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Democrats and Republicans remain far apart on how to end the government shutdown.

NPR's Deirdre Walsh reports that each side is still blaming the other for the stalemate.

Virginia Dufresne's memoir, entitled Nobody's Girl, is now in bookstores.

Dufresne, who died earlier this year, was the most prominent accuser of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Her book recounts her sexual encounters with Epstein and with Britain's Prince Andrew.

More from NPR's Lauren Frayer in London.

Vice President J.D.

Vance says he's optimistic about the Gaza ceasefire agreement, but says there's a lot of very hard work left to do.

Vance has joined U.S.

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in Israel.

As NPR's Greg Myhre reports, the Trump administration hopes to avoid some of the pitfalls of past Mideast peace efforts.

NPR's Greg Myrie in Tel Aviv.

On Wall Street, stocks closed mixed, with the Dow gaining 218 points, the Nasdaq fell 36, and the S&P 500 added a fraction of a point.

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A deputy U.S.

marshal and a suspected illegal immigrant were treated for gunshot wounds suffered during an ICE arrest in Los Angeles Tuesday.

The deputy marshal was injured while assisting ICE during a traffic stop.

He was reportedly injured by a bullet that ricocheted from the suspect's elbow.