President Joe Biden on Nov. 7 promised a peaceful transition of power to the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump. In remarks at the White House Rose Garden on Thursday, the president said he spoke with Trump on Nov. 6 to congratulate him on winning the 2024 election.

“I assured him that I will direct my entire administration to work with his team to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition,” the president said. “I know for some people, it's a time for victory, to state the obvious. For others, it’s a time of loss. Campaigns are a conflict of competing visions, the country chooses one or the other. We accept the choice.”

Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s Democratic opponent, conceded the election in a speech in Washington on the afternoon of Nov. 6. A spokesman for the Trump campaign said Harris called Trump to congratulate him earlier in the day and that “both leaders agreed on the importance of unifying the country.”

Trump has won five of the seven battleground states so far to clinch 295 electoral votes and is projected to be the first Republican presidential candidate in 20 years to win the national popular vote. Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the election to Trump in a Nov. 6 speech to her supporters in Washington. She also called Trump on Nov. 6 to offer her congratulations and promised a peaceful transition. (Full Story)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he has had a “productive conversation” with President-elect Donald Trump, amid concerns that Trump’s return to the White House would usher in a drop in U.S. support for Kyiv in its ongoing war with Russia.

“Yesterday, I spoke with President Trump, as many of you did. It was a productive conversation, a good conversation,” Zelenskyy said in a speech before the European Political Community Summit in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 7.

During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly indicated he would move to quickly negotiate an end to the Russia–Ukraine war. He also raised the issue of how much the United States had committed to Ukraine compared to Zelenskyy’s other Western backers. Trump’s campaign rhetoric has fueled some concerns in both Ukraine and NATO that he would dramatically reduce support for Ukraine. (Full Story)

Do you wake up with tightness or tension in your shoulders? This could be due to not fully relaxing your neck and shoulder muscles before sleep. Six simple neck movements can help relieve pre-bedtime shoulder tension and discomfort for better sleep.

Not using a pillow or lying flat on your back while sleeping can cause strain or improper posture, which can affect the neck and shoulders. During the day, a common neck issue arises from the tendency to tilt the head forward, especially when using phones (text neck) or sitting for extended periods at a desk looking at computer screens. Reducing time spent in such positions can help to maintain cervical spine health.

Neck discomfort or pain is often the result of muscle imbalance. Meanwhile, the neck flexors and scapular muscles tend to be weak in affected people. To effectively relieve neck discomfort, it is essential to first release tension in the tight muscles and then strengthen the weak ones. Our colleague, Amber Yang, has the full exercise instructions.

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Mr. Li Hongzhi is a four-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee and was nominated by the European Parliament for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. He is also the recipient of Freedom House’s International Religious Freedom Award.

The above article has been translated from Chinese and was originally published on FalunDafa.org

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