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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Police say a person of interest is in custody following a deadly shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island. The attack Saturday killed two students and wounded nine others. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley says he visited the hospital where survivors of the shooting are being treated. I had a chance to meet with a few of the victims and their families. these survivors are receiving an excellent care and the resilience that these survivors showed and shared with me is frankly pretty overwhelming.

It pales in comparison what they've gone through for the rest of us here. The shooting prompted a massive overnight lockdown as students and faculty sheltered in classrooms and dorms during a citywide manhunt. Authorities describe the person in custody as someone in their 30s. The university has cancelled all remaining classes and exams for the semester. At least 12 people are dead after a mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Christina Cuclia reports police have declared the incident,

a terrorist attack that targeted the Jewish community. Police in the state of New South Wales say around 1,000 people were at an event celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah when the attack took place. They say one of the suspects is among the dead and The second is in critical condition. More than two dozen people, including two police officers, are in hospitals across Sydney. New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyan says the investigation into the incident will be extensive. No stone will be left unturned.

This type of disgraceful activity, this wanton news of violence, the taking of innocent lives is unacceptable to New South Wales. Police are also investigating a possible third suspect and suspected improvised explosive devices found in a vehicle near the beach. For NPR News, I'm Christina Kukhalla in Melbourne. The government is set to release the latest jobs data as well as the latest consumer inflation report this week. NPR's Raphael NAM says both reports come a little bit later than usual after being delayed by the government shutdown.

One of the many consequences of the government shutdown was that the Labor Department was no longer able to compile important economic reports. But with the shutdown now well over, the government is quickly catching up. Early this week, the Labor Department is set to release the latest employment data for November. That will be followed by the latest inflation data a few days later. Both reports were originally scheduled to come out earlier this month, in time for the Federal Reserve's policy meeting last week. Nonetheless, they will still provide critical information about the economy, even if it's just a little bit later. Rafael NUMM, NPR News.

You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is meeting with U.S. and European officials in Berlin as efforts continue to negotiate an end to the war with Russia. The meetings come as Washington presses for a faster resolution to end the conflict. Israel says it has temporarily caught off an airstrike in southern Lebanon at the request of the last. Lebanese armed forces. NPR's Jerome Sokolovsky reports the unusual move appears to be a sign of growing coordination between the two countries. The Israeli military has been attacking sites in Lebanon despite a ceasefire last year. The attacks are responses to what Israel says are attempts by Hezbollah to rearm. A military spokesman says the plans for an airstrike on a site about 15 miles

north of the two countries' border were temporarily frozen after the Lebanese armed. said it would go in and inspect it. The move comes after both countries sent civilian envoys to a U.S.-led military committee that is monitoring the ceasefire. Washington has demanded that Israel and Lebanon cooperate more in pursuit of regional stability. Jerome Sokolovski NPR News, Tel Aviv. Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza is this year's Heisman trophy winner, becoming the first player from that state to claim college football's top individual honor. Mendoza led the Hoosiers to a perfect regular season, cap by a win over Ohio state in the Big Ten championship game. I'm Windsor Johnston, and you're listening to NPR News from

Washington.