Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
Chapter 2: What is the current status of the federal government shutdown?
The House is going to review a short-term spending bill that could end the federal government shutdown. The Senate passed it last night. The House could vote on it tomorrow. The measure would offer back pay to federal workers who've been furloughed, laid off, or required to work without pay. Imelda Avila-Thomas is a furloughed federal worker in Texas.
Chapter 3: How are federal workers affected by the government shutdown?
Without a paycheck, she's made changes to ensure she has enough food.
The food banks and having to cut having to apply for unemployment for the first time. And I mean, I've been working since I was 15, and it's the first time I've had to apply for unemployment.
The U.S. Supreme Court is also considering a federal judge's order to the Trump administration.
Chapter 4: What are the implications of the Supreme Court's decision on SNAP funding?
The administration has been told to fully fund the federal nutrition program SNAP with contingency money. The Trump administration is appealing the judge's order. The government continues to reduce airline traffic in the U.S. because of the shutdown. The tracking site FlightAware.com says nearly 1,200 flights to, from, or within the U.S. have been canceled today.
Menopause experts say women who are considering hormone therapy for treating symptoms should be aware of both the benefits and the risks. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports some doctors will be more likely to prescribe it with the FDA's removal of warning labels.
Menopause experts say there are safe combinations and doses of hormone therapy, and Dr. Joanne Pinkerton of the University of Virginia says age is one important factor on when to start. If you're under age 60 or within 10 years of menopause onset, when you start hormone therapy... you're going to see improvements in hot flashes, sweats, fewer sleep disruptions.
As well as protections against bone loss and fractures and potential benefits for heart health. But she says not all women can take hormone therapy. Those who have estrogen-sensitive breast or uterine cancer and those who've had heart attack strokes or blood clots can look for alternatives. The FDA has approved two non-hormonal medicines to treat hot flashes.
Allison Aubrey, NPR News. In Texas, some of the families of young campers who died in devastating flooding in July have brought a lawsuit. They're suing the Christian Girls Summer Camp where the children were staying. Texas Public Radio's Marianne Navarro has more.
25 campers and two counselors from Camp Mystic died when floodwaters ravaged through the Kerr County camp on July 4th. The lawsuit alleges Camp Mystic demonstrated negligence and indifference by ignoring repeated flood warnings and historical data about the area. It also claims the camp ignored state rules requiring evacuation plans and housed campers in known flood zones to save money.
The suit was filed on behalf of several families. It seeks more than a million dollars in damages. Camp Mystic has not yet commented on the allegations. I'm Mariana Navarro in San Antonio.
This is NPR. Thailand says it is suspending its ceasefire with Cambodia. The deal was brokered by the U.S. President Trump has claimed credit for it. Thailand called for the indefinite suspension of the ceasefire after four Thai soldiers were injured by a landmine. Cambodia denied responsibility and says the mine is from past conflicts.
Officials in the Philippines say Typhoon Phuong Wong killed at least 18 people as it passed. This is the second strong storm to hit the Philippines in a week. Ashish Valentine reports from Taipei that Taiwan is now bracing for this latest storm.
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