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--:-- Corva Coleman: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. The House is going to review a short-term spending bill that could end the federal government shutdown. The Senate passed it last night. The House could vote on it tomorrow.
--:-- Corva Coleman: The measure would offer back pay to federal workers who've been furloughed, laid off, or required to work without pay.
--:-- Imelda Avila-Thomas: I'm a furloughed federal worker in Texas. Without a paycheck, I've made changes to ensure I have enough food. The food banks and having to cut, having to apply for unemployment for the first time.
--:-- Imelda Avila-Thomas: And I mean, I've been working since I was 15, and it's the first time I've had to apply for unemployment.
--:-- Corva Coleman: The U.S. Supreme Court is also considering a federal judge's order to the Trump administration. The administration has been told to fully fund the federal nutrition program SNAP with contingency money.
--:-- Corva Coleman: The Trump administration is appealing the judge's order.
--:-- Corva Coleman: The government continues to reduce airline traffic in the U because of the shutdown. The tracking site FlightAware says nearly 1,000 flights to from or within the U have been canceled today.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Menopause experts say women who are considering hormone therapy for treating symptoms should be aware of both the benefits and the risks.
--:-- Alison Aubrey: NPR's Alison Aubrey reports some doctors will be more likely to prescribe it with the FDA's removal of warning labels.
--:-- Alison Aubrey: Menopause experts say there are safe combinations and doses of hormone therapy, and Dr. Joanne Pinkerton of the University of Virginia says age is one important factor on when to start.
--:-- Dr. Joanne Pinkerton: If you're under age 60 or within 10 years of menopause onset, when you start hormone therapy, you're going to see improvements in hot flushes, sweats, fewer sleep disruptions. As well as protections against bone loss and fractures and potential benefits for heart health.
--:-- Dr. Joanne Pinkerton: But she says not all women can take hormone therapy. Those who have estrogen-sensitive breast or uterine cancer and those who've had heart attacks, strokes, or blood clots can look for alternatives.
--:-- Alison Aubrey: The FDA has approved two non-hormonal medicines to treat hot flashes.
--:-- Corva Coleman: In Texas, some of the families of young campers who died in devastating flooding in July have brought a lawsuit. They're suing the Christian Girls Summer Camp where the children were staying.
--:-- Marianne Navarro: Texas Public Radio Marianne Navarro has more. 25 campers and two counselors from Camp Mystic died when floodwaters ravaged through the Kerr County camp on July 4th.
--:-- Marianne Navarro: The lawsuit alleges Camp Mystic demonstrated negligence and indifference by ignoring repeated flood warnings and historical data about the area.
--:-- Marianne Navarro: It also claims the camp ignored state rules requiring evacuation plans and housed campers in known flood zones to save money.
--:-- Marianne Navarro: The suit was filed on behalf of several families. It seeks more than a million dollars in damages.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Camp Mystic has not yet commented on the allegations.
--:-- Corva Coleman: I'm Marianne Navarro in San Antonio.
--:-- Corva Coleman: This is NPR.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Thailand says it is suspending its ceasefire with Cambodia. The deal was brokered by the U.S. President Trump has claimed credit for it.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Thailand called for the indefinite suspension of the ceasefire after four Thai soldiers were injured by a landmine.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Cambodia denied responsibility and says the mine is from past conflicts.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Officials in the Philippines say Typhoon Fenghuang killed at least 18 people as it passed.
--:-- Ashish Valentine: This is the second strong storm to hit the Philippines in a week. Ashish Valentine reports from Taipei that Taiwan is now bracing for this latest storm.
--:-- Ashish Valentine: Super Typhoon Fenghuang battered the Philippines most densely populated island of Luzon with strong winds and heavy rain.
--:-- Ashish Valentine: The devastation lay waste to areas already hard hit by last week's Typhoon Kalmagi, which killed more than 200 people.
--:-- Ashish Valentine: North of the island archipelago, authorities in Taiwan have ordered 3,000 people evacuated from the storm's path.
--:-- Ashish Valentine: Dozens of flights are canceled, and work and school are closed in several areas.
--:-- Ashish Valentine: Many residents of Hualien and eastern Taiwan have already moved to shelters.
--:-- Ashish Valentine: Local governments there are working to avoid a repeat of September, when 18 people died during Typhoon Ragasa.
--:-- Corva Coleman: For NPR News, I'm Asha's Valentine in Taipei.
--:-- Corva Coleman: It's Veterans Day. President Trump is scheduled to visit Arlington National Cemetery.
--:-- Corva Coleman: This is also the anniversary of the end of World War I. The armistice was to take effect at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.
--:-- Corva Coleman: I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News.
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