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--:-- Ryland Barton: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Federal workers across the country could be furloughed at midnight. That's if Congress fails to reach a deal to keep the government open.
--:-- Ryland Barton: Still, that doesn't mean the government would cease to function entirely. NPR's Andrea Hsu reports.
--:-- Andrea Hsu: In a shutdown, some government functions that are not funded by Congress do continue. Social security checks still go out. Your mail will still be delivered. Other functions considered necessary to protect life or property would also continue.
--:-- Andrea Hsu: But the Trump administration has not made explicitly clear what those would be. Max Steyer, the CEO of the Nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service, says the administration has already demonstrated and even threatened to pursue an agenda that is personal to the president as opposed to in the public's interest.
--:-- Max Steyer: Government shutdowns make the government slower and less efficient. They interrupt modernization efforts and training programs and lead to a loss of talent.
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--:-- Pam Bondi: President Trump federal intervention in Memphis has begun. That according to a tweet from U Attorney General Pam Bondi.
--:-- Kat Lonsdorf: As NPR Kat Lonsdorf reports the operation is set to include more than a dozen federal agencies and the National Guard.
--:-- Kat Lonsdorf: Trump has said the Memphis task force is to fight crime in the city, which has some of the highest rates of violent crime in the country. Those numbers have been declining, but they're still high.
--:-- Kat Lonsdorf: Many residents in Memphis welcome the federal intervention, like 42-year-old Ronnie Davis in the northern neighborhood of We need all the government agencies that we can get down here because the problem is coming overwhelming.
--:-- Ronnie Davis: Davis says gun violence in particular has become so common in his neighborhood he's almost numb to it.
--:-- Kat Lonsdorf: But others have protested, worried it will expand federal power in the city.
--:-- Kat Lonsdorf: Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Lee supports the operation and has offered the National Guard to help.
--:-- Kat Lonsdorf: Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Memphis.
--:-- Maria Aspen: Wall Street is largely shrugging off worries about the potential government shutdown.
--:-- Maria Aspen: U.S. markets closed up slightly for the day, finishing out their latest winning month.
--:-- Maria Aspen: As NPR's Maria Aspen reports, the S&P 500 rose 0.4 percent today to close out its fifth straight winning month after setting a record last week.
--:-- Maria Aspen: The federal government seems headed for a shutdown tonight, but investors have had a great September.
--:-- Maria Aspen: All the major U stock indices rose this month despite mounting worries about inflation tariffs and signs of weakness in the job market.
--:-- Maria Aspen: If the government does shut down it could be harder for investors and everyone else to get updates about how the economy is doing.
--:-- Maria Aspen: The Labor Department is due to release the latest jobs report on Friday, but says that it won't release it or any other economic data while the government is closed.
--:-- Maria Aspen: There are some signs that all this uncertainty is rattling investors.
--:-- Maria Aspen: The price of gold, traditionally seen as a safe haven investment, has hit new record highs.
--:-- Maria Aspen: Maria Aspen, NPR News, New York.
--:-- [Announcer voice] The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 81 points.
--:-- Ryland Barton: This is NPR News from Washington.
--:-- Andrea Hsu: Ukraine is sending a mission to Denmark to share expertise fighting Russian drones.
--:-- Andrea Hsu: Europe's drone fighting technology lags far behind Ukraine and Russia, where cutting-edge drone warfare has become a reality in recent years.
--:-- Andrea Hsu: European leaders agreed last week to build what they called a drone wall to track and intercept drones violating their airspace.
--:-- Stina Sieg: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it's going ahead with the dedication of its newest temple, despite the recent death of the religion's president and an attack on a church in Michigan.
--:-- Stina Sieg: Colorado Public Radio's Stina Stieg reports.
--:-- Stina Sieg: This small western Colorado city will be home to the religion 210th dedicated temple in less than three weeks.
--:-- Stina Sieg: Spokesperson Paige Storheim says this honors the memory of President Russell M Nelson.
--:-- Paige Storheim: This is what he would want. He want us to move forward and to dedicate and to come together at our big general conference next week.
--:-- Stina Sieg: President Nelson died Saturday at the age of 101.
--:-- Stina Sieg: During a seven-year term, he announced the construction of hundreds of temples worldwide.
--:-- Stina Sieg: He also denounced the term Mormon, citing a divine revelation to use the full name, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
--:-- Stina Sieg: For NPR News, I'm Stina Sieg in Grand Junction, Colorado.
--:-- Ryland Barton: As the Major League Baseball postseason begins, fastballs are getting faster.
--:-- Ryland Barton: The average four-seam fastball among right-handed pitchers has reached 95 miles an hour for the first time.
--:-- Ryland Barton: The average velocity has increased for seven straight seasons.
--:-- Ryland Barton: A study released by the MLB last year concluded that faster pitches is leading to an increase in pitching injuries.
--:-- Ryland Barton: This is NPR News from Washington.
--:-- Ryland Barton: The Trump administration has moved fast to change U.S. policy, but much of the country is still trying to catch up.
--:-- Ryland Barton: Business likes a stable environment, so uncertainty does cause a little bit of pain.
--:-- Ryland Barton: On the Sunday story from Up First, a road trip across the country to hear how Trump's policies are impacting everyday Americans.
--:-- Ryland Barton: Listen now to the Sunday Story on the Up First podcast from NPR.
