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--:-- Korva Coleman: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. The federal government shutdown is now 38 days old, the longest in U.S. history. It's interrupted federal funding for the Prussian program known as SNAP.
--:-- Korva Coleman: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully fund the SNAP program this month. The Trump administration has appealed this ruling.
--:-- Korva Coleman: The shutdown is starting to affect air travel across the country. The Federal Aviation Administration is gradually reducing air traffic by up to 10 percent, largely due to staffing shortages.
--:-- Korva Coleman: NPR's Windsor Johnston reports this could lead to longer waits.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: United and Delta Airlines are both allowing travelers to rebook flights without penalty, hoping to ease frustration if delays or cancellations spread.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: Aviation experts warn that even minor staffing gaps can ripple across the national air system, affecting everything from flight paths to baggage handling.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: Travel analysts say morning departures are generally less likely to be disrupted since delays tend to build later in the day.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: For now airlines are urging passengers to plan ahead, arrive early, and keep a close eye on their flight status.
--:-- Korva Coleman: Windsor-Johnston, NPR News, Washington.
--:-- Korva Coleman: Typically, the Labor Department releases its jobs reports today, but it won't because of the shutdown.
--:-- Korva Coleman: A major outplacement firm is warning that last month was the worst October for job layoff notices in more than 20 years.
--:-- Korva Coleman: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military has attacked another boat in the Caribbean Sea. Three people were killed.
--:-- Korva Coleman: Writing online last night, Hegseth alleged the boat was involved in drug trafficking, but he offered no evidence of his claim.
--:-- Korva Coleman: President Trump says that Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords.
--:-- Korva Coleman: These normalized diplomatic ties between Israel and several Muslim countries during Trump's first term in the White House.
--:-- Korva Coleman: But NPR's Franco Ordonez reports Kazakhstan already has full diplomatic ties with Israel.
--:-- Franco Ordonez: The president declared the move as a major step toward building bridges across the world.
--:-- Franco Ordonez: At a dinner with Central Asian leaders, including Kazakhstan, Trump boasted that the administration is negotiating with other foreign leaders about joining The Abraham Accords are very sought after right now. We're going to be announcing some very important countries that are joining. It's a largely symbolic move.
--:-- Franco Ordonez: The White House described it as a signal that the accords are alive and well in the second administration.
--:-- Franco Ordonez: Regional concerns over the war in Gaza has been a major impediment to attracting more signers to the agreement, including Saudi Arabia.
--:-- Korva Coleman: Franco Ordonez, NPR News.
--:-- Korva Coleman: Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik says she'll run for governor of New York.
--:-- Korva Coleman: Stefanik announced the news this morning by criticizing incumbent Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul as the worst governor in the country.
--:-- Korva Coleman: Hochul returned the criticism and said, "bring it on."
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--:-- Korva Coleman: The Congressional Budget Office says it's been hacked.
--:-- Korva Coleman: It's possible saboteurs could have accessed important government information.
--:-- Korva Coleman: A spokeswoman says the CBO identified the security incident and has taken immediate action to contain it.
--:-- Korva Coleman: The Congressional Budget Office offers nonpartisan analysis to congressional lawmakers during the budget process.
--:-- Korva Coleman: Brazil's Congress has voted to exempt tens of millions of poor and middle-class workers from paying income tax.
--:-- Korva Coleman: NPR's Kerry Kahn reports the bill also increases taxes on more wealthy people in Brazil.
--:-- 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 500 dollars a month were exempt.
--:-- Kerry Kahn: 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.
--:-- Korva Coleman: Congress is still also looking to tax new outlets, including fintech companies and betting operators.
--:-- Korva Coleman: Kerry Kahn, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro.
--:-- Korva Coleman: Officials in Vietnam say a typhoon has killed at least five people after made landfall yesterday.
--:-- Korva Coleman: Typhoon Kalmagi had already blasted through the Philippines, killing at least 188 people there.
--:-- Korva Coleman: The president of the Philippines has declared an emergency.
--:-- Korva Coleman: That's because another typhoon is coming.
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