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Live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. The federal government shutdown is over. The House passed short term spending legislation last night. Democrats had demanded that Republicans restore subsidies for soaring health care premiums under the Affordable Care Act. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries says Republicans don't care that Americans cannot afford health care.
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The longest shutdown in American history would rather do that than provide health care that's affordable to working class Americans, middle class Americans and hardworking American taxpayers.
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But House Speaker Mike Johnson says the Democrats were wrong to demand changes to health care subsidies in exchange for votes to end the shutdown.
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They admitted that they were using the American people as leverage in this political game. They knew that it would cause pain and they did it anyway. The whole exercise was pointless. It was wrong and it was cruel.
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Senate Republican leaders say they will allow Democrats to introduce a bill on restoring health care subsidies next month. But even if that bill passes in the Senate, it's not clear Republicans in the House will even consider it. Stocks open lower as the federal government begins to reopen after a six week shutdown. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped about 100 points in early trading.
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Investors have mostly had to do without official government economic reports during the shutdown. The federal workers who typically keep tabs on jobs, prices and spending were among those furloughed. Now the shutdown is over. Government number crunchers will play catch up, trying to give workers, businesses and financial markets a clearer picture of where the economy's been during the last six weeks and where it might be going. Stock in the Walt Disney Company opened down after a mixed quarterly report. Disney theme parks are drawing big crowds and its streaming service is doing well. But Disney's TV networks and some of its movies have struggled. Asian stocks were mostly up overnight. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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The Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration is reshaping where migrants without legal status live in the U.S. some are leaving the country, but NPR's Jasmine Garsd reports others are moving to other cities and states.
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A woman who asked to go by her first initial E says she and her family are moving to a small town in Michigan. They've lived in Florida for two decades. She says they've chosen to move to Michigan because a friend there told them it's quiet here. No raids. I can find you a job. Homeland Security says 1.6 million people have self deported during the Trump administration. It's hard to say how many have moved internally to escape enforcement, but demographers say migrants have been relocating from big cities to smaller towns for decades. Jasmine Garsd, NPR News.
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On Wall street, The Dow's down 100 points. This is NPR. West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrissey says searchers have located the body of a missing coal miner. He had been missing since Saturday. The mine east of Charleston had flooded. Rescue teams had pumped thousands of gallons of water out of the mine in an effort to locate him. A new study finds increased consumption of ultra processed foods is linked to a significantly greater risk of prediabetes in young adults. As NPR's Maria Godoy reports, these foods make up the majority of what Americans eat.
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Prior research has linked overconsumption of ultra processed foods to type 2 diabetes in adults, but few studies have looked at the health effects among youth.
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We don't really know what's happening with these young adults.
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That's Lita Chatzi of the University of Southern California. She and her colleagues wanted to know how the diet choices of young adults influenced their risk of chronic disease. So they followed 85 older adolescents with a history of overweight or obesity over four years.
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We found something that was shocking to us.
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Even a small 10% increase in consumption of ultra processed foods was linked to to a 50% higher risk of having prediabetes. That's early stage high blood sugar that can lead to diabetes down the road. Maria Godoy, NPR News.
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Unionized workers at coffee retailer Starbucks say they're striking today in dozens of cities. They're demanding better pay and working conditions. Today is also Starbucks free red cup day. The company says fewer than 4% of its U.S. employees are unionized. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News.
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Host: NPR (Korva Coleman)
Duration: ~5 minutes
This episode delivers a concise roundup of major U.S. news events and developments for November 13, 2025. The focus is on the end of the federal government shutdown, political contention over healthcare subsidies, economic and stock market responses, shifting migration patterns due to immigration policies, a mining tragedy in West Virginia, health concerns over ultra processed foods, and a nationwide strike among Starbucks workers.
[00:16]
The House has passed short-term spending legislation, ending a historic government shutdown.
Democrats insisted on restoring Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies for health care premiums.
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized Republicans for neglecting Americans’ struggles with healthcare affordability.
"The longest shutdown in American history would rather do that than provide health care that's affordable to working class Americans, middle class Americans, and hardworking American taxpayers."
— Hakeem Jeffries, House Democratic Leader [00:38]
House Speaker Mike Johnson accused Democrats of political gamesmanship by leveraging Americans' pain for policy changes.
"They admitted that they were using the American people as leverage in this political game. They knew that it would cause pain and they did it anyway. The whole exercise was pointless. It was wrong and it was cruel."
— Mike Johnson, House Speaker [01:01]
Senate Republicans will let Democrats introduce a bill on health care subsidies next month, though passage in the House remains uncertain.
[01:15 – 02:19]
The Dow Jones opened ~100 points lower after the nation’s longest shutdown.
During the shutdown, official economic reporting paused (e.g., on jobs, prices, spending), creating a data gap.
Agencies now rush to update statistics and inform markets.
"Government number crunchers will play catch up, trying to give workers, businesses, and financial markets a clearer picture of where the economy's been during the last six weeks and where it might be going."
— Scott Horsley, NPR Correspondent [01:41]
Disney’s mixed earnings report: robust theme park attendance and streaming gains, but cable networks and some movies underperformed.
Asian stock markets generally rose overnight.
[02:19 – 03:11]
Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns are prompting unauthorized migrants to leave the U.S., or move internally to less risky areas.
NPR’s Jasmine Garsd shares a personal account:
"It's quiet here. No raids. I can find you a job."
— Woman identified as “E” via friend in Michigan [02:35]
1.6 million people have self-deported under the Trump administration per Homeland Security.
Internal migration from big cities to smaller towns is a continuing trend, according to demographers.
[03:11]
[03:11 – 04:33]
New study links higher intake of ultra processed foods to a much greater risk of prediabetes in young adults.
Study led by Lita Chatzi at the University of Southern California followed 85 older adolescents with obesity or overweight history over 4 years.
"We don't really know what's happening with these young adults."
— Lita Chatzi, USC Investigator [03:56]
"We found something that was shocking to us."
— Lita Chatzi, USC Investigator [04:16]
Just a 10% uptick in ultra processed foods raised prediabetes risk by 50%.
[04:33 – 04:55]
Hakeem Jeffries, House Democratic Leader:
"The longest shutdown in American history would rather do that than provide health care that's affordable to working class Americans, middle class Americans, and hardworking American taxpayers." [00:38]
Mike Johnson, House Speaker:
"They admitted that they were using the American people as leverage in this political game. They knew that it would cause pain and they did it anyway. The whole exercise was pointless. It was wrong and it was cruel." [01:01]
Scott Horsley, NPR Correspondent:
"Government number crunchers will play catch up, trying to give workers, businesses, and financial markets a clearer picture of where the economy's been during the last six weeks and where it might be going." [01:41]
Lita Chatzi, University of Southern California:
"We don't really know what's happening with these young adults." [03:56]
"We found something that was shocking to us." [04:16]
This summary captures the critical developments and insights expressed in the November 13, 2025, 10AM NPR News Now episode. It offers an organized digest of the fast-moving headlines with context, key details, and attributed quotes for clarity and reference.