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National The U.S. Transportation Department is urging air passengers to be on good behavior Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants. Kristin Wright
National Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged. Kristin Wright
World A new U.S. peace plan asks Ukraine for steep concessions U.S. and Ukrainian officials are negotiating a contentious peace plan in Geneva that would require major concessions from Kyiv. Luke Garrett
World Are we entering a new nuclear arms race? Yaroslav Trofimov of The Wall Street Journal explains why he thinks that the U.S., Russia, and China have entered a new nuclear race. Daniel Ofman
Movies What film has become your family's holiday ritual? NPR's Stephen Thompson and Kathryn Fink talk about the movies their families return to every holiday season and why those traditions stick. Stephen Thompson
Science Why do we get goosebumps? A podcast tries to answer science's surprising questions Hakeem Oluseyi, host of NOVA and GBH's podcast Particles of Thought, breaks down how his show tackles some of science's biggest and strangest questions. Ahmad Damen
National Looking at Michelle Wu's vision for Boston to test a new model for Democratic leadership After Zohran Mamdani's win in New York, many are asking if charismatic, progressive mayors can save the Democratic Party. Looking at Michelle Wu's record in Boston, along with Mamdani's campaign, offers some insights into what is energizing voters. Sacha Pfeiffer
History The Mount Rushmore we know wasn't the one originally planned Matthew Davis, author of a Mount Rushmore biography, explains how four presidents ended up on a mountain that was never meant to honor them. Sacha Pfeiffer
World Amid smouldering wreckage, anger at Ukraine peace proposal many consider lopsided As residents of the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil face bombardment by night, and wreckage by day, they share their anger at an American peace proposal that many say favors Russia above Ukraine Eleanor Beardsley
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