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In Washington, I'm Jack Speier. 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 Sarhi Martinez Baltron reports.
Sergio Martinez Beltran (0:33)
A divided 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Texas can continue to put razor wire on the US 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 X. 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 supp to fall under federal authority. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Austin.
Jack Speer (1:09)
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 US Ally Israel, and it threatened a wider conflict. Meanwhile, while Israeli bombs over Lebanon have stopped for now, Israeli airstrikes on Gaza continue. NBIR's Aye Bachari reports the war with Hamas is Now at its 14th month with no end in sight.
Aya Batrawi (1:43)
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. Separately, the military says it targeted a school in Gaza City where a senior Hamas 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. Aya Batrawi, NPR News.
Jack Speer (2:26)
Prices at the consumer level took another bump up last month and 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% 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 US economy expanded at a healthy 2.8% annual rate for the first three months ending in September. 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 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 has pegged trade attorney Jamison Greer as his U.S. 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 U.S. judge denying the media mogul's fourth bail attempt. NPR's Isabella Sarmiento Gomez Sarmiento reports.