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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. The government shutdown has now entered its 40th day. More than 1,000 flights across the U.S. were canceled Saturday because of issues with air traffic control. People who work in control towers are not being paid during the shutdown, and neither are TSA workers. That's prompted harsh words, directed at members of Congress from TSA union president, Johnny Jones. We took an oath to poll the Constitution. You took an oath to a poll to Constitution. fund the government, fix what you need to do because the people, the one million employees that are not being paid right now across the country are on furlough, the government shutdown.

This is insane. This is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Millions of Americans are planning for an uncertain future around federal food benefits after the Supreme Court ruled Friday night that the Trump administration can continue withholding some funding for the SNAP food benefits program, at least for now. Blake Farmer of member station WPLN has more from a drive-through food distribution site in rural Tennessee. Cars and trucks started lining up hours before the start time, some before dawn. Crystal Tipton is among the more than 41 million Americans who rely on the benefits.

She says she's never used a food pantry before. You have to cut back on everything. I mean, I think it's the way it's going to be for a while. The nonprofit that organized this food distribution called OneGen Away has seen demand spike by more than 300%. It's been adding pop-up sites in the region over the last two weeks, but organizers say they're running out of food and turning

people away. For NPR News, I'm Blake Farmer in Hickman County, Tennessee. The Danish government wants to ban social media for users under 15 years old. As Terry Schultz reports, officials say they want to protect children from the large amount of violence and self-harm that's now

present on online platforms. If the Danish Parliament passes the legislation proposed by the country's Ministry of Digitalization, it would enact some of the most stringent restrictions in Europe on social media use by teens. The government has not yet specified which platforms would be covered, nor how the measure would be enforced. Parents could apply for the right to have an assessment done on their children so they could use the app starting at 13. The Danish move follows Australia, which in December enacted the world's first ban on social media for users under 16. It holds platforms like Facebook,

Instagram and TikTok responsible for blocking younger children and sets huge fines for those which do not. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz. Conservative Rodrigo Paz was sworn in as Bolivia's new president on Saturday. His election marks a major shift for that country after almost 20 years of control by the movement towards socialism party. His inauguration has created hope for many Bolivians who are now facing severe fuel shortages and high food prices. Paz says he will introduce gradual reforms and move the country closer to the U.S. You're listening to NPR News. In Aid Group in Sudan, says more than 16,000 people have left the city of El Thasher in the western Darfur region since it was captured in late October by a paramilitary group.

They say the refugees are fleeing reported atrocities by the group. The RSF paramilitary group and the Sudanese army have been at war since April of 2023. A single infusion of an experimental gene editing drug appears safe and effective for cutting cholesterol, and the effects could last for life. The approach could someday offer a powerful new weapon to fight heart disease, which is the nation's leading killer, NPR's Rob Stein. Doctors infused an experimental gene editing drug into 15 patients to test whether a one-time infusion can permanently lower cholesterol

by editing a gene in the liver, and found the infusion could safely cut cholesterol. as well as triglycerides by as much as half. The findings presented at the American Association's annual scientific meeting mirror those produced by a similar experimental approach also being tested. But much more research is needed to confirm that a one-time infusion can safely and effectively cut cholesterol for life. Rob Stein and Peer News. In college football, number one, Ohio State easily beat Purdue, Saturday 34 to 10,

Well, number two, Indiana pulled out a last-minute win against Penn State, 27 to 24. Number three, Texas, A&M beat Missouri. Well, number four, Alabama, delivered a solid defensive performance Saturday night to beat LSU, 20 to 9. Number five, Georgia beat Mississippi State 41 to 21, and Black Hills State beat Adam State 59 to nothing. 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 exchange rate with no hidden fees.

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