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Support for this podcast and the following message come from Autograph Collection Hotels, with over 300 independent hotels around the world, each exactly like nothing else. Autograph Collection is part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio of hotel brands. Find the unforgettable at autographcollection.com. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. The Associated Press called the state of Arizona for President-elect Donald Trump tonight. Arizona was the last remaining uncounted state. The wind moves Trump's electoral college total to 312 compared to 226 votes for Democrat

Kamala Harris. With his election, the question now is what will happen to the two federal court cases Trump is facing? NPR's Carrie Johnson has the latest. We just got a filing from the special counsel Jack Smith suggesting the process of unwinding these cases has begun. They asked the judge in Washington, DC, Tanya Chutkin, to give them until early December

to offer a status report or an update because of what they called an extraordinary circumstance. This man who's been facing four felony charges in Washington, D.C. is now the president-elect and that runs straight into a long-standing DOJ view that you cannot indict or prosecute a sitting president. That's NPR's Carrie Johnson. There have been several brushfires burning around the New York City metro area because of an unusually dry month for member station WNYC Elizabeth Schway has more on that story.

Air quality in the New York City region is in the red zone meaning unhealthy conditions. This is due to smoke from brush fires mainly in New Jersey but also in Brooklands Prospect Park. Two acres burned on Friday night and injured a firefighter. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has banned grilling in city parks while the city remains in drought conditions. He's urging New Yorkers to take precautions such as not smoking in parks or construction sites and to setting aside yard waste since bundled leaves can be a fire accelerant. Public health officials say older adults, teens, young children, and those who are pregnant should take added precautions.

That means avoiding strenuous activities and limiting time outdoors. For NPR News, I'm Elizabeth Shwe in New York City. Qatar is no longer mediating a possible ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. It's also no longer willing to host the Palestinian group's political office. Throughout the war in Gaza, Qatar, along with Egypt, played a key role in the mediations, but those efforts failed to end the war. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has more on our story.

Qatar helped broker a temporary ceasefire and the release of more than 100 hostages taken from Israel in the Hamasid attack last October. That deal nearly a year ago also freed hundreds of Palestinian detainees in Israel, but itas attack last October. That deal nearly a year ago also freed hundreds of Palestinian detainees in Israel, but it was short-lasting. As a U.S. ally, Qatzar has long negotiated with groups like Hamas that the U.S. did not want to deal directly with. But according to a diplomat briefed on the matter, Qatzar will withdraw from its

role as mediator between Hamas and Israel because the two sides refused to negotiate in good faith. The diplomat spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the details of the talks. Hamas did not immediately respond to NPR's request for comment on where its leadership in exile will relocate. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Tel Aviv. And you're listening to NPR News. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a treaty on the country's strategic partnership with North Korea.

According to a decree published on Saturday, the treaty includes a mutual defense provision. Russia's upper house had ratified that treaty this week. The actor Tony Todd has died. He was best known as the star of the Candyman horror movies. His manager says Todd died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 69 years old. NPR's Chloe Veltman has this remembrance. Tony Todd was a very tall, highly versatile actor with hundreds of screen credits to his name, including Platoon, The Rock and Final Destination.

He made his name in 1992 playing the ghost of a murdered black artist in the horror movie Candyman. Come with me and be immortal. Todd reprised the role nearly 30 years later in the horror movie Candyman. Come with me and be immortal. Todd reprised the role nearly 30 years later in the sequel. Who are you? I am the writing on the walls. Tony Todd was born in 1954 in Washington DC. He studied at the Eugene O'Neill National Actors Theatre Institute

and Trinity Rep Conservatory. In addition to his on-screen career, he was also a prolific voice actor, with credits in movies, TV shows and video games. Chloe Valtman, NPR News. The founder of Car Racing's Alabama gang has died. NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison was 86 years old. His family says he died at home in Mooresville, North Carolina. A cause of death has not been given, but Allison has been in declining health for years. was 86 years old. His family says he died at home in Mooresville, North Carolina. A

cause of death has not been given, but Allison has been in declining health for years. Allison was a five-time NASCAR champion and a three-time winner of the Daytona 500. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News. This message comes from WISE, the app for doing things in other currencies. Send, spend, or receive money internationally, and always get the real-time mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees. Download the Wyse app today or visit wyse.com, tease and seize apply.