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--:-- Shea Stevens: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens.
--:-- Shea Stevens: President Trump is taking steps to lower the cost of obesity drugs. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports that Trump announced a deal with two pharmaceutical companies to allow some people to get drugs like Ozempic for as little as $149 per month.
--:-- Franco Ordonez: Speaking from the Oval Office, President Trump announced the deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk for their GLP-1 drugs that treat diabetes and obesity. These are two companies that are behind the groundbreaking weight loss drugs that have helped millions of Americans struggling with obesity live better, longer lives.
--:-- Franco Ordonez: The deal includes coverage by Medicare and Medicaid, which could mean new customers for the companies. And the administration says about 10 percent of Medicare enrollees will be eligible. The drugs will also be available to purchase online in a direct marketplace that the Trump administration plans to launch called TrumpRx.
--:-- Franco Ordonez: I'm Franco Ordonez NPR News the White House
--:-- Shea Stevens: Major U carriers have already begun flight cancellations in keeping with the FAA's new restrictions. The agency is cutting domestic trips by 10 percent at 40 major U.S. hubs during the government shutdown.
--:-- Joel Rose: As NPR's Joel Rose reports the FAA is trying to address staffing shortages at air traffic control towers. The official explanation from the FAA is that it's necessary for safety.
--:-- Joel Rose: The government shutdown is clearly taking a toll on air traffic controllers who are required to work without pay. Some of them have taken on second jobs. Many are calling out sick. And overall, the air traffic control system had been working fairly well during the shutdown until this past weekend, when we did see some staffing shortages at dozens of facilities around the same time.
--:-- Joel Rose: I'm NPR's Joel Rose reporting.
--:-- Shea Stevens: The man who tossed a sandwich at a federal agent during President Trump's law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., has been found not guilty of assault.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Sean Charles Dunn became a symbol of resistance when a recording of the August 10th incident went viral.
--:-- Shea Stevens: A Virginia jury has awarded $10 million to a former teacher who was shot by a six-year-old student in 2023
--:-- Toby Cox: From member station WHRO Toby Cox has more. A jury sided with Abby Zwirner claims that former administrator Ebony Parker ignored multiple warnings that the first grader had a gun.
--:-- Toby Cox: Lead counsel Diane Toscano says the verdict is a step forward in Zwirner's healing.
--:-- Toby Cox: When the city of Newport News and its schools failed to protect their teachers, students and citizens, we held them accountable through the courts. Now it's time for the city to ensure Abby receives the justice this verdict represents.
--:-- Toby Cox: Zorner was shot in the hand and chest. She spent weeks in the hospital and underwent multiple surgeries. The child's mother was sentenced to prison in 2023 for felony child neglect and federal weapons charges.
--:-- Toby Cox: For NPR News, I'm Toby Cox.
--:-- Shea Stevens: This is NPR.
--:-- Shea Stevens: A decommissioned boiler tower at a power plant in southeast South Korea has collapsed, killing at least one person and trapping five others.
--:-- Shea Stevens: A search for the missing was temporarily halted early Friday because of concerns that the rubble was unstable.
--:-- Shea Stevens: The cause of the collapse is being investigated.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Brazil's Congress has voted to exempt tens of millions of poor and middle-class workers from paying income tax.
--:-- Kerry Kahn: As Kerry Kahn reports, the reform bill also increases taxes on the rich in keeping with the leftist president main campaign promises.
--:-- Kerry Kahn: The bill allows Brazilians an exemption from taxes raising the limit the poor and middle class can make to the equivalent of about 900 U dollars a month.
--:-- Kerry Kahn: Previously only those making less than about a month were exempt. To make up the difference in lost income, the government will increase taxes on Brazil's top earners and their dividends.
--:-- Kerry Kahn: Supporters say it's common-sense legislation. Those who have less pay less. Those who have more pay more.
--:-- Kerry Kahn: President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is set to sign the bill, handing him a major political victory as he plans to run for re-election next year.
--:-- Kerry Kahn: Congress is still also looking to tax new outlets, including fintech companies and betting operators.
--:-- Kerry Kahn: I'm Carrie Kahn, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will not seek another term in office.
--:-- Shea Stevens: The 85-year-old Democrat has represented her San Francisco district since 1987.
--:-- Shea Stevens: In 2007, she became the first woman to serve as Speaker.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Pelosi has been a powerful force in getting federal funding for Democratic priorities, including passage of the Affordable Care Act.
--:-- Shea Stevens: This is NPR News.
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