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--:-- Rylan Barton: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Veterans Day commemorated at Arlington National Cemetery. NPR's Tamara Keith reports.
--:-- Tamara Keith: President Trump paid tribute to the men and women who served in the U.S. military. President Trump laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before delivering remarks thanking America's military veterans for their service.
--:-- Tamara Keith: We want to also say thank you for carrying America's fate on your strong, very broad, proud shoulders. Each of you has earned the respect and the gratitude of our entire nation.
--:-- Tamara Keith: Trump did take a quick detour to celebrate what he called a win for Republican leaders in Congress getting a deal to reopen the government.
--:-- Tamara Keith: The House of Representatives is set to vote on a short funding measure as soon as tomorrow.
--:-- Rylan Barton: With the government shutdown likely coming to a close, thousands are still grappling with its effects. Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Elyse Gregg spoke with one furloughed federal worker who's been using her free time to volunteer.
--:-- Elyse Gregg: For Joyce Robinson, a veteran and civilian employee with the National Guard, staying busy while she's away from her job isn't an option.
--:-- Joyce Robinson: We have not been working for the last 40 days, and I just felt like giving my time back, doing something that's rewarding to me, made me feel like I was at work.
--:-- Joyce Robinson: She's been volunteering with Mississippi Food Network, which has helped support those who haven't received SNAP benefits this month.
--:-- Joyce Robinson: In the meantime, she's trying to make ends meet herself.
--:-- Joyce Robinson: It's not like I don't have any food in the house. It's just, the unknown, not knowing that I haven't received a check in 40 days.
--:-- Elyse Gregg: She's optimistic about coming back to work soon, though.
--:-- Rylan Barton: For NPR News, I'm Elyse Gregg in Jackson.
--:-- Rylan Barton: As President Trump has been pushing Republicans to redraw congressional lines before the 2026 midterm elections, strong reactions are coming in after a court ruling in Utah Monday went the other way.
--:-- Martha Harris: Martha Harris of member station KUER reports that Republicans say the judge overreached.
--:-- Martha Harris: One of Utah's four congressional districts now favors Democrats.
--:-- Emma Petty Adams: Emma Petty Adams is with Mormon Women for Ethical Government, which was part of the 2022 lawsuit prompting the new map.
--:-- Emma Petty Adams: At a time when politicians are rushing to gerrymander their states for political advantage all over the country, a cross-partisan group of Utah citizens are finally seeing the fruits of their persistence and years-long commitment to do the opposite.
--:-- Martha Harris: But Republican leaders condemned the ruling, calling the map gerrymandered.
--:-- Martha Harris: This court ruling happens to come during a redistricting race to draw maps that could help their party keep control of Congress.
--:-- Rylan Barton: For NPR News, I'm Martha Harris in Salt Lake City.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Stocks closed mixed today. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
--:-- Rylan Barton: A blackout has hit the Dominican Republic, snarling traffic and paralyzing businesses in the country of nearly 11 million people.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Officials are blaming a failure in the grid's transmission system, although it wasn't immediately clear what caused it, and it's not immediately clear how long it'll take to restore power.
--:-- Rylan Barton: NASA will try again tomorrow to launch a pair of spacecrafts to Mars.
--:-- Joe Palka: As NPR's Joe Palco reports, the twin Escapade spacecraft are designed to study the Martian atmosphere and weather conditions.
--:-- Joe Palka: It's taken a while to get the Escapade probes started on their journey. They were supposed to be carried into space a year ago by the New Glenn rocket made by Blue Origin, but a variety of factors led NASA to scrub those plans.
--:-- Joe Palka: For a while, it wasn't clear how or whether Escapade would get to Mars, but ultimately NASA decided to put the probes back on the New Glenn rocket.
--:-- Joe Palka: Once at Mars, Escapade will make measurements that will help scientists understand how charged particles from the sun affect the thin Martian atmosphere.
--:-- Joe Palka: The twin probes will let scientists create 3D images of how those particles are deflected around Mars by the planet's magnetic field.
--:-- Rylan Barton: For NPR News, I'm Joe Palka.
--:-- Rylan Barton: The southeastern United States is experiencing record low temperatures.
--:-- Rylan Barton: A freeze warning is in effect for about 18 million people across Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Some daily records were shattered, including a low of 28 degrees in Jacksonville, Florida.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Meanwhile, parts of the Great Lakes and Northeast experience significant snowfall, causing hazardous driving conditions.
--:-- Rylan Barton: I'm Ryland Barton. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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