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NEWSBRIEF: SNAP BENEFITS AND SHUTDOWN, TRUMP IN JAPAN, HURRICANE MELISSA
President Trump addresses troops in Japan, SNAP benefits will run out for millions of Americans Nov 1., Hurricane Melissa barrels toward Jamaica as Category 5 storm.
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Moo-sic to their ears: Farmers find cows love jazz music
Farmers are serenading cows with smooth jazz. Studies on whether it boosts milk production are in-cow-clusive, but herds seem udderly delighted by the groovy tunes.
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Former U.S. ambassador to Japan talks about President Trump's visit to the country
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Rahm Emanuel, the former U.S. ambassador to Japan, about President Trump's priorities as he meets Japan's new prime minister.
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Trump expected to meet with China's president in South Korea Monday
President Trump will visit Japan Monday before heading to South Korea, where he's expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Morning news brief
President Trump will meet with China's president Monday, Venezuela prepares for potential land strikes as U.S. builds up military off its coast, the government shutdown enters its fourth week.
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Suspects arrested in brazen Louvre museum jewelry heist
Two suspects in the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre in Paris have been arrested, French officials say. They were apprehended thanks to video surveillance footage and DNA left at the scene.
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As the shutdown enters its fourth week, USDA says SNAP benefits will run out Nov. 1
As many federal workers enter their fourth week of working without pay, the USDA says food assistance benefits, known as SNAP, will run out Nov. 1.
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Morning news brief
Thousands of federal workers miss Friday paychecks as government shutdown drags on, more than 30 arrested, including NBA stars, in FBI's illegal gambling probe, Russians play down President Trump's new sanctions.
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Maryland Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen on the stalemate in Congress
Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland introduced a bill that would have paid all federal workers. It didn't pass. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Van Hollen about the stalemate in Congress.
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Trump wants to end the war in Ukraine. Does he have any influence over Putin?
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Washington Post columnist David Ignatius about what influence President Trump wields with Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the war in Ukraine.