Louise Schiavone

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President Trump is taking his first official trip of this presidential term to Asia.

While in the region, the president is saying that he's open to meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the itinerary stops in Malaysia and Japan before arriving in South Korea next week.

NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports.

This is day 25 of the government shutdown with no apparent movement to end the stalemate.

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will not call the House back into session until after Democrats vote to reopen the government.

Democrats are pressing to extend tax subsidies for health care due to expire at the end of the year.

NPR's Ron Elving has more.

NPR's Ron Elving.

An angry President Trump is declaring that he is ready to increase trade tariffs on Canada by 10 percent.

That after the province of Ontario ran a TV advertisement during the first game of the World Series criticizing tariffs.

Hurricane Melissa is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane in the Caribbean tomorrow.

The storm could bring life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica.

NPR's Kristen Wright has more.

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Hormel Foods is recalling nearly 4.9 million pounds of frozen boneless chicken products it sold to restaurants, cafeterias, and other food service outlets.

Customers have reported finding metal in the chicken breast and thigh products.

The U.S.

Department of Agriculture says that Hormel found that the metal came from a conveyor belt used in production.

No illnesses or injuries have been reported.