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--:-- Nora Rahm: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm.
--:-- Nora Rahm: President Trump flew from addressing Parliament in Israel to a hastily called summit in Egypt of more than 20 world leaders and heads of organizations to discuss Gaza.
--:-- Nora Rahm: NPR's Jaina Raff has more.
--:-- Jaina Raff: Trump spoke with what he noted were leaders of some of the world's wealthiest countries behind him at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
--:-- Jaina Raff: He said the ceasefire that he helped broker between Israel and Hamas would not just end fighting in Gaza.
--:-- Jaina Raff: The momentous breakthrough that we're here to celebrate tonight is more than the end of the war in Gaza.
--:-- Jaina Raff: It's with God's help. It'll be the new beginning for an entire, beautiful Middle East.
--:-- Jaina Raff: He predicted that other Arab countries would soon join the United Arab Emirates and others in normalizing relations with Israel.
--:-- Jaina Raff: But that's a tall order for many of them, dealing with public rage over a war in Gaza that has killed what Gaza health authorities say are at least 67 people.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Jay Naraf NPR News Amman
--:-- Jay Naraf: Earlier today Hamas released 20 Israelis who been held hostage in Gaza since the war began more than two years ago.
--:-- Jay Naraf: Israel released Palestinian prisoners and detainees and is allowing the resumption of aid to Gaza.
--:-- Jay Naraf: The federal government remains shut down, with Congress unable to come to a deal to resume funding.
--:-- Jay Naraf: In the meantime, some furloughed federal employees are spending their time speaking out and finding ways to support each other.
--:-- Nora Rahm: NPR's Andrea Hsu reports.
--:-- Andrea Hsu: Charlotte Slayman works for the Federal Trade Commission and is a member of the National Treasury Employees Union.
--:-- Andrea Hsu: She says federal workers need to take care of each other right now, given what they've been through.
--:-- Andrea Hsu: Seeing important work they've been doing denigrated or halted.
--:-- Andrea Hsu: Being unable to do the jobs they were hired to do for the public.
--:-- Andrea Hsu: She spoke in her personal capacity.
--:-- Andrea Hsu: I want us to turn that pain into strength and action.
--:-- Andrea Hsu: And I want Congress to fight for us.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The White House continues to blame Democrats for the impasse.
--:-- Nora Rahm: In a statement, spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said the administration was encouraging Democrats to, quote, stop the pain and reopen the government.
--:-- Andrea Hsu: Andrea Hsu, NPR News.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded today.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Hans Elegren the secretary general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences made the announcement
--:-- Hans Elegren: With one half the prize goes to Joel Mokyr for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress.
--:-- Hans Elegren: And the other half, jointly, to Philippe Aguillon and Peter Howitt for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction.
--:-- Hans Elegren: All three conducted research on how technology, new products and inventions can promote economic growth and human welfare.
--:-- Nora Rahm: On Wall Street just before the close, the Dow is up 587 points.
--:-- Nora Rahm: You're listening to NPR News in Washington.
--:-- Nora Rahm: States of emergency have been declared in New York and New Jersey.
--:-- Nora Rahm: A powerful storm is pounding the region with strong winds and heavy rain.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood warning and air travel is being disrupted.
--:-- Nora Rahm: A new social media toolkit offers early childhood care providers and parents tips on how to manage screen time for children five and under.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The goal is to find ways to support healthier screen use in children.
--:-- Nora Rahm: NPR's Maria Godoy reports.
--:-- Maria Godoy: The toolkit comes from the American Academy of Pediatrics Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health.
--:-- Maria Godoy: It offers practical tips to help parents preschool educators and other early child care providers set boundaries around screen time use.
--:-- Maria Godoy: Identify content worth kids time and cope with behavioral problems that might arise.
--:-- Maria Godoy: Here's Center Co-Director Dr. Jenny Radesky.
--:-- Jenny Radesky: We want kids to build a relationship with media where their mind is going to be engaged.
--:-- Jenny Radesky: We don't want them on autopilot all the time when they're engaging with screens, just following a feed.
--:-- Jenny Radesky: She says she hopes to get families thinking, what would we rather be doing with our time than scrolling?
--:-- Maria Godoy: Maria Godoy, NPR News.
--:-- Nora Rahm: When voters go to the polls in Nassau County, New York next month, they'll be filling a seat in the county legislature.
--:-- Nora Rahm: But the Democratic candidate has been missing since April.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Pedro's Cromedas hasn't been seen since he went swimming in Long Beach.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Local Democrats tried to replace him on the ballot, but the Republican Party sued.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Now some Democrats are urging people to vote for him anyway.
--:-- Nora Rahm: I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.
