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Rachel Martin
I'm Rachel Martin. If you're tired of small talk, check out the Wild Card Podcast. I invite influential thinkers to open up about the big topics we all think about but rarely talk about. Tune in this fall to hear Mel Robbins, Malala Yousafzai and Brene Brown talk about everything from grief and God to ambition and forgiveness. Watch or listen on the NPR app, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Ryland Barton
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump says he's turning his attention to affordability now the government shutdown is over. As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, polls show voters are concerned about the economy and cost of living.
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Tamara Keith
A senior administration official not authorized to speak on the record tells NPR Trump will soon travel around the country with a message that while some things have improved, there's still more work to do to help people feeling economic strain. And that was part of Trump's messaging last night at the White House.
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Amy Jackson
My administration and our partners in Congress will continue our work to lower the cost of living, restore public safety, grow our economy, and make America affordable again for all Americans. Again, costs are way down.
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Tamara Keith
Inflation has been persistent so far this year, which has voters in a foul mood about the economy. Tamara Keith, NPR News.
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Ryland Barton
The government shutdown has ended without a solution for spiking health insurance premiums. Democrats had demanded that Republicans restore subsidies for the premiums to win their support for the spending bill to end the shutdown, but that didn't happen. NPR's Selena Simmons Duffin reports that that means the 24 million people enrolled in Affordable Care act plans are in a difficult situation.
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Selena Simmons Duffin
The enhanced premium subsidies that have kept costs down for enrollees expire at the end of the year. Without them, costs are going up. For Amy Jackson of Butler, Missouri, her premium is going from under $300 a month to 1250. She's not sure congressional lawmakers understand.
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Amy Jackson
You know, for them, 1000 bucks is probably nothing. It's probably what they blow on dinner. But for me, that's half of my wage. You know, I just can't swing that.
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Selena Simmons Duffin
She has breast cancer and is trying to get as much treatment as possible into this calendar year. She's been calling her representatives and telling them that people like her need help now. Selena simonstephen, NPR News, Washington.
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Ryland Barton
California officials say they plan to revoke 17,000 commercial driver's licenses given to immigrants after discovering the expiration dates went past when the drivers were legally allowed to be in the U.S. the announcement follows harsh criticism from the Trump administration about California and other states granting licenses to people who are in the country illegally. Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin Company launched its football field long new Glenn rocket today with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight of the rocket that NASA is of capable counting on to get people and supplies to the moon. Blue Origin recovered the booster following its separation from the upper stage and the Mars orbiters, an essential step to recycle and slash costs similar to SpaceX. The US stock market tumbled to one of its worst days since this spring. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Jeff Bezos, the BBC has apologized to President Trump over a misleading edit in a documentary about the January 6th insurrection. The BBC's chair, Samir Shah, sent a letter saying he and the corporation were sorry for the edit of Trump's speech before some of his supporters stormed the U.S. capitol. But the broadcaster says there is no basis for Trump's threat for a $1 billion lawsuit. A new study finds eating more ultra processed foods is linked to a greater risk of prediabetes in young adults. As NPR's Maria Godoy reports, the food makes up most of what Americans eat.
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Maria Godoy
Prior research has linked over consumption 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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Amy Jackson
We don't really know what's happening with these young adults.
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Maria Godoy
That's Lita Chatzi of the University of Southern California. She and her colleagues wanted to know how the diet choices of young adults influence 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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Amy Jackson
We found something that was shocking to us.
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Maria Godoy
Even a small 10% increase in consumption of ultra processed foods was linked 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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Ryland Barton
Scientists have captured rare footage of remoras, also known as suckerfish, hitching rides on humpback whales off the coast of Australia. The footage shows the fish peeling away just before the whale breaches, then returning to the same spots with precision. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Listen to this podcast sponsor free on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or any podcast app by subscribing to NPR News Now +@plus.NPR.org that's plus.NPR.org.