--:-- 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: A group of Senate Democrats have agreed to a deal with Republicans that could reopen federal agencies and end the government shutdown. But as NPR's Claudia Grisalas reports the plan still has a long way to go before it can clear both chambers of Congress.
--:-- Claudia Grisalas: In the end, seven rank-and-file Senate Democrats and one independent joined Republicans to vote yes to move forward on the bipartisan plan, they say, includes a list of wins.
--:-- Claudia Grisalas: The bipartisan package includes a stopgap measure to fund the government through the end of January and includes full appropriations funding plans for some government services and agencies, including Agriculture and Veterans Affairs.
--:-- Claudia Grisalas: The deal pauses planned cuts to SNAP, reverses federal worker layoffs conducted during the shutdown, and installs new protections from more cuts to that workforce through the end of January.
--:-- Claudia Grisalas: Most Senate Democrats, however, voted no, and House Democrats say they're against it because the plan does not address the Affordable Care Act's higher premiums.
--:-- Dale Willman: Claudia Grisales NPR News
--:-- Claudia Grisalas: Hamas has returned the body of another Israeli soldier but it not a soldier killed and taken into Gaza on October 7 2023 It's a soldier from a previous Gaza conflict.
--:-- Lauren Frayer: The Israeli Prime Minister's office says forensic tests show the latest human remains returned to Israel belonged to Hadar Goldin, an Israeli soldier killed in action in Gaza in 2014 and then held there for more than 11 years.
--:-- Lauren Frayer: Goldin had become a national symbol. His parents waged a long public campaign. A hostage forum says the quote, people of Israel have walked beside them in their struggle.
--:-- Lauren Frayer: The Israeli military published photos of Goldin's flag-draped coffin. This is a boost for the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, under which Israel is now required to return the bodies of 15 Palestinians it has been holding.
--:-- Dale Willman: Lauren Freyer, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
--:-- Lauren Frayer: Super typhoon Feng Wong has left a trail of destruction in the Philippines as it's headed out to sea after killing at least two people.
--:-- Michael Sullivan: More than 1.4 million people were also evacuated before the storm hit and several hundred thousand people remain in emergency shelters at this hour.
--:-- Michael Sullivan: Feng Wong weakened overnight after coming ashore in northeastern Aurora province with sustained winds of at least 115 miles per hour and gusts up to more than 140 It knocked out power to entire provinces and set off floods and landslides before it left the Philippines into the South China Sea heading northwest towards Taiwan.
--:-- Dale Willman: Michael Sullivan with that report.
--:-- Dale Willman: There were a lot of frustrated travelers Sunday as more than 2,100 flights were canceled because of a shortage of air traffic controllers.
--:-- Dale Willman: More than 7,000 other flights face delays, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday that air traffic could slow even further if the government shutdown continues into the holiday weekend.
--:-- Dale Willman: You're listening to NPR News.
--:-- Vicki Barker: British lawmakers are expected to raise questions this week about the conduct of the former Prince Andrew.
--:-- Vicki Barker: Late last month, Andrew's demotion over his friendship with the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, was made official.
--:-- Vicki Barker: From London, Vicki Barker explains why British lawmakers may now feel free to find fault with him.
--:-- Vicki Barker: Under the conventions of British democracy, some dating back centuries, there are certain things a member of Parliament cannot say or do on the floor of the House of Commons.
--:-- Vicki Barker: They cannot be drunk, they cannot call a fellow lawmaker a liar and they as mere commoners must not criticize the conduct of a member of the royal family
--:-- Vicki Barker: A parliamentary committee had begun nipping at Andrew's heels when it announced a probe into the finances of how the late queen's second son was able to live in a mansion in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
--:-- Vicki Barker: But now that Andrew has been stripped of his title and demoted to commoner status himself, it may be gloves off in Parliament this week.
--:-- Dale Willman: For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
--:-- Dale Willman: The company that produces Whole Nutritional Infant Formula has announced a recall of the product.
--:-- Dale Willman: The formula has been linked to 13 cases of infant botulism found in 10 states.
--:-- Dale Willman: All 13 were hospitalized after consuming the formula from two different lots.
--:-- Dale Willman: The movie Predator Badlands took the top spot at North American box offices this weekend, bringing in $40 million in ticket sales.
--:-- Dale Willman: That's the best opening weekend ever for the series.
--:-- Dale Willman: Predator also brought in another $40 million in overseas sales.
--:-- Dale Willman: Regretting You Came in Second was $7.1 million, followed by Black Phone 2 and Sarah's Oil, which had $4.5 million in ticket sales.
--:-- Dale Willman: I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
--:-- Announcer: This message comes from Mint Mobile. Starting at $15 a month, make the switch at mintmobile.com slash switch. $45 upfront payment for three months. Five gigabyte plan equivalent to $15 a month. Taxes and fees extra. First three months only. See terms.
