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The election is over, but the story is just beginning. Listen to Here and Now Anytime. We're talking to everyone, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, covering the political stories that matter to you and your community. And we promise to bring you stories outside Washington, too. That's on Here and Now Anytime, wherever you listen to podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, on Korova Coleman, the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former

defense secretary. The ICC also issued an arrest warrant for a Hamas leader. It's over the war in Gaza. Netanyahu's office has condemned the warrant against him, calling it anti-Semitic. Officials with the Gaza Health Ministry say Israeli attacks have now killed more than 44,000 Palestinians since the war between Israel and Hamas started last year. Doctors in Gaza are appealing for help after fresh Israeli military strikes. One in southern Gaza killed at least 23 people in a tented encampment.

Meanwhile, more strikes in northern Gaza killed dozens of people overnight and left others trapped in rubble. NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports, northern Gaza is mostly cut off from the rest of the enclave. The director of the Kamal-Adwan Hospital in north Gaza says it was his doctors who dug out the wounded from under the demolished buildings

and carried them to the hospital, because there are no ambulances. Rescuers have been unable to safely work in northern Gaza since an Israeli siege began there weeks ago. The military says it's fighting Hamas, trying to regroup. Separately, in southern Gaza, medical workers say a tented camp for displaced people Israel has designated as being safer for civilians was hit, killing many. Videos shared by the Health Ministry show the bodies of children and adults lying stacked

on the metal shelves of a morgue. The Israeli military told NPR it needs more time to prepare an accurate response to our request for comment. Ruth Sherlock, NPR News, Tel Aviv. In the U.S., exit polls are showing that turnout in this year's general election was the third highest in about a century. Republican candidates did very well. NPR's Miles Parks says that includes Donald Trump who energized people who don't often vote. Exit polls found that he did really well among people without a college degree and also won people who said it was the first

time they'd ever cast a ballot. NPR's Miles Parks reporting. California health officials are awaiting confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about a possible bird flu case involving a child in the Bay Area. From member station KQED in San Francisco, Keith Mizoguchi reports. California health officials say the child tested positive for bird flu after showing mild upper respiratory symptoms. Four days later, the bird flu test was negative. The child is recovering at home and family members have all tested negative. It's unclear where the child might have contracted the virus, although health officials are looking into the possibility of exposure to wild birds.

The state has confirmed at least 27 cases of bird flu among dairy workers. Health officials say that so far there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission. For NPR News, I'm Keith Mizuguchi in San Francisco. On Wall Street, the Dow is up 350 points. This is NPR. Northern California and Southern Oregon are under several types of weather warnings today. A powerful Pacific system is bringing heavy rain, life-threatening flooding,

strong wind and mountain snow. The system is called an atmospheric river. The National Weather Service says an additional foot of rain could fall in California over the next few days. Two people died in accidents involving fallen trees in Washington state. A barbershop in Denver helps its employees who have served time behind bars to stay out of prison and it's approaching its anniversary. Colorado Public Radio's Ryan Warner reports the shop also has plans to expand.

R&R Headlabs was founded by a former president of the national barber chain Floyd's. The company hires people who served time in prison, which is where many of them learned to cut hair and helps them get licensed. The goal is to keep them from returning. Apprentice James Canady of Denver has done two stints behind bars. It's good to see that there's people out here that actually think about people in there coming out and making a smooth transition.

The company currently employs nine apprentice barbers and plans to expand to a second location in early 2025. For NPR News, I'm Ryan Warner in Denver. The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to force big tech company Google For NPR News, I'm Ryan Warner in Denver.