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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to impose 25 percent tariffs on all goods entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico on the day he's sworn in. He says that's to stop the flow of undocumented migrants and illegal drugs into the U.S. He's also threatening to impose additional 10 percent tariffs on Chinese imports, also blaming illegal drugs. There's reaction to this news coming from Canada. Dan Karpanchuk reports the Premier of Ontario Doug Ford says these tariffs would be devastating. Ford's comment came less than an hour after Trump suggested that he would be

signing an executive order to implement the tariffs on this first day in office. Ford says a 25 percent tariff would be quote devastating to workers and jobs in both Canada and the U.S. Adding that Ottawa needs to establish a Team Canada approach and response. Ford says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must call a meeting of all the provincial premiers as soon as possible. Trump has said the tariffs would remain until Canada and Mexico stop drugs and migrants from crossing the border illegally. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has said that even a 10 percent tariff on Canadian goods would seriously impact the $30 billion a year in exports to the U.S., resulting in a major hit to the Canadian economy.

For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpanchuk in Toronto. Israeli warplanes continue to strike Hezbollah targets in Beirut, even as officials from Lebanon and Israel say they are close to a ceasefire agreement. NPR's Lauren Freyer reports from Beirut, both countries' cabinets are meeting today and tomorrow to discuss details. Lebanese lawmaker Simon Abiramia tells NPR his government has approved what he says would be an initial two-month ceasefire.

It calls for Israeli troops to withdraw from Lebanon and for Hezbollah to pull its fighters and weapons north of the Litani River, about 20 miles from the Israeli border. The Lebanese army would move in alongside United Nations peacekeepers. An international committee would also be set up to monitor implementation of the ceasefire. Israel had asked for the right to preemptively strike Hezbollah if it suspects militants of violating this agreement. But Abiramia says that provision is not part of the deal he's seen. Lauren Frayer and PR News Beirut. President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attended a Friendsgiving dinner ahead of Thanksgiving

last night on Staten Island, New York. The president was joined by members of the U.S. Coast Guard and their families. Before the president helped serve the guests, Biden took time to praise the special work of the Coast Guard. Biden, President of the United States of America, said, when Iran sent weapons to the Houthis, you teamed up with the Navy and you intercepted them. When the Baltimore Bridge collapsed, which is where I spent a lot of time there, you arrived within minutes to help reopen the port

in record time. The president and First Lady Jill Biden are now headed for Nantucket, Massachusetts. That's where they will spend the Thanksgiving holiday. You're listening to NPR. The 2024 presidential election saw dramatic shifts among some demographic groups toward President-elect Donald Trump.

But NPR's Domenico Montanaro reports it remains a question whether Republicans can hold that coalition together after Trump's election. Young voters, Latinos, and Asian-American voters in key states swung 20 points or more in Trump's direction. These are all groups that have tended to vote Democratic over the years, so are they now Republican voters in key states swung 20 points or more in Trump's direction. These are all groups that have tended to vote Democratic over the years, so are they now Republican voters or did they simply shift because they felt prices were too high and they blamed the incumbent party? How they judged Trump's job performance and whether another Republican

can fire up white voters without college degrees to the same extent is going to be key in the next four years. Domenico Montanaro and PR News, Washington. The nation's largest retailer, Walmart, says it is ending its efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI. It follows other companies that have done so, such as Ford and Lowe's. It won't renew a commitment to support a racial equity center it set up after the murder of George Floyd. And Walmart will stop considering race and gender to improve diversity when it offers

contracts to suppliers. There's a political feud in the Philippines between the country's president and vice president. Vice President Sara Duterte says she has told someone to assassinate Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife, and the speaker of the Philippines House if she is killed. Philippines authorities are investigating the vice president. President Marcos has given a televised statement without mentioning the vice president. He says the criminal plot should not be allowed to pass. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News.