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--:-- Host Giles Snyder: On Capitol Hill, lawmakers have taken a major step toward bringing the longest government shutdown in U.S. history to an end. The Senate Monday night approved a stopgap measure that would reopen the government.
--:-- Host Giles Snyder: NPR's Sam Greenglass reports.
--:-- Sam Greenglass: At the core is a resolution funding parts of the government through the end of January. The Senate has been voting on a version of that for weeks now.
--:-- Sam Greenglass: What's new is this stopgap is now paired with three full-year appropriations bills that would fund some agencies, including ones providing food assistance and services for veterans.
--:-- Sam Greenglass: The package also has a provision to reverse the firings of federal employees during the shutdown. That same section would prevent more layoffs through January 30th.
--:-- Sam Greenglass: Senate Majority Leader John Thune has also promised a vote on expiring health insurance subsidies House Speaker Mike Johnson is urging lawmakers to return to Washington saying the House must vote as quickly as possible to send the measure to President Trump's desk.
--:-- Host Giles Snyder: Air travelers still facing frustration at airports around the country The flight tracking website FlightAware says there are more than 400 delays so far Tuesday and 1,100 cancellations due to controller shortages and the FAA's order to reduce traffic out of safety concerns.
--:-- Host Giles Snyder: Airports across the country have started donation drives to support federal workers who are not getting paid during the government shutdown. That includes rural states like Wyoming, as Wyoming Public Radio's Chris Clements reports.
--:-- Chris Clements: Shelley Biesel works at an airport near Gillette, the biggest city around for over 100 miles. She says the work their 12 TSA agents do helps keep the lights on in a hub that supports other aspects of rural life.
--:-- Chris Clements: The hospital depends on us, the school district, the county government, the city government, the coal mines, many, many different facets of business.
--:-- Chris Clements: At least one agent had to get a second job to support his family, she says. Plus, even if the shutdown ends later this week, TSA workers will still miss two more paychecks.
--:-- Chris Clements: For NPR News, I'm Chris Clements in Laramie.
--:-- Host Giles Snyder: Temperatures across the south tipping well below freezing as an unseasonably cold blast of arctic air blows across the country from Georgia Public Broadcasting Chase McGee reports.
--:-- Chase McGee: The sudden drop in temperature will bring the state growing season to a halt as below freezing temperatures reach far into South Georgia.
--:-- Chase McGee: Pam Knox is an extension climatologist at the University of Georgia. She says some hardy crops like broccoli could survive, but others aren't used to freezing temperatures this early in the year.
--:-- Chase McGee: Farmers that have things out there that are still growing, like tomatoes or other tender vegetables especially, are going to have to bring those in.
--:-- Chase McGee: The National Weather Service issued a warning for central Georgia where temperatures could dip as low as 19 degrees.
--:-- Chase McGee: The warning notes that outdoor plumbing could freeze and sensitive plants should be covered.
--:-- Chase McGee: Temperatures will gradually warm later in the week.
--:-- Chase McGee: For NPR News, I'm Chase McGee.
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--:-- Host Giles Snyder: Many governments around the globe simply give people cash to reduce poverty. As NPR's Jonathan Lampert reports, a new study in The Lancet finds those programs can substantially improve maternal and child health.
--:-- Jonathan Lampert: In recent years, there's been loads of research showing cash transfers can have significant benefits for households.
--:-- Jonathan Lampert: But there's been less research looking at countrywide effects. To get a broader view, a team of researchers analyzed different health outcomes across 37 low- and middle-income countries with government-sponsored cash aid programs.
--:-- Jonathan Lampert: The benefits were big Cash transfers helped about 10 more pregnant women get better care which in turn improved child mortality Slightly older kids were more likely to get vaccinated be fed nutritious food, and about 40 percent less likely to get diarrheal diseases in places with cash transfers.
--:-- Jonathan Lampert: Programs that benefited bigger chunks of the population were associated with greater health improvements.
--:-- Host Giles Snyder: Major League Baseball is moving to limit pitch-specific bets after two players for the Cleveland Guardians were charged in a scheme to rig bets on pitches during games.
--:-- Host Giles Snyder: MLB said Monday that authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude those bets from parlays.
--:-- Host Giles Snyder: MLB says the limits were agreed to by sportsbook operators representing more than 98 percent of the U.S. betting market.
--:-- Host Giles Snyder: Despite a potential deal to reopen the government at a Monday rally on Wall Street. Overseas financial markets are mostly lower in Tuesday trading.
--:-- Host Giles Snyder: Japan's benchmark is down a tenth of a percent.
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