The Consequences of Refusing to Serve in Israel’s Military Israel has mandatory military services for citizens over the age of eighteen that meet certain requirements, and refusing to serve, which has always been controversial is even more contentious now that the country is fighting in Gaza and Lebanon. We meet one young person choosing to…

‘I think of my body as a teacher,’ says Marine who struggled with disordered eating During her years as a military linguist, Bailey Williams pushed her body to extremes. Her new book is Hollow: A Memoir of My Body in the Marines. Read more on NPR

Prosecutors file motion to dismiss Jan. 6 case against Trump The move was widely expected after Trump’s election victory, and is in line with longstanding Justice Department policy that says a sitting president cannot be indicted or tried on criminal charges. Read more on NPR

Ed Sheeran and Fuse ODG rebuke Band Aid charity song. We ask Kenyans to weigh in The singers have criticized “They Don’t Know It’s Christmas” for perpetuating “damaging stereotypes” of Africans as a charity case. Bob Geldof defends the song. We went to Kibera for comments. Read more on NPR

Macy’s says an employee hid as much as $154 million in expenses The employee “intentionally made erroneous accounting accrual entries” to hide millions of dollars, Macy’s said. The error forced the company to delay reporting its third quarter results. Read more on NPR

Ocean explorers hoped they photographed Amelia Earhart’s plane. Turns out it’s a rock Earhart, her navigator and their plane disappeared during their attempted 1937 circumnavigation of the globe. A deep sea exploration company thought it might have solved the mystery, but it lives on. Read more on NPR

Comic D.J. Demers jokes a lot about hearing loss — but won’t be ‘the hearing aid guy’ Demers was diagnosed with hearing loss when he was 4 years old. As a kid, he saw nothing funny about it — but then he learned to make people laugh. He just dropped his fourth stand-up special. Read…

These senators are key to the approval of cabinet picks. Plus, Thanksgiving recipes President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks will need approval from the Republican-led Senate. Here’s who to watch. And, make-ahead recipes for Thanksgiving. Read more on NPR

Long COVID patients push to see federal research refocused on treatments The federal government has allocated $1.15 billion so far on long COVID research, without bringing any new treatments to market. Patients and scientists say it’s time to push harder for breakthroughs. Read more on NPR

The man who helped roll back abortion rights now wants to “crush liberal dominance” Leonard Leo of the Federalist Society helped overturn abortion rights. He spoke to Morning Edition about his plans to disrupt Hollywood, Silicon Valley and other perceived centers of liberal thinking through the Teneo Network. Read more on NPR