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Jael Snyder
In Washington, I'm Jael Snyder. With Palestinians moving back into northern Gaza since the ceasefire agreement came into effect, preparations are underway to ramp up the delivery of humanitarian aid. The UN Says it's ready once Israel gives the green light. Mara Cronenfeld is with unwra, the main UN Palestinian refugee agency. She spoke with abc.
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Mara Cronenfeld
There are thousands of trucks just with UNRWA alone that include essential food, medicine and shelter materials that can help feed actually the whole population of Gaza for three months as soon as it's let in.
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Jael Snyder
In Tel Aviv last night, demonstrators singing in the square where families of those held in Gaza held weekly rallies. Omri Leifch was there. He's the son of a hostage who died in captivity.
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Omri Leifch
Until the moment you see them, something can happen, but we are happy.
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Jael Snyder
Hamas is expected to begin releasing hostages tomorrow. The ceasefire has moved into a third day as President Trump prepares to leave this afternoon for the Middle East. He's to speak to Israel's parliament tomorrow and go host a summit on Gaza and Egypt. China says President Trump's latest tariffs on Chinese goods are hypocrit. Here's NPR's John Ruich reporting.
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John Ruich
China's Commerce Ministry said new U.S. port fees on Chinese ships and the addition of Chinese firms to a trade blacklist had severely harmed China's interests and undermined the atmosphere for bilateral economic and trade talks. Beijing responded in kind, adding American firms to a Chinese trade blacklist and imposing port fees on US Ships. It also widened curbs on exports of rare earth minerals. President Trump labeled that move very hostile and announced that he would retaliate by jacking tariffs on Chinese imports up another 100% next month. Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are slated to meet in South Korea in the coming weeks. But the renewed trade friction cast doubt over the rare summit. John Ruich, NPR News, Beijing.
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Jael Snyder
With no end in sight to the federal shutdown, many furloughed workers are struggling with how they'll get by once their paychecks stop coming. NPR's Jennifer Ludden spoke with a single mom in Colorado who is trying to prepare.
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Jennifer Ludden
Early this year, Stephanie Rogers and her two daughters moved in with her mom. It was to save money and also a hedge against mass layoffs and the chance of another shutdown.
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Mara Cronenfeld
That is our decision to just make sure all of us survive this process.
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Jennifer Ludden
Rogers works for the FDA and is a chapter president of the National Treasury Employees Union. She remembers the 2018 shutdown that dragged out 35 days. So this time she made a painful decision.
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Mara Cronenfeld
I had to pull out of my retirement, which has some big tax consequences for next year.
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Jennifer Ludden
She says the FDA is her dream job, but she has no idea if she'll get back pay or even still have a job whenever the shutdown ends. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News.
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Jael Snyder
And you're listening to NPR News. The office of Madagascar's president says that an attempted coup is underway. Soldiers have reportedly joined the protests that have escalated since they began late last month. Polls have opened in Cameroon, where the world's oldest president is seeking an eighth consecutive presidential term. 92 year old Paul Pilla is again the front runner in a vote where the main opposition figure was controversially disqualified from running. As NPR's Emanuel Akinwatu reports, Paul Beer.
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Omri Leifch
Has been in power since 1982 and could win another seven year term that would extend his role to 50 years and until he's nearly 100. Beer has run despite widespread calls to step down, only attending one campaign rally and continuing to spend extended periods away in Europe. An AI generated video of him, widely used by his campaign, has attracted further criticism. Insecurity and high unemployment have been major issues in the Central African country, where the median age is 18 and 40% of people under 35 are unemployed. Beah's main challenges are expected to be two former ministers who recently resigned from his government. More than 8 million people are registered to cast ballots in a single round of voting. Emmanuel Akimotu, NPR News.
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Jael Snyder
In Major League Baseball, the Milwaukee brewers have a shot at the National League pennant. They won the right to play the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning their division against the Chicago Cubs last night three games to two. The American League Series between the Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays begins later tonight. And I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News from Washington.
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