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How did Congress avoid a government shutdown ahead of the midterm elections?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Congress has managed to avoid a government shutdown as voters head to the polls this fall. The US House voted today to extend federal spending at current levels through mid December, and President Trump is expected to sign it, NPR Sam Greenglass reports.
The extension avoids the political peril of a prolonged shutdown ahead of the midterms. The Senate already passed the measure in August, and the House has now followed with a bipartisan vote 370 to 48. Congress failed to prevent two record-long shutdowns in the last year as lawmakers came to impasses over expiring health subsidies and proposals to limit the tactics of immigration agents. In the end, Democrats extracted few concessions. And Congress eventually passed funding agreements, set to expire at the end of this month. Talks to fund the government again for a full fiscal year broke down this summer.
What triggered the latest U.S. strikes against Iran and how did the two sides respond?
Now that funding fight has been punted to the end of the year. Sam Greenglass, NPR News.
The US military says it has resumed strikes in Iran. This is the second day of strikes after a month long lull in violence. Earlier in the day, Iran's president said his country is willing to go back to a ceasefire it reached with the US in June. If the Trump administration is willing to do so as well. Here's NPR Sadil Al Shalchi.
US Central Command said in a statement that US forces struck targets belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after Iranian attacks against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. It also said Iranian forces tried to attack American service members deployed in the region.
Why is Wendell Berry considered a cultural icon and what legacy did he leave?
There was no immediate comment from the Revolutionary Guards. But Iranian state media reported explosions in various Iranian cities. On Monday, the U.S. military said its forces struck after observing the Revolutionary Guard Corps preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by targeting U.S. installations in Jordan and the UAE. Hadil al Shalji and PR News, Istanbul.
Wendell Berry, the Kentucky born novelist, poet, and environmentalist who encouraged people to embrace the simple life, has died. This publicist says he passed away yesterday at the age of ninety-two.
What are the arguments for and against men wearing shorts in the modern workplace?
Readers got to know Barry through the ways he talked about how he experienced his surroundings while farming his land and On one occasion he read from a poem about slowing down.
Breathe with unconditional breath, the unconditioned air. Shun Electric Wire. Communicate slowly. Live a three dimensional life.
In two thousand twelve, President Obama presented Barry with a national humanities medal. Three years later, Barry was the first living author to To be inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame.
How is California addressing compensation for wildfire victims caused by utility equipment?
From Washington, this is NPR News. The jury in Lindsey Clancy's murder trial says after many hours of deliberating it's still unable to reach a unanimous decision on whether to hold the Massachusetts woman criminally responsible for killing her three young children in twenty twenty three. The judge sent them back to continue deliberating. Victims of utility caused wildfires could stand to get paid sooner under legislation state lawmakers in California are considering today. The same legislature had blocked parts of Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom's plan to reduce electric companies' liability if their equipment sparks a fire. Whether or not it is okay for men to wear shorts to the office is a hot topic this summer, with nearly half of the white collar financial industry workers surveyed saying sure pants are fine for work, but NPR's Chloe Veltman reports some men are shying away.
In twenty twenty-six there are some shorts wearing outliers in tech, like Adam Masseri. The Instagram head spoke about his sartorial choices recently on the Throwing Fits podcast.
But I am pro. Um I'm definitely pro. But
Silicon Valley fashion stylist Victoria Hitchcock says while dormrum's style may have been de rigueur during the dot-com boom days. Male tech industry workers have been gravitating away from shorts.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How did Congress avoid a government shutdown ahead of the midterm elections?
0:01–0:55
2
What triggered the latest U.S. strikes against Iran and how did the two sides respond?
0:55–1:36
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Why is Wendell Berry considered a cultural icon and what legacy did he leave?
1:36–2:15
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What are the arguments for and against men wearing shorts in the modern workplace?
2:15–2:55
5
How is California addressing compensation for wildfire victims caused by utility equipment?
2:55–4:19
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Can Medicare for All solve the cost‑crisis highlighted by Mark Cuban’s healthcare investigation?
4:19–5:03