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Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dwahle Saikow-Tow. Canadian leaders are organizing to respond to the latest threat by President-elect Donald Trump to impose a 25 percent tariff on Canadian imports if they do not stop the flow of drugs and migrants at their shared border. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said she met virtually with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers of 10 provinces on Wednesday. We agreed that we need to be smart, strong and united in meeting this challenge. We spoke principally about the border and the Canada-U.S. trade relationship.

The premiers, she said, agreed that illegal drugs, especially opioids, are a scourge for both Canada and the U.S. and that continued work is needed to ensure the border is safe and secure. The Israeli military says it conducted an airstrike in south Lebanon, injuring at least two people. It's one of several attacks that could threaten to derail a ceasefire that took effect three days ago, as NPR's Lauren Frire reports from Beirut. Social media footage shows smoke rising from farmland near Lebanon's Mediterranean coastal city of Sidon. The Israeli military says it targeted a facility there used by Hezbollah to store mid-range

rockets. It also says it fired separately on suspects in vehicles in villages near the Israel-Lebanon border. It accuses them of violating the ceasefire. But Lebanese officials say those are evacuees returning home in their cars, not fighters. Several people, including journalists, have been wounded by Israeli tank or gunfire. The ceasefire gives Israel and Hezbollah 60 days to withdraw from their current positions. So Israeli troops, Hezbollah fighters, Lebanese soldiers and UN peacekeepers may all be on the move in the same border area. And it's tense. Lauren Freyer and PR News, Beirut.

Cyber researchers uncovered an ingenious Russian plot to break into a D.C. office building through its Wi-Fi network. The hackers managed to pull it off from thousands of miles away, as NPR's Jenna McLaughlin reports. Russian hackers are known for finding creative ways to break into networks and steal secrets. Now, they've taken it one step further. Steven Adair, the head of digital forensics company Villexity, spoke at a cybersecurity conference in the DC area about a 2022 investigation into a Russian hacking group that infiltrated one of his clients' networks. In the past, Russian hackers have traveled in person to try and hack into Wi-Fi networks,

including in the Netherlands at the Organization for the Prohibition for Chemical Weapons in 2018. But this time, they managed to steal credentials and break into a laptop without ever visiting Washington. The hackers used the laptop to access the Wi-Fi network at the building next door, where they stole sensitive documents about Ukraine. Jen McLaughlin, NPR News. And you're listening to NPR News from New York. There are more questions than answers in the case of a missing woman from Maui who disappeared two weeks ago, missing her connecting flight from Los Angeles to New York. When Hanna Kobayashi's father Ryan flew to search for the 30-year-old, the case worsened

when he was found dead this weekend near LAX. The local coroner and police say the father died in an apparent suicide. A fundraiser on GoFundMe describes his passing as an unimaginable loss for the family and asks the public to continue searching for Hannah. You may be seeing more hot honey and fermented foods on the table when you go out to eat next year. That prediction comes from the National Restaurant Association. As NPR's Neda Ulubi reports, it's among the group's forecasting dining trends for 2025.

Smash burgers are out. Sorry, smash burgers. Those piles of skinny, crispy patties have been deemed very 2024. They will be replaced by thicker burgers, at least according to the infatuation. The Restaurant Review website also predicts more use of the ground corn staple known as masa and bagels that are ripped and dipped rather than sliced and smeared. Also out, torturing taste buds with the hottest possible peppers. Instead, according to the grocery store chain Kroger, brine-ier flavors are in. Both Kroger and Whole Foods anticipate more demand for protein-based products such as organ meats and collagen in 2025. Neda Ulibi, NPR News.

And I'm Dua-Helisa Icautau, NPR News in New York City.