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There are tens of thousands of veterans behind bars in the U.S., often without any of the mental health services they may need. When you go to prison, you automatically lose your benefits as a veteran. You become a war to the state. How much do we owe these veterans who have thought our wars? Listen now to the Sunday story on the Up First podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. The Senate adjourned late Saturday afternoon without taking any action.

to end the federal government shutdown, which is now entering its 40th day. The shutdown is the longest in U.S. history, and so far there appears to be no by partisan path forward to bring it to an end. And Perez Ava Pukatch has more. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says a Democratic proposal to agree to a one-year extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits is a non-starter. There's still only one path out. It's a clean funding extension. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized Republicans for dismissal. missing the offer. And he argued the Trump administration could choose to find funding for SNAP food benefits and pay air traffic controllers going without pay if it wanted to.

This crisis is in the administration's hands. It's all them. Not anyone else. On truth social, President Trump reiterated his push for Republicans to terminate the fellow buster to end the shutdown. Eva Pugatch and PR News. California Governor Gavin Newsom is attacking President Trump over delayed snap food benefits. In a social media post-Saturday, Newsom wrote, quote, Donald Trump is literally fighting in court to ensure American starve. And in all caps, he added, quote, Trump does not care about you. His comments came after the Supreme Court late Friday granted the administration's appeal to temporarily block a court order requiring it to fully fund SNAP benefits payments.

More than 1,000 flights were canceled across the country on Saturday. The FAA is limiting flight capacity at 40 U.S. airports because of air traffic control issues which have been caused by the government shutdown. Emmy Holquin was in Miami for a flight to see family in the Dominican Republic. She says the cancellations are nerve-wracking. We make plans based on the flights that we buy, so it worries me that maybe we can miss a flight and lose our jobs. But I also do want to go see my family. So, I mean, I'm going to take the risk, I guess. Millions of Americans will be getting an early taste of winter weather over the next coming days, and as NPR's Matt Bloom tells us, records may be set across many U.S. states.

A large mass of Arctic air is making its way from the northern plains to the southeast this weekend, bringing with it the first measurable snowfall of the season for parts of the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Great Lakes region. By Monday, highs in the 30s and 40s are forecast. from the Ohio Valley to the southeast U.S. Northern Texas and as far east as the Appalachians could see potentially daily record lows at or below freezing. Even parts of northern Florida could see lows around 40 degrees closer to Veterans Day.

The cold weather is expected to last several days before warming back up to more average fall temperatures. Matt Bloom, NPR News. And you're listening to NPR News. Peace talks between Pakistan, and Afghanistan have ended with no agreement. A ceasefire remains in place for now, which brought to an end border fighting that began in October 9th

and killed dozens of soldiers and civilians. Two days of talks were held in Istanbul. Both sides blamed the other for the impasse. It was an emotional ceremony Saturday, as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomed the class of 2025. From member station WKSU, Kabir Batia, has more. Are you ready to get busy? Salt and Peppa tore up the stage at the inductions in Los Angeles,

playing a medley of their 90s hip-hop hits. During their acceptance speech, rapper Salt alluded to the ongoing battle to retain ownership of their master tapes. As we celebrate this moment, fans can't even stream our music because the industry still doesn't want to play fair. The evening began with Stevie Wonder and an all-star group paying tribute to Sly Stone. Then, 70s rockers, bad company were in.

inducted, represented by drummer Simon Kirk. The only other surviving member, singer Paul Rogers, said this week he was not well enough to attend. For NPR News, I'm Kabir Batia. Garrick Higo shot on 11161 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Carson Young at the PGA tournament underway this weekend in Mexico. He tied the one-round course record. Higo chipped in for an eagle on the par five first hole, par the second, and followed with five straight birdies on the Front nine. Young, meanwhile, had 11 birdies and two bogeys. The 30-year-old former Clemson player is winless on the PGA tour. I'm Dale Wilman, 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

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