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Episode Date: November 15, 2024

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Starting point is 00:00:00 This message comes from Wondery. Some of the craziest conspiracy theories are actually classified government operations. To hear more about these hidden truths, listen to redacted, declassified mysteries with Luke Lamanna on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President-elect Donald Trump has put forth a number of proposals that could affect Social Security in the coming years. Piers Windsor-Johnson reports some Americans are worried that Trump's agenda could put their monthly checks at risk. Social Security is already headed for a shortfall.
Starting point is 00:00:40 Trump's proposals to make it more solvent include eliminating taxes on tips and imposing more tariffs. Charles Blahhouse specializes in Social Security at George Mason University. He says Trump's plan to end taxation on Social Security benefits would hurt the program the most. It would worsen it but if you weren't worried before you shouldn't be that much worried about this because you know the incremental worsening of program finances would be small relative to the whole that we've already been living with. Any changes to Social Security's tax structure would require 60 votes in the Senate, meaning that Republicans would need at least some Democrats on board.
Starting point is 00:01:19 Windsor-Johnston, NPR News. President Biden's in Peru meeting with several world leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping. NPR's Asma Khalid reports on what's expected to be their final big summit before Biden leaves office. There are two main missions for this meeting. One is that Biden wants to cement the policy cooperation he feels he's been able to achieve in this relationship over the course of the last four years, you know, work to stop the
Starting point is 00:01:44 flow of fentanyl, coordination on climate issues, and discussions around the challenges of artificial intelligence. But I would say most importantly, the other main mission here is to emphasize that it is important to keep the lines of communication open, particularly the lines of military-to-military cooperation. NPR's Asma Khalid reporting. The group Human Rights Watch has released a wide-ranging report on the mass displacement of Palestinians in Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza. Says Israel's
Starting point is 00:02:12 using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. NPR's Ruth Sherlock says the report captures how Gazans are being forced to survive in desperate conditions and with little access to food. The Human Rights Watch report says according to the laws of war, Israel is required to ensure the health, nutrition and safety of the population it displaces in its conflict with Hamas. Israel, though, has dramatically restricted what aid can enter Gaza since the Hamas-led attack last year. The Human Rights Watch report cites Israel as saying these restrictions are necessary
Starting point is 00:02:41 to choke off Hamas' military apparatus. But in the ensuing humanitarian crisis, the vast majority of Gazans are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, according to the IPC, a classification system by world experts on hunger. Human Rights Watch says children have died from malnutrition and dehydration. Israel denies its using starvation as a weapon and says it's recently increased the number of aid trucks that can cross into Gaza. But aid groups working in Gaza say what's being allowed through is not nearly enough.
Starting point is 00:03:10 Ruth Sherlock, NPR News, Tel Aviv. This is NPR. Tonight, former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson holds his first sanctioned fight since 2005. The 58-year-old will face 27-year-old YouTube return boxer Jake Paul in Texas. At the weigh-in, things got a little physical. Ladies and gentlemen! Yeah, that's when Tyson slapped Paul,
Starting point is 00:03:36 who basically seemed to revel in it as Tyson and his entourage walked away. Netflix will livestream the fight at 8 p.m. Eastern, 5 Pacific. Comedian, writer, and former late night TV host Conan O'Brien will host the 97th Academy Award ceremony in March and Piers Mandelita del Barco has details. Conan O'Brien announced the news on social media gushing into the camera and holding the golden statuette. I've been handed an Oscar. I don't know if you're a host. Oh, I'm hosting.
Starting point is 00:04:05 Yes. I'm an Oscar host. Exactly. Oh, but do I still get to keep the Oscar? With his self-deprecating humor, O'Brien has entertained audiences for years as a writer for Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons, and also hosting the talk shows Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, and Conan. He's brought along viewers as he traveled the world and he hosts a podcast. Now for
Starting point is 00:04:29 the first time, he'll be emceeing and introducing Hollywood stars at the Academy Awards. Mandelit Del Barco, NPR News. US stocks have ended the day lower with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing down more than 300 points or roughly three quarters of a percent at 43,444, the NASDAQ closed down 2.2 percent and the S&P was down 1.3 percent. This is NPR.

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