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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jail Snyder. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say flash flooding and landslides in Jamaica will continue through the night. Hurricane Melissa made landfall today. NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports on one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Caribbean. Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica as a massive Category 5 storm with wind speeds as high as 185 miles per hour. That's powerful enough to tear apart buildings and downmost trees. Melissa is weakening as it moves northeast, but not by much. The National Hurricane Center warned of a, quote, life-threatening situation for Jamaican residents.

Forecasters advised people to move into interior rooms and hide under a mattress, if possible, to protect from falling trees and collapsing structures. This is the first time a hurricane has hit Jamaica as a Category 5 storm. Climate change makes large, power. storm's more likely because heat is like fuel for hurricanes. Rebecca Herscher, NPR News. Israel's military launched a series of airstrikes in Gaza today, killing at least nine people and injuring several others.

That's according to Gaza's civil defense agency. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports from Tel Aviz that this comes after Prime Minister Benjamin at Njahu accused Hamas of violating the U.S. brokered ceasefire. Israel said the strikes were retaliation for Hamas opening fire and shooting a Walker propelled grenade at Israeli troops near Ruffa in southern Gaza in Israeli-held territory. Hamas denied taking part in that attack. Israel said the other violation of the ceasefire happened Monday when Hamas handed over body parts

that Israel said were the partial remains of a hostage who was recovered earlier in the war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called that a clear violation of the ceasefire agreement, which requires Hamas to return the remaining deceased hostages in Gaza as soon as possible. Hamas says Israel is seeking to fabricate false pretext to attack Gaza. Rob Schmitz and Pierre News, Tel Aviv. The package delivery giant UPS says it has cut around 48,000 jobs this year, significantly more than initially announced in April. From member station WABE in Atlanta, Alex Helmick has more. In its third quarter earnings call and filings, UPS says it closed more than 90 leased and owned buildings and is looking to close more.

That, along with job cuts, come as the company says, it is reconfiguring its operations after ending its contract with Amazon this year in what CEO Carol Tomé calls the Amazon glide down. On the Amazon glide down, we're gliding down the volume that we don't want, and we're right on our plan. But we're growing the volume that we do want. In its filing, UPS says the move makes the company more efficient ahead of the busy holiday shipping season. For NPR News, I'm Alex Helmick in Atlanta. And you're listening to NPR News. On this 28th day of the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco refused to lift a temporary restraining order that blocks the Trump administration from laying off thousands of federal employees. The judge's order today extends an initial ruling indefinitely, while a legal challenge filed by unions that represent federal workers plays out.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said its rules preempt states. from regulating credit reporting. That undercut states with laws barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. MPRs Yuki Noguchi reports one consumer advocacy group says that defies the will of most voters. The CFPB says it is clarifying that federal credit reporting systems preempts states from passing their own credit reporting rules, among other things that would nullify the laws in at least 15 states where medical debt cannot be included in credit reports. Medical debt is considered different because it's usually involuntarily incurred. Separately, the nonprofit consumer advocacy group Undue Medical Debt released a survey showing

81% of voters across the political spectrum want states to restrict medical debt reporting. Yuki NPR News. After the marathon game three of Major League Baseball's World Series, Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays will be back on the field in about an hour. The Dodgers now have a two games to one lead, thanks to that dramatic game three victory that saw first baseman, Freddie Freeman, end the game with a walk-off home run in the 18th inning. I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News.