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Dave Mattingly
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. Today marks two years since Hamas militants attacked southern Israel, killing about 1200 people and sparking a war.
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Saudi Arabia.
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Dave Mattingly
Since then, the Gaza Health Ministry says more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces. Efforts to reach a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continue, led by the U.S. nPR's Jason DeRose says a new poll from the Washington Post finds many American Jews are critical of how Israel is conducting the war in Gaza.
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Jason DeRose
The poll found that more than 6 in 10American Jews say Israel has committed war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza. It also found that nearly 4 in 10 describe Israel's actions, actions in Gaza, as genocide. The Washington Post poll surveyed 815American Jews in early September. The findings are in concert with a poll released last month conducted by IPSOS in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Rochester. That earlier study found just 31% of American Jews approve of Israel's military campaign in Gaza over the last two years, suggesting there's greater internal difference regarding Israel's actions than once thought. Jason DeRose, NPR News.
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Dave Mattingly
The federal government remained shut down. Two stopgap spending bills that would have reopened the government failed in the Senate yesterday, as they had previously each needed 60 votes to pass. One was from Republicans, the other from Democrats. The Trump administration says the government shutdown could soon affect commercial aviation. Shortages of air traffic controllers have been reported at airports in New Jersey, Colorado and California. As NPR's Joel Rose reports, a federal program that subsidizes service to rural airports is about to run out of money.
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Joel Rose
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says funds for the Essential Air Service program could run out as soon as Sunday. The program subsidizes commercial service to rural airports in about 170 U.S. communities, including more than 60 in Alaska. Duffy said, quote, every state across the country will be impacted, unquote, but it's not immediately clear when passengers would notice any change. According to a Transportation Department website, airlines normally seek reimbursement from the government in the month after the flights. Earlier this year, the White House proposed cutting more than $300 million from the service, despite the program having broad bipartisan support in Congress. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
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Dave Mattingly
Authorities in California say three people were critically injured last night when A medical helicopter crashed onto a highway in Sacramento. Those injured were identified as the pilot, a nurse and a paramedic. The Sacramento Fire Department says the helicopter was returning from a call when it went down. Nobody on the ground was injured. Later this morning, this year's Nobel Prize in physics is scheduled to be announced in Stockholm, Sweden. This is NPR News from Washington. A marine park in Canada says it may have to euthanize 30 beluga whales due to an urgent financial shortfall. As Dan Karpenchuk reports, the Canadian government says the whales are the responsibility of the theme park.
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Dan Karpenchuk
Marineland gave Ottawa a deadline of today for a response, adding that without money, it is no other option but to begin euthanizing the whales. Last week, Ottawa denied an export permit for Marineland to send the 30 belugas to an aquarium in China. Marineland says it has run out of options, adding that euthanization would be a direct consequence of Ottawa refusing to grant the export permit. Caring for the whales costs about $2 million a month, and Marineland says it is almost broke. World Animal Protection says it is morally reprehensible for the now defunct park to hold Ottawa hostage for making what is essentially the right decision. For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpinchuk in Toronto.
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Dave Mattingly
This is special election primary day in Tennessee, where more than a dozen candidates, Republicans and Democrats, are seeking to fill the seat left vacant by GOP Congressman Mark Green. He he left Congress in June. The state's 7th Congressional District covers 14 counties bordering Kentucky and Alabama and includes parts of Nashville. Voters will be choosing their party's nominee ahead of the general election in December. Taylor Swift's 12th studio album has done something no other artist has accomplished. 2.7 million copies of the Life of a Showgirl were sold on the album's first day of release. The that's a record. According to the data firm Luminate, that number includes physical and digital formats. I'm Dave Mattingly in Washington.
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