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Here and Now Anytime is a podcast with fresh takes on the biggest stories of the day and also a little something you weren't expecting from a news show. One thing we're wondering lately, is Black Friday a ripoff? Peel back the marketing blitz and what do you have left? That's coming up on Here and Now Anytime, wherever you listen to podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herpst. On this Thanksgiving holiday, when many Americans gather with family and friends for a meal,

food banks around the country say demand keeps rising. In Pierce, Jennifer Ludden reports, despite this, many are bracing for possible cuts to food aid. Jennifer Ludden Nationally, more than 13 percent of Americans face hunger, according to the Agriculture Department. That's up significantly from before the pandemic. A food bank in the Washington, D.C. area says those it serves are increasingly educated and middle class, but many have struggled with the high cost of food and housing, the

loss of a job, or reduced hours. The first Trump administration proposed deep cuts to federal food aid and tried to tighten work requirements for those getting it. There was bipartisan pushback, but Trump allies have again called for such limits, saying they could nudge people toward self-sufficiency. Jennifer Lutten, NPR News, Washington. Russia has threatened to deploy missiles to Asia if the U.S. sends its own missiles to Japan.

NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports Moscow was responding to reports of a U.S. and Japanese plan to respond to an attack on Taiwan. On Sunday, Japan's Kyoto News Agency quoted anonymous sources as saying the U.S. and Japan will draft a military operational plan next month. It would involve stationing U.S. Marine Corps missile units on Japan's southwestern islands close to Taiwan and in the Philippines. China has threatened to take Taiwan by force if the island declares independence. On Wednesday, Russia's foreign ministry said that it had warned Tokyo that any U.S. medium-range missiles in Japan would force Russia to strengthen its defenses. Russia has hinted that it could deploy its own missiles to its Far East. It also urged Japan to read Russia's

updated nuclear doctrine, which expands the number of situations under which it could use nuclear weapons. Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Seoul. The 98th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is underway in New York City as thousands watch in the rain and the wind. Millions are watching the parade around the world. There are 22 big balloons, including Spiderman Balloon and Minnie Mouse is making her debut this year. And security is tight.

Here's new NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch. Our job is to keep this a safe and fun parade for New Yorkers and our visitors and their families and we got lots of resources out there. We have resources you can see and resources you can't see. Speaking there to NBC, also appearing 34 floats and seven-wheeled balloon cycles, 28 clown crews and high school and college marching bands all going through the two-and-a-half mile long parade route that ends at Macy's Herald Square flagship store on 34th Street. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. India's Adani Group says it's lost nearly $55 billion since the Department of Justice accused one of India's wealthiest men of

misleading international investors as part of a bribery scheme. Omkar Khandekar reports that the group says the charges were on, quote, dangerously shaky grounds both morally and legally. The statement by the Adani Group comes more than a week after the Department of Justice indicted Gautam Adani, his nephew, and other executives for lying to investors about the anti-bribery and corruption practices. The group statement says the losses came from international project cancellations and reviews from investors.

The Department of Justice alleges that the group's chairman Gautam Adani and his executives conspired to bribe hundreds of millions of dollars to Indian lawmakers for favorable deals in a green energy project in India. The Adani group says there is no evidence that the bribes were actually paid. For NPR News, I'm Um Karghandekar in Mumbai. There's a chance of seeing faint auroras across the northern US tonight. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, says the pale auroras would be brief, and seeing them at all would depend on how intense the solar storms are.

It's an active period for seeing the northern lights because the Sun is at the maximum phase of its 11-year cycle, making solar surges and auroras more frequent. And major communications disruptions from the solar storms, though, are not expected this week. I'm Janene Hurst and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.