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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 Korova Coleman. Asian markets are mostly down today. That's after President-elect Donald Trump announced he will impose significant new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China once he takes office in January.

NPR's Rebecca Rossman reports from Tokyo. Worries about a potential trade war shook overseas markets after Trump vowed in a social media post to follow through on a campaign promise to impose tariffs on several countries. Canada and Mexico would be charged a 25% tariff on all products coming into the United States, while China would be levied with an extra 10% tax. He said this was in response to illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Meanwhile, Wall Street saw gains yesterday with the S&P 500 up and the Dow hitting a new record high. Stocks rose on expectations of lower interest rates and news that Trump wants hedge fund manager Scott Besant as his Treasury Secretary. Rebecca

Rawlsman, NPR News, Tokyo. President-elect Trump has confirmed he will declare a national state of emergency and use the U.S. military in some form to launch his mass deportation of undocumented migrants. The Texas newsroom's Stella Chavez reports, Republican state officials in Texas say they are prepared to help Trump carry out his promise. Texas has spent the past few years strengthening its border security and enforcement. It's installed razor wire and buoys to deter crossings. It's bussed migrants to blue states. And recently it offered 1,400 acres of land

to Trump for detention facilities. Joshua Trevino with the conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation expects the state and new administration to work together. There's gonna be a lot of deportations. There's gonna be a greater focus on border security. But I think how that's done, we don't know what that looks like yet. Immigrant rights and labor groups in Texas say they're worried about Trump's mass deportation plans.

For NPR News, I'm Stella Chavez. The Biden administration is proposing that Medicare and Medicaid cover expensive weight loss medications for beneficiaries. These include drugs like Ozempic and Wigovie. The White House says the medications could help millions of Americans with obesity. Israel's cabinet meets today to discuss a proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

It would call for an initial 60-day end to the war and a limited pullback of troops on both sides. Lebanese troops would then fill in the area between them. Also, the U.S. would lead a five-nation group that monitors the ceasefire. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says the effort is moving in a positive direction, but nothing's been settled. We believe we've reached this point where we're close. But again, I want to be careful and cautious here in how I characterize it. nothing's been settled. We believe we've reached this point where we're close. But again, I want to be careful and cautious here in how I characterize it.

Until you get everything done, you don't have a deal. The ceasefire does not include Gaza, where Israel is fighting Hamas. This is NPR. The top court in Hong Kong has upheld earlier rulings that allow same-sex couples to have subsidized housing benefits and inheritance rights. The case has been moving through Hong Kong's legal system for years. The justices ruled unanimously. They said opponents could not prove that heterosexual couples in Hong Kong would be negatively affected by their decision. A 60-year-old white woman in Florida who shot and killed her black neighbor through a locked front door has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

From Central Florida Public Media, Joe Burns reports. The judge considered that Susan Lorenz had post-traumatic stress disorder from repeated physical and sexual abuse as a child. He said that was outweighed by the tremendous harm she caused. Lorenz was convicted of manslaughter in August for killing Adjika Owens. The 35-year-old mother of four had come to confront Lorenz over a dispute involving her kids. In court, Lorenz listed her numerous medical issues

and accused Owens of being aggressive. She denied using racial slurs, saying race had nothing to do with it. Lorenz also expressed remorse. I so wish I could go back and change things. I would trade my life so that she could be here. Lawrence claimed she was terrified, but the judge said she acted in anger, not fear, when she shot Owens. For NPR News, I'm Joe Burns in Ocala, Florida. First Lady Jill Biden has received the White House Christmas tree. It will be decorated and set up

in the White House Blue Room for the holidays. The Fraser fir tree comes from a North Carolina farm that was devastated by Hurricane Helene earlier this year. That farm lost thousands of other trees in the storm. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News.