--:-- Lakshmi Singh: Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
--:-- Lakshmi Singh: Now that the nearly seven-week-old government shutdown is over, President Trump says he's focusing on affordability concerns, an issue that appeared to factor into Democrats outperforming Republicans in recent elections.
--:-- Lakshmi Singh: Today, the president promised support to young people leaving the foster care system. Under this major new initiative, great American companies and institutions will be signing a pledge to invest in teaching, training, and mentoring America's youth who are transitioning out of the foster care system.
--:-- Lakshmi Singh: This will help provide jobs, education, and personal development opportunities to fantastic young people who truly need and deserve them, and they're going to get them.
--:-- Chuck Kermbach: As part of a Senate measure this week to end the federal government shutdown, GOP leaders promised a vote on extending tax credits for premiums paid under the Affordable Care Act.
--:-- Chuck Kermbach: At a news conference held by Wisconsin Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin, CARE Act enrollee and freelance author Nancy Pesky said she needs the credits because her health insurance costs may triple next year.
--:-- Nancy Pesky: It's not just my health insurance that's going to go up. It's everybody's, right? We're all in this together.
--:-- Chuck Kermbach: Wisconsin officials say 275,000 state residents benefit from the enhanced premium tax credits.
--:-- Chuck Kermbach: For NPR News, I'm Chuck Kornbach in Milwaukee.
--:-- Lakshmi Singh: Now the shutdown may be officially over, but the federal government won't fully snap back to normal right away.
--:-- Lakshmi Singh: NPR's Windsor Johnston explains. Agencies have to reboot payroll systems, government email, and case management software that's sat idle for weeks.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: Safety regulators, including the FAA, FDA, and OSHA, are returning to a pileup of delayed inspections that could take time to sort through.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: Passport agencies and Social Security field offices are warning of long lines and slower services while they work through thousands of backed-up appointments.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: Meanwhile, furloughed workers will get back pay, but agencies still need time to process those lump-sum payments.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: According to a memo, the Trump administration projects federal employee paychecks will go out starting on Saturday and will aim to complete the process by November 19th.
--:-- Lakshmi Singh: Windsor Johnston NPR News Washington.
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--:-- Lakshmi Singh: France held a ceremony and other commemorations marking the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Paris.
--:-- Lakshmi Singh: 132 people were killed, hundreds more were injured.
--:-- Lakshmi Singh: The Eiffel Tower lit up bearing France's colors of blue, white, and red tributes also include a new memorial garden opposite City Hall.
--:-- Lakshmi Singh: This is NPR News.
--:-- Maria Godoy: A new study finds increased consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked to a significantly greater risk of pre-diabetes in young adults.
--:-- Maria Godoy: NPR's Maria Godoy reports these foods make up the majority of what people in the U.S. eat.
--:-- Maria Godoy: Prior research has linked overconsumption of ultra-processed foods to type 2 diabetes in adults, but few studies have looked at the health effects among youth.
--:-- Lita Chatsy: We don't really know what's happening with these young adults.
--:-- Maria Godoy: That's Lita Chatsy of the University of Southern California.
--:-- Lita Chatsy: She and her colleagues wanted to know how the diet choices of young adults influence their risk of chronic disease.
--:-- Lita Chatsy: So they followed 85 older adolescents with a history of overweight or obesity over four years.
--:-- Lita Chatsy: We found something that was shocking to us.
--:-- Lita Chatsy: Even a small 10 percent increase in consumption of ultra-processed foods was linked to a 50 percent higher risk of having prediabetes.
--:-- Lita Chatsy: That's early stage high blood sugar that can lead to diabetes down the road.
--:-- Maria Godoy: Maria Godoy, NPR News.
--:-- Lakshmi Singh: A federal judge is weighing today's arguments over constitutional and statutory rules and deciding whether to dismiss cases against two of President Trump's most prominent critics, former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
--:-- Lakshmi Singh: Their lawyers allege the prosecutor who brought the charges was illegally installed as interim U.S. attorney to secure the indictments.
--:-- Lakshmi Singh: U.S. stocks continue their slide with the Dow now down 782 points, more than 1.5%, S&P's off 1.7%.
--:-- Lakshmi Singh: This is NPR News.
