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--:-- Corva Coleman: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
--:-- Joel Rose: Airlines are offering fewer flights beginning today because of the ongoing shutdown of the federal government. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a reduced flight capacity to ensure safety amid staffing shortages at airports.
--:-- Corva Coleman: United, Delta, and American have begun canceling hundreds of flights. The FAA officially released a list of 40 major airports that will be affected by the reductions, including airline hubs in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and elsewhere.
--:-- David Kinselman: [Senior Vice President at United] We have service disruptions frequently in the airline business, so we've got a good playbook.
--:-- Corva Coleman: The FAA has already been delaying flights at some airports because of staffing shortages among air traffic controllers. Those controllers are required to work without pay during the shutdown, but some have taken on second jobs and many are calling out sick.
--:-- Joel Rose: NPR News, Washington.
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--:-- Corva Coleman: The tracking site FlightAware says more than 800 flights have been canceled so far today.
--:-- Pete Hegseth: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U military attacked another boat in the Caribbean killing three people. He alleges they were drug traffickers but provided no evidence.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Separately, the Senate has rejected a resolution that would stop an escalating military conflict with Venezuela.
--:-- Claudia Cresales: NPR's Claudia Cresales reports.
--:-- Claudia Cresales: Republicans Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski joined Democrats to support the war powers resolution, which ultimately failed by two votes.
--:-- Rand Paul: I worry the U.S. is moving towards forcing regime change in Venezuela. The executive branch does not have the authority to kill at will anyone, anywhere, at any time, for any reason.
--:-- Lisa Murkowski: [Republicans who voted no argue] In U.S. modern history, the commander in chief has been given broad powers to initiate conflicts.
--:-- Claudia Cresales: But the vote also illustrates growing unease with the Venezuela conflict. Indiana GOP Senator Todd Young warned while he voted against the war powers measure, he's troubled by the direction of the operation.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Claudia Cresales, NPR News, the Capitol.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Damage estimates from the Caribbean are coming in from Hurricane Melissa.
--:-- Rebecca Hersher: NPR Rebecca Hersher reports it was one of the most powerful hurricanes ever. Large parts of Jamaica and Cuba are still in ruins a week after Hurricane Melissa swept through.
--:-- Rebecca Hersher: Dozens of people were killed across the Caribbean. A new analysis by the climate risk modeling firm Karen Clark & Company finds the storm caused an estimated $2.4 billion of insured damage.
--:-- Rebecca Hersher: That includes damage to homes, businesses, and industrial sites in Jamaica and Cuba. The full price tag for rebuilding will be even higher.
--:-- Rebecca Hersher: That estimate doesn't include damage to homes that don't have insurance or the cost of repairing public roads and other infrastructure.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Rebecca Hersher, NPR News.
--:-- Corva Coleman: On Wall Street, in pre-market trading, Dow futures are lower. This is NPR.
--:-- Corva Coleman: New York Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has declared she'll run for New York governor. She announced her decision this morning.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Stefanik has been a strong supporter of President Trump. He originally nominated her to be his U.N. ambassador, but that was not moved forward.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Republicans worried if Stefanik left her seat, they might lose their narrow majority in the House.
--:-- Toby Cox: A Virginia jury has awarded $10 million to a former teacher. She was shot by a six-year-old student in 2023.
--:-- Toby Cox: From member station WHRO, I'm Toby Cox.
--:-- Diane Toscano: Lead counsel Diane Toscano says the verdict is a step forward in Zwirner healing. When the city of Newport News and its schools failed to protect their teachers, students, and citizens, we held them accountable through the courts.
--:-- Diane Toscano: Now it's time for the city to ensure Abby receives the justice this verdict represents.
--:-- Toby Cox: Zwirner was shot in the hand and chest. She spent weeks in the hospital and underwent multiple surgeries.
--:-- Toby Cox: The child's mother was sentenced to prison in 2023 for felony child neglect and federal weapons charges.
--:-- Corva Coleman: For NPR News, I'm Toby Cox.
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--:-- Corva Coleman: Officials in Louisville, Kentucky, have increased the death toll to 13 people from this week's cargo plane crash.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Searchers have recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the UPS jet.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Exercise bike maker Peloton is recalling nearly 900,000 of its bikes. The company says some seat posts could break off and pose a fall risk.
--:-- Corva Coleman: I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News.
