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The NPR app cuts through the noise, bringing you local, national, and global coverage. No paywalls, no profits, no nonsense. Download it in your app store today. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. President-elect Trump has now announced all his choices for his cabinet in his second administration. Some senators are weighing in today on some of the nominees. Democrat Tammy Duckworth of Illinois says Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News

anchor, should not be the defense secretary. He never commanded a unit. He never commanded a company, let alone battalions, brigades or whole armies. He was a platoon leader. He served at a very low level in the military. And we're talking about an organization that is three million servicemen and women and civilians and a budget of over $900 billion. He does not have the experience to run an organization of that size.

Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen of Oklahoma defended Hegseth and other choices made by the president-elect. Government has been working for a party, not for the people. And President Trump is putting people there that's going to make changes. And unfortunately, the establishment is trying to hold that back and trying to find every little piece of detail they can to say that this person disqualified. Both Duckworth and Mullen were interviewed today on CNN. Contentious negotiations at the climate conference in Azerbaijan ended this morning. Wealthy countries agreed to triple a privilege to help developing nations cope with a hotter climate. But NPR's

Jeff Brady reports many of those developing countries are not happy. Under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, rich countries that mostly created climate change by burning fossil fuels agreed to pay developing nations that are disproportionately suffering the consequences. India's representative called the $300 billion a year by 2035 a paltry sum considering the damage. Chandni Raina said her country was not even allowed to make a statement before the decision was finalized. This has been stage managed and we are extremely, extremely disappointed with this incident.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to pull the U.S. from the U.N. climate accord for a second time. Jeff Brady, NPR News. Eighty-four people were killed yesterday by Israeli attacks inside Lebanon while Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel. NPR's Lauren Freer reports. These cross-border attacks have spiked even as Israel and Lebanon negotiate through a US mediator the terms of a possible ceasefire. More than two dozen of those killed in Lebanon were likely in bed when a 4 a.m. airstrike flattened their

building. Bulldozers are still combing through debris for more bodies. It was one of the largest Israeli airstrikes to date and it hit in the heart of the capital Beirut without warning. Among many other attacks an Israeli strike on the Mediterranean coast killed a soldier from the Lebanese army which has largely been on the sidelines of this war. Prime Minister Najib Makhati called it a, quote, direct bloody message. Israel expressed regret and said it was investigating. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, Beirut. This is NPR.

Israeli officials say an Israeli rabbi who disappeared in the United Arab Emirates last week has been found murdered. The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his death an anti-Semitic terrorist act and promised Israel will bring those responsible to justice. New research shows a growing number of young people worry about the stigma attached to seeking mental health assistance. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports that even with open conversations, some members of Gen Z still feel ashamed or embarrassed when it comes to asking for help. Data from the Girl Scouts of the USA show that 50% of Gen Z youth worry about being

judged for receiving mental health treatment. Sarah Keating is the vice president of Girl Experience at the organization. She says parents can take a number of approaches when it comes to talking to their kids. Modeling how to talk about how you feel and doing it really honestly opens up very important conversations with your children. It's important to start immediately because then when the time comes that your child needs to talk to you about something that's a little more serious, they know how you're going to react.

While Gen Z has been called the most depressed generation, members of this group are more likely to seek out mental health counseling or therapy than older generations. Windsor-Johnston NPR News. In women's soccer, the Orlando Pride beat the Washington Spirit 1-0 last night in Kansas City to win the National Women's Soccer League Championship. This is the first championship for Orlando and its Brazilian star, Marta. I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News.