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Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all on the web at theschmidt.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. A federal appeals court has handed the state of Texas a big win in its fight with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement. NPR's Sergio Martinez-Baltron reports. A divided Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Texas can continue to put razor wire on the U.S.-Mexico border and federal agents are barred from destroying it.

The ruling overturns a prior federal court decision. Texas Governor Greg Abbott celebrated the ruling on eggs. He says his state will continue adding razor wire to prevent unauthorized migrants from entering the country. This case is one of a few making its way through the courts in a fight between Texas and the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, a role that is supposed to fall under federal authority. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Austin. Thousands of Lebanese refugees displaced by the ongoing war with Israel are returning home as a ceasefire takes hold there. If it does hold, the ceasefire for the time being would bring nearly

14 months of fighting between the two sides to an end. The fighting had been between Iran-backed Hezbollah and U.S. ally Israel, and it threatened a wider conflict. Meanwhile, while Israeli bombs over Lebanon have stopped for now, Israeli airstrikes on Gaza continue. And as Ayatollah Bishraoui reports, the war with Hamas is now in its 14th month with no end in sight. That's the sound of civil defense rescuers pulling several children out alive from under

the rubble of a home in Gaza City bombed by an Israeli fighter jet overnight. Other videos show the bodies of three boys killed in that airstrike lying on the floor of a hospital morgue disfigured and bloodied. Civil defense say seven people were killed in that airstrike in Gaza City, an area cut off from the rest of the strip. Israel did not comment on that airstrike in Gaza City, an area cut off from the rest of the strip. Israel did not comment on that airstrike. Separately, the military says it targeted a school in Gaza City where a senior HMS militant was operating. Civil defense say nine people were killed, including six women and children. The military struck that school in August in an attack

Palestinians say killed at least 80 displaced people. Eya Batraoui, NPR News. Prices at the consumer level took another bump up last month in just the latest sign that what has been a slow and steady decline in inflation appears to have stalled somewhat. According to the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, consumer prices rose 2.3 percent in October compared to the same period a year ago, up from September's rise, where that target is only modestly higher than the Fed's 2% target. Meanwhile, based on the government's latest estimate, the U.S. economy expanded at a healthy 2.8% annual rate for the first three months ending in September.

The latest assessment of third quarter growth remained unchanged from the initial estimate by the Commerce Department. Losses by some big tech companies, including Nvidia, Microsoft, and Broad Broadcom helped pull the overall markets down today. The Dow fell 138 points, the Nasdaq was down 115 points. You're listening to NPR. President-elect Trump is turning to a couple of old Washington hands as he continues to fill out his economic team. Members of the transition team announced he is Peg Trade attorney, Jameson Greer, as his US trade representative, and Kevin Hassett as director of the White House National Economic Council.

While Trump has in several cases nominated outsiders to key posts, these picks seem to indicate more traditional choices in terms of managing economic policy and tariffs. Sean Diddy Combs will remain in jail until he goes to trial in May, a US judge denying the Media Mogul's fourth bail attempt. Here's Isabella Sarmiento-Gomez Sarmiento reports.

Sean Diddy Combs will not be allowed to go home under a $50 million bail package proposed by his attorneys earlier this month. Combs, who was indicted on charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, has denied all sexual assault allegations against him. But during a hearing last week, the prosecution alleged that there was a risk Combs would behave violently if removed from custody.

Prosecutors pointed to a surveillance video of Combs kicking his former girlfriend, Cassandra Ventura, as proof that Combs is a quote, danger to the community. Combs' attorneys denied these claims and requested that Combs be confined to a New York City apartment with 24-7 security. U.S. judge Arun Subramanian ruled against Combs' release. Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento, NPR News. Crude oil futures prices were little changed today. Oil ending the session down five cents a barrel to settle at $68.72

a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington. 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.