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Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theshmit.org. Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. After the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and today's exchange of hostages and detainees, President Trump arrived in the Middle East for a victory lap. NPR's Jane Arraf has more. Trump was given a generally rapturous reception at the Israeli parliament where he was called the greatest friend Israel has had. From there, he flew to the Egyptian resort of Sharmal Sheikh to co-chair a peace summit. He noted that the 20 or so world leaders standing behind him had agreed to come on extremely short notice. As a dealmaker, he said peace in the Middle East would be the biggest deal of them all. If you do anything about deals, it's all I've done all my life his deals, the greatest deals just sort of happen. And that's what happened right here.

All was the businessman. He called on the wealthy countries who had come to the summit to fund Gaza's multi-billion dollar reconstruction. Jane Arraf, NPR News, Amman. The government shutdown is putting more than 40 million Americans at risk of losing their food assistance. Gabriella Paul of Member Station WUSF spoke with a mother who's worried about feeding her family. Taylor Grant feeds her family of five with help from the supplementary. Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and WIC, which supports women, infants, and children. Both programs may soon run out of money. Grant says her family is already struggling. Last month, we went two weeks, maybe more, with barely making it, barely eating. So it's really

hard. And then hearing the government shutdown and if they don't open back up soon, that I don't know if I'm going to get benefits after this month until they reopen. No action has been taken to keep snap afloat past October. Last week, the Trump administration promised tariff revenues would keep WIC up and running. For NPR News, I'm Gabriella Paul in Tampa. California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed one of the first laws to require police agencies in the state to disclose whether and how they use AI to write police reports. Rachel Myro of Member Station KQED reports. State Senator Jesse Adagin of the San Francisco Bay Area said he's not opposed to law.

law enforcement using AI. He just wants transparency, accuracy, and accountability for the courts and the public. Because this is the official report, a legal document, which is so essential in criminal legal proceedings that could decide the fate and the freedom of people. While some law enforcement groups were opposed, Arraguin said he amended the bill to address their concerns, including adding a provision that says only the final police report will be considered an officer's official statement. For NPR News, I'm Rachel Myro. Officials have identified the 16 people killed in a devastating blast at a rural Tennessee explosives plant last week.

Investigators are still trying to figure out what happened. Pieces of evidence may be miles apart because of the intensity of the blast. From Washington, this is NPR News. The remnants of a typhoon that rolled across Asia have brought hurricane-forced winds and ravaging storms to western Alaska Three people are missing and more than 50 have been rescued. Floodwaters knocked some homes off foundations and swept others away. Officials in Alaska say recovery will be long and hard-hit communities will need continued support. Americans pay all kinds of local taxes to support things like libraries and school improvements,

but nowhere in America levies taxes specifically for child care. That could change if voters in three Colorado counties agree to it. Aspen Public Radio's Sarah Troy reports. In western Colorado, near the Ritzie Resort Town of Aspen, the high cost of living makes child care even more expensive than usual. A plan to help subsidize that cost will go before voters this November. Maggie Tiscornea is the director of the group behind the proposal. Can't pay our teachers more. We can't create more capacity and more slots, and we can't make care more affordable without funding. The sales tax increase would raise an estimated $10 million a year.

Tax proposals are a tough sell, but local officials agreed to put it on the ballot. If it passes, it would create the first special taxing district specifically for child care in the country. For NPR news, I'm Sarah Tori in Carbondale. The scaffolding has been removed from the Parthenon in Athens for the first time in 200 years. That's after 20-year-old scaffolding on the west side of the World Heritage Site was removed. But scaffolding will be erected in about a month for another conservation project. that's expected to last in early 2026. This is NPR News. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe.

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