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--:-- Dale Willman: As the Gaza ceasefire enters its fourth day, the remaining living hostages being held by Hamas could be released as early as this morning.
--:-- Dale Willman: President Trump, meanwhile, spoke briefly to reporters about the deal while flying to Israel on Air Force One.
--:-- Luke Garrett: President Trump celebrated the peace deal struck between Israel and Hamas, crediting his administration along with the leaders of Qatar and Turkey.
--:-- Luke Garrett: While on Air Force One, Trump said he would like to visit Gaza one day.
--:-- Luke Garrett: I'd like to do it. I'd like to put my feet on it at least.
--:-- Luke Garrett: But I think it's going to be a great miracle over the coming decades.
--:-- Luke Garrett: When asked about the redevelopment of Gaza and his previously proposed plan to turn it into the Riviera of the Middle East, Trump said, I don't know about the Riviera for a while, because you take a look at what you have.
--:-- Luke Garrett: You have to get people taken care of first.
--:-- Luke Garrett: But it's going to start really essentially immediately.
--:-- Luke Garrett: Trump is scheduled to visit Israel meet with the hostage families speak at the Knesset and then go to Egypt for a Middle East peace ceremony.
--:-- Luke Garrett: Luke Garrett NPR News the White House
--:-- Dale Willman: Illinois Governor J Pritzker is responding to threats by President Trump to have him arrested.
--:-- Dale Willman: Last week, Trump said Pritzker should be jailed for failing to protect ICE officials in Chicago, but Pritzker says the law is on his side.
--:-- Dale Willman: He does not have the power to overcome the Constitution, and so am I afraid?
--:-- Dale Willman: I am not afraid.
--:-- Dale Willman: Do I think that he could do it? He might.
--:-- Dale Willman: But as I've said before, come and get me.
--:-- Dale Willman: I mean, you're dead wrong, Mr. President and Mr. Vice President, and I will stand up for the law and the Constitution.
--:-- Dale Willman: That's what we do in the state of Illinois.
--:-- Dale Willman: Trump has been trying to send National Guard troops into Chicago, and Pritzker has been critical of those efforts.
--:-- Dale Willman: The government shutdown is about to begin its 13th day.
--:-- Dale Willman: Democrats in Congress have made health care policy the central issue.
--:-- Dale Willman: They say extending Affordable Care Act subsidies is urgent because open enrollment starts soon.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin reports that when people now go to healthcare.gov to shop for plans, they may see that their premium costs have doubled.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: 24 million people are enrolled in Affordable Care Act plans.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: Many are small business owners, including farmers and ranchers.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: During the pandemic, the federal government boosted subsidies to offset the cost of monthly premiums for almost everyone enrolled in these plans
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: But that subsidy policy expires at the end of the year and some people will have to pay hundreds or thousands more per month.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: Democrats say they won't vote to reopen the government until there's a plan to extend those subsidies.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: Republicans say any negotiations over the policy have to come after the shutdown ends, and so far there's no sign that either party is going to blink.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.
--:-- Dale Willman: At least four people are dead and 20 others injured following a shooting early Sunday morning on the South Carolina island of St. Helena.
--:-- Dale Willman: The shooting took place outside a bar that was packed for a high school alumni event.
--:-- Dale Willman: Police have not said what prompted the shooting.
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--:-- Dale Willman: President Trump is warning Russia that he may send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if Moscow doesn't end the war there soon.
--:-- Dale Willman: Speaking to reporters in Air Force One, he said Russia doesn't need that kind of escalation.
--:-- Dale Willman: His comments came after he spoke with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
--:-- Dale Willman: Russia attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure Saturday night, temporarily knocking out power to some 800,000 people.
--:-- Terry Schultz: Denmark will boost its defense budget by almost $9 billion.
--:-- Terry Schultz: As Terry Schultz reports about half of the new spending will go toward increasing the security presence on the semi island of Greenland because of fears that President Trump still wants to acquire it
--:-- Terry Schultz: The headquarters for the Danish Joint Arctic Command will be established in Greenland capital of Nuk
--:-- Terry Schultz: Other new security measures for the area include buying new patrol vessels with icebreaker capabilities, drones, maritime surveillance aircraft, plus laying an undersea communications cable between Greenland and Denmark.
--:-- Terry Schultz: President Trump has said multiple times that he wants the world's largest island to become part of the U.S. and wouldn't rule out using force to make that happen.
--:-- Terry Schultz: Copenhagen will spend an additional $4 billion purchasing 16 more F-35s.
--:-- Terry Schultz: That will bring the Danish Air Force's total fleet of the U.S.-built fighter jets to 43.
--:-- Terry Schultz: For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz.
--:-- Dale Willman: Penn State football coach James Franklin has been fired less than 24 hours after a 22-21 home loss to Northwestern.
--:-- Dale Willman: The Nittany Lions were among the top three favorites at the start of the season to win the national title.
--:-- Dale Willman: They've now dropped out of the top 25.
--:-- Dale Willman: Penn State reached the college football playoffs semifinals 10 months ago.
--:-- Dale Willman: I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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