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Thanksgiving was a national holiday created in the middle of the Civil War to unify a country that was split in two. Learn about the origins of Thanksgiving and how the unity and division that we see at our Thanksgiving tables was there from the very beginning. Listen to the Throughline podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korova Coleman. A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon appears largely to be holding. It went into effect before dawn today, local time. Israeli forces do report having opened fire in one area of southern Lebanon, as NPR's

Daniel Estrin tells us. Hours into the ceasefire, the Israeli military said it fired towards suspects in a prohibited zone and the suspects left. Israel's defense minister said they were Hezbollah operatives in a border village. The ceasefire deal calls for a gradual Israeli military withdrawal over 60 days. Israel warned Lebanese not to return to their homes in the south yet. Israelis are not yet returning to their homes near the border. Many mayors of Israeli border towns oppose the ceasefire deal.

Some are demanding a buffer zone free of Lebanese. On Israeli radio, Davida Zulay, mayor of Metula, called the deal shameful. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv. The State Department says three Americans held by China for years have been released. The agency says Mark Sweden, Kai Li, and John Lung will soon return to the U.S. The Biden administration has been working on their cases for some time. Stocks opened mixed this morning as President-elect Donald Trump rounds out his economic team. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 60 points in early trading. Trump has chosen Kevin Hassett to run the National

Economic Council which helps to coordinate policy throughout the administration. Hassett was a top White House economist during Trump's first term in office. Investors may know him as co-author of the book Dow 36,000 published back in 1999. The president-elect also plans to nominate Jameson Greer as US.S. trade representative. Greer is a protege of Robert Lighthizer, the pro-tariff hardliner who served as Trump's original trade negotiator. Revised figures from the Commerce Department confirm the U.S. economy grew at a robust annual pace of 2.8 percent during the third quarter. Consumer

spending was slightly weaker than first reported, but that was partially offset by stronger business investment. Scott Horsley, MPR News, Washington. The motoring club AAA says about six million people could travel by air for this Thanksgiving holiday. Officials are reminding passengers how to pack their luggage, and that includes how to pack food. Lisa Farbstein is with the TSA. She says the trick to traveling with food is to know whether to put it into a checked bag. If you can spill it, spread it, spray it, pump it, or pour it, then it should go into

a checked bag. So for example, what we're talking about there, cranberry sauce. Cranberry sauce is spreadable, whether you're buying it in a can, whether it's in a jar, or whether it's homemade. Gravy. Gravy, of course, is spellable, spreadable. And so that should go into a check bag. Danielle Pletka She expects the TSA will screen a record number of airline passengers this holiday weekend. On Wall Street, the Dow is now up about 50 points. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The National Weather Service is warning an Arctic blast

of cold weather will slide into the central U.S. by Thanksgiving. It will drop farther south and east by Friday and spread during the weekend. Areas near the Great Lakes could feel dangerous wind chill temperatures. In Pakistan, supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan have called off their protests. Security forces broke up their encampment overnight. Protesters say two people were killed. The clash has come as a standoff worsens between Khan supporters and the Pakistani army. Amkar Khandekar has more.

Paramilitary forces swooped down on protesters gathered in Islamabad after turning off street lights. One eyewitness reported the forces used tear gas and said she heard the sound of guns firing. Local media reported hundreds of protesters were arrested during the raid. Amnesty International has criticised the crackdown. The former Prime Minister has been jailed for more than a year and is facing more than 150 charges. His party says they are politically motivated. For NPR News, this is Omkar Khandekar in Mumbai. The global police organization Interpol says it has detained about a thousand people based in Africa who are suspected of cyber crimes. Interpol worked with the African Union's police

agency to target saboteurs involved in ransomware, online scams, and extortion worth millions of dollars in financial damages. The police agencies say they have found some 35,000 victims. Some of the victims lost money or they were trafficked. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News from Washington.