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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. A Southwest Airlines flight was hit by a bullet Friday evening while it was preparing for takeoff at Dallas' Love Field. Southwest officials say Flight 2494 safely taxied back to the terminal after the bullet apparently hit the right outside of the plane, just below the flight deck. No injuries were reported. Police are investigating that incident.

As President-elect Donald Trump continues to announce picks for his cabinet, newly elected Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the legislative body will be working hard to quickly confirm those appointments. The president got a big mandate. The American people want change in this country. They're tired of the Biden-Harris-Schumer agenda. And they want President Trump to fix some things. And he wants to get a team in place that can do that.

And we're going to work with him to see that he gets his team installed as quickly as possible so he can implement his agenda. Soon was speaking on Fox News, Trump meanwhile named 27 year old Caroline Levitt to serve as his press secretary. She'd be the youngest White House press secretary in history. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum meanwhile has been nominated to be the country's next Interior Secretary. He will also lead a newly created National Energy Council. NPR's Kurt Siegler reports that Trump is pushing to fast-track energy development on public

and private lands. Trump has tapped North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to lead the Department of Interior, which manages roughly a fifth of all the land in the U.S. The president-elect also wants Burgum to lead a newly formed National Energy Council that will oversee all U.S. regulatory and permitting agencies with an eye toward fast-tracking everything from oil and gas drilling to renewable projects. Bergham is also expected to sit on Trump's powerful National Security Council. In a press release, Trump takes a swipe at the outgoing Biden administration and its

climate goals, which he says stifled drilling on federal land. But last year under Biden, federal data showed the US actually produced more crude oil than any other country ever. Kirk Ziegler, NPR News. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke by phone on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

It was the first time for them to talk in two years, as NPR's Rob Schmitz reports. He urged Putin to end his escalating war with Ukraine. According to a government spokesman, Shultz was on the phone with Putin for an hour. The chancellor condemned Russia's war on Ukraine, criticizing Russia's recent airstrikes on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, and pointed out that the deployment of North Korean troops in Ukraine would lead to a serious escalation of the conflict. Schultz also called on Putin to end the conflict and withdraw his troops. A government spokesman says Schultz pushed Putin to negotiate a solution to the conflict to achieve

a quote, just and lasting peace. Schultz had prepared for this call for weeks, says the spokesman, coordinating closely with the American, British and French governments. Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Berlin. 27-year-old YouTube sensation Jake Paul beat 58-year-old Mike Tyson by unanimous decision Friday night. The heavyweight fight was the first live sports event broadcast by Netflix. This is NPR News. Hundreds of housekeepers, bellhops, servers, and bartenders at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas walked off the job Friday.

As Nevada Public Radio's Paul Boga reports, it's part of the first open-ended strike among hospitality workers in Las Vegas in more than two decades. The culinary union represents about 700 workers at Virgin Hotels, which it says is the last hotel casino in Las Vegas to sign a new five-year contract. Elijah Alter is a server there. says is the last hotel cas to sign a new five year c as a server there. We're the company or malicious but we asked them to give we give this hotel when w and their customers every

a year after casinos along avoided a strike by thouz workers days before the c its first Formula One race. Virgin Hotel said in a statement that it's focused on reaching a quote, economically viable deal for its employees. For NPR News, I'm Paul Boger in Reno. General Motors is laying off about 1,000 workers.

Most of those affected were salaried employees. The company says the move will help it to compete in the crowded global auto market. Affected employees were notified on Friday. GM says the layoffs will help the company to operate more efficiently. Regulators in North Dakota have approved a portion of a carbon dioxide pipeline that if finished would cross five Midwestern states. Summit Carbon Solutions has proposed an $8 billion, 2,500-mile pipeline that would carry tons of planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from Midwest ethanol plants to underground storage sites located in North Dakota.

The pipeline has been facing major opposition over safety concerns. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.