NPR News: 10-28-2025 1AM EDT
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens. 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.
Anytime you have any question, any doubt, anything you want, any favors you need, anything I can do to help Japan, we will be there.
What recent developments are there in U.S.-Japan trade relations?
We are an ally at the strongest level.
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.
Barring any last-minute efforts to reopen the government or approve a pay package for air traffic controllers, Tuesday will mark the first missed paycheck for the federal employees trusted with Watching Our Skies. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association says its members will hand out informational leaflets about the effects of the shutdown at 22 airports, including in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. Some airports are already reporting shortages. Air traffic controllers will receive back pay after the shutdown ends, but their labor union says many started second jobs to pay their bills during the last shutdown. For NPR News, I'm Marlon Hyde in Atlanta.
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.
Category 5 hurricanes have extremely powerful winds, strong enough to knock down homes that are made of wood and rip off most roofs. And Hurricane Melissa is also moving extremely slowly, which means it will linger over land, dumping huge amounts of rain. The storm is expected to bring multiple feet of rain to some parts of Jamaica. That's particularly dangerous because the island has hills and mountains. When a large amount of rain falls in such an area, it can cause deadly flash flooding because the water picks up speed as it flows downhill. Climate change makes large, rainy hurricanes like Melissa more likely. Rebecca Herscher, NPR News.
U.S. futures are flat and after-hours trading on Wall Street, on Asia-Pacific markets, shares are mixed. You're listening to NPR. 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. The league says it wants to ensure that players and coaches understand the risks of gambling. According to the New York Times, the NBA has had a decade-long partnership with legalized gambling companies. French police are questioning two suspects linked to the Louvre heist. A search continues for two others and the missing French royal jewels.
As NPR's Eleanor Beersley reports, police have two days to charge the suspects or release them.
French television is full of experts weighing in on how the tiaras and necklaces could be dismantled or taken out of the country or both. There's also talk of a possible accomplice inside the Louvre. Christian Flech, the former director of the Paris police, said that's entirely possible.
How is the federal shutdown affecting air traffic controllers?
Oh. Who can imagine you'd scale a ladder up to a balcony of the Louvre without having a minimum guarantee of what the security situation is inside, he told BFM News Channel.
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