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--:-- Nora Rahm: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The government's fiscal year ends Tuesday, and Congress has not passed the bills necessary to pay for government programs.
--:-- Nora Rahm: In recent years, lawmakers would agree to pass a continuing resolution that would continue spending at last year's levels for a short time to prevent a government shutdown and to allow for more negotiation. That's what President Trump wants.
--:-- Nora Rahm: This year, congressional Democrats won't agree to that unless there's an agreement to extend the health care subsidies due to expire this year.
--:-- Nora Rahm: NPR's Ron Elving has more.
--:-- Ron Elving: Both sides at least seem to have decided to have the shutdown. Trump, because he thinks it will empower him to do as he wishes and strengthen his standing with voters. Democrats seem resigned to a shutdown because anything more cooperative would make them look weak or, worse yet, make them look like enablers for Trump.
--:-- Ron Elving: So they've chosen to take a stand over health care spending.
--:-- Ron Elving: NPR Ron Elving Americans are concerned about crime but don broadly support President Trump deployment of the National Guard to police U cities NPR Debbie Elliott reports on the findings of a new NPR-IPSS law enforcement poll.
--:-- Debbie Elliott: The poll shows that 7 in 10 Americans say the level of crime and violence in American cities is at an unacceptable level.
--:-- Debbie Elliott: Crime is down significantly from pandemic-era highs, but Ipsos Vice President Mallory Newell says public perception is still that crime rates are up.
--:-- Debbie Elliott: While the American public largely agrees that crime has increased in the U.S. and in major cities, they don't broadly support the actions taken in the name of stopping crime, like calling in the National Guard.
--:-- Debbie Elliott: But Newell says there's a significant partisan divide, with about eight in ten Republicans supporting Trump's crime-fighting tactics and almost the same number of Democrats opposing.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Iran has recalled its ambassadors to Britain, France, and Germany over their moves to reinstate international sanctions over the regime's nuclear pursuits.
--:-- Terri Schultz: Terry Schultz reports the sanctions are due to take effect this weekend.
--:-- Terri Schultz: The Iranian regime called the decision to restore UN Security Council sanctions against Tehran irresponsible.
--:-- Terri Schultz: A month ago Britain, France, and Germany warned Iran snapback sanctions would apply if Tehran did not take steps to halt its nuclear program, including the resumption of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, part of the 2015 deal under which Iran agreed to curtail its advancement.
--:-- Terri Schultz: President Trump pulled the U.S. out of that agreement in 2018.
--:-- Terri Schultz: China and Russia proposed an extension of the moratorium, but it failed to get support.
--:-- Terri Schultz: The sanctions include an embargo on conventional weapons, a global asset freeze, and travel bans on Iranian officials.
--:-- Nora Rahm: For NPR News, I'm Terri Schultz.
--:-- Nora Rahm: This is NPR News in Washington.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The Defense Ministry in Denmark says drones were spotted over several defense facilities overnight.
--:-- Nora Rahm: There have been several drone sightings earlier this week, with some of them temporarily closing airports.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Russia is suspected of being behind the flyovers.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Exactly a year after Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina with lethal floods and landslides, the city of Asheville has its own way to seek healing.
--:-- Laura Hackett: Librarian Erin Parcells is standing on a bridge with a red megaphone overlooking the same river that leveled Asheville River Arts District a year ago.
--:-- Laura Hackett: She's there to lead a primal scream on behalf of the local library.
--:-- Laura Hackett: The scream was a meaningful way to mark all that Asheville has been through, says first-time screamer Francie Gens.
--:-- Laura Hackett: I think we need to get it out, and we need to feel it, and we need to be together and know that we're all feeling this and let it resound and be heard.
--:-- Laura Hackett: The idea came from Chicago, which has a weekly scream club.
--:-- Laura Hackett: In Asheville, where the city faces years of home, road, and water repairs, locals hope to make it a monthly occurrence.
--:-- Nora Rahm: For NPR News, I'm Laura Hackett in Asheville, North Carolina.
--:-- Nora Rahm: It's fall festival season in many parts of the country.
--:-- Nora Rahm: In West Virginia, organizers are combining the usual music, arts, and crafts with a roadkill cook-off.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Squirrel chili and venison stew are on the menu.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The West Virginia tourism people call it a celebration of regional flavors and resourcefulness that intrigues and satisfies.
--:-- Nora Rahm: I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.
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--:-- Nora Rahm: Nature is common ground for everyone, and uniting to protect nature can help solve today's challenges and create a thriving tomorrow for future generations.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Discover why at nature.org slash NPR.
