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Live from NPR News, I'm Jeanine Herbst. An Arctic blast is bringing frigid temperatures and snow to the upper Midwest through the Northeast. The National Weather Service says accumulating ice and heavy snow is possible in the area through tomorrow. In Michigan, a quarter inch of ice is possible in parts of the state, and freezing rain could fall in the Mid Atlantic region tomorrow. Meanwhile, the New York region is getting its first major winter storm of the season. Bruce Konviser has more from New Jersey.
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As the snow started falling, forecasters were predicting 2 to 3 inches across much of New Jersey by mid morning. A large swath of the state was buried under six inches of snow. Travel disruptions were relatively limited as the storm hit early Sunday morning, But more than 80 flights were canceled at the three New York City area airports. The snowstorm will clear out, but will be followed by strong winds and a blast of arctic air. Temperatures will struggle to break through the freezing point over the next two days. For NPR News, I'm Bruce Kahnfeiser in Greenbrook, New Jersey.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics is suing the federal health department over the sudden cancellation of $12 million in grants, as NPR's Selena Simmons Duffin reports. The pediatricians allege the grants were cancelled in retaliat, speaking out against the department's recent policy changes that could limit access to childhood vaccines.
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AAP represents 67,000 pediatricians across the country. The organization has pushed back forcefully against the vaccine recommendations implemented by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A longtime anti vaccine activist. In the lawsuit, AAP says the Department of Health and Human Services retaliated against their organization because of that public criticism. The millions in canceled grants supported work on sudden infant death prevention, rural health, early detection of birth defects and more. The lawsuit was filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C. and says that without court intervention, these programs will end within weeks. HHS did not respond to NPR's request for comment. Selena Simmons Duffen, NPR News.
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Election officials in Honduras have finally named the winner of the country's presidential election after more than three weeks of counting the votes. That winner is construction entrepreneur Nasri Esfoura, a conservative candidate backed by President Trump. He won by less than 1% of the vote. NPR's Ada Peralta has more from Mexico.
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City, the current President Xiomara Castro has a tense relationship with the US When Castro began when Trump began his immigration crackdown, she threatened to shut down the US Base in the country. COUNTRY and it seems that Trump made a cold calculation that the most robust US Ally in Honduras would be the national party. As food as party.
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NPR's Ada Peralta reporting. The election has been clouded by claims of fraud and the loser is refusing to concede. This is NPR News. Officials in Taiwan are monitoring Chinese Coast Guard ships sailing in restricted waters next to some of its islands. Such Chinese patrols are increasingly common around Taiwan. That's according to a new Pentagon report, part of China's effort to erode Taiwan's control of its own waters. NPR's Emily Feng has more.
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China says its Coast Guard ships are near the Taiwanese Kinmen Islands as part of a routine patrol. Taiwan's Coast Guard dispatched three ships to monitor the Chinese group and said sailing in bad weather was unprofessional and irrational. The Pentagon says China has increasingly used its coast guard in various Taiwan themed military exercises and patrols around Taiwan's Kinmen Islands, which are very close to China's eastern shore. The annual Pentagon report on China, which came out this week, noted that China's overall military has made steady progress towards its goal to be capable of what Beijing calls a strategic, decisive victory over Taiwan, a democratic island China hopes to one day control. Emily Feng, NPR News.
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French prosecutors say a pro Russian hacking group has claimed responsibility for a major cyber attack on France's national postal service. The attack halted package deliveries just days before Christmas when a distributed denial of service attack left postal workers not being able to track packages and online payments were disrupted. The cybercrime group, known as NoName057, has been linked to other cyber attacks in Europe. And European allies accuse Russia of raging hybrid warfare to undermine support for Ukraine. I'm Jeanine Herbst, NPR News, in Washington.
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