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Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dua Lisei Kautau. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is set to be cut or reduced today, leaving millions of people across the country without funds to buy food. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska calls this a dire situation. She's urging her colleagues to reach a deal to end the federal government shutdown. When you have a lapse in programs, oftentimes it may not be possible. to just flip that switch immediately, that you will see a gap there. Certainly, at a minimum, you would hope that at least partial payouts could be made

so that you don't have a situation where individuals have absolutely nothing. So I don't know logistically how this happens. Just over 66,000 Alaskans rely on SNAP benefits. A bipartisan panel voted unanimously to pass a new map in Ohio Friday. The state will now avoid a lengthier fight over the required redrawing of boundaries for its 15 members of Congress. Ohio Public Media's Sarah Donaldson reports. Ohio's new map moved Cincinnati and Toledo's districts in Congress further right, but Akron inches left. And it makes some already Republican-friendly districts even friendlier.

But Democratic Representative Dunny Isaacson of Cincinnati, says it staved off a worst-case map for the minority party. They tried to steal districts here like they were doing in Texas, North Carolina, and Missouri, and today we prevented that from happening. He and the other Democratic lawmakers who voted for the map shut the door on any effort to repeal it. Still, both sides are facing blowback for the deal, since at least one of those now Republican seats could swing the other way.

For NPR News, I'm Sarah Donaldson in Columbus. The nation's air traffic control towers continue to face staffing shortages as the government shut down drags on. That's led to delays and safety concerns. As Bruce Convisor reports, two United Airlines jets made contact on the tarmac at New York's LaGuardia Airport Friday. United Flight 580 had just arrived from Chicago's O'Hare Airport with more than 170 passengers and crew on board. As it approached its gate, it clipped a tail of another United jet on the tarmac that was bound for Houston. The airline says no one was injured, but the Texas-bound flight was ultimately canceled. Even before the incident, it had already been a hectic day at all three New York Area airports, including J.F.K. and Newark.

The Federal Aviation Administration posted a statement on X, imploring Washington to resolve the government shutdown. It said 80 percent of air traffic controllers were absent Friday from New York Area airports, and those who are working are doing so without pay and under, quote, immense stress. News. I'm Bruce Conveiser. You are listening to NPR News from New York City. Israel's top military lawyer has resigned amid questions over a leaked video that showed Israeli soldiers severely abusing a Palestinian detainee. Israel's defense minister accuses the lawyer of spreading, quote, blood liables against Israeli soldiers, as NPR's Ayabitrari reports.

Ifat Tomari al-Shalmi resigned from the post after submitting a letter. saying she authorized the release of the video to stand guard over the rule of law. The alleged rape of a Palestinian detainee in Israel's Staten Man prison came to light in a surveillance video leaked to Israeli media last year. It showed Israeli soldiers surrounding a bound and blindfolded Palestinian detainee with riot shields to block visibility while they allegedly raped him with a sharp object, tearing his rectum, puncturing along and breaking his ribs. An Israeli military court charged the five with wrongdoing at the time, outraging right-wing Israelis who protested the indictment and stormed the prison in protest. In her resignation letter, Tomayor Shalmi said it's her duty to investigate acts that must not be committed,

but that not all are convinced by this. Ayyipotrawi and Pierre News. It's that time of year when daylight saving ends in the U.S. This is good news if people want that extra hour of sleep, not so great for those who value the warmth of light each evening. The magic hour when clocks fall back is 2 a.m. this Sunday. Lawmakers continue to debate the benefits and harm of seasonal time changes with many arguing for permanent daylight saving time, but the Sunshine Bill did not pass the Senate in the latest vote. I'm Dwa Ali Saikautau, NPR News in New York.