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In the U.S., national security news can feel far away from daily life. Distant wars, murky conflicts, diplomacy behind closed doors on our new show, Sources and Methods. NPR reporters on the ground bring you stories of real people, helping you understand why distant events matter here at home. Listen to sources and methods on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. The Republican-led Senate is voting a fourth time today on dueling partisan stopgap bills to reopen the government. Empires-Claudezales reports the bills are expected to fail again, extending the shutdown into next week. Senate Majority Leader John Thune hopes the repeated votes will pressure Democrats to help the GOP.

But if they don't, Thune warns the Trump administration could make good on plans for massive layoffs of federal workers. Anytime you're in this situation, you have to manage a shutdown, decisions have to be made about what to prioritize. Where are you going to spend money? I expect there are going to be some decisions coming out about that. That would surprise me at all. Republicans control 53 seats in the Senate, so they need at least seven Democrats to reach a required 60-vote threshold to overcome a filibuster. But Democrats are demanding an extension of expiring affordable CARAC subsidies, and Republicans say that will not happen as stopgap measure. Roder Gisales, NPR News.

Stocks opened higher this morning as the shutdown delayed the monthly jobs report. MPIR Scott Horsley has more. The jobs report, typically delivered on the first Friday of the month, is one of the government's most closely watched economic indicators. Analyst left to wait a little longer, though, to find out how many jobs were added or subtracted in September and what happened to the unemployment rate. The workers at the Bureau of Labor Statistics

who compiled that report have been furloughed until the government shutdown ends. If the congressional stalemate drags on, it could also delay the September inflation report, which is supposed to be published in about two weeks. Excitement over artificial intelligence continues to drive the U.S. stock market higher. All the major stock index is closed at record highs on Thursday. Scott Horsley-Mpaire News, Washington. Large protests continuing countries around the world against Israel's offensive against Hamas and Gaza. In Europe, the biggest protests have been in Italy, where labor unions have called.

for a national strike over the war in Gaza. And peers Ruth Sherlock has more from the demonstration in Rome. People in the crowd here tell me they feel this is a moment to say enough is enough. And it also marks the stark difference in opinion that the public feels compared to Italian Prime Minister Georgia Maloney's position. Maloney heavily criticised the activists on the global Samud Flotilla to Gaza, even saying that their actions could complicate a peace deal. Impairs Ruth Sherlock reporting.

Flights at Munich's airport were briefly halted last night after drones were spotted nearby. That makes Germany the latest European country to have to close its airport for nearby drone sightings. Wall Street higher at the opening bell, the Dow is now up 229 points. The NASDAQ is trading flat. The S&P 500 is up 10.

You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Church of England, has named a woman as its top leader for the first time. Sarah Mulali is the new Archbishop of Canterbury, leading the world's 85 million Anglicans. And here's Lauren Freer has more from London. Mulali is a 63-year-old mother of two who first trained as a nurse, then an Anglican priest, then a bishop. She also sits in the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the UK Parliament, and was the youngest person ever appointed as chief nursing officer for England.

Mulali replaces Justin Welby, who resigned as Archbishop, after an inquiry found he failed to report child abuse at Christian summer camps. She'll lead a church divided over the consecration of women as bishops and the treatment of LGBTQ people. A group of Anglican churches in Africa and Asia has already said it rejects Mulali's appointment, saying it shows the English arm of the church has, quote, relinquished its authority to lead. Lauren Freyer and PR News, London. Thank you for the lovely book. Hey, I'm married to the hustle. And now I know the songwriter Taylor Swift dropped her 12th studio album at midnight called The Life of a Showgirl.

This is the title track of that same name. There are 12 tracks on the album and fans will get a chance to attend release parties around the country this weekend. After Swift announced AMC theaters will premiere her video for The Fate of Ophelia, along with behind-the-scenes video and explanations of the inspirations for her songs. I'm Janine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.