CLIMATE — WASHINGTON — A five-year EPA study says global action on climate change would prevent nearly 70,000 premature deaths and more than $100 billion in damages and lost revenue by 2100 in the United States alone. 600 words, by Joby Warrick (Post).
NATIONAL-SECURITY — WASHINGTON — The White House acknowledges, at least indirectly, that its vast National Security Council staff has grown unwieldy and could do with some streamlining. 780 words, by Karen DeYoung (Post).
VENEZUELA — Venezuela will hold parliamentary elections on Dec. 6, officials in Caracas say, setting a date for a contest that will offer the country's long-suffering opposition a chance to make its most substantial gains in more than a decade. 500 words, by Nick Miroff (Post). Also moved: VENEZUELA-BG (from Caracas).
