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On the ThruLine podcast from NPR, how survivors of the Bosnian genocide got their day in court. How do you even go about finding thousands of victims and establishing who they were and what happened to them? Listen to ThruLine in the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. The Supreme Court says the trumpet. administration doesn't have to issue full-snap food aid payments during the government shutdown for now. The temporary ruling comes after lower courts ordered the administration to pay full-snap benefits. Earlier today, the administration said it's sending states money to fully

fund the program, though it remains unclear if that will continue after this ruling. Some states like California and Wisconsin already started distributing the full payments. The Trump administration is scaling back flights amid a shortage of air traffic controllers during the shutdown. Nancy Gwan from Member Station WUSF reports. Bridget Gullman says she and her husband have been waiting at the Tampa International Airport for hours after their flight was canceled twice, last night and again this morning. So here we are stressing again, once again. She said no there. Gleman says she was recently diagnosed with blood cancer and was planning to stay with family in Colorado as she looks for medical treatment there.

I'm all over the place. I'm sad. I'm mad. I'm angry. I'm tired. I'm tired. I'm just a roller coaster right now. But she might have to wait a bit longer for a more affordable flight to become available. For NPR News, I'm Nancy Gwan in Tampa, Florida. Senate Republicans are preparing a bipartisan package of spending bills. They hope will win new Democratic votes to help end the shutdown. But Trump is calling on Republicans to get rid of the filibuster,

which requires 60% of the Senate to proceed with voting on a bill. I am totally in favor of terminating the filibuster. And we would be back to work within 10 minutes after that vote took place, and lots of other good things would happen. And it doesn't make any sense that a Republican would not want to do that. Today, Republicans rejected a Democratic proposal to extend expiring health care subsidies for a year. Democrats say they'll continue to hold out until Trump and Republican leaders negotiate. The amount of China's exports dropped last month. It's an unexpected contraction compared to the year before.

NPR's Emily Fang reports that indicates Chinese exporters have mostly saturated the global market. American tariffs and Chinese goods still hover at just under 50%. And even when they were higher, Chinese export figures remained high as well, with a more than 8% surge this past February as Chinese exporters forward-fronted sales to get ahead of U.S. import duties. But that may now be flagging as October's data shows. Chinese vendors have also tried to sell more to markets in Europe and Southeast Asia, but demand there just isn't as large as it is in the U.S. And in the medium term, Chinese policymakers say they want to move away from an economic growth model

that relies on making low-tech goods and exporting them. Beijing's latest proposed economic five-year plan emphasizes developing advanced manufacturing. Emily Fang, NPR News. Major stock index is closed mixed today. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Japan has resumed seafood exports to China for the first time since a ban imposed for the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Six metric tons of scallops from Hokkaido were shipped. A ban remains for seafood from Fukushima in nearby areas, but Japan is urging China to lift remaining restrictions.

Known for Yellowstone and Glacier National Park, fans are flocking to Montana for a new outdoor activity, And it's all about the bats. Yellowstone Public Radio's Kayla DeRosch reports. Biologists in central Montana lead a boat tour through a Missouri River Canyon. At sunset, thousands of bats swoop from the cliffs down into the valley. State bat biologist Shannon Healthy leads tours. These sell out now in minutes to the point where people are mad that they did not get a spot. Handheld devices amplify the animal's ultrasonic chirps. State wildlife managers say it's important to raise awareness about bats and their vulnerability to threats like disease.

They say they save the agricultural industry millions of dollars a year by controlling bug populations. Montana's bat experts are planning more bat observation activities and educational opportunities statewide. For NPR news, I'm Kayla Deroche in Billings, Montana. The NFL's Atlanta Falcons coach, Rahim Morris, is planning to show his players a video of Jesse Owens victories at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Ahead of the team's game in Berlin this Sunday, the Falcons will face off against the Indianapolis Colts in the same. stadium where Owens, who's black, won four gold medals in front of Adolf Hitler, thwarting Nazi claims of white racial supremacy. I'm Ryland Barton. This is NPR News from Washington. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe. When you manage your

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