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--:-- Nora Rahm: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration's latest request to pause snap food aid payments, leaving millions of Americans in limbo. The temporary stay issued last night comes as the administration is appealing a court order requiring it to pay recipients full benefits for this month.
--:-- Nora Rahm: NPR's Gigi Dubin reports.
--:-- Gigi Dubin: SNAP recipients in several states, from California to Wisconsin, had just begun seeing money loaded up on their EBT cards to buy food. Those states acted once a federal judge this week ordered the Trump administration to restore SNAP funds by Friday.
--:-- Gigi Dubin: The same day it said it would comply, the Trump administration appealed the ruling all the way up to the Supreme Court, which kicked the case back to an appeals court.
--:-- Gigi Dubin: In the meantime, many states still haven't distributed November SNAP benefits and it's unclear whether states that have will be reimbursed.
--:-- Gigi Dubin: NPR News.
--:-- Nora Rahm: More flights were canceled or delayed today because of the government shutdown.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The Federal Aviation Administration ordered 40 major airports to reduce flights because of a shortage of air traffic controllers forced to work without pay.
--:-- Nora Rahm: NPR's Joel Rose reports the airlines have some discretion in how they meet those targets.
--:-- Joel Rose: Delta Airlines said that it would operate the vast majority of its flights as scheduled, but that the frequency of those flights to some destinations might be limited.
--:-- Joel Rose: American Airlines said the impact would be mostly on its regional flights.
--:-- Joel Rose: And United Airlines has published a full list of the flights that it is canceling through the weekend.
--:-- Joel Rose: And it includes flights to or from many smaller markets.
--:-- Joel Rose: So, the mid-sized and regional airports that don't have as many flights to begin with, they are probably going to share in this pain too.
--:-- Joel Rose: NPR's Joel Rose.
--:-- Nora Rahm: This is Day 37 of the government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. Until now, the longest was 34 days in 2019.
--:-- Nora Rahm: During the first Trump administration, senators are working this weekend.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The House hasn't been in session since September 19th.
--:-- Nora Rahm: A new national survey shows that polarization in the country is taking an emotional toll on Americans who say societal divisions are stressing them out.
--:-- Nora Rahm: NPR Ritu Chatterjee reports.
--:-- Ritu Chatterjee: The survey by the American Psychological Association finds that 62% of adults say that social and political divisions in the country are a major source of stress.
--:-- Ritu Chatterjee: And they were more likely to say they feel socially isolated than those who aren't as bothered by societal divisions.
--:-- Ritu Chatterjee: Psychologist Vale Wright with the American Psychological Association says stress and social isolation have long-term health consequences.
--:-- Vale Wright: Often those are manifested in both physical symptoms and emotional symptoms that can look like headaches, fatigue, stomach problems, as well as increased levels of depression and anxiety.
--:-- Ritu Chatterjee: NPR News.
--:-- Nora Rahm: This is NPR News in Washington.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The Red Cross says it's facilitated another transfer of human remains between Gazan and Israeli authorities.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The body of one deceased Israeli hostage has been exchanged for those of 15 Palestinians held by Israel.
--:-- Nora Rahm: It's the latest handover under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza.
--:-- Nora Rahm: NPR's Lauren Freyer reports.
--:-- Lauren Freyer: The Israeli prime minister's office says forensic tests show the latest body returned to Israel is that of a retired Israeli military officer.
--:-- Lauren Freyer: An Israeli hostage forum says Lior Rudeyev was a 61-year-old volunteer ambulance driver who was killed on October 7, 2023, after a fierce battle with Hamas militants at the gates of the kibbutz where he lived in southern Israel.
--:-- Lauren Freyer: In exchange, the Gaza Health Ministry says it's received the bodies of 15 Palestinians held by Israel, but their names are not yet known.
--:-- Lauren Freyer: The ministry says only about a third of the total number of Palestinian bodies returned under this ceasefire have been identified amid a shortage of DNA tests in Gaza.
--:-- Lauren Freyer: NPR News, Tel Aviv.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Authorities in Tanzania are charging hundreds of people with treason for protests against the disputed election last month.
--:-- Nora Rahm: President Samiya Suluhu Hassan's claims to have won with more than 97% of the vote.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Observers from the African Union say they saw irregularities, including ballot stuffing.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Human rights activists say more than 1,000 people were killed by security forces during demonstrations.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The government says that's an exaggeration, but did not provide its own death toll.
--:-- Nora Rahm: I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.
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