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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. This morning, a shooter opened fire on a U.S. immigration and customs enforcement detention facility in Dallas, Texas. The Department of Homeland Security says at least one detainee was killed, and PR's Jasmine Garz reports. Officials say the shooter opened fire from a nearby rooftop. The attacker then killed himself. Investigators say an anti-ice message was found on the ammunition on the scene. On his ex-account, FBI director Kash Patel, posted an image of the rounds belonging to the attacker, one of which contained the message anti-ice.

It's a second attack on an ICE detention facility this year. In July, a police officer was shot outside a facility in Alvarado, Texas. At a press conference this morning, officials disparaged politically motivated violence. Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, called for an end to rhetoric against federal immigration agents. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York. York. The government will shut down in one week if lawmakers don't come up with a funding plan. President Trump canceled a meeting with congressional Democrats calling their demands

unsurious. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats want to boost funding for health care and are willing to negotiate with Republicans to avoid a shutdown. We will partner in a bipartisan way to try to find common ground in order to enact a spending bill that actually meets the needs of the American people. Democrats are proposing rolling back Medicaid changes in President Trump's signature tax bill and extending tax credits for Obamacare health plans. Republicans say reversing Medicaid changes is a non-starter. The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is making a big push into artificial intelligence.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports that news is getting a positive review from investors. Stock in Alibaba jumped sharply after the e-commerce company announced, a new partnership with AI chipmaker, NVIDIA. Alibaba says it plans to boost its spending on artificial intelligence to more than $50 billion as it expands data center operations in multiple countries around the world. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says he and his colleagues will move cautiously on any additional cuts to interest rates. The central bank cut its benchmark rate last week for the first time all year.

Powell told a business group in Rhode Island the Fed is trying to guard against a softening job market while also battling stubborn inflation. We'll get an update on inflation from the Commerce Department later this week. Scott Horsley-Imper News, Washington. The world's largest carbon polluter, China, says it will cut carbon emissions by 7 to 10 percent by 2035. The announcement came as more than 100 world leaders gathered to talk about increased urgency and the need for stronger efforts to curb heat-trapping gases. International climate negotiations are set to begin in Brazil in six and a half's weeks. Washington, this is NPR News.

The family of one of the 67 people killed when a commercial plane crashed with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C. in January, is suing the government and the airline involved. The family accuses them of failing to recognize the warning signs after more than 30 documented near misses in the area. Other families are expected to join in the lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration, the Army, American Airlines, and its regional partner, PSA Airlines. It was the deadliest U.S. plane crash since 2001. The Christian Girls Camp in Texas, where 27 young girls and counselors died in flooding on July 4th, says it plans to partially reopen next year. The people lost at Camp Mystic were among more than 130 who died during the Texas flood. Texas Public Radio's Marianne Navarro reports.

Camp Mystic said in an email to families, it plans to reopen at Cypress Lake campus. Located less than a mile away from the Wadalupe River campus, that saw extensive flood damage. Officials at the 99-year-old camp say Mystic will implement changes required in a new state law that regulates camp activity in floodplains and requires more flood response training for staff. Camp officials also say they're working to build a Heavens 27 memorial to honor the girls who died. I'm Maria Navarro in San Antonio. A bull moose that fell into an abandoned well in Maine was pulled to safety during an elaborate five-hour rescue.

State game wardens sedated the moose, put straps around it, and used an excavator to carefully lift it out of a nine-foot deep well. The family that owns the land says they didn't know the well existed. From Washington, this is NPR News.