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Speaker 2 Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he had productive talks with a delegation from Ukraine, but more work is needed to get a deal with Russia.

Speaker 2 The talks in Florida came ahead of a visit to Moscow by President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff. NPR's Michelle Kelleman reports.

Speaker 3 Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner joined Rubio in the talks with the delegation from Kyiv.

Speaker 3 Rubio says they made progress and they're working on something that will be comprehensive to make sure Ukraine won't face another Russian invasion once this war ends.

Speaker 4 It's not just about the terms that ends fighting. It's about also the terms that set up Ukraine for long-term prosperity.

Speaker 3 The head of the Ukrainian delegation, Rustim Umirov, said the U.S. was, quote, super supportive.
Rubio says he's realistic, calling the diplomacy complicated with a lot of moving parts.

Speaker 3 He says it will continue when Witkoff goes to Moscow this week. Michelle Kelleman, NPR News, Washington.

Speaker 2 The Afghan man, Romanyula Lachenwal, is expected to be charged with murder in connection with last Wednesday's shooting of a National Guardsman in Washington, D.C.

Speaker 2 He remains hospitalized, as does the other guardsman, Sergeant Andrew Wolfe, who's who's reported in critical condition.

Speaker 2 As investigators research a possible motive for the shooting, Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noam said Sunday on ABC's This Week she believes Lockinwall became radicalized since he came to this country from Afghanistan after assisting the U.S.

Speaker 2 during the Afghan war. Noam also explained why the U.S.
is limiting immigration from 19 nations as a result of a result of that shooting.

Speaker 5 It's a dangerous situation. If you don't know who they are, if they're coming from a country that's not stable and doesn't have a government that can help you vet them, that we shouldn't allow it.

Speaker 2 Last night in Somersville, West Virginia, a vigil was held in the hometown of the Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom, who died.

Speaker 2 Starting tomorrow, millions of people will be facing new work requirements for SNAP food aid.

Speaker 2 NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports it is a major budget cut to the program passed by Republicans in Congress last summer.

Speaker 6 Already, able-bodied people without dependents can only get snapped for three months over three three years unless they work, train, or volunteer for 80 hours a month.

Speaker 6 Now, that requirement will apply to older people, boosting the cutoff age from 54 to 64, and to parents whose children are 14 or older.

Speaker 6 Unhoused people, veterans, and young adults aging out of foster care will also no longer be exempt. Republicans say the aim is to weed out waste and fraud.

Speaker 6 Critics say the new rules have been rushed with little time to prepare. They come after weeks of chaos when the Trump administration refused to pay full snap benefits during the federal shutdown.

Speaker 6 Jennifer Lutton, NPR News, Washington.

Speaker 2 Wall Street resumes trading Monday morning. They had a short week because of the Wall Street holiday.
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Speaker 2 Scientists are reporting new information about an extinct 14-foot-long armored fish that once swam in an ocean covering what is today Cleveland, Ohio.

Speaker 2 As NPR's Joe Palka reports, more details about the prehistoric predator may come thanks to the NFL Cleveland Browns football team.

Speaker 7 Duncanosteus Torelli lived about 360 million years ago. The front part of its body and head were covered in bony armor.
Instead of teeth, it had what are called bone blades, razor-sharp bone blades.

Speaker 7 The new research, reported by scientists at Case Western Reserve University, is based on fossils unearthed in the 1960s when Interstate 71 through Cleveland was being built.

Speaker 7 Researchers now have a clearer picture of how Dunkelosteus used its muscular jawbones to pulverize prey. Additional information may be coming.

Speaker 7 The new Cleveland Browns Football Stadium is being built in a location that should provide even more fossilized remnants of the extinct aquatic predator. For NPR News, I'm Joe Palka.

Speaker 2 The weather is a factor for millions of people traveling by road and airplane on what is traditionally one of the busiest days of the year, the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Speaker 2 The Flight Tracking Service Flight Aware reports more than 1,000 flights have have been canceled Sunday. That's on top of more than 2,600 canceled Saturday.

Speaker 2 Many of the disruptions are at a key hub for air travel, Chicago's O'Hare, which is a hub for both United and American Airlines. The airport got more than eight inches of snow Saturday.

Speaker 2 The Des Moines airport is reopened after an incident there on Saturday. I'm Dan Ronan, NPR News in Washington.

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