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Summary
NPR News Now covers the aftermath of the midterm elections, highlighting Democratic control of Congress and potential legislative impacts on energy prices and immigration funding. The report also details a growing measles outbreak in the U.S., which has claimed multiple lives, and a political crisis in Iraq's Kurdistan region where a major party threatens to form a breakaway administration. Finally, the segment notes that U.S. job growth in October exceeded expectations, with significant increases in healthcare and transportation sectors.
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Midterm election results and congressional control
Congressional options for energy prices and war funding
House Oversight Committee chair and immigration oversight
Funding for ICE and Customs and Border Patrol
Measles outbreak and infant death in Wisconsin
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Kurdistan political party withdraws from regional government
Tensions in Kurdistan due to Iran attacks and US withdrawal
October jobs report and wage growth
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