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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm.
What federal layoffs are being reported by the Trump administration?
The Trump administration says more than 4,000 federal employees have received layoff notices, and officials say that number is subject to change. NPR's Stephen Fowler has more.
About 4,200 people across seven agencies were slated to receive reduction in force notices Friday, including about 1,500 in the Treasury Department and 1,200 at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Why is getting a flu shot important this season?
Earlier in the day, the White House Budget Office called the layoffs, quote, substantial, and President Trump said the cuts would be, quote, a lot. After earlier cuts to the federal workforce made by the Doge effort and voluntary buyouts, there are about 2 million civilian federal employees. Stephen Fowler, NPR News, Atlanta.
An annual flu shot can reduce the chance of getting very sick this flu season, and now may be a good time to get one. NPR's Ping Huang reports.
What is the current situation in Gaza following the ceasefire?
Health officials recommend getting the flu vaccine before Halloween, so you develop antibodies before flu cases start picking up. Fiona Havers is an infectious diseases doctor, formerly with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Every year, the flu vaccine is effective in decreasing your risk of severe disease, including hospitalization and death. And so people should get their flu vaccine every year.
Last flu season was bad. At least 43 million people got sick, and more than half a million got hospitalized, leading to the highest rate in more than a decade. Over the past few months, the new flu vaccine cut doctors' visits and hospitalizations in the Southern Hemisphere by around 50 percent, according to estimates in a CDC weekly report. Flu season south of the equator typically runs from April to September and is often a harbinger for the Northern Hemisphere.
What are the implications of the New Orleans mayoral election?
Ping Huang, NPR News. As a ceasefire in Gaza holds, rescue workers have been retrieving bodies from the rubble after Israeli troops pulled back from some areas. BBC's Yuga Beshega reports an estimated 200,000 Palestinians have already returned to neighborhoods in the north of the territory.
Obviously there is the joy that has been brought by the ceasefire, finally some peace for the population in Gaza, but there's also a lot of sadness, desperation caused by the scale of the destruction in Gaza. A lot of people are returning home only to find out that there's nothing left to go back to.
How is the apple harvest affecting the hard cider industry in Britain?
So medical teams are also now searching for bodies under the rubble of collapsed buildings. The authorities are saying that more than 100 bodies have been recovered so far and thousands more are expected to be retrieved.
The BBC's Hugo Bechega reporting. Health officials in Gaza say they retrieved the remains of 116 people who had been killed earlier in the war. but couldn't be retrieved until the Israeli troops left. Meanwhile, in Israel, authorities found the body of a man who had survived the Hamas attack two years ago when his girlfriend had been killed. He left a post on Instagram that he couldn't go on anymore. This is NPR News in Washington. Voting is underway in New Orleans for new city leaders, including the mayor. Incumbent LaToya Cantrell is prevented by term limits from running again. If no candidate receives 51 percent of the vote, a runoff election will be held on November 15th. The election comes as President Trump has suggested he might send National Guard troops to New Orleans.
Britain's cider makers are enjoying one of their best apple harvests in years. But as Vicki Barker reports, that can actually make it harder for the hard cider industry.
This summer's record high temperatures have produced apples with record high sugar levels, resulting in similarly high alcohol levels in cider, as much as 10%. But once a cider is stronger than 8.4%, much higher government excise taxes kick in, making it prohibitively expensive for pubs and producers alike.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:19
2
What federal layoffs are being reported by the Trump administration?
0:19–0:42
3
Why is getting a flu shot important this season?
0:42–1:09
4
What is the current situation in Gaza following the ceasefire?
1:09–1:55
5
What are the implications of the New Orleans mayoral election?
1:55–2:33
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How is the apple harvest affecting the hard cider industry in Britain?
2:33–4:54