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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 in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. The deal reached at the United Nations Climate Talks in Azerbaijan is coming in for sharp criticism. Developing nations say the $300 billion a year that wealthy nations agreed to provide

does not go far enough in helping to address the impacts of climate change. Lauren Sommer reports for NPR's climate desk. So, lower-income countries are seeing some of the worst impacts from climate change, you know, flooding and hurricanes and droughts that are getting worse. They've done little to cause that because their carbon emissions are low. It's really the wealthier countries that are responsible for most of the emissions. So developing countries say they're owed for all those damages. The negotiations ran into overtime as representatives from nearly 200 countries struggled to reach

consensus. Two people were found dead in or near floodwaters this weekend after a major storm dumped heavy rain on parts of northern California. From Member Station KQED in San Francisco, Juan Carlos Lara reports. More than 50 miles north of San Francisco, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said Saturday one person was found dead in a submerged vehicle. In the city of Santa Rosa, Police Sergeant Patricia Steffens says a man in his 60s was found dead in a creek Saturday morning.

Piner Creek at that area, in fact all creeks in Santa Rosa, were extremely high and had been experiencing flooding during the storm. Weather officials say the nearby Russian River has experienced higher water levels than normal for November, and a flood warning for the area remains in effect until further notice. Downtown Santa Rosa saw more than a foot of rain over three days, which weather officials are calling a once-in-a-thousand-year event. For NPR News, I'm Juan Carlos Lara in San Francisco. Winter storm warning is in effect through Tuesday for California's Sierra Nevada.

In Washington state, tens of thousands remain without power after what's called a bomb cyclone weather system hit last week. The outages are mostly in the Seattle area. The Gaza Health Ministry says the death toll in Gaza from Israel's war against Hamas is now top 44,000, and the Israeli offensive in Gaza from Israel's war against Hamas is now top 44,000 and the Israeli offensive in Gaza is showing few signs of slowing down. Health officials say at least 120 Palestinians have been killed in the last 48 hours. And Piers Michael Levitt has more.

Palestinian health officials say Israeli airstrikes have claimed casualties across the Gaza Strip, including seven members of a single family whose home was hit overnight in a suburb of Gaza City. Most of the recent fighting on the ground has been concentrated in the north of Gaza. Israel has besieged the area for weeks, where it says it is trying to prevent Hamas from regrouping. In a statement, Abu Obeda, a spokesman for Hamas' Qassam Brigades, said that Israel's offensive has also killed a female hostage but did not release her identity. Israel's military says it is currently examining footage released

by Hamas allegedly showing the killed hostage but could not confirm its validity. Michael Levitt, NPR News, Tel Aviv. This is NPR. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing to seek justice in the case of an Israeli rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates. A statement from Netanyahu's office today says the body of Rabbi Zvi Kogan has been found. He went missing Thursday. There were suspicions that he'd been kidnapped. Netanyahu was denouncing the death as an anti-Semitic act of terrorism.

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Brooke Rollins to lead the Agriculture Department. Rollins is a longtime ally who co-founded and leads the America First Policy Institute. Trump's announcement this weekend completes his choices to lead executive agencies after a flurry Friday night. The Orlando Pride won their first championship in the National Women's Soccer League with a 1-0 win over the Washington Spirit. The match took place on a neutral site in Kansas City, where reporter Greg Eklund is based.

Orlando forward Barbara Banda, who grew up in Zambia and played her first season in the NWSL, saved her best for last. In the playoffs, she scored two goals in the Pride's quarterfinal, a goal in the semis, and the only goal of the title match in the 37th minute. I always want to take on the defenders, so I saw that opportunity and I had to put the ball at the back of the net. For the top-seeded Pride, who lost only two matches all year, it was their first appearance in the championship match. It was also the first title for Marta Vieira da Silva, the 38-year-old Brazilian superstar known to many fans simply as Marta.

For NPR News, I'm Greg Eklund in Kansas City. This is NPR News. Listen to this podcast sponsor-free on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or any podcast app by subscribing to NPR News Now Plus at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.