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The NSHA Newsletter Team led by Lynne Pelletier has just released the attached November issue. You can read the NSHA November newsletter by clicking here.

One of the two National Guard members shot on the streets of Washington, D.C. is dead. President Trump said on Thursday that Sarah Beckstrom died from her injuries, calling her "outstanding in every single way." The other soldier shot, Andrew Wolfe, remains critical, with Trump saying he was "fighting for his life." The suspect in the "ambush-style" attack, an Afghan national who worked with the U.S. to fight the Taliban, remains hospitalized as well.        At least 128 people are now reported dead and dozens more injured after a high-rise housing complex in Hong Kong went up in flames. Hundreds are still unaccounted for. Firefighters have largely extinguished the blaze that started Wednesday afternoon and spread quickly along the bamboo scaffolding being used for renovation outside the apartment buildings.        President Trump says the U.S. is considering attacking alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers on land very soon. Trump spoke Thursday as part of Thanksgiving remarks to troops around the world, saying that the number was around 85-percent stopped by sea, with Trump saying "we'll be starting to stop them by land," adding that it is easier.        The Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers continued their winning streaks Thursday. The Packers beat the Detroit Lions 31-24 on Thursday to nab their third straight victory. Then the Cowboys beat the Kansas City Chiefs in a 31-28 nailbiter to score their third win in a row. In the nightcap, the Cincinnati Bengals rolled over the Baltimore Ravens 32-14 to give them a much-needed victory.        The National Retail Federation estimates a record number of shoppers - nearly 190 million - will do at least some shopping between now and Cyber Monday this year. Fifty-percent of consumers say they'll be gifting clothing and accessories. Forty-three-percent say they plan to go with gift cards, which could push spending in that category past 29 billion dollars.        "Zootopia 2" is starting big at the box office. The Disney animated film brought in a near-record 39-and-a-half-million in its opening day Wednesday. That's the third-best opening day ever for a Disney animated film behind Moana 2 and Frozen 2.       

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