Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
Chapter 2: What is the impact of the government shutdown on military pay?
Amid the government shutdown, the White House confirms that military personnel are being paid today. While members of Congress remain deadlocked over reopening the government, the Trump administration is moving money around to selectively fund military pay, but not other programs. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben has more.
An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson confirms reporting originally done by Axios, saying that the agency is using around $5 billion from a military housing fund, a military research and development fund, and a Defense Department account used for building ships.
NPR asked if part of the money is also coming from a $130 million donation made by a billionaire Trump ally, but the OMB did not respond.
Chapter 3: How are SNAP benefits affected by the government impasse?
Trump has said he thinks he can cut, quote, Democrat programs during the shutdown but fund others. Tomorrow, funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which feeds low-income families, is set to lapse.
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News. More than 40 million Americans depend on federal food assistance or SNAP benefits to buy groceries every month.
Chapter 4: What recent developments are there in the Israel-Hamas conflict?
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is blaming Democrats for the impasse over government funding.
We are here today because SNAP benefits run dry tomorrow. So the truth has finally revealed itself, hasn't it? Democrat support for programs like SNAP is now reduced to cynical control over people's lives. This last month has shown that the party who constantly says it puts people over politics does the complete opposite.
Democrats are demanding that Republican lawmakers first restore mammoth cuts to federal health care spending. They say Republicans' actions will force Americans off health insurance and deprive millions of people of medical care. Israel says it has received the bodies of two male hostages killed in Gaza during the two year long war.
For every hostage body returned to Israel, 15 Palestinian bodies are returned to Gaza.
Chapter 5: What did the FBI reveal about a foiled terrorist attack?
And Piers Eya Batraoui has the latest on this fragile phase of the ceasefire.
Israel says it's confirmed the identities of the two hostage bodies. One was an elder founder of Kibbutz near Oz, an Israeli community near Gaza's border that was attacked by Hamas gunmen on October 7, 2023. Israel says he was murdered in captivity. The other hostage returned for burial in Israel was taken from another kibbutz that same day.
The Israeli military says he was murdered during an attempt to rescue him, but provided no further details. In return, Israel released the bodies of 30 Palestinians on Friday. Many of the bodies returned by Israel to Gaza in these exchanges have borne signs of torture and execution, according to the health ministry's forensics and photos.
Chapter 6: How have car insurance rates changed since the pandemic?
Israel says 11 bodies of hostages still remain in Gaza. Hamas says it needs time to recover more bodies. Aya Batraoui, NPR News.
On Wall Street at this hour, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up more than 82 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq is up nearly 300 points. This is NPR. The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Melissa is moving away from Bermuda.
Chapter 7: What is the current status of the World Series?
The storm's top sustained winds are about 90 miles per hour. Several dozen deaths are reported in the Caribbean, where the hurricane struck this week. FBI Director Kash Patel says his agency foiled a potential terrorist attack that was supposed to happen Halloween weekend in Michigan. Writing online, Patel said that details would be revealed later.
Car insurance rates soared for two years, and while they've stabilized recently, they remain painfully high, and the number of uninsured drivers is rising. NPR's Camilla Dominovsky has more.
Since the pandemic, car insurance rates have risen twice as fast as inflation overall. That's because costs for repairs and medical treatment after car crashes have risen too. And that means that in addition to costing more, a policy set up a few years ago also won't go as far if a crash actually happens. Shannon Martin is an insurance expert with Bankrate.
With car insurance in particular, There's a feeling that you're paying more and you're getting less, and that's because you honestly are. Martin strongly recommends shopping around.
And even though it stings to pay even more, experts say it's a good time to raise the limits on plans and make sure you have uninsured driver coverage. Camila Dominovsky, NPR News.
Tonight is game six of the World Series. The Toronto Blue Jays could clinch the title at home this evening if they defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Blue Jays lead the series three games to two. If the Dodgers want to take the title and repeat as World Series champs, they'll have to win the next two games. This is NPR News.
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