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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jail Snyder. The Senate is expected to be back in session today after adjourning late yesterday afternoon without taking any action to end the federal government shutdown, which is now in its 40th day. The shutdown is the longest in U.S. history, and so far there appears to be no bipartisan path to bring it to an end. Here's NPR's Ava Pukatch with more. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says a Democratic proposal to agree to a one-year-old 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 dismissing 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's social, President Trump reiterated his push for Republicans to terminate the fellow buster to end the shutdown. Eva Pugatch and PR News. According to the flight tracking website, Flight Aware, a cancellation so far today, top 1,000,

and there are more than 400 delays as the Federal Aviation Administration limits air traffic at major airports around the country due to safety concerns. 55-year-old Matthew Morris was traveling out of Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Government shutdown needs to get resolved. No doubt about it. I don't like it. Nobody should like it, but you seem to be doing okay with it. Some guys not getting paid, that needs to get sorted. The shutdown has not only disrupted flights, but has threatened food assistance at millions of low-income Americans rely on and let federal workers without pay. Philippines is being hit by a super typhoon. The storm named Feng Wong is bringing sustained winds of more than 150 miles an hour, along with torrential lane. Ashish Valentine reports on the second powerful typhoon to hit the region in the past week. Typhoon Kalmagi tore a swath through the island archipelago, leaving over 200 dead.

Super Typhoon Feng Wong is now barreling through the most densely populated island of Luzon. Several schools have been ordered closed, and flights are already being canceled. The storm is also forcing local authorities to suspend rescue operations for the last typhoon as they brace for yet more destruction. The national government has declared a state of calamity. Feng Wong is expected to leave the Philippines by Tuesday and continue north to Taiwan. For NPR News, I'm Ashish Valentine in Taipei. The Japanese public broadcaster NHK is warning people to stay away from coastal areas

following a powerful earthquake that rattled northern Japan. Officials issued a tsunami advisory after the quake struck off the coast for the preliminary magnitude of 6.7. There are two nuclear plants in the area, but NHK says no abnormalities have been reported. This is NPR. Syrian President Ahmed Al-Hara is in Washington. He is to meet with President Trump at the White House tomorrow. His visit comes two days after the U.S. dropped his status as a specially designated global terrorist.

Prosecutors in Indiana are deciding whether to bring charges in the shooting death of a cleaning woman who turned up at the wrong home. The fatal shooting happened early Wednesday morning in Whitesown, Indiana. Officials say Maria Florenda Rios Perez was shot through the front door and died with her husband by her side. Authorities are considering whether to charge the homeowner is not clear if Indiana's stand-your-ground-law applies. An emotional ceremony last night, it's a rock and roll hall of fame. Welcome the class of 2025 from member station WKSU. Kabir Batya has more.

Are y'all 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 show.

group paying tribute to Sly Stone. Then 70s rockers bad company were 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. And I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News from Washington. 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. Join millions of customers and visit wise.com. T's and C's Apply.