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Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theshmit.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. Millions of people who rely on food stamps are experiencing delayed payments from SNAP this month because of the Fredville government shutdown. In North Carolina, more than 1.3 million people, people who depend on the program to feed their families. Ellie Chen from Member Station WUNC has more. While two federal judges ruled on Friday that the Trump administration must fund snap through

the shutdown, it could still take days for folks to receive benefits. Maggie Guest is a single mother with two young daughters in Cedar Grove, North Carolina. She says she needs SNAP since she has a disability that prevents her from working. It's my only way to feed my children, to be honest with you. I'm not sure what we're going to do. I don't have a backup plan. Guests expects that she'll have to rely more on food pandries and go further into debt. Some states are using their own funds to bridge the gap, but North Carolina Governor Josh Stein, a Democrat, would need the cooperation of the state legislature, where Republicans have the majority.

For NPR News, I'm Eli Chen in Chapel Hill. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Besson tells CNN that SNAP benefits could resume by midweek. As the federal government shutdown stretches into a fifth week, President Trump has refrained from taking an active role. in negotiating a path to reopen the government. Trump spent the weekend at his Florida club, as NPR Sam Greenglass reports from West Palm Beach. At opening weekend for the winter season at Mara Lago, the Friday night Halloween party was themed

A Little Party Never Killed Nobody, a song from the Great Gatsby movie. Guests in sequins, fedoras and feathers dined on the patio as dancers in showgirl costumes performed. Just before, Trump posted on true social that he would be honored to keep Snap benefits flowing after a pair of federal court orders. The funds were set to run out on Saturday.

When Trump arrived at the Trump International Golf Club, someone held up a sign that said release snap dollars. Trump has called on Senate Republicans to end the shutdown by eliminating the filibuster. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, West Palm Beach, Florida. It's the final weekend of early voting in New Jersey's closely watched gubernatorial race. Bruce Convisor reports the results will likely be seen as something of a referendum on President Trump's first 10 months in office. A recent Fox News poll had Democratic Congresswoman Mikey Cheryl up seven points over her Republican rival state legislator Jack Chittarelli. Other polls have suggested a tighter race. After seven days of in-person early voting, turnout is little more than two-thirds of what it was last year.

But that's not a surprise because 2024 featured a presidential election and that always drives voters to the polls. If Cheryl wins, the results will be seen as a rebuke of President Trump's aggressive policy agenda. If Chittarelli wins, it will show that Trump has support even in a moderately blue state like New Jersey. For NPR News, I'm Bruce Conveiser in Greenbrook, New Jersey. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Securities tight at train stations in the U.K. After a stabbing yesterday left 11 people injured, one with life-threatening injuries. Police say one of the two men arrested has been released without charge.

The other suspect is a 32-year-old British man who remains in custody on suspicion of attempted murder. Police say they aren't considering this a terrorist action and that they're not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack. Authorities say a train worker saved lives with their actions. In Kenya, the death toll from a landslide yesterday has risen to at least 26 and more than two dozen. are still missing. Michael Koloki has more from Nairobi. Authorities say the landslide occurred in Kenya's Elgeo-Marquette County in the west of the country, following heavy rainfall in the area. Rescue efforts are focused on finding those who may be trapped in buildings that were crushed by debris. It is unclear how many people have

been displaced after their homes were damaged following the tragedy. In a written statement posted on social media, the government has urged to those living on landslide-prone slopes and low-lying areas to relocate and also warned members of the public to avoid flooded roads and rivers. October to December is a rainy season in Kenya, and this year, several parts of the country have experienced intense downpours. For NPR News, I'm Michael Koloki in Nairobi. In New York City, thousands gathered to cheer on the runners in the New York City Marathon today. Benson Kip Rudeau won the men's race by three-hundredths of a second, and Helen O'Berry won the women's race, obliterating the course record by more than two minutes.

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