--:-- Dale Willman: This message comes from Capital One with the Capital One Saver Card. Earn unlimited 3% cash back on dining and entertainment. Capital One. What's in your wallet? Terms apply. Details at CapitalOne.com.
--:-- Dale Willman: Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman.
--:-- Dale Willman: The Supreme Court has granted an emergency appeal from the Trump administration to block a court order to fully fund SNAP food benefit payments. The payments are being halted this month because the continuing government shut down.
--:-- Dale Willman: The High Court is temporarily pausing the order until an appeals court rules on whether to issue a more lasting pause.
--:-- Dale Willman: The Supreme Court is also deciding on the fate of President Trump's sweeping tariffs on foreign imports.
--:-- Dale Willman: NPR's Juliana Kim reports on the long-term effect those tariffs could have on consumers.
--:-- Juliana Kim: This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases, questioning President Trump's authority to impose broad tariffs on nearly every country in the world.
--:-- Juliana Kim: If the tariffs are set in stone throughout next year, Erica York at the Think Tank Tax Foundation says...
--:-- Erica York: When we look at 2026 and years beyond, if the tariffs stay in place, it's an average burden of more than $1,600 per year.
--:-- Erica York: If the justices rule that the tariffs in question are illegal, a household annual average burden next year could drop to...
--:-- Juliana Kim: At the same time, York says the Trump administration has other avenues to impose deep tariffs.
--:-- Juliana Kim: Julianna Kim, NPR News.
--:-- Barbara Sprunt: Senate Democrats say they're offering a compromise to reopen the government, but Republican Senate Leader John Thune says that's a non-starter.
--:-- Barbara Sprunt: NPR's Barbara Sprunt has our story.
--:-- Barbara Sprunt: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a proposal to reopen the government with a one-year extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits.
--:-- Barbara Sprunt: Those credits are set to expire at the end of the year and have been central to this government shutdown.
--:-- Barbara Sprunt: Most Democratic senators have been holding out on voting to fund the government until Republicans agree to extend those credits.
--:-- Barbara Sprunt: Schumer also proposed establishing a bipartisan committee to negotiate on long-term health care reforms.
--:-- Barbara Sprunt: Republicans want to address health care subsidies after the government reopens.
--:-- Barbara Sprunt: Any deal in the Senate would also have to pass the House, which remains out of town.
--:-- Barbara Sprunt: Barbara Sprint and Pure News, the Capitol.
--:-- Dale Willman: The death toll from Tuesday's UPS cargo plane crash has gone up.
--:-- Dale Willman: Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg says an additional body was found at the scene of the crash this week at Louisville's Muhammad Ali International Airports.
--:-- Dale Willman: That brings a total number of known victims to 14.
--:-- Dale Willman: We pray for each of the victims' families and pray that no additional victims are lost.
--:-- Dale Willman: Investigators are still searching the site where the plane crashed and burst into flames.
--:-- Dale Willman: The crash destroyed a number of nearby businesses.
--:-- Dale Willman: President Trump pardoned former New York Met star Daryl Strawberry on Friday.
--:-- Dale Willman: The right fielder was convicted in 1995 on tax evasion and drug charges.
--:-- Dale Willman: A White House official says Trump approved the pardon and highlighted Strawberry's Christian faith and post-career sobriety in doing so.
--:-- Dale Willman: Strawberry was an eight-time All-Star and was on four World Series-winning teams.
--:-- Dale Willman: The stock market closed mixed today.
--:-- Dale Willman: The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 74 points.
--:-- Dale Willman: You're listening to NPR News.
--:-- Dale Willman: The Red Cross Friday transferred the remains of a hostage held captive in Gaza to Israeli troops.
--:-- Dale Willman: The remains were then moved to Israel.
--:-- Dale Willman: Before this latest handover, Hamas had returned the bodies of 22 hostages since the start of the latest ceasefire.
--:-- Dale Willman: If the latest remains are positively identified as a hostage, that would leave five others still in Gaza.
--:-- Dale Willman: One of the warring factions in the ongoing conflict in Sudan says it's agreed to a humanitarian ceasefire proposal from a number of countries, including the U.S.
--:-- Michael Koloki: In a statement, the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces or RSF said it looked forward to implementing the agreement.
--:-- Michael Koloki: Earlier in September, the United States, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates proposed a three humanitarian truce followed by a permanent ceasefire.
--:-- Michael Koloki: Fighting between the RSF and the Sudanese armed forces has been going on for more than two years now.
--:-- Michael Koloki: The armed forces are yet to respond to the proposed truce.
--:-- Michael Koloki: Meanwhile, loud explosions were reported in the country's capital, Khartoum.
--:-- Michael Koloki: That warring factions have created a humanitarian crisis in Sudan, with thousands of civilians killed and millions displaced.
--:-- Michael Koloki: For NPR News, I'm Michael Koloki in Nairobi.
--:-- Dale Willman: The NCAA has revoked the eligibility of six men's college basketball players following allegations of sports betting.
--:-- Dale Willman: The action comes from three separate cases at the University of New Orleans, Mississippi Valley State, and Arizona State.
--:-- Dale Willman: The ruling says the six players manipulated their performances to lose games, not cover betting lines, or they provided information that enabled others to do so during the 2024-25 regular season.
--:-- Dale Willman: I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
--:-- Dale Willman: Support for NPR and the following message come from Indeed.
--:-- Dale Willman: Hiring? Do it the right way with Indeed's Sponsored Jobs.
--:-- Dale Willman: Claim a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at Indeed.com slash NPR.
--:-- Dale Willman: Terms and conditions apply.
