NPR News: 10-06-2025 7AM EDT

Summary

NPR News Now: October 6, 2025, 7AM EDT

Host: Korva Coleman
Duration: 5 minutes
Main Theme:
A quick round-up of the top news stories in the U.S. and abroad, with special focus on the sixth day of the ongoing federal government shutdown, new Nobel Prize winners in medicine, Middle East peace talks, gender differences in mammal longevity, and a dangerous storm on Mount Everest.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

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1. Federal Government Shutdown Enters Sixth Day

[00:18]

• The shutdown continues with no resolution in sight as both political parties blame one another.
  • President Trump claims layoffs are occurring as a result of Democratic obstruction.
    • Quote: "It's a shutdown. It's their shutdown, not our shutdown, it's their shutdown."
      — President Donald Trump [00:36]
• Republican Position: Want Democrats to accept a stopgap bill to reopen the government.
• Democratic Position: Insist Republicans must first reverse deep cuts to federal healthcare programs.
• The Senate will vote today on a government spending measure.

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2. Conflict Over National Guard Deployments

[00:47–02:18]

• A federal judge blocked President Trump’s attempt—for the second time this weekend—to deploy National Guard troops to Oregon, citing the administration's failure to meet legal standards.
• Meanwhile, Trump has also ordered National Guard troops from Texas to deploy to Illinois and Oregon.
  • Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (Democrat) denounced it as “Trump’s invasion.”
• Quote: "Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has refused to deploy his Guard, so President Trump has taken control by federalizing them."
  — Tom Bowman [01:49]
• The deployments are intended to protect federal facilities and ICE agents where “violent demonstrations are occurring or could occur.”
• This federalization move could potentially run afoul of the law.

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3. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

[02:18–03:13]

• The Nobel was awarded to two Americans, Mary Brunko and Fred Ramsdell, and one Japanese scientist, Shimon Sakaguchi.
• Recognized for their discoveries about peripheral immune tolerance and regulatory T cells—critical for preventing the immune system from attacking healthy tissues.
• Quote: "The committee calls the immune system's security guards cells called regulatory T cells."
  — Rob Stein [02:31]
• The trio will share over $1.1 million in prize money.

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4. Israel–Hamas Talks in Egypt

[03:13–03:51]

• Indirect discussions happening in Egypt to end the war in Gaza, as the second anniversary of Hamas's invasion approaches.
• President Trump and Arab nations are putting pressure on negotiators.
• Israel continues to carry out strikes in Gaza; dozens of Palestinian deaths over the weekend.

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5. Study on Longevity Gap Between Female and Male Mammals

[03:51–04:35]

• Findings: Female mammals, across 528 species, outlive males by about 13% on average.
  • Human parallel: Women live 5 years longer than men on average (81 vs. 76 years).
  • Underlying factors: Genetics, especially the protective effect of two X chromosomes, and less risky behaviors.
• Quote: "The sex that spends more time caring for offspring tends to live longer."
  — Fernando Calchero (study author) [04:23]
• Public health message: Adopting preventive health behaviors associated with women may help narrow the gender longevity gap.

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6. Climbers Trapped by Storm on Mount Everest

[04:35–04:57]

• Hundreds of climbers were stranded as a severe snowstorm hit their campsites on Mount Everest.
• Rescuers have reached approximately 350 stranded on the Tibetan side.
• The snowfall was reportedly heavy enough to crush tents.

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Memorable Quotes

• President Donald Trump [00:36]:
  "It's a shutdown. It's their shutdown, not our shutdown, it's their shutdown."
• Tom Bowman [01:49]:
  "Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has refused to deploy his Guard, so President Trump has taken control by federalizing them."
• Rob Stein [02:31]:
  "The committee calls the immune system's security guards cells called regulatory T cells."
• Fernando Calchero [04:23]:
  "The sex that spends more time caring for offspring tends to live longer."

