Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. The federal government shutdown is now 37 days old, the longest in U.S. history.
Chapter 2: What is the impact of the federal government shutdown on LIHEAP?
It's affecting numerous government programs. One of them is designed to help millions of people pay heating bills in the winter. From North Country Public Radio, Emily Russell has more.
The low-income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, serves about 6 million households across the country. In New York, the application period was supposed to open earlier this week, but it's now indefinitely delayed due to the shutdown. Florence Wright and her husband live in Colton, New York, about 40 miles south of the Canadian border.
They rely on the program to keep their home warm.
Yeah. I mean, we burn fuel oil. What are we going to do if the heat don't go through? One tank of fuel is half of our income a month.
Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota have also delayed LIHEAP enrollment amid the shutdown. For NPR News, I'm Emily Russell in Saranac Lake, New York.
The U.S. is reducing airline traffic as the shutdown deepens starting tomorrow. The Federal Aviation Administration will begin reducing the amount of plane traffic. Up to 10 percent of traffic will be reduced in 40 of the busiest markets. Henry Hardevelt is a travel industry analyst. He says that starting tomorrow, it's going to be a really, really bad time to fly.
This is going to be an unimaginable, unprecedented, unpleasant level of chaos. If you don't have to fly starting on Friday, please don't. Stay home.
The shutdown is affecting air traffic controllers. They don't get paid. California Congresswoman and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced she won't seek re-election. Pelosi is 85. She was the first and only woman to serve as Speaker of the House, second in line to the presidency. Pelosi's represented the San Francisco area for nearly 40 years.
The Food and Drug Administration is taking its first major step toward regulating artificial intelligence in mental health care. As NPR's Windsor Johnston reports, a panel is meeting today to determine if AI could have a place in therapy.
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Chapter 3: How is the federal government affecting airline traffic during the shutdown?
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