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Support for NPR and the following message come from the Kreske Foundation with Pathbreakers, a podcast about transforming communities through innovation, from revolutionizing higher education to supporting artists who are driving change. Pathbreakers is available on podcast platforms. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. On this vote, the ayes are 222, the nays are 209. The bill has passed. Congress has passed a bill that funds the government through January, bringing a close to the longest government shutdown in history. House Speaker Mike Johnson blamed the shutdown on Democrats who demanded Congress extend expiring health care subsidies. Voters are going to remember which political party played games with their lives.

They're going to remember that they did this for their own selfish purposes so that they could look tough to the radical elements of their base and real people suffered because of that game. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats will keep pushing for health care funding. House Democrats will continue to fight to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits for tens of millions of Americans. This fight is not over. We're just getting started. As part of the shutdown deal, Senate Republican leader John Thune said he would hold a vote on a bill to extend the subsidies in December. House Democrats released emails between Jeffrey Epstein and his confidants, suggesting President Trump may have known about Epstein. sexual abuse of underage girls. In one email, Epstein wrote that Trump spent hours with one of the victims at Epstein's house, and in another he wrote that Trump, quote, knew about the girls.

Democrat Robert Garcia of California tells NPR the public has a right to know what the president knows. I think that the emails today show clearly that there is a relationship between Donald Trump and Epstein. As far as what Donald Trump knew, what he participated in, I think are real questions. And I think the thing on everyone's mind, certainly those of us on the committee, is why the cover-up? Why won't the White House release the full Epsine files? A bipartisan group of lawmakers has signed a petition to allow a vote on a bill that would force the Justice Department to release files relating to Epstein. That vote could take place in early December. The U.K. is backing away from sharing some intelligence with the U.S. military. NPR's Quill-Larence

reports it's out of concerns about U.S. strikes on alleged drug. in the Caribbean. Intelligence sharing between the U.S. and Britain has a storied history going back to World War II, and that relationship continues. But according to an official who is not authorized to speak publicly, the U.K. has begun denying certain intelligence sharing requests out of concern over U.S. military actions in the Caribbean because they do not align with British foreign policy. The White House declined to comment. This was first reported by CNN, and in response Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, said on social media that his government, government will stop sharing intelligence with the U.S. until the strikes on the boat stop.

The Trump administration claims the military has the right to kill even unarmed drug smugglers on suspicion because it has labeled them terrorist enemy combatants. Quill Lawrence NPR News. U.S. stocks closed mixed today. The SMP 500 added a tenth of a percent. This is NPR News from Washington. The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is retiring at the end of his term in February, opening up a new seat on the Fed's interest rate setting committee. President Trump has been seeking to exert more control over the central bank. Raphael Bostic served on the committee that decides key short-term interest rates. Trump has repeatedly attacked the Fed for not cutting interest rates as quickly as he would like.

Google has launched a lawsuit against an organization that it claims enables fishing and text scammers. NPR's John Ruich reports the Internet giant says its customers and brand are being hurt. Google is targeting an enterprise it calls Lighthouse. In a court filing, it describes it as a well-organized criminal group that creates and distributed software and support for would-be cyber criminals. Basically, it helps them make phony fishing websites and hook victims with texts. Lighthouse is based in China, and Google says it does not actually know the names of the people involved. Instead, the company is seeking a court injunction to help it dismantle the Lighthouse

enterprise from the outside in, targeting other companies or entities that might be facilitating Lighthouse. Google says its logo is on many websites and website templates created by Lighthouse, and that undermines user trust in Google. Google is among NPR's financial supporters. John Rewich, NPR News. Three paintings from public television legend Bob Ross have sold for over $600,000. The paintings are part of a collection of 30 works being sold to support public TV stations affected by federal funding cuts.

A piece entitled Winter's Piece painted during a 1993 episode of The Joy of Painting, fetched $318,000. 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.

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