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Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theshmit.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. A federal judge has permanently blocked President Trump from sending the National Guard to Portland. The administration attempted to send guard troops to help protect an immigration and customs enforcement building in the city. Trump is facing a similar challenge in Chicago, where a judge has temporarily blocked the National Guard from being deployed there. SNAP recipients in Oregon, California, Wisconsin, and other states are starting to receive their full November benefits. That's after a federal appeals court left an order in place, requiring the Trump administration to release funds during the government shutdown.

Now the administration is appealing to the Supreme Court. Oregon Public Broadcasting's Kyra Buckley reports. More than 700,000 Oregon residents woke up to full, CBT accounts on Friday. That includes 70-year-old Linda Simon and Eugene, who gets $133 per month. I am one grateful woman today. She says the back and forth on if she would get her benefits has weighed heavily on her mind the last couple weeks. She felt tired and was losing hope. Now I feel a little more energized. You know, I feel like I got a dopamine hit in my brain. Simon plans to restock her kitchen with milk, bread, fruit, and the makings for a good pot of vegetable soup. For NPR news, I'm Kyra Buckley in Portland. The Trump administration began

scaling back flights today because of the government shutdown. Airports in Chicago, Atlanta, and Denver are among those with the most disruptions. The FAA is trying to reduce flights by 10% to ease pressure on unpaid air traffic controllers. NPR's Joel Rose explains. The FAA's plan requires airlines to phase in the cuts gradually. So these airlines are going to cut about 4% of flights this weekend and then gradually work their way out. up to 10 percent by next Friday. The airlines have some discretion to decide how they're going to hit those targets. So I think it's likely that they're going to try to protect their most popular and most profitable routes. And we also know these reductions will not apply to international

flights only to domestic. NPR's Joel Rose, a new national survey shows that polarization in the country is taking an emotional toll on Americans. A majority of the 3,000 adults surveyed say societal divisions are stressing them out. NPR's Ritu Chatterjee reports. The survey by the American Psychological Association finds that 62% of adults say that social and political divisions in the country are a major source of stress. And they were more likely to say they feel socially isolated than those who aren't as bothered by societal divisions. Psychologist Vail Wright with the American Psychological Association says stress and social isolation have long-term health consequences. Often those are manifested in both physical symptoms and emotional systems that can look like

headaches, fatigue, stomach problems, as well as increased levels of depression and anxiety. Read through Chatterjee, NPR News. Major stock indexes were mixed on Wall Street today and clocked their first weekly loss over the last month. This is NPR. Taking up a call to overturn the landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage was on the agenda for a closed-door meeting of the Supreme Court today. Justices are considering an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky County Clerk, who refused to issue marriage licenses after the 2015 ruling.

She has been trying to overturn an order for her to pay $360,000 in damages to a couple she refused to issue a marriage license to. Russian citizens will no longer be able to get visas that allow them to multiple entries into the European Union. Terry Schultz reports the new measure was taken despite criticism from human rights activists in Russia. The EU's 27 member states agreed that more security is warranted for Russians, so now visa applicants will need to go through thorough vetting for each requested visit instead of receiving multiple entry permission. European Commission's spokesperson Marcus Lambert. This is in view of the increased security risk stemming from Russia's unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine, including the weaponization of migration, acts of sabotage,

and the potential misuse of visas. Exceptions will be made for human rights activists, journalists, and others whose motives can be verified. Foreign policy chief Kayakalus wrote on X that traveling to the EU is a privilege. and not a given, adding that starting a war and expecting to move freely in Europe is hard to justify. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels. Scientist James Watson, who helped discover the double helix shape of DNA, has died. He was 97. His discovery was significantly based on the X-ray data produced by Rosalind Franklin, which was shown to him without her knowledge.

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