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--:-- Nora Rahm: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Top congressional leaders from both parties are to meet with President Trump at the White House tomorrow. They have until Tuesday night to reach an agreement to avoid a partial government shutdown.
--:-- Mara Liason: Well, the top leaders of Congress are going to the White House tomorrow. The big four congressional leaders, Senate Majority Leader Thune, Senate Minority Leader Schumer, House Speaker Johnson and House Minority Leader Jeffries, they're all going to be talking about a shutdown, but they don't have a lot of time.
--:-- Mara Liason: There's a September 30th deadline to approve legislation or face a partial government shutdown. Democrats say they won't vote for a funding bill unless Obamacare subsidies, which allow millions of people to buy health insurance, are extended.
--:-- Mara Liason: NPR's Mara Liason.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Beef prices are at an all-time high. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will release a plan to rebuild the cattle industry.
--:-- Gavin McGoff: For member station KXZV in Maryville Missouri Gavin McGoff has more.
--:-- Gavin McGoff: Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins discussed the forthcoming plan in Kansas City leading to speculation amongst cattle farmers.
--:-- Gavin McGoff: High beef prices present farmers with a tough choice. Hold back heifers and grow their herd, or hope that consumers continue to pay top dollar.
--:-- Gavin McGoff: Deb Thummel raises Black Angus on her family farm in northwest Missouri. She says despite the uncertainty, she doesn't think... Any beef producers really want the government to throw money at these high prices and lack of cattle.
--:-- Gavin McGoff: The USDA says it will release its plan in October.
--:-- Nora Rahm: For NPR News, I'm Gavin McGough.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Police in Michigan say a man rammed a vehicle into a Mormon church today and opened fire. One person was killed, at least nine others wounded. The gunman was shot dead by police. The church was set on fire.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Officials suspect that more victims may be found. There's nowhere yet an emotive of the government had a connection to the church.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The small former Soviet Republic of Moldova is holding closely watched elections today. It's seen as the latest test of whether the country's current government continues on a pro-Western path or returns to Russia's orbit.
--:-- Charles Maines: At stake are parliamentary seats that determine whether President Maya Sandu can continue to advance Moldova bid for European Union membership by the end of the decade.
--:-- Charles Maines: Sandu has accused Russia of carrying out a massive influence campaign in a bid to sway the results in a country of just 2.4 million people.
--:-- Charles Maines: It's a charge backed by multiple independent media investigations.
--:-- Charles Maines: Earlier in the week, Moldovan police also arrested more than 70 people in raids tied to alleged Russian-backed efforts to foment unrest.
--:-- Charles Maines: The Kremlin denies interfering in the vote and argues Sandu's government is stoking anti-Russian sentiment to mask voter dissatisfaction over pro-EU reforms in one of Europe's poorest countries.
--:-- Charles Maines: Charles Maines, NPR News, Moscow.
--:-- Nora Rahm: This is NPR News.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Thousands of people have been forced from their homes in central and northern Vietnam as a powerful typhoon approaches. It's expected to bring strong winds, heavy rain and storm surges, which may trigger flash floods and landslides.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart and others are getting blowback from fellow comedians for appearing at a comedy festival that's going on now in Saudi Arabia.
--:-- Chloe Veltman: As NPR's Chloe Veltman reports, the Rihad Comedy Festival's roster includes dozens of A-list American performers.
--:-- Chloe Veltman: In a video on his Instagram channel, Mark Maron took aim at colleagues who signed up to perform at the festival referencing among other things Saudi officials alleged involvement in the September 11th attacks.
--:-- Chloe Veltman: From the folks that brought you 9 two weeks of laughter in the desert Don miss it
--:-- Chloe Veltman: Shane Gillis and Stavros Halkias both declined invitations to appear at the event, but others, including Chris DiStefano and Tim Dillon, said they agreed to perform because of the high fees they were offered.
--:-- Chloe Veltman: However, Dylan says his invitation was recently revoked by the organizers for comments the comedian made on his podcast about slavery in Saudi Arabia.
--:-- Chloe Veltman: Chloe Veltman, NPR News.
--:-- Nora Rahm: New York City Mayor Eric Adams today dropped his attempt to stay in office.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The one-term Democrat was running as an independent. Polls indicated he was far behind the Democratic nominee, Zoran Mamdani, and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and was struggling to raise money for his campaign.
--:-- Nora Rahm: For days, Adams had insisted he was staying in the race, saying New Yorkers don't surrender.
--:-- Nora Rahm: I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News.
