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Leppard is calling on the committee to release its report on the investigation. Gates has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. And a spokesman for the Trump transition called the allegations baseless and said they are intended to derail the second Trump administration. The spokesman said Gates is the right man for the job and that he will be the next Attorney General. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington. President Biden says the United States is pledging

over $4 billion to the World Bank's National Development Association. The money is aimed at replenishing a fund that's used to help the world's poorest countries. At a summit for the world's 20 richest nations in Brazil, Biden promised that the U.S. will continue pushing for an agreement to end the U.S. will continue pushing for an agreement to end the war in Gaza.

Biden told leaders at the G20 gathering that the U.S. remains committed to Ukraine's sovereignty and that they should be as well. The Kremlin is warning against allowing Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike targets inside of Russia. President Biden announced on Sunday that he had authorized Ukraine's use of army tactical missile systems to defend its forces in the Kursk region. Lebanon's health ministry says Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut on Monday, killing at least five people.

The attacks were followed by a Hezbollah strike on Tel Aviv. NPR's Gina Rath has more from Beirut. The airstrikes hit central Beirut, including a densely populated neighborhood near a major route to the airport, not far from the main headquarters of the U.N. The U.S. has been working to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon to end what has escalated into all-out war since September. Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Makati told Lebanese media that US envoy Amos Hoxstein was expected in Beirut for talks on an agreement. An Israeli airstrike Sunday killed Hezbollah's

media chief Mohammed Afeef, in the latest assassination of the group's leadership since it killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in September. Jane Araf, NPR News, Beirut. You're listening to NPR News. A Georgia appeals court has canceled oral arguments in the election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump. The ruling came in appeal by Trump and co-defendants who were accused of trying to overturn the

2020 presidential vote results in Georgia. Four of the defendants have entered into plea agreements with prosecutors. Many Americans are struggling with how to speak to each other in these bitterly divided times. As NPR's Frank Langford reports from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, one pastor has answered that question by preaching the Golden Rule. 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.

Travel writer Arthur Fromer has died at the age of 95. Fromer revolutionized leisure travel for the average American. His self-published guidebook, Europe on $5 a Day, showed Americans how to save by visiting family-run establishments where ordinary Europeans stay when they traveled. U.S. futures are flat, and after hours trading on Wall Street, Asia Pacific markets are mixed. This is NPR News.