss concerns about a major escalation of Israeli violence against the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. NPR's Daniel Estrin has more from Tel Aviv.
Israel's prime minister's office called it an initial attempt to create a basis for a relationship and economic cooperation between the neighboring countries which have no diplomatic ties. The U.S. had encouraged these talks, but Lebanon's prime minister said his country was far from normalizing ties with Israel. There have been escalating attacks by Israel targeting Hezbollah. Lebanese officials say these attacks have also killed hundreds of civilians. Israel has been threatening more action if Hezbollah is not disarmed. Lebanon says it's aiming to disarm the group in the country's south this month, but there's no clear timeline for disarming Hezbollah in the rest of the country. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Investors are getting some mixed signals about the U.S. job market. As NPR's Scott Horsley reports, it's unclear whether layoffs are up or down.
A consulting firm that tracks layoff notices says U.S. employers announced more than 71,000 job cuts last month. That's fewer potential pink slips than announced in October, but more than this time last year. That's according to a tally compiled by the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. New applications for unemployment benefits, which are often seen as a proxy for layoffs, fell last week. The Thanksgiving holiday may have affected those numbers. As of mid-November, some 1.8 million people were receiving some form of jobless assistance. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
U.S. futures are virtually unchanged in after-hours trading on Wall Street. This is NPR. The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the controversial redistricting map in Texas. In an unsigned decision, the court lifted an injunction that blocked the new map, saying that the lower court had improperly inserted itself into an active primary campaign. In a dissenting opinion, liberals on the court wrote that the decision ensures that many Texans will be placed in electoral districts based on their race. The mid-decade redistricting in Texas has prompted other states run by both parties to to consider similar action to preserve or gain seats in the U.S.
What charges were brought against a Virginia man related to pipe bombs?
House. The color company Pantone says its annual color of the year is cloud dancer. As NPR's Andrew Limbaugh reports, it is the first shade of white chosen by Pantone since it started this tradition over 25 years ago.
It's a slightly muted shade of white with a few hints of gray and brown in there.
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