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--:-- Janine Hurst: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. The Senate held a rare Saturday session today over the government shutdown, which is now the longest in history. But they adjourned with no deal to reopen it. They meet again tomorrow afternoon.
--:-- Stephen Fowler: Meanwhile, flight delays and cancellations continue to pile up across the USA following the FAA's order to reduce air traffic. And that includes Washington, D.C.'s Reagan National Airport, where I'm here now.
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--:-- Stephen Fowler: A sea of yellow delayed and red canceled notices washes over the departures Board as thousands of flights across the country are disrupted for another day. Staffing shortages exacerbated by the government shutdown have led to ground delays in places like Atlanta, Newark, and San Francisco.
--:-- Stephen Fowler: The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered a reduction in flights at major airports across the country to ease congestion. Federal officials have suggested further cuts could come if the shutdown continues.
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--:-- Janine Hurst: Stephen Fowler NPR News, Reagan National Airport.
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--:-- Jude Jaffe-Block: Immigration authorities are using new controversial tools to help them identify and locate non-citizens who are eligible for deportation. And here's more.
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--:-- Jude Jaffe-Block: Federal immigration agents, as well as some local law enforcement, now have access to cell phone apps that use facial recognition technology. 404 Media first uncovered this information.
--:-- Jeremy Scott: Tools like this can lead down a dangerous path. Increasing mass indiscriminate surveillance, or increased surveillance in general, is not compatible with democracy. It is compatible with authoritarianism.
--:-- Jude Jaffe-Block: Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not answer questions about specific tools, but in a statement defended using technological innovation to fight crime.
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--:-- Lauren Freyer: The Red Cross facilitated another transfer of human remains between Gaza and Israel, including one Israeli hostage and 15 Palestinians held by Israel. I'm here in Tel Aviv.
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--:-- 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. An Israeli hostage forum says Lior Rudev 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. 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.
--:-- Janine Hurst: Lauren Freyer, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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--:-- Janine Hurst: The Danish government wants to ban social media for children under the age of 15. Officials say they want to protect them from the large amount of violence and self-harm that's present on online platforms.
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--:-- Janine Hurst: If it passes Parliament, it would be some of the most stringent teen social media restrictions in Europe. It's not clear what platforms would be affected or how it would be enforced.
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--:-- Janine Hurst: The move follows Austria, which enacted the world's first ban on social media for children under 16, including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, which face huge fines for violating the rules.
--:-- Kayla DeRoche: Known for Yellowstone and Glacier National Park, fans are flocking to Montana for a new outdoor activity. It's all about the bats.
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--:-- Kayla DeRoche: Biologists in central Montana lead a boat tour through Missouri River Canyon. At sunset, thousands of bats swoop from the cliffs down into the valley.
--:-- Kayla DeRoche: State bat biologist Shannon Hilty leads tours. These sell out now in minutes to the point where people are mad that they did not get a spot.
--:-- Kayla DeRoche: Handheld devices amplify the animal's ultrasonic chirps. State wildlife managers say it's important to raise awareness about bats and their vulnerability to threats like disease.
--:-- Kayla DeRoche: They say they save the agricultural industry millions of dollars a year by controlling bug populations. Montana's bat experts are planning more bat observation activities and educational opportunities statewide.
--:-- Janine Hurst: Kayla DeRoche in Billings, Montana.
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--:-- Janine Hurst: For the week, the Dow was down 1.2 percent, the S&P 500 was down 1.6 percent, and the NASDAQ tumbled 3 percent.
--:-- Janine Hurst: I'm Janine Hurst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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