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Otograaff Collection is part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio of hotel brands. Find the unforgettable at otograaffcollection.com. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. Israeli officials say they are getting closer to reaching a ceasefire agreement in the war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, as NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from the New York Times. The war is still ongoing, but the war is still ongoing. The war a ceasefire agreement in the war with Hezbollah in Lebanon. As NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from Tel Aviv, officials say some disputes remain. Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Mike Herzog says Israel is close to reaching an agreement in Lebanon.

He said it could be only a matter of days. Lebanon and Hezbollah had no immediate comment. An official familiar with the talks, who was not authorized to publicize details and spoke anonymously, told NPR one remaining dispute is Israel's demand for the right to strike Lebanon in the future if it detects threats. This weekend saw some of the fiercest violence between Israel and Hezbollah in months. Israeli attacks killed at least 84 people Saturday in Lebanon, officials say. And Israel says Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets into Israel on Sunday.

Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv. President-elect Donald Trump has picked new nominees for his cabinet. He has tapped Brooke Rollins for Agriculture Secretary. She runs a think tank that promotes Trump's policy agenda. Trump has also selected Oregon Congresswoman Laurie Chavez Duremer as Labor Secretary, and former Texas State Representative Scott Turner for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Conservative advocates say they're hopeful the next Congress will work to limit gender-affirming care when Republicans control the House and Senate next year. And PR Selena Simmons-Duffin has more. limit gender-affirming care when Republicans control the House and Senate next year. And PR Selena Simmons-Duffin has more. John Schweppe is policy director for the American Principles Project, a conservative advocacy group. He would like to see the new Republican-controlled Congress move to limit who has access to gender-affirming

care using limits on insurance. One of our goals is to create a Hyde Amendment for so-called gender-affirming care. We don't believe taxpayer funding should go towards that for minors or for adults. The Hyde Amendment is a 1977 policy that says you can't use any federal dollars for abortion. If the same kind of policy were to be put in place for gender-affirming care, low-income people on Medicaid essentially wouldn't have access to the care. Such an effort would certainly be met with legal challenges from LGBTQ advocates. Selena Simon-Stuffin, NPR News.

Local news reports in Charlotte, North Carolina say unionized workers at the Charlotte International Airport have voted to go on strike. Members of the Service Employees International Union say their wages fall as low as $12.50 an hour. Priscilla Hoyle cleans the cabins of airplanes. It's hard having kids and have to look them in the eyes and sit there and say, mommy works a full-time job, but I don't know if we're going to be able to keep a roof over our heads. The striking workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport also remove trash from

airports and escort passengers in wheelchairs. The workers are on strike as motoring group AAA estimates a record number of people will travel for the Thanksgiving holiday. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The UN says that last year, 140 women and girls were killed every day for a total of 85,000 slayings. That is the killing of one woman or girl every 10 minutes. The United Nations says the majority of the gender-related killings were perpetrated by

a partner or close relative the victim. The highest numbers of the killings were in Africa and Asia. An outbreak of listeria in the US has been traced to ready-to-eat meat. And Pierre's Juliana Kim reports, nearly a dozen people have gotten sick and an infant has died. Yusheng food recalled over 72,000 pounds

of its ready-to-eat pork belly, duck, and beef shank after concerns of a possible listeria contamination. Federal health officials say among those affected were a mother and her baby who later died. Cases have so far been reported in California, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York. The recall expands on one from the beginning of November which involved only about 4,000 pounds of Yusheng food products. It comes just weeks after the company BrucePak recalled more than 11 million pounds of its ready-to-eat meat due to Listeria concerns.

Juliana Kim, NPR News. Former TV game show host Chuck Woolery has died at his Texas home at the age of 83, according to a family friend. No cause of death was announced. He was also a musician and had served in the U.S. Navy. Later in life, Woolery was a conservative podcaster who also drew condemnation for posting an anti-Semitic comment. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News.