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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. A federal judge is giving the Trump administration until Monday to consider whether to pay at least partial SNAP food benefits to 42 million low income people. But Jud Indira Talwani acknowledges this will leave millions of people without assistance starting tomorrow. Talwani has declined to issue a temporary restraining order, but notes states are right to sue. NPR's Kristen Wright has the latest one.
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In eight people in the U.S. get SNAP benefits to put food on the table. Congress set aside nearly $6 billion for the Agriculture Department to keep funding SNAP in emergencies, but the agency says that money can't legally be tapped into right now. The department argues without Congress appropriating funds the current fiscal year, there are no contingency funds available now. About half of states disagree and are suing the department. The USDA's lapse of funding plan dated September 30, said in the event of a shutdown, Snap's operations should continue since the program has been provided with multi year contingency funds. That plan is no longer on the USDA website. Kristen Wright, NPR News, Washington.
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President Trump appears to have patched things up with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, for the most part, at least over the diplomatic row over Reagan air era ad run by Ontario that Trump called fake.
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He was very nice. He apologized for what they did with the commercial because it was a false commercial. You know, it was the exact opposite. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs and they tried to make it look the other way. And he did apologize and I appreciated it.
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Amid the dispute, Trump called off trade talks with Canada. Big tech companies OpenAI and Oracle have announced a massive $7 billion data center in Michigan. It will power artificial intelligence. NPR's Bobby Allen reports. It comes as fears grow that investment in AI is fueling a bubble.
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ChatGPT maker OpenAI and software giant Oracle say a 250 acre data center will start construction next year outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan. It's the latest Silicon Valley investment to meet the demand of new AI services, which require immense energy. The data center boom in the US Is placing strain on local power grids and water systems as the always on computer networks suck up energy and have to be cooled to avoid overheating. The newly announced $7 billion data center in Michigan stoked new investor fears that companies are pumping billions into a technology that has not proven to meet the promise of its backers. A new state law in Michigan exempts AI data centers from paying sales and use taxes. Bobby Allen, NPR News.