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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Khorovak Holman. Zeran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City. The 34-year-old Democratic Socialist built a movement driven by thousands of young volunteers, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. NPR's Brian Mann reports from Brooklyn. When Mamdani's win was announced, the big crowd that gathered for his victory celebration cheered and people hugged. Many of Mamdani's supporters say his youth and optimism won them over. He'll also be the city's first Muslim and South Asian mayor.

Donya Darwish is 32. She describes herself as a Syrian-American Brooklynite. I voted with my parents. It's a tradition of ours. My mom was crying the entire way to the polling station. Mom Dani will now have to govern America's largest city while facing some big headwinds, including distrust from many business leaders and a threat from President Trump to cut off federal aid.

Brian Mann, NPR News, New York. of candidates also won two big gubernatorial races, according to the Associated Press. Mikey Sherrill won her campaign for New Jersey Governor, and Abigail Spanberger has won her race to be Virginia's first female governor. The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments today in a case testing whether President Trump can legally impose tariffs on U.S. imports through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. NPR's Nina Totenberg explains. Tariffs are the hallmark of Trump's economic policy. And he has said on truth social that if he loses this case and is not able to move quickly to use the power of tariffs,

he would be, quote, defenseless, leading perhaps even to the ruination of our nation. Indeed, Trump flirted with the idea of attending today's argument, but in the end decided against being the first president to do that. Instead, his Treasury Secretary will be there. Nina Totenberg, NPR News, Washington. The federal government shutdown is now the longest. ever in U.S. history at 36 days. Federal workers are furloughed or they're on the job and not getting paid. Food assistance has been delayed. And PRS.M. Greenglass has more on the congressional stalemate. Congress has voted 14 times on a Republican-backed short-term funding measure to reopen

the government. And 14 times the vote has failed, as Democrats withhold their support until Republicans agree to extend expiring health insurance subsidies. Some Republicans, like Senate Majority, leader John Thune have been unmoved. Shutdowns are stupid. I've been here long enough to have been through a few of them. Nobody wins. This week, some rank-and-file members have hinted that informal talks could produce a deal. But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has not said what Democrats would be willing to accept. We're exploring all the options.

The current shutdown broke a record set in 2019 during President Trump's first term. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington. You're listening to NPR News. The airport in Louisville, Kentucky, will resume operations today after yesterday's deadly plane crash. Seven people were killed when a UPS plane crashed and as it was trying to take off. Eleven people were injured. Officials in the Philippines say at least 66 people have been killed by a typhoon that passed over this week. Destruction is widespread.

That typhoon is now headed for Vietnam's coast. Separately, officials in Haiti say at least 43 people were killed last week by hurricane. Melissa, another 32 people perished in Jamaica. Melissa's top-sustained winds were 185 miles per hour. The U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could have an impact on the effectiveness of next year's flu shot. NPR's Jonathan Lambert has more on surveillance data. To keep tabs on how influenza is evolving, countries around the globe send samples throughout the year to seven major labs, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Those labs then analyze the data in collaboration with the WHO, but sample submission to CDC is down roughly 60% as of July, according to Dan Jernigan, a top CDC official who resigned in August.

When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine. WHO officials confirmed that other major labs are seeing fewer samples too, as money for shipping the samples dries up. If the pattern holds, researchers worry it'll be harder to design a flu shot that keeps up. up with the virus's evolution. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News. On Wall Street, stock futures are mixed. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News.