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--:-- Louise Schiavone: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. A historic day in the Middle East with Hamas freeing the last 20 living Israeli hostages it has held for the past two years. It's all part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire arrangement with multiple complex steps ahead.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: President Trump addressed the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, where he received standing ovations, and also protests by some Israeli lawmakers. NPR's Daniel Estrin has more from Tel Aviv.
--:-- Daniel Estrin: Air Force One landed in Israel as Israeli hostages were being escorted out of Gaza, and Israel began releasing Palestinian prisoners and detainees as Trump prepared to address Israel's parliament.
--:-- Daniel Estrin: In his speech, President Trump called it an exciting time for Israel and across the Middle East, and even called for Israel-Iran peace. Generations from now, this will be remembered as the moment that everything began to change and change very much for the better.
--:-- Daniel Estrin: Two members of a left-wing Arab-majority political party held up signs saying, "Recognize Palestine." Israel parliament speaker ordered them to be ejected from the hall. Guards forced them out. Lawmakers chanted Trump's name, and Trump said that was very efficient.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: Thousands of federal workers received layoff notices Friday as the government shutdown continues into day 13 and Congress so far has failed to approve a government spending plan. Republicans and the White House are blaming Democrats and threatening significant job cuts.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: NPR's Stephen Fowler has more.
--:-- Stephen Fowler: It's mixed messaging from the White House. Administration officials have said that Democrats caused the government shutdown, the government shutdown means making hard choices about spending and staffing, and the White House feels forced to make those tough decisions.
--:-- Stephen Fowler: But at the same time, this is an extension of the Department of Government efficiency push to slash the federal government's size and scope that's been underway since January.
--:-- Stephen Fowler: And much like Doge, budget experts say to take these threats with a grain of salt.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: NPR's Stephen Fowler.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: Stocks opened higher this morning after a big sell-off Friday. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow jumped about 450 points in early trading.
--:-- Scott Horsley: President Trump triggered a sharp drop in the stock market last week when he threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods from China. But over the weekend Trump appeared to backtrack, posting on social media, "Don't worry about China, it will all be fine."
--:-- Scott Horsley: The dust was sparked by China's move to impose stricter export controls on rare earth materials. It's still not clear whether Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at an Asia-Pacific summit in South Korea later this month.
--:-- Scott Horsley: China's exports to the U.S. have fallen sharply. September's shipments were down 27 percent from a year ago. Other countries are still buying lots of goods from China, though. The country's overall exports last month were up more than 8 percent.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: This hour, the Nasdaq up 446 points. This is NPR.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: In South Africa, authorities say dozens of people were killed and injured when a bus veered off a road and crashed down an embankment on a steep mountain pass. The incident occurred about 250 miles north of Pretoria, the cause under investigation.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: A majority of states now have cell phone restrictions in schools, and some schools now ban devices even at lunch.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: NPR's Amy Held reports.
--:-- Amy Held: The iPhone was introduced 18 years ago. That means school kids today have not known life without smartphones.
--:-- Amy Held: We realize that this is an addiction, and kids are addicted.
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--:-- Julie Chancellor: I'm Julie Chancellor, principal at Doss High School in Louisville, Kentucky, which now has a bell ban.
--:-- Jamel Bishop: I'm Jamel Bishop, a senior. I kind of like it. It gives teachers a chance to be more direct with their class as a whole, which kind of allows for more individual student time and reading time.
--:-- Amy Held: Nearby Ballard High School reports their band's first month saw students checking out two-thirds more books.
--:-- Amy Held: Still, some struggle to dial it back. In Houston, one private school says they can help with a metal grinder.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: Amy Held, NPR News.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: The Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Joel Moker, Philippe Aguillon, and Peter Howitt for having explained innovation-driven economic growth.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: Half of that went to Moker for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: The other half jointly to Aguillon and Howitt for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: The S&P 500 up 98.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: I'm Louise Schiavone. NPR News.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: Rhinoplasty. The humble nose job. It's one of the most common facial plastic surgeries performed today. But it's been around for over 2,000 years.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: If you're wondering why on earth would doctors thousands of years ago need to reconstruct noses? That's a great question.
--:-- Louise Schiavone: And on NPR Shortwave Podcast, we dive into that answer. Listen in the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
