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Hey fam, Scott Simon here. I'm in my fundraising era. Had a little help from Gen Z on this script. NPR is always cooking, no cap. So when I say Giving Tuesday is coming, I think you understand the assignment. Please donate today. Make your gift at donate.npr.org. Thanks, bestie. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. President Biden is announcing that Israel and Hezbollah have accepted a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports the deal will end the fighting that has killed more than 3,700 people in Lebanon.

Today I have some good news to report from the Middle East. President Biden said the fighting would stop in a matter of hours. Over the next 60 days, Israel will withdraw and the Lebanese army and state security forces will take control of their territory. If Hezbollah or anyone else breaks the deal and poses a direct threat to Israel, then Israel retains the right to self-defense, consistent with international law. A senior U.S. administration official later told reporters on a conference call that President-elect Donald Trump's senior national security team was briefed on the ceasefire talks and has

since been briefed on the emerging deal during the past two days. Franco Ordonez, NPR News, The White House. President-elect Trump's transition team has signed an agreement with President Joe Biden's White House to allow Trump's team to coordinate with the existing federal workforce ahead of the January 20th inauguration. The agreement is somewhat overdue and was to have been signed more than a month ago. It's viewed as a critical step in the process meant to ensure an orderly transfer of power. In Canada, Ontario's premier says President-elect Trump's threat to level a 25% tariff on all

Canadian goods feels like a family member is stabbing you right in the heart. Trump says the 25% tariffs will also extend to Mexico and China will be hit with a 10% tariff. Yours Jackie Northam, as more. Ontario premier Doug Ford says the 25% tariffs on all Canadian goods is, quote, the biggest threat we've ever seen. Ford said it will hurt Canadians as well as American workers and employers. Trump says the steep tariffs are to halt drugs and immigrants flooding across U.S. borders.

But it could have a boomerang effect. Canada and the U. the US are each other's largest trade partners, with nearly $3 billion worth of goods and services crossing the border each day. If Canada retaliates, it could drive up the costs of vehicles, construction materials, and gas in the US. Canada supplies more than half of US crude imports. Jackie Northam, NPR News. Even as millions of travelers prepare to head out for the Thanksgiving holiday, including many who will travel by air, United Airlines is warning what it calls an acute shortage of air traffic controllers. A busy Newark airport outside New York is already causing

significant disruption. United says the Federal Aviation Administration has been forced to reduce traffic flows to the New Jersey airport because of low staffing on roughly half the days this month, disrupting travel for more than 343,000 United flyers. That includes delays, cancellations, and longer flight times. On Wall Street, the Dow is up 123 points. This is NPR. Traffic citations issued to Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreke Hill were dropped today after the officer who issued them failed to show up in court. NPR's Greg Allen reports

Hill was pinned to the ground and handcuffed by officers during a traffic stop in September. The Dolphins star receiver was on his way to the stadium for a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in early September when he was stopped by a Miami-Dade County officer. Videos of Tyreek Hill being yanked and pinned to the ground with a knee on his back went viral. Police cited Hill for careless driving and for not wearing a seat belt. In court Tuesday, a hearing officer dismissed the citations against Hill and another Miami Dolphins player because the officer who wrote the tickets didn't show up. In a statement Miami-Dade's police department said the officer's failure to appear in court

was, quote, an oversight and does not indicate the citation held no merit. Greg Allen in PR News Miami. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy is calling two local teachers' strikes, which are now in their third week unacceptable and harmful to hundreds of affected children. Teachers in Beverly and Marblehead, Massachusetts

remain off the job. With schools closed, there are no deal in sight. Teachers are pushing for better pay and benefits ahead of the Malden Education Association after a meeting with the governor called on her to push local school officials to return to the bargaining table. Under new federal rules that would take effect next year, mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be able to acquire so-called conforming single-family home loans of up to $806,500 in much of the country, as according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which says the size of the loans the government guarantees would be rising by 5.2 percent from this year's level.

I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.