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D. W. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Congress returns to Washington this week week and it will be busy. Newly elected members of the next Congress arrive for orientation and parties in both chambers will elect leaders to reflect the coming shift in power. NPR's Deirdre Walsh reports. Senate Republicans picked up at least three seats and will elect a majority leader on Wednesday to begin implementing President-elect Trump's agenda in January. Mitch McConnell, the current GOP leader, is stepping down.

There is a three-way race between South Dakota Senator John Thune, Texas Senator John Cornyn, and Florida Senator Rick Scott. Results in many House races are still pending. Republican leaders say they're confident they will keep their narrow majority. But House Democrats aren't ceding anything yet. Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to gain another term during the GOP closed-door election on Wednesday. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, Washington.

In Amsterdam, dozens of people have been arrested for holding a pro-Palestinian protest in violation of a ban imposed by the mayor after violent incidents last week. And as Terri Schulz reports, the restriction has now been extended to Thursday. Pro-Palestinian activists in Amsterdam defied the prohibition on protests and many were taken away by police. Long live Palestine! Long live Palestine! One reason organizers called for the demonstration was to protest what they say has been unfair

framing by the media and officials of the attacks on Israeli soccer fans Thursday night. This is Eden. She didn't want to give her last name out of concern for being identified for violating the ban. There were four days of bigotry and hatred that just was not covered and the police did nothing but as you can see right now we have huge police presence. Amsterdam city officials confirm Israeli soccer fans defiled Palestinian flags and shouted taunts about death and destruction in Gaza but they emphasize that nothing justifies the anti-Semitic attacks which followed. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz. Global climate negotiations are getting underway at this hour in Azerbaijan,

which is an oil and gas producing country that borders Russia and Iran on the Caspian Sea. As MPR's Michael Copley reports, for many world leaders, especially those from developing countries, raising more money to deal with global warming is at the top of this year's agenda. Wealthy countries are responsible for a lot of the climate pollution that's raising global temperatures, but it's their poorer neighbors that are suffering some of the worst impacts.

So industrialized countries pledged money to help, and they're due to set a new funding target before next year. That's what will be negotiated in Azerbaijan. But money's been slow getting to where it's needed most, and whatever's promised will almost certainly be a fraction of what's needed. Donald Trump's reelection is creating more uncertainty, raising questions about the US's role in future climate initiatives. Michael Copley, NPR News.

And you're listening to NPR News. The first ever human case of the avian flu has been found in Canada. As Dan Karpanchuk reports, health officials in British Columbia say that a positive test was performed at the province's Center for Disease Control. Until confirmed there, BC officials are describing it as a presumptive case of bird flu. Samples of the test case are now on their way to Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. Officials say the case is a rare event, the first H5 detected in Canada. There have been four cases in people in the U.S. resulting in mild to moderate illness. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is monitoring the situation closely. Officials in B.C. say the source of the exposure is likely to be a bird or an animal and is being

investigated by public health teams and the province's chief veterinarian. The infected teenager from the Fraser Health Region is being treated in hospital. For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpanchuk in Toronto. President-elect Donald Trump has announced his pick to manage the nation's borders. He says his former Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tom Homan will serve as borders czar. Trump announced the decision on a social media platform Sunday night. Police say an 18-year-old man has died and 16 other people have been injured during a shooting Sunday at Tuskegee University in Alabama. The incident occurred during the school's homecoming

week. Police say a 25-year-old man who had a handgun was arrested hours after the shooting, but it's not clear if he's connected to the incident. Not all of those involved in the shooting were students on the campus. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.