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The Internet made it possible for anyone to turn creativity into income, and millions are trying. But what happens when our ideas, our language, even our culture, are shaped by what's monetizable? This week, TED Radio Hour explores the rise of the creator economy and how new tech, like AI, could define what we value next. Listen on the NPR app or wherever you get your pie. Live from NPR News in Washington, on Khorva Coleman, the federal government shutdown is over. The House passed a short-term spending bill and sent the measure to President Trump. He signed it last night. The bill funds the government through the end of January.

Some programs and agencies will receive funding through the end of next September. That includes the Federal Nutrition Program, SNAP. Federal aviation officials say temporary flight reductions will remain at 6 percent because more AFR, rather, air traffic controllers are coming to work. NPR's Joel Rose reports it may take several days before commercial aviation. aviation returns to normal following the shutdown. The reductions in air traffic at dozens of major airports had been slated to rise to 10% by Friday. Instead, the Department of Transportation says they will stay at 6% because more air traffic controllers are showing up for work.

The Federal Aviation Administration has said the cuts were necessary to keep the airspace safe as the agency grappled with a staffing shortage of air traffic controllers during the federal government shutdown. Some air traffic controllers took on second jobs and many called in sick. With the shutdown now over, airlines are preparing to ramp back up to full schedules. Aviation regulators say that will happen when safety data improves, but they have not given any timetable. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington. The Food and Drug Administration is creating a new way for approving cutting-edge treatments for rare diseases. NPR's Rob Stein explains.

In a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine, two top FDA officials describe what they call a new, quote, plausible mechanism pathway, for approving treatments. Instead of requiring complicated and expensive studies testing and experimental treatment on patients, the FDA says some therapies could be approved based on other criteria. That could include evidence that the treatment can help patients by fixing the underlying cause of the disease, like a genetic defect. The approach is aimed at making it more practical to use cutting-edge technologies like gene editing to treat patients suffering from rare disease. diseases. Rob Stein, NPR News. NPR has learned that the British government is withholding

some intelligence from the U.S. military. It's out of concern over U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean. 75 people have been killed. Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed questions about intelligence sharing as he attended a G7 summit in Canada. We have very strong partnerships with the U.K. and other countries. Again, nothing has changed or happened that is impeded in any way our ability to do what we're doing, nor are we asking anyone to help us with what we're doing in any realm, and that includes military. The Trump administration has struck numerous boats in the region and killed dozens of people alleging they are involved in drug trafficking.

The Trump administration has never offered proof of its claims. On Wall Street, the Dow was down 330 points. This is NPR. Civil Rights Leader Reverend Jesse Jack. Jackson has been hospitalized in Chicago. His rainbow push coalition says he is being treated for a long-standing neurodegenerative disease. The Thai king is in Beijing today on a state visit. It's the first time since Thailand and China established ties in 1975. The king's visit comes as both countries grow closer politically. And peers Emily Fang reports it was preceded by an unusual extradition. China is Thailand's biggest trading partner and a top source of tourists.

That's given China more influence in Thailand. Earlier this year, embassy officials pressured an art exhibition in Bangkok, for example, to close, because Beijing objected to the artists being shown. And the day before the Thai king's trip to Beijing, Thai authorities extradited to China, a gambling tycoon accused of building giant compounds where human trafficking and financial scams were rampant. The tycoon, Zhou Zhuge Jiang, had fought his extradition to China for almost three years, claiming he was a former spy for China. His lawyers say in a statement that, quote, we regret that the Thai authorities did not further resist and protect our client's integrity.

Emily Fang and Peer News. A new Gallup survey finds that about one in five Americans would leave the U.S. for good if they were able. But that number rises to 40 percent among young women. The figure is 10 times higher than what Gallup found a decade ago. It began rising during President Trump's first term in office. The survey says American women report they are losing more faith in national institutions and that a life abroad appears enticing. You're listening to NPR News.