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--:-- Corva Coleman: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
--:-- Claudio Grisales: In a ruling late last night, a federal appeals court ordered President Trump to pay the full amount of benefits to people receiving federal food assistance. These have been interrupted by the federal government shutdown.
--:-- Corva Coleman: This may not be the final court decision on SNAP benefits, and the Trump administration can't appeal this latest ruling.
--:-- Claudio Grisales: There is movement toward ending the shutdown. The Senate has voted to pass a short-term spending bill. NPR's Claudio Grisales reports a group of Senate Democrats and an independent broke ranks to vote with Republicans.
--:-- Claudio Grisales: 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 it includes a list of wins. 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.
--:-- Claudio Grisales: The deal pauses plan 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.
--:-- Corva Coleman: 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.
--:-- Claudio Grisales: Claudia Grisales, NPR News.
--:-- Corva Coleman: The shutdown continues to drag on the nation's air travel system. Thanksgiving is fewer than three weeks away. It's typically a busy travel season.
--:-- Sean Duffy: We're going to reduce traffic by 10 percent. We've reduced it by 4 percent right now. Next Friday it's going to be at 10 percent to reduce the pressure on controllers.
--:-- Corva Coleman: He spoke to CNN.
--:-- Corva Coleman: President Trump is scheduled to welcome Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Shara to the White House today. They're expected to formalize their agreement bringing Syria into a coalition that battles Islamic State militants.
--:-- Kerry Kahn: This year's UN Climate Conference officially opens today in Brazil. It's on the edge of the Amazon rainforest.
--:-- Kerry Kahn: NPR's Kerry Kahn reports leaders of some of the world's largest polluters, including the U.S., are not attending. President Trump isn't going, nor are the leaders of China, Russia, or India.
--:-- Kerry Kahn: The summit's overall goal, however, is still to get countries to stick to promises of lowering greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming to 1 degrees Celsius.
--:-- Kerry Kahn: But ahead of the summit, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula de Silva warned leaders, "the window of opportunity we have to act is rapidly closing."
--:-- Kerry Kahn: Urging more action from richer nations, Lula is pushing his tropical forest preservation plan. He wants wealthier nations to pay poorer countries to protect their forests.
--:-- Kerry Kahn: He also insisted the conference be held in the Amazon, despite the logistical challenges of housing some 50,000 participants in the small city of Belen.
--:-- Kerry Kahn: Kerry Kahn, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro.
--:-- Corva Coleman: You're listening to NPR.
--:-- Amy Held: President Trump drew criticism after he highlighted a Thanksgiving meal kit put together by Walmart. He said it was cheaper this year, but he did not mention there were fewer items in the kit this year.
--:-- Amy Held: And Pierre's Amy Held reports that as grocery prices increase, the meal kits are reflecting changing shopping habits.
--:-- Amy Held: Walmart, Target, and Kroger among the retailers marketing more affordable multi-item Thanksgiving meal deals.
--:-- Amy Held: Of course, Turkey remains the mainstay, but they all made a change compared to last year, relying on cheaper store label items over name brands.
--:-- Amy Held: This says more Americans are turning to generic options. Grocery prices are up about 3 percent from last year and nearly 30 percent since 2020.
--:-- Amy Held: Gen Z may be driving a shift. There's an increasing appetite for private label products, especially among value-motivated young adults.
--:-- Amy Held: An analysis by Wells Fargo finds a typical Thanksgiving meal for 10 this year can go for $80 if all the items are store-brand, a savings of about 20 percent.
--:-- Amy Held: Amy Held, NPR News.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Forecasters say that a frigid air mass is hovering over the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. early this week.
--:-- Corva Coleman: There are freeze warnings up in southern states from Texas to Virginia.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Parts of the Great Lakes are under a winter storm warning. Several inches of snow are expected in cities such as Chicago.
--:-- Corva Coleman: The Philippines has been hit by the second ferocious typhoon in a matter of days. Super Typhoon Fang Huan forced more than a million people in the Philippines to evacuate.
--:-- Corva Coleman: The storm is now headed for Taiwan.
--:-- Corva Coleman: I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News.
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