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It's been a great year for tv, movies and music, and we are highlighting the best of the best, including K Pop, Demon Hunters, Sinners and Severance. We're talking about our favorite moments of the year, including some of the best pop culture you might have missed. Listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour in the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. A federal grand jury has once again refused to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges. NPR's Kerry Johnson reports. President Trump has called for her prosecution.
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A law enforcement source tells NPR a grand jury in Virginia declined to bring criminal charges against Tish James. The New York attorney general is a prominent critic of the president who sued him on civil fraud charges related to his real estate business and won. Her lawyer, Abby Lowell, says the investigation of James is a stain on the Justice Department and raises questions about its integrity. Two separate grand juries in Virginia have now rejected indictments against James. A judge invalidated other charges against her because the prosecutor President Trump installed was not legally appointed. The Justice Department can try to seek a new indictment of James, but it's not clear if they will succeed. Carrie Johnson, NPR News.
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Indiana state senators voted down a Republican friendly congressional map today. It's the first time President Trump's campaign to boost Republicans chances of keeping control of the US House has been rejected by members of his own party. Republicans in Texas, Missouri and North Carolina have answered his call for the unusual mid decade redistricting scramble. The U.S. senate rejected two dueling partisan health care proposals today. The votes came just days before enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care act insurance plans expire. NPR's Sam Greenglass reports.
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Millions of Americans are set to see their premiums skyrocket if the pandemic era subsidies expire. Democrats put forward a three year extension of the subsidies. Four Republicans voted with the Democrats, but not enough. This is Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia.
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The consequences for ordinary people will be that they will have to delay response to their health care. And for many people, they will literally pay with their lives.
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Republican leadership put forward a plan which also failed to provide up to $1,500 in health savings accounts for high deductible ACA plans. Some members say these votes will help spark more negotiations. But time is running out for Americans deciding whether to keep their coverage. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
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The nation's trade deficit narrowed in September. NPR's Scott Horsley reports on the latest figures.
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The U.S. trade gap narrowed by almost 11% during September. Exports and imports both increased during the month, but exports jumped more. New applications for unemployment benefits rose sharply last week after a Thanksgiving lull. The week before, 236,000 people applied for jobless aid. The number of applications can be useful in assessing the pace of layoffs. Stock in Oracle tumbled after the cloud computing giant reported disappointing earnings. Oracle's been investing heavily in artificial intelligence. Despite the dip, co founder Larry Ellison is still a very wealthy man. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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Wall street rose to new records today. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Washington state is under a state of emergency from a barrage of torrential rain that sent rivers flowing over their banks, caused a mudslide to crash down on a highway and trapped people in floodwaters. Tens of thousands of people are under evacuation orders. The number of characters on TV who have abus abortions is going down 14% over the past two years, as NPR's Neta Ulaby reports. That's one finding from an annual study that looks at abortion representations on the small screen.
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65 television plotlines dealt with abortion in 2025 can be within three to five.
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Days in the first trimester.
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Only three, including the Pitt on HBO, brought up abortion pills as a way to end a pregnancy, even though that's the most common method in the United States. The Pitt was also one of the few contemporary shows that depicted how hard getting an abortion can be.
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Not if you're here for a medication abortion and you pass the mandated 11 week cutoff.
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The Abortion On Screen report comes from a research program at the University of California, San Francisco. It says it found a significant rise in television shows that depict abortions as shameful as well as a drop in abortion plotlines generally. Netta Ulupi, NPR News.
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A hiker was rescued from quicksand in Utah's Arches National Park. Rescuers responded to an emergency emergency satellite beacon activated by the backpacker. The man first tried to dig himself out with a shovel supplied by a park ranger. Rescuers ended up placing a ladder and boards on the quicksand so they could get to him and work his leg loose. Another quicksand rescue happened in the same area in 2014. I'm Ryland Barton. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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