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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. Some 42 million Americans rely on the supplemental food assistance program or SNAP to feed their families. And NPR's Maria Godoy reports that some are being warned that they may not receive food aid next month. According to a notice posted by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has directed states to stop issuing SNAP benefits for the month of November until 3rd. further notice. Catherine DiMato of the Greater Boston Food Bank says anti-hunger non-profits won't be able to meet the added demand. There's no way that our charitable food network with assistant in this country can provide that much food overnight or quickly. It's an impossible task.

Maine, Pennsylvania, Texas, and many other states have issued similar notices. Maria Godoy and PR News. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie says a dispute over the threat to deploy troops to his city has been resolved. Lurie says President Trump pulled back on the move after they spoke by phone Thursday. We have work to do, and we would welcome the continued partnership with FBI, DEA, ATF, and U.S. attorneys to get drugs and drug dealers off of our streets. But having the military and militarized immigration enforcement in our city will hinder our recovery. Lurie says that violent crime in San Francisco is currently at its lowest levels since the 1950s. The founder of cryptocurrency exchange finance has been pardoned by President Trump.

Under a 2023 plea deal, Chang Ping Zhao agreed to step down from his company and pay a multi-billion dollar fine. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt told reporters that Zhao was unfairly prosecuted during which she called the Biden administration's war on cryptocurrency. merely two weeks into the Gaza ceasefire, the territory's health systems are overwhelmed, according to the World Health Organization. As NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, health officials there are calling on nations to accept medical evacuees from Gaza. More than 170,000 people have injuries in Gaza. People are missing limbs, suffering from severe burns, and tens of thousands will require long-term rehabilitation. That's according to WHO Director General Tedros Adonam Gabriesus.

The demands on the health systems are huge, but significant parts of the system have been destroyed or badly degraded. No hospitals in Gaza are fully functional. In the 14 of 36 hospitals that are partially open, medical staff and supplies are limited. The WHO says 15,000 patients need treatment outside of Gaza and is calling on Israel to open more humanitarian crossings to help them get out. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News.

are flat and after-hours trading on Wall Street. This is NPR. Target says it's cutting around 1800 corporate jobs as part of an effort to streamline operations and rebuild its customer base. The cuts represent about 8% of Target's global corporate workforce and nearly half of them will be made at the company's Minneapolis headquarters. Target shares are down nearly a third so far this year amid flat or declining sales. Two Russian military planes briefly violated airspace in neighboring Lithuania late Thursday. In a post on X, the Baltic Nations Foreign Minister calls the move a blatant breach of international law and his nation's territorial integrity. There is no immediate comment from Moscow. Earlier Thursday, the European Union

endorsed a plan to ensure that the bloc can defend itself from outside attack within five years. Pope Leo has met with the Church of England head, King Charles. As NPR's Jason DeRose reports, The two men also prayed together. During a visit to Italy and the Vatican, King Charles and Queen Camilla attended midday prayer in the Sistine Chapel. The Anglican Archbishop of York and Pope Leo co-led the service with Leo offering a prayer for the care of creation. Teach us to see your hand in all your works

and your likeness in all your children. Through Christ, our Lord. environmental issues have been of special interest to both King Charles and the Vatican in recent years. The Church of England broke from papal authority in the 16th century because then King Henry VIII wanted to divorce and remarry. Jason DeRose, NPR News. This is NPR.