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Notable Segments with Timestamps

• [00:18] — Government shutdown blame game & Senate vote preview
• [00:47] — Federal judge blocks Guard deployment; federalization in Illinois
• [02:18] — Nobel Prize in Medicine announcement
• [03:13] — Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations in Egypt
• [03:51] — Female longevity advantage in mammals
• [04:35] — Dangerous storm traps climbers on Mount Everest

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Transcript

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[Korva Coleman]

Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. Today is the sixth day of the federal government shutdown. There's no end in sight. Republicans and Democrats are blaming each other for the impasse. President Trump says the shutdown means that he is laying laying off federal workers. He says that has already started taking.

[President Donald Trump]

Place right now and it's all because of the Democrats. The Democrats are causing the loss of a lot of jobs with their. It's a shutdown. It's their shutdown, not our shutdown, it's their shutdown.

[Korva Coleman]

Both sides are deeply set in their positions. Republicans are demanding the Democrats agree to a stopgap bill to lift the shutdown. Democrats say Republicans need to first rescind their deep cuts to federal health care programs. The Senate is scheduled to vote today on a spending measure. A federal judge has again blocked President Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Oregon. This is the judge's second ruling on this issue this weekend. She found that the Trump administration did not meet a legal standard to deploy the National Guard troops. Oregon and California had sued to block Trump's action. Meanwhile, President Trump has also ordered National Guard troops from Texas to go to Illinois as well as Oregon. Illinois Democratic Governor J.B. pritzker is calling this action Trump's invasion. And that's not all. NPR's Tom Bowman reports. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Illinois National Guard to deploy in Illinois to protect immigration agents and federal facilities.

[Tom Bowman]

The troops are expected to deploy to Chicago sometime this week. Hegstaff, Saturday memo says the troops are to protect facilities where quote, unquote, violent demonstrations are occurring or could occur based on threat assessments. Illinois Governor J.B. pritzker has refused to deploy his Guard, so President Trump has taken control by federalizing them. Sending Guard troops to protect ICE agents and other federal offices doing their jobs could run afoul of the law. Tom Bowman, NPR News.

[Korva Coleman]

Three scientists have been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Today. NPR's Rob Stein reports. This is for their work discovering how the human immune system is kept in check.

[Rob Stein]

The three scientists are two Americans, Mary Brunko and Fred Ramsdell, and one Japanese, Shimon Sakaguchi. The researchers one for explaining something called peripheral immune tolerance. This is a key part of how the immune system protects but does not harm the body. The Nobel committee says the trio made groundbreaking discoveries that explain the function of cells. The committee calls the immune system's security guards cells called regulatory T cells. Those cells help prevent other immune system cells from attacking healthy tissue. The three scientists will share more than $1.1 million. Rob Stein, NPR News.

[Korva Coleman]

And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Negotiators from Israel and Hamas are supposed to hold indirect talks today in Egypt. It's about ending the war in Gaza. Tomorrow marks the second anniversary of Hamas's invasion of Israel. President Trump and Arab nations are pressuring the negotiators to work fast. Israel is continuing to strike Gaza, killing dozens of people over the weekend. A study of hundreds of species of mammals finds females tend to outlive males. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports. The longevity gap mirrors what is seen in humans and offers clues on how to narrow it.

[Fernando Calchero]

Women are much more likely to outlive men. On average, men can expect to live 76 years compared to 81 for women. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute studied 528 species of mammals and found females live about 13% longer in many species. Study author Fernando Calchero says genetics play a role, pointing to a protective effect of two X chromosomes. And risky mating behaviors are a factor, too.

[Allison Aubrey]

This female advantage in longevity is something that goes back millions of years.

[Fernando Calchero]

The sex that spends more time caring for offspring tends to live longer. Researchers say, mimicking the preventive care habits of women. Women could help narrow the gap. Alison Aubrey, NPR News.

[Korva Coleman]

Hundreds of climbers have gotten stuck on Mount Everest. There's a storm that dumped heavy snow on their campsites. Rescuers have been able to reach about 350 other climbers who were trapped on Tibet side of Mount Everest. One report from a climber says the snowfall was so heavy that it had crushed tents. This is npr.

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