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President Trump is sounding upbeat about ongoing trade between the United States and Japan.

Trump hopes to secure a $550 billion investment under a trade deal between the two countries.

The president praised Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Sanao Takeuchi after their meeting Tuesday in Tokyo.

Trump's Japan trip is focused on tariffs and trade, but he also plans to meet with U.S.

troops and business leaders during his stay.

The U.S.

's National Air Traffic Controllers continue to work mandatory overtime as the federal shutdown approaches the one-month mark.

From Member Station WABE, Marlon Hyde reports that those federal workers are about to miss their first full paycheck.

Remaining federal funding for food aid is set to run dry this weekend, and state-run food programs for low-income women and their children could be out of funds by the end of next week.

Nearly 42 million Americans are in danger of losing food assistance under the SNAP program.

One in eight U.S.

residents receives an average $187 a month for groceries.

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to make a direct hit on Jamaica early Tuesday, threatening to cause widespread destruction.

NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports that the storm is the first of this magnitude to hit the island head-on.

U.S.

futures are flat and after-hours trading on Wall Street, on Asia-Pacific markets, shares are mixed.

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The NBA has begun a review of injury reports and policies following gambling-related arrests of Portland head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami guard Terry Rozier.

They are among nearly three dozen people arrested last week on charges of illegal gambling.