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--:-- Dale Willman: Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman.
--:-- Dale Willman: A federal appeals court late Sunday night upheld a judge's order that directs the Trump administration to fully fund this month's SNAP food aid benefits during the federal government shutdown. The program serves 42 million Americans.
--:-- Dale Willman: The Supreme Court had halted the judge's order on Friday until the appeals court could issue its decision.
--:-- Dale Willman: The Senate voted late Sunday night to advance legislation that would end the federal government shutdown. Seven Democrats and an independent voted with Republicans in favor of the measure.
--:-- Dale Willman: The deal would fund the government until the end of January, and some elements, including snap food payments, until the end of the fiscal year.
--:-- Dale Willman: The GOP also agreed informally to hold a vote on affordable health care reform sometime in December.
--:-- Dale Willman: Virginia Democrat Tim Kaine says they got the best deal they could.
--:-- Dale Willman: We were in a situation where SNAP recipients were suffering and there was no guarantee we would ever get to an ACA solution.
--:-- Dale Willman: Now we've got robust SNAP funding and a guaranteed vote, not a guaranteed outcome but a guaranteed vote on ACA tax credits
--:-- Dale Willman: A vote on final legislation could take place this week
--:-- Charles Mainz: Russia says it currently has no intention of resuming nuclear testing but acknowledged it studying the possibility
--:-- Dale Willman: Charles Mainz reports
--:-- Charles Mainz: The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to explore the possibility of nuclear testing, but would do so only if the U.S. resumes its own nuclear arms tests.
--:-- Charles Mainz: President Trump has threatened to do just that.
--:-- Charles Mainz: In an apparent response to Russia's recent testing of two nuclear-capable delivery systems that experts note did not include atomic warheads.
--:-- Charles Mainz: Meanwhile, Moscow says it's still waiting for a U.S. response to a proposal to de facto extend the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty when its sunsets in February of next year.
--:-- Charles Mainz: Putin has proposed both sides continue to observe limits imposed by the treaty for an additional 12 months to give time for negotiators to hash out a new agreement.
--:-- Charles Mainz: Charles Maines, NPR News, Moscow.
--:-- Rafael Nam: Investors will be reconvening Monday after a tough week on Wall Street.
--:-- Dale Willman: Normally, they would be anticipating the next inflation report that was scheduled this week.
--:-- Rafael Nam: But the federal government shutdown has delayed all economic data.
--:-- Rafael Nam: NPR's Rafael Nam has more.
--:-- Rafael Nam: The Labor Department did release the inflation data for September last month.
--:-- Rafael Nam: But that was only because the Social Security Administration needed the numbers to help determine its cost of living adjustment for seniors next year
--:-- Rafael Nam: But there will likely be no exception anymore until the shutdown ends
--:-- Rafael Nam: And that means investors will not be getting the latest inflation report this week
--:-- Rafael Nam: But there will be earnings from companies as usual this time of year, including from Disney and Paramount Skydance, which completed their merger earlier this year.
--:-- Rafael Nam: Rafael Nam, NPR News.
--:-- Dale Willman: Stocks in Asia were up on Monday with a big boost from the technology sector there.
--:-- Dale Willman: South Korea's Kospi led the Games, finishing up 3.5%.
--:-- Dale Willman: Tokyo's Nikkei, meanwhile, closed up 1.2%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.8%.
--:-- Dale Willman: You're listening to NPR News.
--:-- Shamir Mohamed: Jackson, Mississippi was the site this weekend of the 82nd National Folk Festival.
--:-- Dale Willman: It's the state's first time hosting this country's oldest celebration of traditional arts.
--:-- Shamir Mohamed: Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Shamir Mohamed talked to an artist about the unique culture he's representing at the events.
--:-- Shamir Mohamed: The National Folk Festival has been featured in nearly 30 communities around the country, but it's the first time the festival is being hosted in the Deep South.
--:-- Shamir Mohamed: Mississippi Delta Blues musician and artist James Johnson goes by the name Super Chicken
--:-- Shamir Mohamed: He makes guitars from items such as electric fans and cigar boxes as well as an instrument called the Diddly Bow
--:-- Shamir Mohamed: Diddly Bow is one of the Delta's first blues instruments.
--:-- Shamir Mohamed: It arrived from an African instrument called the Chora.
--:-- Shamir Mohamed: Artists performed bluegrass, West African balafon, salsa, Irish music, and DC go-go.
--:-- Shamir Mohamed: Jackson will continue to host the festival through 2027.
--:-- Shamir Mohamed: For NPR News, I'm Shamir Mohamed in Jackson, Mississippi.
--:-- Dale Willman: Former pro basketball player Lenny Wilkins has died at the age of 88.
--:-- Dale Willman: Wilkins was inducted three times into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.
--:-- Dale Willman: He played in the pros as a point guard, then coached 2,487 NBA games.
--:-- Dale Willman: That remains as a record.
--:-- Dale Willman: He was also inducted as a part of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team, and he coached the Olympic team to a gold medal in Atlanta in 1996.
--:-- Dale Willman: And again, stocks in Asia were up on Monday with a big boost from the technology sector.
--:-- Dale Willman: I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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