--:-- Shamita Basu: Good morning. It's Monday, October 2nd. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today.
--:-- Shamita Basu: On today's show, Donald Trump back on trial. How upcoming Supreme Court rulings could change the internet. And why it took nearly 30 years to charge a suspect in the murder of Tupac Shakur. But first, the U.S. government is still up and running. That's not what a lot of people expected on this Monday morning, given how things went in Congress last week.
--:-- Jimmy Carter: [audio clip of Jimmy Carter speaking] I moved up some of my 99th birthday celebration over the weekend, since a shutdown would have closed my presidential library.
--:-- Shamita Basu: But late Saturday night, after losing several key votes, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy played one final card. He put a measure on the floor that would extend government funding through mid-November. This took people on all sides by surprise.
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Kevin McCarthy: So be it. Bring it on. Let's get over with it and let's start governing. If he's upset because he tried to push us in a shutdown and I made sure government didn't shut down then let have that fight That won't be the only fight because the legislation that did pass only pays the bills for a few weeks And it doesn't include new aid for Ukraine or border security some of the most controversial topics discussed
--:-- Shamita Basu: To prevent another shutdown threat, a deeply divided Congress will have to come to some kind of agreement on massive spending bills that will take care of things for a full year.
--:-- Shamita Basu: Now let's take a quick look at some other stories in the news. LaFonza Butler will be the next U.S. senator from California. She is the president of EMILY's List, which backs Democratic women candidates who support abortion rights.
--:-- Governor Gavin Newsom: [audio clip of Governor Gavin Newsom speaking] I appointed Butler to temporarily fill the seat of Dianne Feinstein, who died on Friday at the age of 90. This fulfills a promise I made to appoint a Black woman to the seat.
--:-- Shamita Basu: Former President Trump says he will be in court today as a civil fraud trial begins in New York. The state's attorney general accuses him of massively inflating the value of his assets.
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Donald Trump: [audio clip of Donald Trump speaking]
--:-- Shamita Basu: And this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to two scientists whose discoveries paved the way for the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.
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Nobel Assembly member: The Nobel Assembly cites Kataline Carrico and Drew Weissman for research that, quote, fundamentally changed our understanding and had a major impact on society during the recent pandemic.
--:-- Shamita Basu: In the world of sports, Simone Biles is getting her name on another page of gymnastics history. She performed the Yurchenko double pike vault at the World Championship qualifiers in Belgium over the weekend.
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Simone Biles: [audio clip of Simone Biles speaking]
--:-- Shamita Basu: And one last sports story for you. The Kansas City Chiefs beat the New York Jets on Sunday night, but most people would agree that's a side story to what was happening in the stands. Once again, Taylor Swift was in attendance to cheer on the Chiefs' Travis Kelsey.
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Taylor Swift: [audio clip of Taylor Swift speaking]
--:-- Shamita Basu: The Supreme Court's new term begins today, and it's filled with hot-button issues. Already on the docket, a case that could determine whether people with domestic violence restraining orders can get guns.
--:-- John Fritzie: [audio clip of John Fritzie speaking] The court will consider two cases related to laws in Texas and Florida that could limit what content social media companies can regulate. Both states have Republican governors. They say the companies are censoring conservative voices.
--:-- Shamita Basu: In one case, a San Diego school board blocked parents who posted messages accusing members of financial mismanagement and racism. Another involves a city manager in Michigan who blocked constituents who complained about the response to COVID-19.
--:-- John Fritzie: [audio clip of John Fritzie speaking] The issue here is whether when a public official using their private Facebook or Twitter or X page when they block voters is that a state action.
--:-- Shamita Basu: Legal analysts say these cases may make this the Supreme Court term with the most significant impact on the Internet since the 90s.
--:-- Shamita Basu: One of America's greatest unsolved mysteries is now back in the headlines. On Friday, the cold case of who killed Tupac Shakur heated back up when a grand jury indicted Dwayne Keith Davis in the murder.
--:-- Greg Kading: [audio clip of Greg Kading speaking] He told CNN that the case is still alive because Davis kept talking about his role in the shooting, even putting out a book in 2019. He began to go out and publicly boast about his involvement in the murder, and that led to law enforcement in Las Vegas taking another look at his claims, and ultimately he's just talked himself right into jail.
--:-- Shamita Basu: Police say Davis's own words, along with other evidence collected in recent years, gave them enough to charge him and finally put this case to rest.
--:-- Shamita Basu: You can find all these stories and more in the Apple News app. And if you're already listening in the News app right now, stick around. We've got a narrated article coming up next. The Atlantic tells the story of General Mark Milley. He was America's top uniformed officer during the end of the Trump administration, meaning he had to deal with a president accused of undermining the Constitution that troops are sworn to protect.
