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Donald Trump announced new picks for his future administration. That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post, I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Wednesday, November 20th. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. The president elect made two high profile picks to join his team yesterday. The first was the TV physician and former Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz, better known as Dr. Oz. Trump wants him to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That federal agency is responsible for providing health insurance to more than 160 million Americans. Democrats panned the choice, saying that Oz lacks the experience to run the agency's vast bureaucracy. Trump's other big pick Yesterday was Linda McMahon, to lead the Education Department. She's the co chair of his transition team, and she led the Small Business Administration for part of Trump's first term. But she's most famous for being the co founder of World Wrestling Entertainment along with her husband, Vince McMahon, and she isn't particularly known for her work on education policy or practice. Both McMahon and Oz will need Senate confirmation to take up their roles. For more on the Trump presidential transition, check out the latest episode of the Campaign Moment podcast. My colleague Aaron Blake dives deeper into the sexual misconduct allegations against two of Trump's most controversial picks, Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth. Find the campaign moment wherever you listen to podcasts. Number two New York prosecutors appear open to a long delay in Trump's hush money case. Back in May, Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment made to an adult Film Act. But his presidential election victory this month has made the future of the case extremely complicated. Trump had been due to be sentenced next week, and he faced up to four years in prison. Trump's lawyers want the case to be dismissed. Yesterday, prosecutors said they opposed that suggestion, but they did seem to be open to postponing proceedings until after Trump's second term. Trump was charged in four criminal cases after his first term in office. But only the New York prosecution went to trial before the election, and the future of all four cases is uncertain. Number three is an exclusive story from the Post. President Joe Biden approved the shipment of anti personnel landmines to Ukraine. Biden is spending some of his last weeks in office trying to help Kyiv's faltering war effort. He recently allowed Ukraine to use a U S made long range missile system to strike deep inside Russia for the first time, and now he's approved the provision of landmines. Ukraine has sought them since Russia invaded nearly three years ago, and Russia has used them on the front lines. But Biden's decision is controversial. More than 160 countries have signed an international treaty banning the use of anti personnel mines. The US Is not among them. Critics note that the mines are indiscriminate weapons that can cause harm to civilians even after a war is over. 443-21Spacex aborted its second attempt to catch a rocket A starship rocket splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday after mission engineers scrubbed the dramatic attempt at a launch pad return. It followed a successful test last month when the company did manage to catch its returning booster rocket. The starship is central to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's plans for a human mission to Mars and for NASA's planned return to the moon. Musk has become a close advisor to Trump and he could influence the future of NASA in his next administration. Trump is a great admirer of SpaceX's rocket catching abilities. He he even talked about it at length in his victory speech on election night.
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But this spaceship came down and I saw those engines firing and it looked like it was over. It was going to smash. And then I saw the fire pour out from the left side and it put it straight and it came down so gently and then it wrapped those arms around it and it held it. And just like you hold your baby at night, your little baby.
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Trump traveled to Texas to watch this latest attempt in person alongside Musk, but he didn't get to see a catch this time. A blast of snow and cold is headed for the eastern US this week. That's our fifth story. Fall has been pretty mild so far. The Northeast and Great Lakes have experienced temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above average through much of the season, but that's about to change starting tomorrow. More than a dozen states from Wisconsin to New Hampshire are forecast to get wet snow. The blustery conditions and cooler temperatures will last through the weekend, but things should warm up before Thanksgiving so Hopefully you won't have to drive to your grandma's house through a snowstorm. Meanwhile, people in the Pacific Northwest are dealing with their own weather drama this week. A bomb cyclone that's as intense as a hurricane is lashing Western states. Number six Many US Cities aren't prepared for climate change. As the world warms, scientists predict an intensifying barrage of hurricanes, droughts, wildfires, flooding and sea level rise. In many places, these disasters are already threatening and even demolishing homes. But risk is not the entire story. So is resilience the capacity to resist and bounce back from climate disasters. A climate modeling firm, Alpha Geo, has analyzed 28 factors to assess a location's true vulnerability. The Post teamed up with Alpha Geo to reveal where and why communities appear best positioned to recover from adversity as the planet warms. And we built a tool so you can compare your city's risk and resilience scores. You can find that tool in our newsletter. Just follow the link in our show.
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And at number seven, Rafael Nadal played the last match of his storied tennis career. The Spanish superstar's last outing took place yesterday in a Davis cup quarterfinal. It wasn't a strong finish. The 38 year old lost in two sets in the first match. Nadal said his body would not let him carry on, even though he wanted to. But his legacy is intact. He won 22 Grand Slam titles over the course of his career. He claimed two Olympic gold medals and he notched 1,080 wins in Tour level singles matches. His friend and former rival Roger Federer paid tribute to him on social media. He said that Nadal made him enjoy the game even more. And Nadal said the way he most wants to be remembered is as a good person from a small village in Mallorca. Alright, you're all caught up. But before you go, a reminder that if you're a subscriber to the Washington Post, you can get access to our shows ad free in Apple Podcasts. All you have to do is find the Washington Post channel and Apple Podcasts and connect your Post subscription. Then stay tuned for more subscriber only audio benefits like exclusive and early access episodes. If you're not a subscriber, this is a great time to start. You can sign up at our channel and Apple Podcasts or through the link in our show Notes. I'm Hannah Jewell. I'll meet you back here tomorrow.
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