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--:-- Shea Stevens: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. Government agencies are beginning to reopen after a six-week-long shutdown. And federal workers who keep tabs on unemployment, inflation, and spending will soon return to measuring the health of the U.S. economy.
--:-- Scott Horsley: But NPR's Scott Horsley reports that it won't be easy compiling that data. So far, we have not seen reports for October on either jobs or unemployment or inflation.
--:-- Omar Sharif: You have to call thousands of people to ask what they were doing a month ago now. And even before the shutdown, the bureau that compiles that report was shorthanded because of the Trump administration's job cuts.
--:-- Scott Horsley: NPR's Scott Horsley reporting.
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--:-- Shea Stevens: Federal aviation officials say temporary flight reductions will continue as more air traffic controllers return to work As NPR Joel Rose reports it may take several days before commercial aviation returns to normal following the shutdown
--:-- Joel Rose: The reductions in air traffic at dozens of major airports had been slated to rise to 10 percent by Friday Instead, the Department of Transportation says they will stay at 6 percent because more air traffic controllers are showing up for work.
--:-- Joel Rose: The Federal Aviation Administration has said the cuts were necessary to keep the airspace safe as the agency grappled with a staffing shortage of air traffic controllers during the federal government shutdown. Some air traffic controllers took on second jobs and many called in sick.
--:-- Joel Rose: With the shutdown now over, airlines are preparing to ramp back up to full schedules. Aviation regulators say that will happen when safety data improves, but they have not given any timetable.
--:-- Joel Rose: Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
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--:-- Shea Stevens: New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey are challenging the Justice Department's cases against them. James and Comey argued that the charges were brought by a disqualified interim federal prosecutor whose temporary appointment had expired.
--:-- Shea Stevens: James has pleaded not guilty to mortgage fraud, while Comey has pleaded not guilty to making a false statement and obstructing Congress.
--:-- Alejandra Burunda: An international coalition has raised millions of dollars to help address global health risks from climate change. As NPR's Alejandra Burunda reports, the fund was announced at the UN Climate Summit.
--:-- Simon Steele: Simon Steele is the executive secretary for the organization that runs the negotiations He spoke as part of COP30 Health Day Across the world people are living the daily reality that the climate crisis is also a public health crisis.
--:-- Simon Steele: He says climate change makes challenges like extreme heat and unprecedented hurricanes more dangerous, and those cause people's health to suffer.
--:-- Alejandra Burunda: A group called the Climate and Health Funders Coalition has raised $300 million to address climate-related health problems. They announced a new fund at the summit. It aims to develop practical ways to protect people from issues like extreme heat and climate-sensitive infectious diseases.
--:-- Alejandra Burunda: Alejandro Barunda, NPR News.
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--:-- Shea Stevens: You're listening to NPR. More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers are on strike at 65 locations in over 40 cities in a dispute over pay and working conditions. The strike began on the company's Red Cup Day, which is a holiday-themed annual promotion.
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--:-- Shea Stevens: The BBC has apologized to President Trump over a 2021 documentary on the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol. The British media organization edited the remarks Trump made to supporters ahead of the attack.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Trump legal team gave the BBC until Friday to make a public apology or face a billion defamation lawsuit The scandal prompted the resignations of the BBC director general and its news chief
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--:-- Shea Stevens: Officials in Nairobi say hundreds of Kenyans are now fighting for Russia in Ukraine As NPR's Jewel Bright reports, the Kenyan government says the men were lured to Russia with false promises.
--:-- Jewel Bright: Kenya's foreign ministry says more than 200 Kenyans are fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine. Officials say many were tricked into traveling to Russia with promises of jobs, housing and payments of up to $18,000.
--:-- Jewel Bright: The foreign ministry says they've received distressed messages from a number of men who are either imprisoned in Ukraine or trapped on the front lines, and efforts are on the way to bring them home.
--:-- Jewel Bright: Kenya's President William Ruto spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky last week, and both men agreed to work together to secure the return of Kenyan nationals.
--:-- Jewel Bright: Ukraine's government estimates that more than 1,400 people from at least 3 dozen African countries are currently in the country fighting for Russia.
--:-- Jewel Bright: Drew Bright, NPR News, Lagos.
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