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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. European leaders are meeting today to discuss peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.
NPR's Rob Schmidt's reports are expected to weigh a U.S.
Speaker 2 proposal that's drawn criticism from Kyiv and across Europe for being too favorable to Moscow.
Speaker 1 A spokesperson for the European Commission says a lot of work remains to be done regarding Ukraine peace proposals.
Speaker 1 Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that President Trump's 28-point plan has changed since discussions between the U.S., Ukraine, and European countries began over the weekend in Geneva.
Speaker 1 German Foreign Minister Johann Vadipool characterized the talks as a decisive success for Europeans.
Speaker 1 European leaders are insisting that Ukraine not give up any territory that it currently holds and that it must not reduce the size of its army, as Trump's plan proposes.
Speaker 1 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says doing so would undermine security for all of Europe. Rob Schmitz and Pear News, Berlin.
Speaker 2 In a post on social media this morning, President Trump suggested big progress is being made in peace talks, adding that, quote, something good just may be happening.
Speaker 2 More than 80 million Americans are expected to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday. NPR's Joel Rose reports this year's travel forecast is projected to set another record.
Speaker 3 AAA is projecting that nearly 82 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and the Monday after the holiday.
Speaker 3 That's 1.6 million more than last year's record total.
Speaker 3 AAA expects that the vast majority, about 73 million, will travel by car.
Speaker 3 About 6 million people are expected to fly, though AAA says that number could wind up slightly lower if some air travelers made other plans because of flight disruptions during the government shutdown.
Speaker 3 The Federal Aviation Administration says this is expected to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel season in 15 years, with a peak of more than 52,000 flights scheduled on Tuesday.
Speaker 3 Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
Speaker 2 President Trump says he's ending temporary protected status for Somali migrants in Minnesota. Dana Ferguson from Minnesota Public Radio reports.
Speaker 4 In a post on Truth Social, Trump referred to Minnesota as a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity. And he alleged, without providing specifics, that Somali gangs were terrorizing the state.
Speaker 4 In Minneapolis, members of the Somali community and allies gathered to push back. Community organizer Khalid Omar.
Speaker 5 What we saw from our president was an attack, a direct attack to our community here in Minnesota, especially our Somali community. So, what we decided is that we're greater than the fear.
Speaker 4 Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noam says the administration will review the program. For NPR News, I'm Dana Ferguson in Minneapolis.
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Speaker 2 The G20 summit wrapped up this weekend in Johannesburg. South Africa's president ended the event with a ceremonial banging of a gavel and declared it a success.
Speaker 2 Kate Bartlett reports that assessment came despite the U.S. being absent.
Speaker 6 South African attendees broke out into cheers as President Sura Ramaposa declared the summit closed.
Speaker 7 Scovel of this G20 summit formally closes this summit and now moves on to the next president of the G20, which is the United States.
Speaker 6 Usually the outgoing president of the G20 hands over formally to the incoming one, but as President Trump was not in attendance, that didn't happen. The U.S.
Speaker 6 administration had boycotted the summit after falsely accusing South Africa of human rights abuses against its white minority.
Speaker 6 It had also objected to the summit's themes surrounding debt alleviation and climate change.
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However, all other countries had representatives in attendance, and the summit achieved a joint declaration despite U.S. objections.
Kate Bartlett, NPR News, Johannesburg.
Speaker 2 The executive director of the Associated Press says the news organization is fighting for the right to report without being targeted by the White House.
Speaker 2 AP returns to court today in its case against the Trump administration.
Speaker 2 The lawsuit challenges a decision that blocked AP reporters from covering some presidential events, a move the government tied to AP's style choice to not call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
Speaker 2 I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News in Washington.
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