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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The federal government says it will restart payments on SNAP, the major anti-hunger government program that ran out of money over the weekend because of the federal government shutdown. But the Trump administration says it will only pay out half the amount people normally get, and the government warns the benefits could take a while. This in the wake of two federal court rulings that found the administration unlawfully froze the payments. On the same day, SNAP payments stopped. Open enrollment for Obamacare 2026 plans began. NPR Selena Simmons-Depin reports on heightened attention this year to federal subsidies for premiums. About half of the 24 million people who enroll in Affordable Care Act plans own or work for a small business. When they apply for a plan, they get a subsidy for their premium based on their estimated income.

If they have a better than expected year, they have to repay some of the subsidy. This year, for the first time, there's no cap on how much people may have to pay back. I'm beside myself. Angel Strobel runs a small business in Georgia. She's reached out to her congressional representatives, both Democrats and Republicans. To let them know, like, listen, you guys aren't talking about this. This is a huge deal. She says small businesses could be blindsided by needing to pay back tens of thousands of dollars when they go to file their taxes.

Selena Simmons-Duffin and PR News. voters in New Jersey head to the polls tomorrow to elect the state's next governor. Mike Hayes from Eversation WNYC has more on the race. Mikey Sherrill is aiming to do something that hasn't been done in New Jersey in 60 years. Earned Democrats a third consecutive governor's term. Republican Jack Chitterelli will try to pull off a rare feat as well. He's aiming to win the state's highest office while his party occupies the White House. The polls and early voting tallies show issues like housing affordability and high electric bills are top on voters' minds, but the contest has been dominated in recent weeks by personal attacks on both sides.

For NPR News, I'm Mike Hayes. A famine in Sudan has spread to two regions of the country, according to global hunger monitoring organization. The more than two-year civil war has caused the world's largest humanitarian crisis. Here's NPR's Emmanuel Akunwatu. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said famine had been detected in Unfashir in the western region of Darfur. Twenty other areas in Darfur and Kordofan are also at risk of famine, according to the IPC. Both regions are at the center of the conflict between the rapid support forces and the Sudanese army

that has devastated Sudan, displacing more than 13 million people. There is no definitive death toll. But last year, the U.S. said as many as I have, 150,000 people may have been killed. Emmanuel Acimoto, NPR News, Lagos. It's NPR. Tylenol maker Kenvue's stock has suffered in recent weeks following unfounded claims made by President Trump

and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., about the safety of the pain reliever, but Kleenex maker Kimberly Clark is offering to buy Tylenol's parent company in a deal valued at nearly $49 billion. Kenview was spun off from the giant health conglomerate Johnson and Johnson two years ago. It's parade day in Los Angeles, and this hour fans are celebrating the Dodgers World Series victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Steve Futterman has details. For a second straight year, the Dodgers will be celebrated through the streets of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass says after a tough 2025, which has included deadly wildfires and confrontations on the street

over immigration policies, L.A. deserves something like this. We will have a world-class parade and celebration just like we did last year. The players will ride aboard double-decker buses. After the parade, there will be a celebration event at Dodgers Stadium. The mayor says she expects a parade crowd of over 400,000. Law enforcement will be very visible. City officials are urging downtown businesses to allow their employees to work remotely today. For NPR News, I'm Steve Fudderman in Los Angeles. U.S. stocks are mixed this hour. The Dow is down 215 points. The SMP has gained 12, and the NASDAQ is up now 117 points or nearly half a percent. This is NPR News.