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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 Jack Spear. Israel's cabinet meets tomorrow to consider a ceasefire plan for Lebanon. U.S. officials say it's a priority for President Biden in his final months in office,

as we are from NPR's Michelle Kellerman. Administration officials say negotiations are heading in the right direction. The goal is to get to a ceasefire that would see Hezbollah pull back from the border with Israel, says State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. Hopefully we'll get there with an agreement.

We are pushing as hard as we can to get a diplomatic resolution that would allow these tens of thousands of people in Lebanon, Israel to return home, but ultimately that's up to the parties, not to us. Israel's ambassador to the UN says any deal must give Israel the right to go back into southern Lebanon to, in his words, neutralize the threat of Hezbollah if the Lebanese army fails to do that. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department. President-elect Trump is revealing at least some of his plans in terms of tariffs, saying on his first day in office he would impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico,

Canada and China. On his social media platform, Trump's saying he would impose a 25% tariff on all products entering the country from Canada and Mexico, unless the countries control the flow of illegal drugs and migrants across the border. Separately he threatened a 10% tariff on all products from China. If implemented, economists say such tariffs could raise prices for U.S. consumers. U.S. is the largest market in the world for imported goods with Canada, China and Mexico, the top three U.S. suppliers. In Los Angeles today, an initial hearing took

place in a new bid for Eric and Lyle Menendez to reduce their life without parole sentences for the 1989 murders of their parents. Steve Futterman reports. The request has become more complex with a new district attorney about to take over. The current LA County DA supports the reduction. The new DA says he needs time to review the case. Defense attorneys say there is new evidence to support the brothers' claims that they were sexually abused by their father Jose. Jose's sister Terry Berrault wants them released. I do want them home. They should never have been in such a situation. A sentence reduction to 50 years to life would make Eric and Lyle Menendez eligible for parole.

But it would still need approval from both the parole board and California Governor Gavin Newsom. The judge has scheduled a two-day hearing for January. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman at the County Courthouse in Los Angeles. Storm and store chain Macy's says it's delaying third quarter earnings numbers after the company says it found an employee hit up to $154 million in expenses. The irregularities said to involve corporate delivery expenses over a period of years. It's not clear why the single employee apparently made Aroney's bookkeeping entries, nor does it appear the employee pocketed the money.

On Wall Street, stocks gained ground today. The Dow was up 440 points. You're listening to NPR. Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport are on the picket lines as the busy Thanksgiving travel period kicks off. The workers citing the need to increase their earnings to what they say is a livable wage. Employees authorized the work stoppage today, saying they expect to strike it to last 24 hours.

Companies representing the striking workers contract with American Airlines to provide services including cleaning airplane interiors, removing trash, and escorting passengers in wheelchairs. A little-known far-right populist has taken the lead in Romania's presidential election. NPR's owner Beardsley reports the outcome of the first round of voting has left Romania's political establishment reeling. Calin Gheorghescu ran independently and was not widely known, but he outperformed most local polls.

He will face center-right contender Elena Lascone in a runoff in two weeks. An anti-NATO pro-Russia populist, he campaigned mostly on TikTok. Analysts have suggested Gheorghescu was likely helped by the Kremlin. Romania, both a member of the EU and NATO, has been a staunch member of the Western coalition supporting Ukraine. If Gheorghezgu were to be elected, Romania would join neighbors Hungary and Slovakia to enlarge the pro-Kremlin bloc on Ukraine's western border. Eleanor Beardsley in Pierre News, Paris. The travel rush for the Thanksgiving holiday is revving up the period through tomorrow

and next Monday, during which an estimated 80 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more. It's according to AAA, which says the majority will go by car, though the Transportation Security Administration says we could also see record traffic at the nation's airport Sunday. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington. Support for this podcast and the following message come from Dignity Memorial. When your celebration of life is prepaid today, your family is protected tomorrow. Planning ahead is truly one of the best gifts you can give your family.

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