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In this NPR News episode dated November 25, 2024, key updates include a U.S. District Court judge dismissing a criminal case against President-elect Donald Trump related to the 2020 elections, alongside discussions on demographic shifts favoring Trump among young and minority voters. Internationally, Israel's cabinet plans to discuss a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal in Lebanon as attacks escalate. Additionally, General Motors has reached an agreement to enter Formula One racing in 2026, signifying a notable development in the sport. The film industry shows signs of recovery, aided by recent box office successes, although challenges remain.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speier. A U.S. District Court judge has wasted little time in dismissing a federal criminal case involving President-elect Donald Trump.

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Judge Tonya Chotkin acting on a request from special counsel Jack Smith that the case accusing Trump of seeking to overturn the 2020 election be dropped, citing Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.

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Smith has also requested the court drop a separate classified documents case against Trump, Trump spokesman hailed the decision. The 2024 presidential election saw dramatic shifts among some demographic groups in President-elect Trump's direction.

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But NPR's Domenico Martinaro says whether Republicans can hold that coalition after Trump is an open question.

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Young voters, Latinos and Asian-American voters in key states swung 20 points or more in Trump's direction. These are all groups that have tended to vote Democratic over the years.

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So are they now Republican voters or did they simply shift because they felt prices were too high and they blame the incumbent party?

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How they judge Trump's job performance and whether another Republican can fire up white voters without college degrees to the same extent is going to be key in the next four years. Domenico Montanaro, NPR News, Washington.

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Israel's cabinet meets tomorrow to consider a U.S. broker deal for a ceasefire in Lebanon, NPR's Daniel Esten reports.

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An Israeli official told NPR Israel's security cabinet is meeting Tuesday to discuss the Lebanon ceasefire deal and is expected to approve it. The official was not authorized to discuss government deliberations and spoke anonymously.

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A White House spokesperson said the U.S. was continuing to work to allow civilians on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border to safely return to their homes.

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Lebanon's Deputy Parliament Speaker Elias Boussab said officials are close to a ceasefire, but that nothing is guaranteed.

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Israel's military has tightened restrictions on Israeli schools and gatherings near the Lebanese border, anticipating intensified Hezbollah rocket fire. Both Hezbollah and Israel escalated attacks this weekend. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

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General Motors says it's reached a deal to enter the world's most prestigious auto racing series Formula One, WTET's Quinn Kleinfelder reports.

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Formula One's ownership initially rejected a joint bid by GM's Cadillac brand and legendary racer Michael Andretti, arguing the proposed team would not bring enough value to the globe-spanning series.

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There was also a clash of personalities between Andretti and the head of Liberty Media, Formula One's commercial rights holder.

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The logjam seemed to break after both Andretti and Liberty Media's boss announced they would step down from leading their organizations. Now the renamed Cadillac F1 team is set to join the racing series in 2026.

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The deal also likely brings to a close a Justice Department investigation into whether Formula One's decision to block Andretti violated U.S. antitrust laws. For NPR News, I'm Quinn Klinefelter in Detroit.

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On Wall Street, the Dow is up 440 points today. You're listening to NPR. At the weekend box office, Gladiator 2 and Wicked Part 1 got people back to the movies over the weekend. NPR's Bob Mondello says they're helping Hollywood make up lost ground.

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2024 was always going to be tough for the film industry. With last year's actors and writers strikes reducing the number of movies released, observers initially expected box office earnings to drop more than a billion dollars from 2023.

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Those predictions looked accurate through last Thursday, but then Glickid, or Wikiator, or whatever, brought the deficit down to under $900 million, and next week it will likely come down further with the opening of Disney's animated princess adventure, Moana 2.

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You were gone forever.

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Also giving industry watchers hope are Marvel's supervillain epic Kraven the Hunter and a Lion King prequel called Mufasa. Bob Mandello, NPR News.

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President Joe Biden in a holiday tradition at the White House today spared two large turkeys, Peach and Blossom, the fate of winding up on someone's holiday dinner table.

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Biden issued the traditional Thanksgiving pardon for the two gobblers, cracking jokes as he welcomed 2,500 guests. First Lady Jill Biden today is overseeing delivery of the official White House Christmas tree.

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The Bidens will also travel to New York to help serve a traditional holiday meal at a Coast Guard station there. Crude oil futures prices closed lower today. That was amid some easing of Mideast tensions.

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Oil dropped $2.30 a barrel to end the session at $68.94 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. I'm Jack Speier, NPR News in Washington.