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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Amy Held. For the first time in SNAP's decades-long history, Americans did not get their monthly food aid benefits this weekend. 42 million Americans, that's about one in eight, rely on the program. Houston Public Media's Sydney Jackson reports. With her two dogs, Luna, and McKito in tow, Itso Perez waited in her car for roughly three hours at a Houston Food Bank distribution site Saturday morning. Born with Spina Bifida, the state had. home wife got a call telling her that her benefits had been cut off.

There are other people that cannot work or they have disabilities also, not just other people that they're receiving, but there's other people that are need in more, probably more in need that I, that I am. Two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funding for SNAP, but it's unclear when benefits could be resumed. For NPR news, I'm Sydney Jackson. Tuesday, voters will elect a new mayor in New York City and governors in Virginia. and New Jersey, and the contests may be a window into voters' moods one year into the second Trump presidency. Former President Barack Obama hit the campaign trail for the Democratic candidates in Virginia

and in Newark, New Jersey last night, where he urged voters to send a message to the White House. I mean, I'll admit it's worse than even I expected, but I did warn y'all. I did. And you know what? Donald Trump warned you, too. Early voting ends today in New Jersey. Voters in California are considering whether the state should redraw its congressional map to potentially pick up five new seats for Democrats.

Capp Radio's Laura Fitzgerald reports. Democrats in California are working hard this weekend to turn out voters in support of Proposition 50, the redistricting measure, before Tuesday's special election. Debbie Rausher organized volunteers in Oakland. There's a lot at stake because this is going to be. potentially tip the balance in whether Democrats can win back the House in 2026. Deborah Massey, a Democrat, spent the morning knocking on doors, asking voters to support Prop 50. She says redistricting is a chance for Democrats here to push back against the Trump administration.

I'm terrified about our future, and I can't just sit back and watch. Republicans oppose Prop 50, saying it sidelines the state's independent redistricting commission. Recent polls show around 60% of California voters support the measure. For NPR News, I'm Laura Fitzte. Gerald in Berkeley. British police say there is no indication. A mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train last night was related to terrorism. Two people remain in life-threatening condition. Multiple were stabbed. As terrified, passengers fled and hid in bathrooms aboard the train. Police say two men, both born in the UK, were arrested eight minutes after the initial calls came in, and the train stopped

in central England. This is NPR News. New Mexico has become the first state to offer free child care to all residents, regardless of income. The state says it will provide funds to expand child care facilities and recruit providers, costing hundreds of millions a dollars a year. Some 18% of New Mexico residents live below the poverty line. The Democratic governor says the program will help supporting caregivers to work and go to school. Paleontologists in Wyoming have revealed the first reptile. with hooves in the form of mummified, duck-billed dinosaurs. The Mountain West News Bureau's Hanamersbach reports.

Until now, we've only seen mammals with hooves. But it turns out the dinosaurs called Edmontosaurus and nectins also needed them to run away quickly on dry ground, at least according to new research led by Paul Serino, a University of Chicago paleontologist. You just needed to find an upright reptile, the size of a big mammal. And there you go. Hoves. Serino says this is the clearest picture of a big dinosaur out there. All thanks to the mummy form. A thin mask of clay captured the original shape and texture of the bodies. These dinosaurs

were first dug up about a century ago, but the hooves were overlooked until more recently. For I'm NPR News. I'm Hannah Merswalk in Jackson, Wyoming. The world's biggest marathon gets underway this hour. It's the 54th annual New York City Marathon, bringing in more than 50,000 competitors. competitors from across the world, the 26.2-mile course takes them through all five boroughs of New York City. This is NPR News.