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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Republicans who've opposed president-elect Donald Trump are regrouping after his election victory. NPR's Sarah McKammon reports outrage to disaffected Republicans was a key part of Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign strategy. Many current and former high-profile Republicans publicly opposed Trump and threw their weight behind Harris. Former Congressman Denver Riggleman was a technical adviser to the House January 6 Committee

and chair of Republicans for Harris in Virginia. He thinks those efforts won over some conservative voters for Harris, but clearly not enough to make a difference. I'm an expert in this, and even I, I think, underestimated the power of the far-right media ecosystem and how it could affect and persuade people. Wrigleman says some high-profile anti-Trump Republicans now worry about facing retribution, given Trump's repeated threats to go after his political rivals. Sarah McKammon, NPR News.

An Israeli group sanctioned by the U.S. for blocking aid to Gaza has renewed its activity. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports the Israeli group is hoping the incoming administration lifts the sanctions. Tzav 9 is an Israeli group that's been opposed to the entry of food and humanitarian aid into Gaza, saying it strengthens Hamas. The group's activists blocked aid trucks dozens of times. The Biden administration called it a violent extremist group and imposed financial and visa sanctions.

The group went dormant for months, in part to avoid further sanctions. Several days ago, the group renewed its activity. Co-founder Reut Ben-Chayim spoke with NPR. We came when the tests were over. She said they demonstrated at a border crossing Reut Ben Chaim spoke with NPR. She said they demonstrated at a border crossing only after an aid convoy had already entered Gaza. She's calling for Israel to take more control over aid distribution.

She says she hopes incoming President Trump lifts the sanctions against the group. Danielle Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv. Investors will be watching to see whether a record-setting rally will continue on Wall Street this week and PR's Rafael Noms says all eyes will be on a key inflation report it will be a shorter trading week because of the Thanksgiving holiday but for investors there will be plenty to digest the key economic data will be the Federal Reserve's favorite inflation gauge out on Wednesday. It's called the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index and investors

are hoping it will show inflation continuing to ease. Also this week the Fed will release minutes from its meeting earlier this month. Policymakers lowered interest rates for a second time this year at that meeting, and will get new home sales data as well. Meanwhile, companies continue to report earnings, including Macy's this week. Rafal Na, NPR News. This is NPR. Authorities in China are increasing their vigilance after a string of mass public attacks that have left dozens of people dead.

NPR's John Rewich has more. In the past couple of weeks alone, a man who police said was upset about his divorce drove a car through a crowd, killing 35 people, and a college student stabbed eight people to death on campus when he failed to graduate. There have been other high-profile incidents incidents in recent months too, raising concerns that so-called revenge against society attacks are on the rise as the economy sputters. Several government agencies from the top on down

have met to discuss public safety in recent days, though reports in state media don't mention the attacks specifically. The Ministry of Justice called for detailed investigations of conflicts linked to things like inheritance, wage arrears, and marriages. In the city of Wuxi, where the deadly campus attack happened, Communist Party leaders called for better school safety and probes into social risks and hidden dangers. John Ruch, NPR News, Shanghai.

Severe weather and a shortage of air traffic controllers could impact the Thanksgiving travel period. Administrator Michael Whitaker says the agency has been preparing ahead of the holiday. We will use traffic flow management initiatives to deal with any straffing shortages on that particular day in this airspace, and we expect to have some of those shortages. AAA says nearly 80 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more by vehicle over the holiday weekend with more than 18 million passengers expected to go through security at U.S. airports. This is NPR News. This message comes from WISE, the app for doing things in other currencies. Send, spend, or receive money internationally and always get the real-time mid-market exchange

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