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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. Today is day 39 of the government shutdown, the longest ever. The Senate is working through the weekend to attempt to craft a bipartisan solution to the deadlock. NPR's Ava Pukatch reports. Hundreds of flights have been canceled after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a reduction of flights in the airspace for safety precautions amid staffing issues. Air traffic controllers are among the federal employees working without pay. while the shutdown drags on. SNAP recipients remained in limbo. The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration a temporary stay on a court order to fully fund the federal nutrition program while a lower court order plays out.

Some states had already issued full payments to SNAP recipients on Friday. The Supreme Court order means other states could be prevented from initiating payments. Eva Pukatch and PR News. A federal judge in Oregon has permanently blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in response to protests against ICE agents in Portland. Oregon Public Broadcasting's Conrad Wilson reports.

In a 106-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Karen Immigate found President Trump did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard. She also said her ruling did not mean the president can never deploy soldiers in Oregon or anywhere else, quote, if conditions on the ground justify the Guard's intervention. The ruling follows a three-day trial over Trump's decision to send troops to protests outside a U.S. immigration and customs enforcement building in Portland earlier this fall. Immigant concluded there was some violence in June, but local law enforcement could handle it. In the months since, the judge said demonstrations have been predominantly peaceful. For NPR News, I'm Conrad Wilson in Portland. The Red Cross says it's

facilitated another transfer of human remains between Gaza and Israeli authorities. The body of one deceased Israeli hostage has been exchanged for those of 15 Palestinians held by Israel. It's the latest handover under a U.S. brokerage seized fire in Gaza. NPR's Lauren Freer reports. The Israeli Prime Minister's office says forensic tests show the latest body returned to Israel is that of a retired Israeli military officer. An Israeli hostage forum says Lior Rudaeff was a 61-year-old volunteer ambulance driver who was killed on October 7, 2020. after a fierce battle with Hamas-led militants at the gates of the kibbutz where he lived in southern Israel. In exchange, the Gaza Health Ministry says it's received the bodies of 15 Palestinians held by Israel,

but their names are not yet known. The ministry says only about a third of the total number of Palestinian bodies returned under this ceasefire have been identified amid a shortage of DNA tests in Gaza. Lauren Freyer and PR News Tel Aviv. This is NPR News. Authorities in Tanzania are charging hundreds of people with treason for protests against the disputed election last month. President Samia Saluhu Hassan claims to have won with more than 97% of the vote. Observers from the African Union say they saw irregularities, including ballot stuffing.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its class of 2025 tonight, encompassing everything from hip-hop. to grunge to British rock. From member station WKSU, Kabir Bantia reports. He played keyboards with the triple crown of the British invasion, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and the Who. Now the late Nikki Hopkins is being inducted into the rock hall. The ceremony in Los Angeles also honors Joe Cocker, with whom Hopkins recorded many times.

Performers are eligible 25 years after the release of their first record. Two of the longest waiting acts this year are Chubby Checker, singer of The Twist, and Carol Kay, who played bass guitar on thousands of records for everyone from the Beach Boys to Sam Cook. More recent groups in this year's class include Soundgarden, The White Stripes, Outcast, and Salton Peppa. For NPR News, I'm Kabir Batia. In Sunday football, the Indianapolis Colts play the Atlanta Falcons tomorrow in Berlin. It's the NFL's first regular season game in the German capital. Former Coltbejorn Warner will be there. He returned to his native Germany after retiring from the NFL. He's now a popular TV commentator and podcaster in a country dominated by the other football, soccer.

I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News.