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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Ramm. One of the two National Guard members shot near the White House Wednesday died of her injuries yesterday. Her colleague remains in critical condition. A suspect, an Afghan national, is in custody. In two lengthy anti immigrant social media posts overnight, President Trump said he will terminate immigration from certain countries. In addition, he said he will take citizenship away from select legal immigrants. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports.
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In the posts, Trump casts immigrants as dangerous and draining public resources. Trump wrote that he would, quote, permanently pause migration from all third world countries and terminate millions of Biden immigrant admissions. Trump also said he wants to denaturalize certain immigrants and quote, deport any foreign national who is a public charge security risk or non compatible with Western civilization. In the post, Trump also referred to Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz using a crude able slur and referred to Minnesota Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, who is Muslim, as quote, always wrapped in her swaddling hijab. Trump finished by writing, quote, only reverse migration can fully cure this situation. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
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Ukraine says it will continue to work with the American delegation on the revised peace plan elaborated alongside the Europeans in Geneva. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports Russia's commitment is far from certain.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio's comments that the will discuss long term security guarantees for Ukraine after a peace agreement is signed is another blow to Kyiv. Nevertheless, Ukraine says it is committed to the process. On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin broke his silence about the plan after vague words that it could serve as the basis for talks. Putin said hostilities would only end if Ukrainian troops withdrew from the territory. He was referring to Ukrainian land in the Donbass that Russia has been unable to fully conquer. If they don't, Putin added, russia will seize the territory anyway. Ukrainians say Russia does not want to end the war and is simply buying time with the Trump administration. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Kyiv.
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A new report from the World Health Organization says deaths from measles have dropped sharply over the last 25 years. NPR's Maria Codoy reports. They've declined 88% worldwide.
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The report says nearly 59 million lives have been saved by the measles vaccine since 2000. That's more than any other childhood vaccine of the past 50 years. Even so, an estimated 95,000 people, mostly children under age 5, died from measles last year. While that death toll is among the lowest in recent decades, WHO officials say it's still unacceptably high for a vaccine preventable disease. Maria Godoy, NPR News.
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On this shortened trading day on Wall Street. Stock prices are moving higher. The dow is up 308 points. This is NPR News in Washington. Syrian officials say Israeli forces raided a village in southern Syria today, killing at least 13 people, including women and children. The Israeli military says it was conducting an operation to arrest suspected militants when its troops came under fire and six of its soldiers were wounded. Israel says it acted on intelligence that the militants were planning attacks on Israel. Today marks the 100th birthday of the Grand Ole Op. The venerable country music radio broadcast started in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 28, 1925. NPR's Netta Ulaby reports. It's still one of the longest running radio broadcasts in U.S. history.
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The Grand Ole Opry kicked off with an elderly fiddler named Uncle Jimmy Thompson, who recorded this a few years later. Over the years, the Grand Ole Opry would host powerhouse country performers Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Hank Williams, who debuted on the fabled Ryman Auditorium stage. Johnny Cash met his wife, June Carter, there. Even after a move to the Grand Ole Opry House, it was a spiritual home to performers like Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass boys performing there in 1985, the same year the Grand Ole Opry started broadcasting shows on pbs. It remains a central tourist attraction for Nashville, a city the Opry helped to place on the musical map. Nada. Ulabi, NPR News.
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A union representing workers at Starbucks said today is escalating a strike, which began November 13th. It's expanding to more than 120 stores in 85 cities. This is NPR News.