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Warner Bros., which owns HBO Max, CNN, and DC Superheroes, is up for sale.

As NPR's David Folkenflik reports, the announcement comes three years after Warner Bros.

merged with Discovery.

David Folkenflik, NPR News.

Hong Kong International Airport has reopened the runway where a cargo plane skidded early Monday.

The Boeing 747 was arriving from Dubai.

When it skidded off the runway, hit a vehicle on the ground and killed two occupants.

Both the vehicle and part of the plane landed in the South China Sea.

Investigators are still trying to recover the cockpit voice and flight data recorders.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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Senate has once again defeated a proposal to reopen government at least through November 21st.

Majority Leader John Thune says the debate over health care subsidies can wait.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says now is the time to discuss health care subsidies, which expire in just over two months.

Meanwhile, the government shutdown has not impeded plans for a new White House ballroom.

As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, demolition is already underway on parts of the East Wing.

Some parents may have to scramble for alternatives at the end of the month when funding for Head Start programs runs out.

The early education program for preschoolers is funded nearly entirely by the federal government.