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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. The president of the Palestinian Authority has addressed the UN General Assembly this morning. Mahmoud Abbas condemned Israel's war in Gaza. Abbas also said Palestinian authorities reject Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7, 23. He said that once the war in Gaza is over, his organization is ready to lead Palestinians, not Hamas. Abbas is heard here through an interpreter. Hamas will not have a role to play in governance. Hamas and other factions will have to hand over their weapons to the Palestinian National Authority

as part of a process to build the institutions of one state, one law, and one legal security forces. Tomorrow, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address the UN General Assembly. Assembly. He says he will excoriate Western leaders who have recognized a Palestinian state. Millions of Americans who rely on the Affordable Health Care Act are watching their health insurance premiums. And Pierre Salina Simmons-Duffin reports, these are a key sticking point between Republicans and Democrats as a government shutdown looms. Back in 2021, Congress put a lot of federal funding into what they called enhanced premium subsidies. Enrollment more than doubled. 24 million people now rely on these health plans. Emily Pizacreda is one of them. She's a podcast producer,

and she has type 1 diabetes. Right now, she pays $500 per month. She's nervous about the potential premium hike next year. $500 a month is not little, and to imagine it going up to almost $900 a month seems really scary. Republicans have the majority in Congress. There are Republican lawmakers who would like to extend these tax credits, though others say it's too expensive, or that the program needs to be changed. Selina Simmons-Duffin and PR News, Washington. Investigators are seeking a motive for yesterday's deadly shooting at an immigration and customs enforcement facility in Dallas. From member station KERA, Priscilla Rice reports community activists are concerned the attack will increase fear in the migrant community.

Immigration advocate Susanna Garcia says she was having her coffee when she began receiving texts about the deadly shooting. Garcia works with migrants in the Northwest Dallas community, of Bachman Lake and recently received legal status herself. She says ice sightings and deportation threats have already taken an emotional toll. She and others now fear Latinos will be even further targeted. We are going to be more afraid about everything that's to come against us because of what just happened. Federal authorities are investigating the shooting as a targeted attack. For NPR news, I'm Priscilla Rice in Dallas.

On Wall Street, the Dow was down about 65 points. You're listening to NPR news. A government shutdown is looming. It will happen next week unless Democrats and Republicans can agree on a federal spending deal. President Trump called off a meeting with Democratic leaders yesterday. Now, the White House says that if there is a shutdown, it won't just temporarily furlough federal workers. It will lay them off.

Educational signs about climate change are being removed from some of the most popular national parks in the U.S. this is at the direction of the Trump administration. From Maine public, Molly Enking reports this includes Acadia National Park. Signs had been located in Acadia's most well-trod areas. They asked hikers to help protect the ecosystem, detailed histories of native people, and encouraged use of the park's bus. The Interior Department called the language, lies of the delusional green new scam. Todd Martin of the National Park Conservation Association says decades of scientific research show the effects of climate change are already impacting parks. Acadia National Park, like many parks, wants to ensure that its visitors understands the impacts that Acadia is feeling from climate change now and what the future of the park could

look like. Changes to National Park Signage across the country were dictated by an executive order from President Trump and subsequent memo from the National Park Service. For NPR news, I'm Molly Enking in Portland, Maine. Forecasters say tropical storm Umberto is gathering strength in the Atlantic Ocean, they expect it will become a hurricane in a day or so. The National Hurricane Center says Umberto will become a major hurricane over the coming weekend. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News.