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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rom. Momentum is building in the Senate for a funding pathway that could end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. But as NPR's Luke Garrett reports, Congress still has a long way to go. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the chamber plans to vote on a bill Sunday that could eventually reopen the government. The legislative package includes the House passed continuing resolution, but this version would last until the end of January. The CR would also serve as a vehicle for a partial. full-year funding legislation known as a minibus. But it remains unclear whether Democrats will sign on. Oklahoma Senator Mark Wayne Mullen, a GOP negotiator, wasn't too hopeful. I don't expect anything for the Democrats at this point. Their demands have been so ridiculous. I don't know what they're going to do. And at this point, I frankly don't get in the crowd. Democrats have pushed for an extension of the Affordable Care Act subsidies before they would agree to fund the government. Healthcare isn't mentioned in this latest plan. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.

More flights were canceled or delayed today because of the government shutdown. The FAA ordered a reduction of flights because of a shortage of air traffic controllers forced to work without paying. Millions of Americans are getting their first blast of winter weather a bit early this year. NPR's Matt Bloom has more on a mass of Arctic air moving through the country. Parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes region are seeing the season's first round of snowfall as a big surge of Arctic air moves southward. It's expected to bring temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average for dozens of states. Some of the coldest weather is expected Sunday night into Monday morning, when parts of Alabama, Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle could see lows dip below freezing.

The National Weather Service says the wave of Arctic air could break records for parts of the southern U.S. The cold snap is expected to last through Veterans Day Tuesday, then warm back up to more average November temperatures. Bloom, NPR News. Hamas says it's returned the body of another Israeli soldier, but it's not a soldier killed and taken into Gaza on October 7, 2023. It's a soldier from a previous Gaza conflict. NPR's Lauren Frere reports from Tel Aviv. The Israeli Prime Minister's office says forensic tests show the latest human remains return to Israel belonged to Hadar Golding, an Israeli soldier killed in action in Gaza in 2014, and then held there for more than 11. years. Golden had become a national symbol. His parents waged a long public campaign. A hostage forum says the quote, people of Israel have walked beside them in their struggle. The Israeli military published photos of Golden's flag-draped coffin. This is a boost for the U.S. brokered ceasefire in Gaza, under which Israel is now required to return the bodies of 15 Palestinians it has been holding.

Lauren Freyer, NPR News, Tel Aviv. This is NPR News. News in Washington. Britain is sending anti-dron equipment and experts to Belgium to help that country combat drone sightings. Drones have prompted airport closures in several European countries in recent weeks. Some officials suspect Russia is behind the drones, which Moscow denies. There are strict rules about what drug companies can say in their advertising, but a new study shows there's more wiggle room when companies pay for sponsored search results online. NPR's Sydney Lubkin reports.

Normally, companies can't advertise a drug to treat a condition it hasn't been FDA-approved to treat. But sponsored search results online aren't regulated the way television ads are. Daniel Eisencraft-Kline and his colleagues at Harvard Medical School looked at two years of paid search results for OZempic. Novo Nordisk sponsored the search term Kelly Clarkson weight loss, presumably because those searching for celebrities and weight loss might be interested in their product. According to his study published in JAMA Network Open, 11% of paid search phrases contain the word wait, even though OSMPIC is only approved to treat type 2 diabetes. Novo Nordisk says its paid search approach is standard and in compliance with U.S. laws and regulations. Sydney Lubkin and PR News.

Two major league pitchers are being charged with taking bribes. Their indictments were made public today. Emmanuel Chase and Luis Ortiz both pitched for the Cleveland Guardians. They're accused of giving sports betters, advance notice of the types of pitches they planned and of deliberately throwing balls instead of strikes. I'm Nora Rahm. NPR News in Washington.