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Israel is considering a 60-day ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the deal will help to implement a Security Council resolution that ended the last war in Lebanon in 2006. Here's NPR's Michelle Kellerman.
UN Resolution 1701 demanded that Hezbollah move north away from the border with Israel and allow the Lebanese army to control southern Lebanon. Blinken says the resolution was never effectively implemented, though that could change with this new ceasefire deal. It is the answer to the problem that has bedeviled the area for a couple of decades and is the best way to guarantee that
There is peace. There is stability. Blinken also thinks this deal could have a positive impact in Gaza, where Israel has been fighting another militant group, Hamas. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
China, Canada and Mexico are hitting back at President-elect Donald Trump's proposal of steep tariffs. NPR's Windsor Johnson reports Trump is pledging to follow through on a key campaign promise that could have a major impact on trade. The executive order would impose a 25 percent tariff on products coming into the United States from Mexico and Canada with additional duties on China.
Mark Wu, an international trade expert at Harvard University, says Trump's proposal is aimed at a broader swath of goods that were not targeted during his first term in office. Lumber, for example, flowed between Canada and the U.S. Farm goods flowed between the two countries.
Mexico is a key input source for many of the lower cost inputs that feed into U.S. factories. So this is going to hit a wide range of sectors. Trump is framing the tariff proposal as a response to the ongoing fentanyl crisis. Windsor Johnston, NPR News.
The FBI says British authorities have arrested an American fugitive who's on the Bureau's most wanted terrorist list. Daniel Sandiego has been on the run for more than two decades. And PR's Ryan Lucas. The FBI says Daniel Sandiego is an animal rights extremist. For more than 20 years, he's been wanted in connection with bombings in 2003, targeting a biotechnology company and a nutritional products corporation in Northern California.
A warrant was issued for his arrest at the time, but he eluded capture and disappeared. The FBI placed San Diego on its most wanted terrorist list in 2009. Now the Bureau says San Diego was arrested this week in Great Britain by British authorities acting in coordination with the FBI.
Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington. In New Hampshire, a jury reportedly convicted a former youth detention center leader who was accused of restraining a 14-year-old boy as he was raped 26 years ago. The Associated Press reporting Bradley Asbury, now 70 years old, was found guilty today of two counts of being an accomplice to aggravated sexual assault. It's NPR.
Negotiators from dozens of countries are in South Korea trying to write a United Nations treaty to cut down on plastic pollution. NPR's Michael Copley reports countries are racing to finish before the end of the year. People create a huge amount of plastic waste, hundreds of millions of tons annually, and the amount's growing fast. Plastics made from oil and gas in countries that produce fossil fuels are fighting efforts to limit plastic production.
The problem is, that's one of the most effective solutions. That's according to Douglas McCauley, who's an environmental scientist at University of California, Santa Barbara. You have a hard time ending this problem of global plastic pollution unless you actually, we specifically put it in a cap. Countries are also looking for ways to improve recycling, and there are efforts to regulate harmful chemicals used in plastic. The talks are due to end December 1st. Michael Copley, NPR News.
Nearly 80 million people in the United States are projected to set a record together, the most ever to travel out of town for the Thanksgiving holiday break. AAA projects nearly 80 million to venture 50 miles or more from home between now and next Monday. In tracking travel trends, the Auto Club organization says it expects new records will be set across the board from driving to flying and cruising.
U.S. stocks slightly mixed this hour. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 61 points at 44,797. The S&P is up 26 and the Nasdaq is up 82 points. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.
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