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What recent developments are there in the Ukraine conflict?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he's en route to Canada before his expected meeting tomorrow with President Trump in Florida. NPR's Joanna Kakisis reports from Kiev, despite the peace negotiations, Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital overnight, killing at least two people and injuring more than 30.
Russia attacked Kyiv and surrounding areas with hypersonic, ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as hundreds of strike drones. Speaking to reporters via voice message, Zelensky said Russia showed what it thinks of intensive efforts to end this war.
They massively attacked Ukraine.
They responded with a massive attack on Ukraine, he said. If the American side wants to hold a wartime referendum or elections, we cannot do it under conditions like these. Zelensky has said several times that he is ready to hold a referendum on the latest peace proposal if security is guaranteed for voters. Zelensky said that security guarantees are a main focus of talks with the Trump administration. Joanna Kekises, NPR News, Kyiv.
More people have died in ICE custody this year than in any year since 2005. NPR's Martin Koste reports.
The number of people held by ICE at any one time has ballooned.
How has ICE custody impacted immigrant deaths this year?
Right now it's about 66,000. That's 70% higher than when President Trump took office. But deaths have gone up more to about 30 for the year compared to 11 in 2024. At Syracuse University, Austin Coker studies the immigration enforcement system, and he's troubled by some clusters of deaths.
I'm concerned that the rapid increase in the detained population at specific detention centers is creating the preconditions for more immigrants to have medical emergencies and ultimately to die while they're in ICE custody.
ICE says in-custody deaths this year, quote, average less than 1%. This is the lowest in history, unquote. But it does not explain how that figure was calculated. Martin Koste, NPR News.
Stock markets gained over this holiday week, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high. NPR's Rafael Nam reports.
The economy grew at a robust annual rate of 4.3% in July, August, and September, thanks to strong consumer demand. That was according to a delayed report by the Commerce Department. The delay means that the data is actually quite old. But at least it showed the economy was a lot better than many economists had predicted.
What economic indicators are influencing the stock market?
Stocks rose as a result, with all three indexes posting gains of over 1% for the week. There are still areas of concern. A slowing labor market is at the top of the list. But for now, investors were relieved.
Rafael Nam, NPR News. A major winter storm is bringing wet snow across the Northeast and Great Lakes. The flight tracking site FlatAware says more than 900 flights have been canceled so far today. This is NPR News in Washington. In Syria, an ultra-conservative Sunni Muslim group is claiming responsibility for the bombing of a mosque during Friday prayers yesterday. At least eight people were killed and 18 others were wounded. The Syrian Foreign Ministry denounced the explosion as a terrorist crime. The last of Canada's famed Dionne Triquintuplets has died. Annette Dionne was 91. As Dan Karpinchuk reports, the five sisters became a global sensation at a cost.
The Dionne Quince Home Museum in North Bay, Ontario, posted that Annette died on Christmas Eve.
What weather events are affecting travel in the Northeast?
She was the only surviving member of the quintuplets and the last surviving sibling of the 14 children of the Dionne family. The five girls were born on May 28, 1934, the first quintuplets to survive past infancy. When they were just months old, the Ontario government took them away from their parents and put them in the care of a board of guardians and a nursery-style exhibit that millions of tourists lined up to see, bringing in $500 million for the province.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What recent developments are there in the Ukraine conflict?
0:00–1:37
2
How has ICE custody impacted immigrant deaths this year?
1:37–2:47
3
What economic indicators are influencing the stock market?
2:47–3:51
4
What weather events are affecting travel in the Northeast?
3:51–4:27
5
What is the latest news on the bombing in Syria?
4:27–4:53
6
What historical significance do the Dionne Quintuplets hold?
4:53–4:57