Parsing the Peace Deal, MAGA Star Quits, Obesity Pills, (Bonus!) Books We Love

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🗓️ 22 November 2025

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Russia's long-standing requests are predominant in a peace deal for Ukraine brokered by American and Russian envoys. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, R-Ga., says she will resign her Congressional seat in January. Pill versions of the obesity drugs now requiring injections are on the way. BONUS: 2025's best plot-driven books.

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0:00.0	Lodomir Zelensky calls it a very difficult choice.
0:06.0	That choice, agree to the costly peace deal on the table or continue the fight, even if that means losing U.S. support.
0:14.0	I'm Ayesha Roscoe.
0:16.0	And I'm Scott Simon, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.0	Today we look into the peace plan that seems to be
0:23.5	tilted heavily toward Russia. And a one-time magistar calls it quits in Congress. We've got the
0:29.8	details. The popular injectable obesity medications may become even more popular in pill form. We have
0:37.4	the science and the timeline.
0:39.6	And a bonus feature for bookworms and casual readers alike.
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