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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Amy Held. Two challenges are deepening at the heart of the government shutdown fight. Millions of Americans are set to see a sharp rise in health insurance rates, open enrollment begins on health care.gov, and delays and uncertainties surround the federal food assistance program. Federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to pay for it, but after funding ran out, there will be a lapse. Nearly one in eight Americans rely on SNAP.

Food pantries are now stepping in to fill the gas. app, including in Monterey County, California. From member station K-A-Z-U and Gauzy Cole reports. At the Thomas Carman Food Pantry in Marina, John Perry is dropping off some reusable bags to pack the food. I would hope they get the situation resolved so people don't go without food. California State University Monterey-based student Allison, Inc., got the notification on her phone that her EBT card wouldn't load.

Now, she's helping families load bags of fresh produce at the pantry. It's really nice just kind of seeing, like, people coming together right now. The Food Bank for Monterey County supplies Thomas Carman Food Pantry and 150 other partners in the region. There have been rows of empty shelves at the Food Bank's warehouse in Salinas, causing alarm bills for the non-profit CEO, Melissa Kendrick. This is particularly concerning because what it shows me is how much more food we're distributing. For NPR News, I'm in Gorsi Cole. Elation in Los Angeles. Downtown Dodgers fans are celebrating the newest and repeat World Series champions.

The Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays five to four in extra innings in Toronto. Here's Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. Right now, I'm just really elated and really proud of our team, our guys, the way we fought, and we've done something that hasn't been done in decades. The Dodgers are the first team with back-to-back World Series wins in 25 years. In the U.K., nine people are hospitalized. with life-threatening injuries in a mass stabbing attack last night on board a London-bound train, police say.

The BBC's Barry Caffrey reports two suspects were arrested when the train stopped in the eastern town of Huntington. We understand that one of the two, at least, were tasered, if not both, and then both of them were arrested by Cambridgeshire police. Police are describing it as a major incident. And they have also confirmed that counter-terrorism police officers are assisting them with their investigation. Clearly a very, very distressing time for people.

We heard those eyewitness accounts. Some of those eyewitnesses saying that, you know, when you're on a train like that, there is absolutely nowhere you can go. Apart from the toilets, some people were said to be hiding in the toilets. That's the BBC's Barry Caffrey reporting. Officials say early indications show it was an isolated attack.

It's NPR News. It's time once again for most Americans to turn back their clocks one hour now that daylight saving time is ending. And like clockwork, some are ticked off about it. NPR's Shondelie Duster has this report. Daylight saving time means many will gain an extra hour of sleep this weekend. But the years-long debate continues over whether to end daylight saving time or make it permanent. An effort to fast track a bill that would make daylight saving time, the new permanent standard time

was blocked on the Senate floor in recent days by Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton. By moving the clock back an hour in winter, permanent daylight savings time would push winter sunrises to an absurdly late hour, depriving Americans of morning sunshine that's essential for our safety and well-being.

At least 19 states of past legislation that would create daylight saving time year-round. But the change can only happen if Congress allows it. Shandalee's Duster, NPR News. More than a half million people have already cast their votes in New York City's mayoral election. Early voting there ends today. Candidates are making their last pitches to voters. 34-year-old Zoran Mamdani is leaning on social media appeals to young voters.

He toppled longtime Democrat, Andrew Cuomo, in the primary, pushing Cuomo to run as an independent. Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa is the Republican nominee. Election Day is Tuesday. More than 50,000 runners from across the world are competing today in the New York City Marathon, considered the world's biggest. The 26.2 mile course takes runners through all five boroughs. It's NPR News.