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The United Nations Climate Conference in Azerbaijan has ended this weekend. Leaders announced a deal that would triple the amount of money rich countries will offer to developing nations to help address the effects of climate change. As NPR's Jeff Brady reports, the deal was immediately praised by wealthy countries in attendance while it was criticized by people from developing countries. Under the new agreement, wealthy countries will boost their current pledge to developing nations from $100 billion a year to $300 billion.
With private and other funds, the goal is to get to $1.3 trillion a year by 2035. India's representative objected, saying the final passage had been stage-managed. But European Union Commissioner Vopka Hoekstra praised the deal. And we feel it is ambitious.
It is needed, it is realistic, and it is achievable. Next year countries will meet in Brazil, and by then most will have released new plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Jeff Brady, NPR News. Turnout in this year's presidential election was very high historically, and Republicans, including President-elect Donald Trump, performed well. They won the House, the Senate, and the presidency.
As NPR's Miles Parks reports, that contradicts conventional political wisdom, and it could encourage Republicans to embrace policies that make voting much easier. For years, it's been largely assumed that high turnout elections would favor Democrats. That's because low propensity voters tend to be poorer and less educated, and those groups have tended to vote Democratic. 2024 turned that upside down. It was the second highest turnout election since 1960, and the GOP won big.
Charles Stewart, an election expert at MIT, says it will be interesting now to see how that impacts the party's feelings about voting policy. Republicans are much less likely to favor election reforms that expand access. But it's an open question whether that will shift now that the party has succeeded in a high turnout environment. Miles Parks, NPR News, Washington.
Airports all across the U.S. are expecting to see record numbers of airline passengers over this upcoming Thanksgiving holiday period. Here's NPR's Joel Rose, who has more on that story. The Transportation Security Administration is preparing to screen a record 18 million people in the week before and after the Thanksgiving holiday, according to TSA Administrator David Pekoske. This will be the busiest Thanksgiving ever in terms of air travel.
This year has already been the busiest in TSA history. Pekoske says the 10 busiest days in the history of the TSA have all happened since May of this year. The busiest days next week are likely to be Tuesday, Wednesday, and especially Sunday, when more than 3 million people are expected to pass through TSA checkpoints. That could top the single-day record set in July. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington. And you're listening to NPR News.
The owners of a Colorado funeral home who were accused of storing 190 bodies in a decrepit room temperature building have pleaded guilty to corpse abuse. Colorado Public Radio's Dan Boyce reports that the plea deal calls for the couple to receive between 15 and 20 years in prison. John and Carrie Halford owned the Return to Nature funeral home in the town of Penrose.
They began storing the bodies in 2019, giving families dry concrete instead of their loved ones' ashes.
Meanwhile, they were using customers' money and nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds on luxury cars and vacations. Six people are objecting to the plea deal, and the judge says they will get to voice their concerns before sentencing in April. Last month, the Hulfords pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges in an agreement in which they acknowledged defrauding customers and the federal government.
For NPR News, I'm Dan Boyce in Colorado Springs. After a slow first quarter, No. 2, the Ohio State Buckeyes, turned on the Jets and easily handled previously undefeated No. 5, Indiana, this afternoon, winning by a score of 38-15. No. 4, Penn State, meanwhile, struggled for most of their game against Minnesota.
But the Nittany Lions were able to hold off the Golden Gophers 26-25. Drew Aller threw for 244 yards and one touchdown in that win. Number three Texas beat Kentucky 31-14, and Weber State beat Cal Poly 28-17. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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