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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dwahili Saikautal. Two federal judges say the Trump administration must distribute contingency funds for people who get food assistance through the SNAP program. That benefit is set to run out tomorrow because of the government shutdown.
In Boston, Judge Indira Talwani says the administration has until Monday to consider whether to pay at least partial benefits. In Rhode Island, Judge John McConnell barred the administration from stopping benefits. What's not clear is how his ruling relates to Talwani's order.
Chapter 2: What recent legal decisions impact SNAP funding?
NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.
The federal government usually sends SNAP funding to states well before the first of the month because it takes days to distribute it onto people's debit-like cards. Now, there's an added complication. The Agriculture Department's contingency money falls short of full SNAP funding for November.
The administration has said calculating partial payments would be a logistical nightmare that could take weeks. States and cities across the country have been preparing for a lapse. They're ramping up donations to food banks, offering protections if people fall behind on their bills, even shifting their own budgets to pay some amount of food aid to snap recipients temporarily.
Jennifer Lutton, NPR News, Washington.
It has now been three days since Hurricane Melissa, one of the Atlantic's most powerful Category 5 storms on record, tore through Jamaica, killing more than a dozen people. At least five of the country's 14 parishes lost communication and power. Cydia Brown waited in line for hours to get drinkable water.
There is no water there. There is no light. You cannot make connections. There is no connection. No phone calls. No internet. Your loved ones cannot reach you. You cannot talk to them because there is no connection.
Dave Salmon says he isn't sure if everyone in his family survived.
I feel very sad and depressed. It's a mixed emotion. Mixed emotions. Because right now I'm stressing because I don't know where my brother is or some of my family members because the service and stuff is done.
Flights carrying humanitarian aid have only just begun to land in Jamaica. There's going to be a World Series Game 7. The Los Angeles Dodgers just beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1. Steve Futterman is in Toronto with the latest.
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