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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Now that the government shutdown is over, agencies are trying to sort out the economic fallout. Federal workers will get their back pay, but key data that economists rely on, including the monthly jobs reports, are running behind. NPR, Scott Horsley, says that delay is creating a lot of uncertainty. We don't have a good read on that. The government's monthly jobs tally was delayed. the shutdown, along with a lot of other government economic data. We should get the

September jobs report pretty soon. That was almost finished when the shutdown began. But when it comes to the October report on both jobs and inflation, the government's really starting from scratch, and so it could take some time to reconstruct those. That's NPR, Scott Horsley, reporting. A federal judge is weighing arguments over the appointment of the U.S. attorney who secured indictments against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports a decision is expected to be issued in the coming weeks. Attorneys for both James Comey and Letitia James say that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsay Halligan was unlawfully appointed. Because of that, they say, the separate indictments against

Comey and James should be found invalid and dismissed. The Justice Department, meanwhile, argues that Halligan's appointment is valid and legal, and any perceived problem with it is at most, quote, a paperwork error. U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Curry was assigned to hear challenges to Halligan's appointment. Curry heard a little more than an hour of arguments from defense attorneys and prosecutors. She did not rule from the bench, but she did say she plans to issue her ruling by Thanksgiving. Ryan Lucas NPR News, Alexandria, Virginia. Heavy rain swept across Gaza overnight, soaking tense. and flooding the ruins of bombed-out homes.

The United Nations says nearly 30,000 homes have been destroyed during the war. NPR's Aibetrawe reports, aid groups warn that only a fraction of the supplies needed are getting in, even with a ceasefire, in place. The Norwegian Refugee Council, which oversees tent supplies in Gaza, says Israel is blocking the entry of life-saving shelter materials for 1.5 million people. They say Israel's rejected nearly all requests from New York. nine aid groups to bring in tents, ceiling kits, bedding and blankets, adding these are urgently needed as Gaza faces its third winter since the start of the war. UN agencies say people

are also struggling to eat enough due to obstacles and red tape. Israel is only allowing goods to enter through two crossings. Despite saying a third crossing would open, this one for northern Gaza, where famine was declared over the summer. Israel's military says it's not limiting aid and that hundreds of trucks of goods are entering daily. It did not respond to further questions. News, Dubai. This is NPR News in Washington. The Trump administration is planning a special immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, North Carolina. Officials say customs and border protection agents may be deployed as early as this weekend. President Trump has previously threatened to send federal agents and the military into cities run by Democrats to enforce

deportation policies. Boeing machinists in Missouri have ended their four-month strike. Olivia Mizell from St. Louis Public Radio reports. Union members voted more than two to one to approve Boeing's five-year offer. It raises the ratification bonus to $6,000 but leaves other elements unchanged. Many members said the contract wasn't ideal, but they voted yes because the length of the strike is weighing on them. Kevin Gray, however, says he voted no. It's just a couple of thousand dollars added more on the front end and that's it. It's like still, Boeing don't value us. They make two. much money for us to be trying to start people off at $18 an hour. That's ludicrous.

Even so, Gray says he's ready to get back to work. Striking workers will return to work starting the evening of November 16th. For NPR News, I'm Olivia Maisel in St. Louis. Johns Hopkins University says it will no longer charge tuition for undergraduates from families earning up to $200,000 a year. The new program covers students for more than 85% of U.S. households and includes tuition and living expenses for families making up to $100,000. The move follows a $1.8 billion gift from alumnus Michael Bloomberg. I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News, in Washington.