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What is the current status of the federal government shutdown?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. The Senate is expected to be back in session today after adjourning late yesterday afternoon without taking any action to end the federal government shutdown, which is now on its 40th day. The shutdown is the longest in U.S. history, and so far there appears to be no bipartisan path to bring it to an end. Here's NPR's Ava Pukach with more.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says a Democratic proposal to agree to a one-year extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits is a non-starter.
How is the government shutdown affecting air travel and food assistance?
There's still only one path out. It's a clean funding extension.
Minority leader Chuck Schumer criticized Republicans for dismissing the offer, and he argued the Trump administration could choose to find funding for SNAP food benefits and pay air traffic controllers going without pay if it wanted to.
This crisis is in the administration's hands.
What recent natural disasters are impacting the Philippines?
It's all them, not anyone else. On Truth Social, President Trump reiterated his push for Republicans to terminate the filibuster to end the shutdown. Eva Pukach, NPR News.
According to the flight tracking website FlightAware, cancellations so far today top 1,000, and there are more than 400 delays as the Federal Aviation Administration limits air traffic at major airports around the country due to safety concerns. 55-year-old Matthew Morse was traveling out of Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
What are the details surrounding the earthquake in northern Japan?
Government shutdown needs to get resolved, no doubt about it. I don't like it. Nobody should like it, but we seem to be doing okay with it. Some guys not getting paid, that needs to get sorted.
The shutdown has not only disrupted flights, but has threatened food assistance that millions of low-income Americans rely on and left federal workers without pay.
What charges are being considered in the Indiana shooting case?
The Philippines is being hit by a super typhoon. The storm, named Fung Wong, is bringing sustained winds of more than 150 miles an hour, along with torrential rain. Ashish Valentine reports on the second powerful typhoon to hit the region in the past week.
Typhoon Kalmagi tore a swath through the island archipelago, leaving over 200 dead. Super Typhoon Fenghuang is now barreling through the most densely populated island of Luzon. Several schools have been ordered closed, and flights are already being canceled. The storm is also forcing local authorities to suspend rescue operations for the last typhoon as they brace for yet more destruction. The national government has declared a state of calamity. Fenghuang is expected to leave the Philippines by Tuesday and continue north to Taiwan. For NPR News, I'm Ashish Valentine in Taipei.
What highlights emerged from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions?
The Japanese public broadcaster NHK is warning people to stay away from coastal areas following a powerful earthquake that rattled northern Japan. Officials issued a tsunami advisory after the quake struck off the coast with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7. There are two nuclear plants in the area, but NHK says no abnormalities have been reported. This is NPR. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharra is in Washington. He is to meet with President Trump at the White House tomorrow. His visit comes two days after the U.S. dropped his status as a specially designated global terrorist. Prosecutors in Indiana are deciding whether to bring charges in the shooting death of a cleaning woman who turned up at the wrong home.
The fatal shooting happened early Wednesday morning in Whitestown, Indiana. Officials say Maria Florenda Rios Perez was shot through the front door and died with her husband by her side. Authorities are considering whether to charge the homeowner. It's not clear if Indiana's stand-your-ground law applies. An emotional ceremony last night at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomed the class of 2025. For Member Station WKSU, Kabir Bhatia has more.
Salt and Peppa tore up the stage at the inductions in Los Angeles, playing a medley of their 90s hip-hop hits. During their acceptance speech, rapper Salt alluded to the ongoing battle to retain ownership of their master tapes.
As we celebrate this moment, fans can't even stream our music because the industry still doesn't want to play fair.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the current status of the federal government shutdown?
0:00–0:34
2
How is the government shutdown affecting air travel and food assistance?
0:34–0:55
3
What recent natural disasters are impacting the Philippines?
0:55–1:27
4
What are the details surrounding the earthquake in northern Japan?
1:27–1:45
5
What charges are being considered in the Indiana shooting case?
1:45–2:36
6
What highlights emerged from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions?
2:36–4:39