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1. Putin and Modi expand India-Russia economic ties in talks in New Delhi

   India gave Russia's leader a warm welcome in his first visit since his country invaded Ukraine. The visit in part signaled India's defiance of the U.S., which has punished New Delhi for buying Russian oil.

2. For the first time this century, child deaths under age 5 will likely rise. Why?

   A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up.

3. Appeals court hands Trump a victory, OK'ing firings of two independent agency heads

   The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2 to 1 that President Trump's firings of Democratic members of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the National Labor Relations Board were lawful.

4. EU hits Elon Musk's X with $140 million fine over business practices

   The fines were due to the platform's misleading use of blue check marks to identify verified users and a lack of transparency over ads and data access for researchers.
   
   

5. Trump's security strategy slams European allies and asserts U.S. power in the Americas

   The Trump administration has set forth a national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America's dominance in the Western Hemisphere.

6. CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants

   In a controversial move, the vaccine advisory group reversed a recommendations for universal immunizing of newborns intended to protect them from a virus that attacks the liver.

7. Are you a swing voter? We want to hear how you're feeling about politics

   Do you think the country is going in the right or wrong direction? Are you happy with your vote last year or do you have any regrets? Or maybe you sat the election out? NPR wants to speak with swing voters across the political spectrum.

8. Netflix will buy Warner Bros' studio and streaming businesses for $72 billion

   The merger, announced Friday, would bring two of the industry's biggest players in film and TV under one roof. Beyond its television and motion picture division, Warner owns HBO Max and DC Studios.

9. The Kennedy Center Honors are coming up. This year's event will be different

   President Trump has made major changes at the Kennedy Center this year, ousting the board chair and president, and naming himself host of the organization's yearly awards show.

10. Has hope survived the war? We asked Israelis and Palestinians we spoke to in 2023

    In 2023, we interviewed them to see how the Israel-Hamas war was affecting their ability to feel compassion and empathy. In the wake of the ceasefire this fall, we followed up. What's changed?