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Support for NPR and the following message come from the Limelson Foundation, working to harness the power of invention and innovation to accelerate climate action and improve lives around the world. Learn more at limelson.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. The White House says that it strikes on alleged drug boats don't need approval from Congress, but some lawmakers are pushing for a vote to block the Trump administration from striking Venezuela, as NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports. Republican Senator Rand Paul and several top Democrats have co-sponsored a resolution to reassert Congress's constitutional authority over the use of military force. They're pushing for a vote as early as this week. Under the War Powers Act, the administration had to notify Congress in September of its initial military strike on alleged drugboats. It had 60 days to get authorization to continue military action. As that clock ran out, a Trump administration official argued. it doesn't need authorization because these are mostly drone strikes and U.S. service members are not in harm's way.

President Trump won't say if he's drawn up plans to strike inside Venezuela. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department. The government shutdown is taking a toll on the nation's air traffic controllers who are working without pay. NPR's at Joel Rose reports that staffing shortages over the weekend were among the worst since the shutdown began more than a month ago. The Federal Aviation Administration was forced to limit and reroute flights over the weekend because of staffing shortages at dozens of air traffic control facilities. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told CNBC it is still safe to fly, but there may be more severe delays ahead. If we thought that it was unsafe, again, we'll shut the whole airspace down. We won't let people travel.

Air traffic controllers are required to work without pay until the government shutdown ends. Dozens of facilities were short-staffed on Friday night, which was Halloween. Nearly 80% of controllers were absent at facilities around New York City, according to the FAA, making for one of the worst days to fly since the shutdown began. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington. Open AI and Amazon's cloud computing business have forged a $38 billion strategic partnership. It's the latest move by OpenAI to get more computing power for its artificial intelligence, large language models, NPR's John Rewich reports. Amazon Web Services says OpenAI, which is the parent company of the popular chat.

chatbot will start using its infrastructure immediately. That gives open AI access to hundreds of thousands of state-of-the-art GPU chips for AI workloads, and it says it could expand further in 27 and beyond. The CEO of AWS says its infrastructure will serve as a backbone for OpenAI's AI ambitions. The agreement is the latest in a string of recent deals worth billions between OpenAI and computing infrastructure companies. OpenAI is trying to lock in computing power for the future and consolidated its position as a leader in AI. The news sent Amazon's share price up more than 4%. Amazon is a financial supporter of NPR. John Rewitch, NPR News. NVIDIA, another AI stocks propped up Wall Street today with the S&P 500 rising about two-tenths

of a percent. This is NPR News from Washington. Israel has returned the bodies of another 45 Palestinians. It comes a day after Hamas returned the remains of three Israeli soldiers killed in a Hamas letter. attack in October 23. Since the ceasefire began in October, militants have released the remains of 20 hostages with eight still in Gaza. Israel has released the remains of 270 Palestinians. In Los Angeles today, tens of thousands of Dodgers fans are saluting their favorite team after the Dodgers' thrilling Game 7 World Series win this weekend. Steve Futterman reports. The streets in downtown L.A. were lined up with Dodger fans wearing caps and jerseys,

carrying signs, and cheering. One of the most popular Dodgers, Dodgers being saluted with pitcher Clayton Kershaw, the longest serving Dodger. In his final year as a player, he won his third World Series. I know the Dodgers have always been a lot to this sitting for generations. You know, it's part of people's families. And so for us to get to do this in front of them, it just means a world to me, and I know all the rest of the guys. The Dodgers are the first Major League team to win back-to-back World Series in 25 years,

and some of the optimistic fans are already talking about a three-peat next season. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles. An endangered loggerhead sea turtle has been released into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach nearly three months after being hit by a boat named Swim Shady. She was found stranded in August. In August, after a boat strike, rescuers found the 268-pound turtle was carrying eggs. She underwent surgery to remove a loose piece of her shell, and she recovered. I'm Rylan Barton. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.

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