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Dale Willman
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NPR News Anchor
On a Thanksgiving Day call with six military units, President Trump announced one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C. has died. NPR's Sage Miller is traveling with Trump and was in the room at Mar a Lago in Florida when Trump relayed the news.
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Sage Miller
Trump called Guardswoman Sara Beckstrom a highly respected, young, magnificent person.
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NPR News Anchor
She was savagely attacked. She's dead. She's not with us. Incredible person, outstanding in every single way in every department.
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Sage Miller
20 year old Beckstrom volunteered to be on duty for Thanksgiving. She was on patrol a few blocks from the White House when a gunman opened fire. The gunman struck Beckstrom and 24 year old guardsman Andrew Wolf. Trump says Wolf remains in critical condition and is fighting for his life. Trump also says that he spoke with Beckstrom's family following the loss of their loved one. From Palm Beach, Florida, Sage Miller, NPR News.
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NPR News Anchor
Pope Leo met with Turkish President Recep Tayyidip Erdogan today on the first foreign trip of his papacy. As as NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports, the first American pope pressed Turkey to do more to protect religious minorities.
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Ruth Sherlock
In his speech, made alongside President Erdogan in a large library in Ankara, Pope Leo said Turkey's grand Ottoman past is both a gift and a responsibility.
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NPR News Anchor
You have an important place in both the present and future of the Mediterranean and of the whole world.
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Ruth Sherlock
Pope Leo warned that sidelining religious minorities, such as its Christian population, would be an impoverishment. Society is alive if has a plurality, he said, for what makes a civil society are the bridges that link its people together. Ruth Sherlock, NPR News, Ankara.
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NPR News Anchor
The National Retail Federation is predicting that holiday sales this year will surpass $1 trillion for the first time ever. Chief Economist Mark Matthews says that growth does not factor in some high prices because of tariffs, but he says it's mostly because Americans are in a shopping mood. As for holiday hiring, though, it's he says they're seeing fewer job postings.
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Dale Willman
We forecast that holiday hiring would be about 265 to 365,000 this year. That's the lowest that we've seen in in the last 15 years. So definitely some some softness there.
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NPR News Anchor
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Anchorage, Alaska area this morning. It was the largest earthquake to hit south central Alaska since 2021. The quake was located at a depth of 43 miles. Deeper quakes tend to be less damaging. Alaska is the most earthquake prone state in the U.S. it's not Thanksgiving without football. Dak Prescott threw for two touchdowns and Malik Davis ran 43 yards for a score as the Dallas Cowboys beat Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs 31 to 28. Green Bay beat Detroit 31 to 24. This is NPR News. A U.S. russian crew has started a mission on the International Space Station. Following a successful launch, the rocket lifted off today from Kazakhstan. As NPR's Nell Greenfield Boyce reports, they arrived in time for a festive holiday meal.
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Nell Greenfield Boyce
Thanksgiving in space has long meant pouches of freeze dried, irradiated and thermostabilized foods, everything from smoked turkey to yams. But this fall, on a resupply mission, NASA workers saved sent up some extra treats. In a video, astronaut Zena Cardman showed off a bag full of packaged items like crab meat and salmon. We've even got some lobster, which is amazing. So I think it's going to be a really, really delicious meal and I can't wait to share it with everyone, including our new crewmates. NASA says that Thanksgiving is an off duty day for the crew so they can relax and talk with family members on the ground. Nell Greenfield Boyce, NPR News.
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NPR News Anchor
In a blow to environmentalists, Canada's premier today signed a memorandum of understanding with the premier of Alberta to work toward building an oil pipeline. The pipeline would transport oil from Alberta to the country's Pacific Coast. Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to double Canada's non US Oil exports over the next decade. Lake effect Snow has been pounding the Great Lakes region this week. One location in Wisconsin has reported 33 inches of powder since yesterday. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan has also turned shades of with more than 15 inches in Marquette. A new storm system is also expected to reach the area this weekend and bringing along more snow. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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Dale Willman
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