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Hey, I'm Daud Tyler Amin. And I'm Am Powers. We are an editor and a critic at NPR Music. And we're also friends who love digging into music histories and thinking about how songs can change over time. And we're doing that on a new show. We're totally nerding out about the songs that just stick with us and why. Find our first episode in the All Songs Considered Feed on October 23rd. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton.

The Supreme Court heard arguments today on the League Gads. of President Trump's power to unilaterally impose tariffs on imports from dozens of other countries. The administration argues it has the authority to do so because of national security and that a ruling against Trump would upend the economy. Justice Neil Gorsuch, who is nominated by Trump, expressed skepticism that the president has the power to regulate trade without Congress weighing in. Congress is a practical matter. Can't get this power back once it's handed it over. the president's a one-way ratchet toward the gradual but continual accretion of power in the executive branch and away from the people's elected representatives.

Challengers say Trump is claiming nearly limitless authority and American small businesses are paying the price. The program that helps millions of Americans afford heat in the winter is on pause during the government shutdown. With cold weather setting in, families who receive the assistance are left to figure out how they'll pay their heating bills. North Country Public Radio's Emily Russell reports. The low-income home energy assistance program, known as LIHEAP, serves about six million households across the country.

In New York, the application period was supposed to open earlier this week, but it's now indefinitely delayed due to the shutdown. Florence Wright and her husband live in Colton, New York, about 40 miles south of the Canadian border. They rely on the program to keep their home warm. Yeah, I mean, we burn fuel oil. What are we going to do if a heap don't go through? You know, one tank of fuel is half of our income a month. Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota have also delayed LIHEAP enrollment amid the shutdown. For NPR News, I'm Emily Russell in Saranak Lake, New York.

Federal investigators say they've recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorders from the UPS aircraft that crashed in Louisville on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people, including three UPS crew members from member station WECU, Curtis Tate, has more. The National Transportation Safety Board says the plane's voice and data recorders both sustained fire damage in the crash. NTSB member Todd Enman says investigators won't know the condition of their contents until they are sent to a laboratory in Washington for analysis. Enman also says, according to airport security footage, the left engine became detached from the plane while it was attempting to take off.

That correlates with the video that we've seen of it detaching from the airplane while it is in flight. Inman says the debris field stretches half a mile. For NPR news, I'm Curtis Tate in Richmond, Kentucky. New York City Mayor-elect Zoran Mamdani has announced his transition team, including former city and federal officials, all women. He vowed that his administration would be both compassionate and capable. The 34-year-old defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Slewa yesterday. He now faces the challenge of implementing his agenda while navigating a hostile Trump administration.

From Washington, you're listening to NPR News. Starbucks union members have voted to strike next week unless the company finalizes a contract agreement. The strike would begin on November 13th, the day Starbucks plans to distribute free reusable red cups, one of the company's busiest days of the year. Lung cancer is more survivable than ever, but federal funding cuts and racial disparities in care threaten such progress as the finding from the American Lung Association's annual report as NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports.

Just in the past decade, there have been over 70 new drugs introduced to treat lung cancer. That has led to enormous increases in the five-year survival rate among those with the disease, from 18 percent eight years ago to 30 percent today. However, the report also says recent funding and staffing cuts to the National Institutes of Health, centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as cuts to Medicaid and health care coverage, threaten this progress. And racial inequalities persist. Black, Latino, and Native American people are less likely to be diagnosed early, receive treatment, and survive the disease. Yuki Noguchi NPR News. The closest super moon of the year is tonight. It happens when a full moon is closer

to Earth in its orbit, making it appear slightly bigger and brighter. The moon will look up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than its faintest moon of the year. But the change can be tough to concerned with the naked eye. It's the second of three super moons this year and also the closest. The last supermoon of the year will be in December. I'm Ryland Barton. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe. When you manage your money with Wise, you'll always get the mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees. Join millions of customers and visit Wise.com. T's and Cs apply.