Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Today is day 32 of the federal government shutdown, and among the increasing interruptions caused by Washington's standoff over spending priorities, federal food assistance dollars have ended. One out of every eight Americans relies upon SNAP for help with grocery bills. Across the nation, citizens are looking for ways to help out.
Casey Martin from member station KUOW in Seattle tells us one local bagel shop is raising funds for those impacted by the shutoff.
Chapter 2: What are the impacts of the federal government shutdown on food assistance?
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, Akus 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.
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.
Two federal judges ruled yesterday that it is unlawful for the Trump administration to suspend SNAP food benefits starting today. The president wrote on social media late yesterday he had directed government lawyers to find a way to pay those benefits, asking for what he called appropriate legal direction. But it's still not clear when that food aid will start to flow again.
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski says it's not impossible for Congress to untie the political knots and restore critical spending.
It's not as if we're just now starting to define a path. There has been a good number of folks on both sides of the aisle that have engaged in good constructive dialogue about the ways that we get through this shutdown, what it's going to look like. There are good constructive conversations that are happening. They have been proceeding. They are occurring now.
In her home state of Alaska, over 66,000 people depend upon SNAP benefits. Senator John Ossoff of Georgia is raising concerns about allegations of medical neglect and sparse supplies of food and water.
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Chapter 3: How are local businesses responding to the SNAP funding crisis?
At immigration detention centers, Emily Wu Pearson in Atlanta has more.
Ossoff says his office has investigated more than 500 credible complaints alleging human rights abuses at immigration facilities across the country. A new report outlines delayed or denied medical care and inadequate, rotten or delayed meals and water, worsening the health conditions of detainees.
Earlier this year, Ossoff released the first part of the investigation with reports of pregnant immigrants in detention facing medical neglect. The Department of Homeland Security said that report contained false allegations. For NPR News, I'm Emily Wu Pearson in Atlanta.
This is NPR. A seventh and final World Series game is on tap tonight in Toronto. Steve Futterman has details on Friday's Dodgers win with Los Angeles and the Toronto Blue Jays going into tonight's play with three games apiece.
With the season on the line, the defending champion Dodgers took an early 3-0 lead, then held on to set up a Game 7 finale. Toronto threatened to tie the game in the ninth. The Blue Jays put runners on second and third with nobody out, but could not score. Dodger outfielder Kike Hernandez says Game 7s are the stuff of childhood dreams.
Ever since we were little kids, we always put ourselves in the backyard in Game 7 of the World Series, and I think baseball deserves a game seven.
The Dodgers, with baseball's biggest payroll, are trying to become the first team in 25 years to win back-to-back World Series. The Blue Jays, who last year finished in last place, are looking for their first series title since 1993. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman at the World Series in Toronto.
Daylight saving time ends tonight. For a few months across most of the U.S., clocks are set back overnight for an extra hour of sleep. China says its Shenzhou-21 spaceship has docked with its space station in about three and a half hours, which is a record speed for its space program. The crew includes an experienced commander and two first-time astronauts.
Over six months, they plan to conduct almost 30 experiments focusing on biotechnology, aerospace medicine, and materials science. Among others, they hope to land a person on the moon by 2030. I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News.
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