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What are the implications of the government shutdown on economic data?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. Government agencies are beginning to reopen after a six-week-long shutdown. Federal workers who keep tabs on unemployment, inflation, And spending will soon return to measuring the health of the economy. But NPR's Scott Horsley reports that it won't be easy compiling recent data.
So far, we have not seen reports for October on either jobs or unemployment or inflation.
How is the Justice Department involved in California's congressional map lawsuit?
Omer Sharif, who runs a firm called Inflation Insight, says the unemployment numbers might be the hardest to reconstruct. You have to call thousands of people to ask what they were doing a month ago now. And even before the shutdown, the bureau that compiles that report was shorthanded because of the Trump administration's job cuts. NPR's Scott Horsley reporting.
The Justice Department is joining a lawsuit that seeks to overturn California's new congressional maps favoring Democrats. From Member Station KQED, Guy Marzarotti reports that the lawsuit came...
What recent violence has been reported against Palestinians in the West Bank?
after Californians voted to draw new lines to offset a maneuver by Texas.
The Trump administration is teaming up with the California Republican Party to ask a federal judge to block the new congressional map from taking effect. They argue the Proposition 50 district lines were drawn to unfairly benefit Latino voters, violating the equal protection and voting rights of other Californians. Governor Gavin Newsom frames Prop 50 as an effort to counter moves by Republicans in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, and possibly others. Democrats in Virginia have also countered, and other states are considering it. In a statement, a spokesperson for Newsom says Republicans, quote, lost at the ballot box, and soon they will also lose in court.
What are the consequences of Russian attacks on Ukraine's capital?
For NPR News, I'm Guy Marzarati in San Francisco.
The United Nations is reporting rising violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Israeli settlers torched a mosque in a Palestinian village in the territory late Wednesday, as NPR's Kat Lonsdorf reports.
The mosque was outside the city of Nablus in the central West Bank. Israeli settlers set it on fire and scrawled graffiti on a remaining wall in Hebrew that read, quote, We are not afraid and keep condemning, after an Israeli military commander issued a rare call for a crackdown on the violence earlier this week. It's the latest in what the U.N.
What legal challenges are facing New York Attorney General Letitia James and James Comey?
says is an average of eight settler attacks a day in the West Bank, an all-time high that has coincided with the Palestinian olive harvest. The attacks have provoked expressions of concern from top Israeli officials, military leaders, and members of the Trump administration, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Still, most such attacks go unpunished by Israel. Kat Lonsdorff, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Residents in the Ukrainian capital were urged to stay indoors early Friday amid a series of Russian attacks that left at least 11 people injured.
How will Major League Soccer's schedule change impact the league?
Critical infrastructure, multiple apartment buildings, and private homes in Kiev were damaged in the attack. This is NPR. Attorneys for New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey are asking a federal court to dismiss the government's cases against them. They argue that the charges were brought by an interim federal prosecutor whose temporary appointment had expired. James is fighting charges of mortgage fraud, while Comey is charged with making a false statement and obstructing Congress. Both are perceived enemies of President Trump. More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers are on strike at 65 locations in over 40 cities in a dispute over pay and working conditions.
The strike began on the company's Red Cup Day, a holiday-themed annual promotion. Major League Soccer has announced it is switching to a summer-to-spring schedule, aligning its league calendar with the rest of the world's top international soccer leagues. The new schedule goes into effect in 2027. NPR's Becky Sullivan has details.
For nearly 30 years, MLS has played a spring-to-fall schedule. Its seasons run from February through the summer and into the fall.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the implications of the government shutdown on economic data?
0:02–0:30
2
How is the Justice Department involved in California's congressional map lawsuit?
0:30–0:59
3
What recent violence has been reported against Palestinians in the West Bank?
0:59–1:45
4
What are the consequences of Russian attacks on Ukraine's capital?
1:45–2:19
5
What legal challenges are facing New York Attorney General Letitia James and James Comey?
2:19–2:51
6
How will Major League Soccer's schedule change impact the league?
2:51–4:39