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I'm Rachel Martin. If you're tired of small talk, check out the Wild Card podcast. I invite influential thinkers to open up about the big topics we all think about, but rarely talk about. Tune in this fall to hear Mel Robbins, Malala Yusufzai, and Brene Brown, talk about everything from grief and God to ambition and forgiveness. Watch or listen on the NPR app, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. President Trump has announced a deal to lower prescription costs. Trump says drug makers Eli Lilly and Noble Nordisk are expanding coverage of their obesity and type 2 diabetes drugs

to Medicaid and Medicare patients at a much lower cost. Americans have been spending as much as 520% more for Zepbound and 1,400% more for Wigo than patients in Europe. Think of that. 1,400% more than a patient year for the exact same. bucks. And that ends starting today. Trump says the lower cost will also apply to oral versions of the weight loss drugs. Men are still in development. The government shutdown threatens to disrupt domestic air travel.

With fewer staff on duty, NPR's Windsor Johnston reports that the FAA is warning of flight delays and limited airspace. The Federal Aviation Administration is urging passengers to plan for longer security and boarding times. Some regional control center. could operate with reduced staff, meaning fewer flights allow through at once. Airlines are advising customers to check flight status early and sign up for text alerts. The Transportation Security Administration says arriving at least two hours before domestic flights and three for international is even more critical during the shutdown. Travel experts recommend booking early morning departures.

The FAA says it's working to minimize disruptions, but until funding is restored, even clear skies, Crouted Airspace. Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington. The Congressional Budget Office says it's been hacked and that some government data may have been compromised. Spokeswoman Caitlin Emma says immediate action was taken to contain the breach and that new monitoring and security controls have been added. CBO is a nonpartisan agency that advises Congress on the federal budget. Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will not seek another term in office. From member station KQED, Scott Schaefer, has. more. Pelosi's nearly six-minute announcement video was essentially a love letter to San Francisco

and her constituents. After references to the city's values, resilience, and progress, she reveals at the end she won't seek re-election. Pelosi was sworn in for the first time as Speaker in 2007. It's an historic moment for the Congress. It's an historic moment for the women of America. In her 38 years in Congress, Pelosi wielded power to get federal funding for aides and public transit and muscled through Democratic priorities like the Affordable Care Act, now the focus of Democrats' refusal to reopen the government. Pelosi has been a leading foil to President Donald Trump overseeing two impeachments and a House investigation into the January 6th attack on the Capitol. For NPR news, I'm Scott Schaefer in San Francisco.

U.S. futures are higher and after-hours trading on Wall Street. This is NPR. Senate Republicans have defeated a proposal to limit the Trump administration's attacks against Venezuela. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted with Democrats seeking checks on Trump's threats against Venezuela's president. Democrats and some top Republicans are demanding more details on the U.S. military strikes on small boats, allegedly hauling narcotics from Venezuela in the Caribbean and Pacific. The attacks have killed at least 66 people since. since early September. Typhoon Kalmagi has claimed nearly 200 lives in the Philippines and Vietnam, but scores others still missing. As Michael Sullivan reports, the Philippine islands are under a state

of emergency days after the storm made landfall there. Typhoon Kalmagi hit the central Philippines, the hardest, with the province of Cebu bearing the brunt of the damage. Receding floodwaters are revealing flattened homes, overturned vehicles, and streets clogged with debris. It's the 20th to hit the Philippines this year and came roughly a month after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake killed more than 60 in Cebu and displaced thousands more. For NPR News, I'm Michael Sullivan in Shanghai, Thailand. Dallas Cowboys' Defensive End Marshawn Nieland has apparently has died at the age of 24. Authorities say he apparently took his own life, allegedly,

after failing to pull over during a traffic stop crashing his car and then fleeing on foot. Dallas police say he was found three hours later in his home. U.S. futures are higher in after-hours training on Wall Street. This is NPR News. 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. Tease and Cs apply.