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NPR News: 12-05-2025 7PM EST

06 Dec 2025

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.098 - 26.157 Ryland Barton

Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theschmidt.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner say their talks with Ukraine's peace negotiators

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will continue for another day in Florida tomorrow, citing progress on a security framework. In a social media post, Witkoff says real progress depends on whether Russia is seriously committed to a long-term peace. The pair met with Russian officials earlier this week as Ukraine and its European allies accused Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Of not seriously considering the peace plan, Putin says European leaders are trying to sabotage the effort. Vaccine advisors to the CDC have recommended narrowing their hepatitis B immunization guidance for newborns. As NPR's Ping Huang reports, the change rolls back a decades-long policy.

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The panel voted to recommend a birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine only for infants born to women who test positive. Previously, the shot had been recommended to all babies. It's a policy credited with dramatically lowering liver diseases caused by the virus. Pediatrician Cody Meissner voted against the change.

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81.661 - 88.648 Cody Meissner

Do no harm is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no.

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But he and two others opposed to the change were overruled by eight members of the committee who voted yes.

Chapter 2: What progress is being made in Ukraine's peace negotiations?

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Several said they cast their votes to support parents making their own decisions. CDC staff pointed out that the previous policy allowed for this and that the group's responsibility is to make recommendations at the population level.

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Ping Huang, NPR News. A man suspected of placing pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican headquarters in Washington, D.C. ahead of the January 6, 2021 riot, told investigators that he believed conspiracy theories that the 2020 election was stolen from President Trump. That's according to a person familiar with the investigation who wasn't authorized to speak publicly.

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He was charged yesterday with explosives-related crimes. Architect Frank Gehry has died at the age of 96. He's known for designing whimsical buildings around the world. NPR's Milton Gavata reports.

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143.3 - 151.443 Milton Gavata

One of Frank Gehry's most famous works is the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Like many of his buildings, it's wavy and weird.

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A building for music and performance should be joyful, should be a great experience and should be fun to go to.

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He told NPR he was obsessed with movement, drawing inspiration from sailboats and fish. Gary was born Frank Goldberg in 1929, but later changed his name. His awards include the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Gary's goal was to create buildings that inspire emotion. Milton Gavata, NPR News.

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Netflix has struck a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns HBO Max. If approved by regulators, the $72 billion deal would put two of the world's biggest streaming services under the same ownership. This is NPR News from Washington. Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, says his father has chosen him to run for president in 2026.

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Jair Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup. Flavio Bolsonaro will challenge current President Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva. The Trump administration has selected a new architect for President Trump's White House ballroom, as NPR's Tamara Keith reports this comes just a few months after a different architect was announced with much fanfare.

225.886 - 245.785 Tamara Keith

Since the president's ballroom project was announced in late July, his ambitions have grown to a $300 million budget and a much larger seating capacity. White House spokesman Davis Ingle described the shift to a new architect as necessary as the project transitions into the next stage of development.

Chapter 3: What changes have been recommended for hepatitis B immunization in newborns?

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State regulators say crustacean shells can't be used more than once as serving containers, but health officials say they want to make sure that the stuffed crawfish heads sometimes used in a bisque recipe aren't impacted by the rule. U.S. stocks rose today to the edge of their all-time high. This is NPR.

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