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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm.
Chapter 2: What impact does the end of federal food assistance have on Americans?
Federal food assistance payments have ended as of today, affecting more than 40 million Americans. A bagel shop in Seattle is offering free breakfasts and raising thousands of dollars to help keep feeding people. Casey Martin of member station KUOW reports.
Two recent college grads opened Toasted Bagels and Coffee last year. Co-founder Murat Akus says they grew up on government food assistance.
Didn't have to face food scarcity because we're able to rely on SNAP.
This weekend, Akio says they'll give out free breakfast to the first 100 people, no questions asked. To keep it going, they're asking paying customers to chip in what they can.
Right off the bat, like the first 10 hours, we raised like $10,000 and we're about to hit $40,000.
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Chapter 3: How are local businesses responding to food insecurity?
He says they got the idea from a Portland coffee shop doing something similar. Food banks in Seattle say they're already seeing a spike in demand because of the government shutdown. For NPR News, I'm Casey Martin in Seattle.
The government shutdown is now in its 32nd day with no apparent movement towards ending the stalemate. Democrats say they won't approve a short-term bill to open the government unless there's an extension of health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act set to expire at the end of the year.
Millions of Americans are now getting notices of how much their insurance will cost without the subsidies. One of them is Beth Dreyer of Norfolk, Virginia. She says there is no way she can afford her insurance next year.
There's no more routine care for me. There's no mammography.
Chapter 4: What are the implications of the government shutdown on health care subsidies?
There's no annual visits. And I know that there are a lot of things that run in my family that could get me right about this age. All the women in my family have had breast cancer, so I know that's on the table for me.
She says her premium will be $425 a month. It's now just under $80. California's two senators, both Democrats, are asking the Justice Department not to send election observers to the state's polling sites next week. NPR's Hansi Luong reports.
The Justice Department says it's sending election observers to six counties in California and New Jersey to, quote, ensure transparency, balanced security and compliance with federal law, unquote. But in a letter to the DOJ, Democratic Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff raised concerns about the department picking counties in Democratic-led states at the request of Republican Party officials.
Former Justice Department attorney David Becker says he's concerned about how Trump administration officials may talk about this monitoring effort after Election Day.
Chapter 5: How are citizens reacting to changes in their health insurance costs?
I think we should pay close attention to whether their public statements about this effort support conspiracy theories about elections if they don't go the way the administration might like.
California says it's sending its own monitors to observe the Justice Department's monitors. Anzela Wong, NPR News.
Gubernatorial elections are being held Tuesday in Virginia and New Jersey. New York City is electing a new mayor. You're listening to NPR News in Washington. A drone sighting disrupted Berlin's airport last night. Flights were suspended for nearly two hours. Europe has been on high alert after a spate of drone incursions into NATO airspace in September.
It's a big day for Egypt and for museum lovers.
Chapter 6: What measures are being taken to ensure election integrity in California?
Egypt is opening a huge new museum near the pyramids, holding its entire collection of King Tut's treasures. NPR's Jane Araf has more.
The 5 million square foot museum is the biggest in the world dedicated to a single civilization, according to Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities. There are ancient Egyptian artifacts spanning thousands of years. But the ministry's Naveen Al-Araf tells NPR the real star is the ruler popularly known as King Tut.
It will display for the first time the treasured collection of King Tutankhamen complete in one place.
That's 5,000 pieces, including his death mask, coffin, chariots, jewelry, and clothing. Some not seen since his tomb was discovered more than 100 years ago. Jaina Raff, NPR News, Amman.
In Major League Baseball, the World Series wraps up tonight in Toronto.
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Chapter 7: What is significant about the opening of Egypt's new museum?
The Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers are tied in the best-of-seven series at three games apiece. The Blue Jays are seeking their first World Series title since 1993. The Dodgers want to be the first team in 25 years to win back-to-back World Series. I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.