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Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Duah Hlisai-Kautau. It is day two of a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. And at this hour, things are relatively quiet on both sides of the border, but to the south, war rages on between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf reports that winter is setting in there, the rains have started, and Israeli airstrikes are killing people daily. Our producer there, Anas Baba, he's in central Gaza right now, and he spoke to some people for us. Here's 34-year-old Wala Hanouna.

She says she feels forgotten. Hezbollah had originally said that they wouldn't agree to a ceasefire until there was one for Gaza too. And now she worries one will never come for them. NPR's Kat Lanzdorf reporting. The ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel was brokered by the United States and France. Israeli forces are expected to retreat from Lebanon as long as the Lebanese government keeps Hezbollah out of the South. President-elect Donald Trump's plan to impose 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada, plus additional tariffs of 10 percent on China, could upend the global trade industry. And as Piers Windsor-Johnson reports, one expert suggests Trump is using trade as a tool.

Mark Wu is an international trade expert at Harvard University. He says the proposed tariffs are an ultimatum against the three largest trading partners of the United States. The president-elect's recent remarks suggest that this is using trade as a bargaining chip to get at outcomes outside of international trade. So whether or not this is a good idea or not depends on whether or not he will succeed at getting to those desired outcomes.

In a post on social media, Trump said the tariffs will go into effect on his first day in office and remain in place until Mexico, Canada, and China stop the flow of drugs and migrants into the U.S. Windsor-Johnston, NPR News, Washington. Millions of Americans are on the move this Thanksgiving holiday for what could be the busiest ever for air travel. NBR's Joel Rose reports the U.S. aviation system is scrambling to keep up. Thousands of travelers passed through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday, including Jorge Rivas of Boston. I heard that it was going to be a record season in terms of traveling, but if you're traveling

to see family and to spend good quality time, you're willing to put in the effort. Rivas says his flight from Boston to D.C. went smoothly, though his cousin got caught in traffic coming to pick him up at the airport. Triple A is predicting a record number of people traveling by automobile as well. More than 71 million people are expected to drive over the holiday week. Joel Rose, NPR News, Arlington, Virginia. The tracking app FlightAware reports few airport delays at this hour. You are listening to NPR News from New York City. President-elect Donald Trump appointed his

longtime adviser Keith Kellogg, as his special envoy to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine. The highly decorated three-star general is one of the key authors behind a conservative America First national security agenda for Trump's second administration. And he enters the scene as the war between Moscow and Kiev nears three years in February, with tens of thousands dead on both sides. In Los Angeles US Customs and Border Agents have seized more than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars and Pierce Chloe Veltman has the story. Authorities

recently intercepted the suspected cargo arriving in ocean containers from Asia in what authorities are calling the largest counterfeit musical instrument seizure on record in the Los Angeles area. Gibson estimates the guitars would be worth nearly $19 million if they were the real thing. Beth Hyde is Gibson's chief marketing officer. We are an American-made product with the highest standard of excellence and these actions not only hurt the consumers, they also can lead to and help fund other crime and hurt American jobs and American craftsmen. An investigation involving US Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security and the

LA County Sheriff's Department is ongoing. Chloe Valtman, NPR News. Flights continue to be cancelled in South Korea due to unusually heavy snowfall. Reuters reports more than 16 inches of snow hit Seoul by 8 a.m. local time. Officials said the November snowfall on Wednesday was the heaviest snowstorm on record. This is NPR News from New York.