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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 Corva Coleman. Israeli authorities have identified the bodies of four deceased.

hostages whom Hamas handed over from Gaza. The bodies of 24 other hostages still remain in Gaza, and peers Daniel Estrin has more from Tel Aviv. An Israeli autopsy has identified the remains of the four bodies handed over Monday. The Israeli military says it believes one 26-year-old Israeli hostage was injured in the October 7th attack two years ago and died of his wounds, accusing Hamas of not giving him proper medical care. It says it believes another hostage, a citizen of Nepal, was killed in captivity during the first months of the war. The identities of the other hostage bodies returned have not yet been confirmed by Israel. Families of Israeli hostages have expressed surprise and anger that Hamas did not hand over more bodies. Some bodies are missing or under rubble, and there will be

an international effort to recover their remains. It's unclear how many bodies Hamas has currently in its possession. Daniel Estrin NPR News, Tel Aviv. It's been two weeks since the federal government shut down. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson says it is starting to affect the economy. He told Fox Business News that to pay the U.S. military, the Trump administration is holding back payments to other federal workers and services. The shutdown is putting more than 40 million Americans at risk of losing their food assistance. From member station WUSF, Gabriella Paul, spoke with a mother who was worried about feeding her family. Taylor Grant feeds her family of with help from the Supplemental 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, then 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. Maine Democratic Governor Janet Mills says she is running for the U.S. Senate in her state.

She says she's taking on incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins and President Trump. I won't sit idly by while Maine people suffer. And politicians like Susan Collins bend a knee as if this were normal. My life's work has prepared me for this fight, and I'm ready to win. This election will be a simple choice. Is Maine going to bow down or stand up? I know my answer. However, Mills must still compete in Maine's Democratic primary election.

Democratic Senate candidate and oyster farmer Graham Plattner is backed by Senator Bernie Sanders. Plattner says that he has several million dollars in donations already in the bank. You're listening to NPR News. President Trump's new tariffs have gone into effect on lumber and imported furniture and kitchen cabinets. These tariffs range from 20 to 50%. The tariffs come as Trump spars with China on trade. He's threatening to impose a 100% tariff on imported Chinese goods starting November 1st. China has introduced new restrictions on rare earth minerals.

These are used in many electronic items. A new social media toolkit is offering tips to early China. Child care providers on how to manage screen time for children. NPR's Maria Godoy has more. The toolkit comes from the American Academy of Pediatrics Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health. It offers practical tips to help parents, preschool educators, and other early child care providers set boundaries around screen time use, identify content worth kids' time, and cope with behavioral problems that might arise. Here's Center, co-director, Dr. Jenny Redeski.

want kids to build a relationship with media where their mind is going to be engaged. We don't want them on autopilot all the time when they're engaging with screens, just following a feed. She says she hopes to get families thinking, what would we rather be doing with our time than scrolling? Maria Godoy and PR News. The private company Space X successfully launched its gigantic starship from Southern Texas yesterday. The enormous spacecraft made it into space and landed in the Indian Ocean as researchers planned. SpaceX has had three prior starships failed during test launches this year. A fourth blew up on the launch pad. This is NPR.