Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
Chapter 2: What updates are there on SNAP benefits after the government shutdown?
With the federal government shutdown over, full SNAP food benefits are being restored. But NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports anxiety over the funding pause are expected to linger.
Jacqueline Giamona and her two kids rely on SNAP for nearly all their groceries, and the past two weeks without it were tough. She says depriving low-income people of a necessity like food was an abuse of power.
You People are going to distrust the government. And I think people are going to be really angry about it for a long time.
Advocate Crystal Fitzsimons with the Food Research and Action Center would like Congress to prevent a repeat.
It does make me nervous that this could be used as a negotiating tactic again.
She and others do see one positive. They say all the attention has shown just how vital SNAP is for so many people. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
The Eiffel Tower is lit in France's colors, blue, white, and red, as the country observes the 10th anniversary of terrorist attacks in Paris. Commemorations are being held at the sites where a group of ISIS gunmen and suicide bombers targeted crowds at the Bataclan Concert Hall, the stadium, and nearby cafes. 132 people died. Hundreds were injured.
Tributes include a new memorial garden across City Hall. On Wednesday night, a day after Iraqis voted in parliamentary elections, initial results are in. The coalition led by the country's current prime minister has won the most seats. Here's Jane Araf with more.
Iraq's election commission announced that a political bloc led by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani won the most seats. But in the Iraqi system, whoever can form the biggest coalition after voting chooses the prime minister. So Sudani will have to persuade other parties to join him to be able to keep the job. Sudani thanked the Iraqi people for his election win.
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