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--:-- Corva Coleman: Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released several emails from the estate of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Some refer to President Trump and raise new questions about the extent of their relationship.
--:-- Corva Coleman: One of them, apparently sent by Epstein in 2011, says Trump spent hours at Epstein's house with an alleged sex trafficking victim.
--:-- Corva Coleman: NPR has not confirmed the veracity of these emails.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Trump has denied having a meaningful relationship with Epstein.
--:-- Corva Coleman: The House is expected to vote later today on a spending measure that could bring an end to the federal government shutdown.
--:-- Corva Coleman: This is Day 43.
--:-- Corva Coleman: The Senate passed the measure earlier this week.
--:-- Corva Coleman: If the House adopts it, it would go to President Trump for his signature.
--:-- Corva Coleman: The shutdown continues to slow airline traffic.
--:-- Corva Coleman: There are nearly 900 flight cancellations so far today, according to the site FlightAware.com.
--:-- Corva Coleman: The Supreme Court is extending the time it has to make a decision on whether to require the federal government to pay full food benefits.
--:-- Corva Coleman: That hold lasts through tomorrow.
--:-- Corva Coleman: NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports this appears timed to allow Congress to vote on whether to end the shutdown.
--:-- Jennifer Ludden: The Trump administration had asked the high court to block full food benefits after a lower court judge ordered them.
--:-- Jennifer Ludden: The extended stay means states can still make only partial payments.
--:-- Jennifer Ludden: The legal wrangling over the country's largest anti-hunger program has kept millions of people who rely on it in limbo.
--:-- Jennifer Ludden: That could change soon as Congress votes on a deal to end the shutdown, which includes SNAP funding until next fall.
--:-- Jennifer Ludden: Restoring that will be a relief not only to recipients, but also the retail stores where they spend their SNAP dollars and food pantries, which have struggled to meet a surge in demand.
--:-- Jennifer Ludden: [pause] As President Trump has been pushing Republicans to redraw congressional lines before next year's midterm elections, strong reactions are coming into a Utah court ruling on Monday that goes the other way.
--:-- Martha Harris: From member station KUER, Martha Harris reports Republicans say the state judge overreached.
--:-- Martha Harris: One of Utah four congressional districts now favors Democrats.
--:-- Martha Harris: 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.
--:-- Martha Harris: For NPR News, I'm Martha Harris in Salt Lake City.
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--:-- Corva Coleman: On Wall Street, the Dow is up 360 points. The Nasdaq is down 130.
--:-- Corva Coleman: It's NPR.
--:-- Corva Coleman: A watchdog group is calling on artificial intelligence company OpenAI to withdraw its new AI video app.
--:-- Corva Coleman: The group, Public Citizen, says the Sora 2 app is spreading deep fake disinformation, creating digital harassment, and lacks any protections for people who hold copyrights.
--:-- Corva Coleman: OpenAI has already reached an agreement with the family of Martin Luther King Jr. to stop disrespectful and fake videos of the slain civil rights leader.
--:-- Corva Coleman: There a new generation of artists bringing a familiar medium to TikTok folk protest music.
--:-- Corva Coleman: They using the traditional style to cut through the chaos of a fast algorithm and endless scrolling.
--:-- Corva Coleman: And Pierre's Isabel Gomez-Sarmiento has more.
--:-- Isabel Gomez-Sarmiento: Jesse Wells posts dozens of short satirical protest songs to social media.
--:-- Isabel Gomez-Sarmiento: His music addresses the Epstein list, the No Kings demonstrations, and the war in Gaza.
--:-- Isabel Gomez-Sarmiento: War isn't murder, good men don't die.
--:-- Isabel Gomez-Sarmiento: Children don't starve and all the women survive.
--:-- Isabel Gomez-Sarmiento: On and offline, Wells' songs are major hits.
--:-- Isabel Gomez-Sarmiento: He's amassed more than 3 million followers across TikTok and Instagram.
--:-- Isabel Gomez-Sarmiento: Last week, he received four Grammy nominations in the Folk and Americana categories.
--:-- Isabel Gomez-Sarmiento: Wells is the most visible example of how digital-savvy artists are reviving plain-spoken protest music for the masses.
--:-- Corva Coleman: An atmospheric river is bringing a storm to California.
--:-- Corva Coleman: It's expected to bring heavy rain and powerful winds.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Winter storm warnings are posted in California's eastern mountains.
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