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Morning news brief
by Michel Martin
Israelis protest Netanyahu government after bodies of six hostages recovered. Unions are taking more prominent roles in U.S. politics. A look at Harris and Trump plans to tackle high housing costs.
A proposed new rule from the EPA says U.S. cities need to replace lead water pipes
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Flint resident Melissa Mays, a clean water activist, about the EPA's proposed rule that most U.S. cities will have to replace lead water pipes within the next 10 years.
As of Dec. 1, North Carolina becomes the latest state to fully expand Medicaid
by Jason deBruyn
Around 600,000 people in the state will now have access to low-cost health insurance. The change will particularly benefit people in poor, rural areas.
As seniors struggle with housing costs, a study warns it will get worse as U.S. ages
A record number of seniors struggle with housing costs. Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies says it's going to get worse as the baby boomer generation starts to turn 80 in a few years.
Dual U.S.-Israeli citizen has been released by Hamas but her husband remains captive
Liat Beinin Atzili is the second U.S. to be freed by Hamas, but her husband Aviv is still being held in Gaza. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Boaz Atzili, who is Aviv's cousin.
N.Y. Rep. George Santos faces another attempt to expel him from Congress
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Adav Noti of the Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan watchdog group, that first accused Santos of campaign finance violations earlier this year.
After numerous delays, actor Jonathan Majors' trial begins in New York City
by Neda Ulaby
After months of delay the criminal trial of actor Jonathan Majors has gotten started with jury selection. His meteoric Hollywood career has been sidetracked by charges of assault and harassment.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause the fighting in Gaza for another day
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel in an effort to further extend the ceasefire and secure the release of more hostages.
Kyrgyzstan has decided that it's time to make changes to its flag
The nation's parliament has voted to give the sun at the flag's center, straighter rays. The change comes after critics said the current rays make the sun look more like a sunflower.
Michigan couple is running against each other for a seat in the statehouse
In the special election, Suzanne Ostosh is running as a Democrat while her husband Curtiss Ostosh has filed as a Republican. They say they're rooting for one another.
U.S. charges Indian national in an alleged assassination plot of a Sikh separatist
The relationship between the U.S. and India took a hit after the Justice Department announced charges against an Indian national for allegedly taking part in a murder-for-hire scheme on U.S. soil.
Henry Kissinger, legendary diplomat and foreign policy scholar, dies at 100
by Tom Gjelten
Henry Kissinger, a hawkish and towering figure in foreign policy circles, has died at the age of 100. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Nov. 29, 2023.)