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NPR News Now

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1. Open with an overview identifying this as NPR News Now’s November 11, 2 a.m. ET bulletin.
2. Organize the main developments into concise sections: the failed impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; outstanding Senate races; U.S.–China chip concerns and the soldier arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia; the legal challenge to Trump’s proposed Washington arch; the Ebola outbreak and Gaza landslide; and Asian market gains amid hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation.
3. Preserve the key figures and attributions, including the 211–204 House vote, election leads, and outbreak totals. Use context to correct obvious transcription errors where clear.
4. Omit the sponsor messages and format the result in clean Markdown with an overview followed by topic-based sections.
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2am ET, November 11 | The latest headlines from NPR

Giles Snyder: This message comes from Capital One with the Venture X card. Earn unlimited double miles and a$300 annual Capital One travel credit. Capital One, what's in your wallet? Terms apply. Details at capital One.com.

This is NPR News Now. The latest headlines every hour.

Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. House Republicans have scuttled an impeachment effort targeting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The vote to effectively block impeachment charges from being considered passed 211 to 204.

Eric McDaniel: Here's NPR's Eric McDaniel. Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massey spearheaded this impeachment effort on his way out of Congress, and the charges he filed were tied to failure to get congressional approval for military action in Iran and Yemen, as well as strikes against what the administration says are drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, and a Pentagon effort to publish a Democratic senator, Mark Kelly of Arizona, who told service members not to follow illegal orders.

Hegseth called the charges a sham, and the White House backed him up. Most Republicans, even those openly critical of the administration's relationship with Congress in terms of war powers, agree the impeachment effort is now dead.

Eric McDaniel, NPR News, Capitol Hill.

Giles Snyder: Vote counting ongoing and outstanding Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi, where Democrat Scott Colom holds a narrow lead over Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. Colomb was optimistic when he spoke to reporters in Jackson. Tuesday.

Scott Colom: I'm very confident based on the performance of the ballots at Hinds County Election Day. Once these affidavit ballots come in from Hinds County, the lead is going to be insurmountable.

Giles Snyder: In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola increased her lead Tuesday. Alaska public media reporting that election officials have counted more than 24,000 additional votes. And Peltola leads Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan 49% to 47%.

Capitol Hill lawmakers renewing calls for tighter restrictions on China's access to advanced artificial intelligence chips. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer wants Congress to take action after allegations that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was the target of an alleged Chinese spy. U.S. and U.K. counterintelligence officials say an American soldier has been arrested.

Quill Lawrence: Quill Lawrence reports a 41-year-old man is suspected of spying for Russia. U.K.

Metropolitan Police said the man was arrested near Gloucester in the southwest of England and that searches were being carried out at two locations there. U.S. Army Counterintelligence Command described the suspect as a senior soldier entrusted with sensitive information.

In a statement released by the UK, FBI Director Kash Patel praised the partnership of the two countries. In recent weeks, U.S. bases in the U.K. have been on high alert for possible attacks linked to the war in Iran. The UK statement said this latest arrest was not linked to any other ongoing investigations.

Quill Lawrence NPR News.

Giles Snyder: Several members of the Kennedy family are joining efforts aimed at stopping President Trump from building his proposed triumphal arch in Washington, D.C. They filed documents Tuesday to join a court case against the arch construction. It's currently on hold. A judge issued a temporary order blocking it through November 19th.

This is NPR.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo now tops 11,000. Government figures show confirmed infections total 11,042, and that more than 5,300 people have died. Health officials say the outbreak is being driven by a rare strain of the Ebola virus, for which there are no approved treatments or vaccines.

In Gaza, a grandmother survived a deadly landslide that buried several tents sheltering displaced families during recent heavy rain.

Anas Baba: Anas Baba reports.

58-year-old Mujahid al-Sahar was sleeping in her tent when the rain started. Within minutes, the sand cliff above her collapsed, burying her and her daughter up to their waists. They survived, but the neighboring tents were completely swallowed by the mud.

From beneath the dirt, she screams for rescuers to save the family next door, Abu Salah, whose wife and children were among those buried.

Sahar says displaced families knew the cliffside wasn't safe, but had nowhere else to pitch their tents. She says people throw themselves under mountains, into the sea, anywhere they can find a place to shelter.

Anas Baba and Pierre News, Gaza.

Giles Snyder: The financial markets in Asia, largely advancing in Wednesday trading, shares in Taiwan leading the way, up more than 3% after a sharp sell-off last week in technology stocks. Asia markets are up after Wall Street lost ground following the government's latest read on inflation. The Labor Department says inflation ran hotter than expected last month.

Joel Snyder: I'm Joel Snyder. This is NPR News.

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Summary of 2am ET, November 11 | The latest headlines from NPR

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Summary of 2am ET, November 11 | The latest headlines from NPR

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