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Hey, it's Aisha Harris from Pop Culture Happy Hour. If you love NPR podcasts, you'll want the new NPR Plus podcast bundle. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat selection of NPR Plus podcasts with sponsor-free listening and bonus episodes. Plus, you'll be supporting public radio. Check it out at plus.npr.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President-elect Trump's pledging to order mass deportations once he returns to office in January. In his retweet of a November 8th post, Trump confirmed today plans to declare a national

emergency over immigration. He also confirmed he intends to use military assets to deport large numbers of people. As NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltrán reports, that's worrying some immigrants currently protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. During his first term, Trump attempted to end DACA, but the U.S. Supreme Court blocked him. However, Stephen Miller, Trump's incoming deputy chief of staff for policy, has said the new administration will try again. This has DACA recipients like Karina Cerrato Soto on edge.

She was brought to the country when she was 9 months old in 1990. We have to be ready. We do not know what's our future. Now Cerrato Soto and her husband are preparing for the possibility of being deported if the program that has shielded her from removal goes away. But Cerrato Soto says she and the more than 530,000 active DACA recipients who were brought illegally when they were kids are ready to fight for the program. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Dallas.

A new survey from Pew Research Center finds that one in five Americans gets their news from social media influencers. Here's NPR's Bob Allen. Pugh found that among young people, the trend was especially pronounced. For adults between 18 and 29, nearly 40% turned to personalities on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram to understand the world. These influencers tend not to have journalism training, but many have amassed audiences

that rival leading news outlets. Pugh also found a clear ideological bend. On platforms such as Facebook and YouTube, the number of right-leaning influencers exceeds left-leaning ones. And the authors note that news influencers are more likely to be men than women. But across parties and gender, the survey found surging demand for influencers to deliver and explain the news. Bobby Allen, NPR News. Spirit Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Here's NPR's Joel Rose.

Spirit Airlines says it's reached a deal with its bondholders to restructure its debts and continue operating during bankruptcy. The Florida-based carrier says it expects to continue flying as normal. Spirit is the seventh largest airline in North America, though it has been shrinking its operations in an effort to cut costs. It's the first major U.S. airline to file for Chapter 11 in 13 years. The company hasn't posted a full-year profit since 2019. It tried to merge with JetBlue Airways, but a federal judge blocked that deal in January.

Spirit says it hopes to emerge from bankruptcy early next year. Joel Rose, NPR News. There were joyceing in Asheville, North Carolina today after going more than 50 days without safe drinking water. The taps are flowing with clean water again. When Hurricane Helene struck, the storm took out the city's water system and muddied the reservoir. From Washington, this is NPR News. President Biden is asking Congress to approve nearly $100 billion in disaster funding.

Recipients would include victims if this falls back to back hurricanes in Florida and other parts of the Southeast. Food aid flights to Haiti resume in two days. That today from the UN World Food Program. Last week, deliveries were paused after gangs attacked three commercial planes. Washington's barred US.S.-based carriers from flying to Haiti for 30 days. Many Americans are struggling with how to speak to each other in these bitterly divided

times. One pastor has answered that question by preaching the golden rule, do unto others. And Piers Frank Langford has more from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Pastor Chris Morgan leads Christ United Methodist Church, a politically divided congregation. Leading up to Election Day, he preached kindness, encouraging his flock to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. If we hold to that, then we can actually hopefully become an example for society instead of mirroring society. Some parishioners said the sermon series helped them talk to people they disagree with and remain calm doing so. Another parishioner, though, thought it brought election politics into the church, which he sees as a sanctuary from all that. Frank Langford, NPR News, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.

U.S. stocks end the day mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 55 points to settle Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.