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President Trump says he's directed members of his administration to meet with Russian

President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainians, this in hopes of finalizing a peace deal between the two nations.

NPR's Deepa Shiverum reports.

Trump said in a post on social media that special envoy, Steve Whitkoff, will meet with Putin in

Moscow, and Secretary of the Army, Dan Driscoll, will meet with the Ukrainians. The president

says he won't meet with Putin or Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky until a peace deal is in its

final stages. Trump was supposed to meet with Putin last month in Hungary, but the meeting was

scrapped with Trump announcing new sanctions on Russia. The ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia

has been a point of frustration for Trump, who claims he's ended several other wars this year.

He repeatedly says the war between Ukraine and Russia should have been easier to end.

Tepa Shiveram and PR News, the White House.

Tens of millions of Americans are beginning their Thanksgiving travel today with highways, airports, and train stations expected to be packed.

AAA is forecasting 82 million people will travel an increase of 1.6 million from last year's holiday.

90% of the travel will be by car.

Patrick Dahon with Gas, but he says gasoline prices are not a factor.

We're seeing the stock market fluctuate.

Job losses have amounted this year to the most significant since 2022.

But it's not all bad news.

Gas price is relatively low for their part.

74% of respondents to our survey said gas prices are not impacting their travel plans this year,

but still there's a lot of jitter within consumers. The FAA says when it comes to air travel,

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