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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dwahli Saikautel.
What recent legal rulings affect SNAP food benefits?
Two federal judges ruled late Friday that it's unlawful for the Trump administration to suspend SNAP food benefits that end Saturday. At this moment, it's not clear when payments for food aid will get to the 42 million people who rely on it across the country. NPR's Jennifer Ludden says one judge gave the administration until Monday to come up with a plan.
The Trump administration had said a week ago there was not enough money for November payments of SNAP. That's the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. And it said it had no legal authority to tap contingency funds for that.
How are states responding to the federal government shutdown?
Judge Indira Talwani in Boston did not buy that at all. She says the administration must use that money to keep the country's largest anti-hunger program going. And in fact, she said they could also tap a larger amount in customs revenue though she's leaving it up to the administration to decide if they'll do that.
In Pierce, Jennifer Ludden.
What was discussed in the U.S.-China defense meeting?
As the federal government shutdown continues, some states are pulling from local funding to help feed thousands of families, but not Tennessee. Cynthia Abrams from member station WPLN reports.
Roughly 700,000 Tennesseans are at risk of losing food aid. So local leaders, like Joe Pitts, the mayor of Clarksville, Tennessee, are urging the federal government to reopen.
I'd like a word with those in the legislative and executive branch in Washington. If you want to debate the merits of budgets and budget deficits and spending priorities, then get to it.
What is the significance of the auction for the golden toilet?
But for goodness sakes, get back to Washington and get to work. We the people are depending on you.
Tennessee does have a $2 billion reserve fund. Other states have used their reserves to donate to food banks, but there doesn't seem to be an appetite for that in Tennessee. For NPR News, I'm Cynthia Abrams in Nashville.
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What were the outcomes of the Asia-Pacific Economic Summit?
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met his Chinese counterpart in Malaysia on Friday, where they talked about Taiwan and the South China Sea, where NPR's Emily Fang reports the Philippines, a U.S. ally, has been trying to boost its defenses against China.
Hexeth met with Dong Jun, China's defense minister. He also met with the Philippines' defense secretary. And on the same day, China's Coast Guard sailed a patrol around the disputed Scarborough Shoal, one of the many areas of contention between the Philippines and China, who both claim the waters around this reef as theirs. Dong Jun, the Chinese defense minister, told Hegseth that he hoped the U.S.
What future discussions are expected between South Korea and China?
would honor its commitment not to contain China and wanted the two countries to build off of a high-profile meeting between President Trump and China's top leader, Xi Jinping, just the day prior. Hegseth said in a statement on X that he told Admiral Dong the U.S. would ensure it has capabilities to defend its interests in the region. Emily Fang, NPR News.
And you are listening to NPR News from New York City. The world's most extravagant toilet is going under the hammer. NPR's Chloe Veltman reports Sotheby's plans to auction Italian artist Maurizio Catalan's America, a fully functional lavatory made out of more than 100 kilograms of solid gold, on November 18th.
Catalan's 18-carat gold toilet is as eye-popping as it is infamous. The Guggenheim in New York encouraged visitors to use the artwork as a regular toilet when it was installed at the museum in 2016. 100,000 people lined up to do just that. Three years later, it was stolen while on show at Blenheim Palace in England. The artwork has never been recovered. In an unusual move for an auction house, Sotheby's says the starting bid for the only other existing version of America will be determined by the price of the artwork's weight in gold. It will rise and fall with the gold market until the hammer falls. At today's rate, that's a flush $10 million.
Chloe Veltman, NPR News. In Gyeongju, South Korea, the Asia-Pacific Economic Summit of 21 member economies has just concluded. President E.J. Myung closed by saying the Republic of Korea seeks to open a new chapter on the Korean Peninsula.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:07
2
What recent legal rulings affect SNAP food benefits?
0:07–0:43
3
How are states responding to the federal government shutdown?
0:43–1:03
4
What was discussed in the U.S.-China defense meeting?
1:03–1:37
5
What is the significance of the auction for the golden toilet?
1:37–1:55
6
What were the outcomes of the Asia-Pacific Economic Summit?
1:55–2:32
7
What future discussions are expected between South Korea and China?
2:32–4:39