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Today is Thursday, November 6th. We'll explain how this week's election results could affect negotiations to end the shutdown and how more travelers are about to be impacted. Also, what might have contributed to that UPS plane crashing earlier this week and the impact on shipping. Plus why some investors are starting to sell their tech stocks, how Google is changing its app store rules, and how one celebrity used her award show dress to advocate for children in a war zone. Those stories and even more news to know next. Welcome. Welcome to the Newsworthy. All the day's news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. The longer the government is shut down, the more pressure lawmakers are under to reopen it. Reports say there's a coalition of centrist senators trying to negotiate an end of the shutdown, but others are still refusing to work across the aisle. President Trump hosted Republicans at the White House yesterday, where he told them they have to get the government back open immediately. And he again called for GOP senators to scrap the filibuster, which would let Republicans pass legislation without any Democratic votes. But Senate Majority Leader John Thune says there's not enough support for changing the filibuster rule. And at this point, progressive Dems aren't showing signs of backing down in their fight. Some have pointed to this week's election win, saying that's their sign. Americans agree what they're doing is right and that they shouldn't cut a deal that doesn't address health care. Trump and other Republicans are still demanding Dems first pass a short term bill to just extend government funding at current levels and then talk about health care. To be continued. If the government is not back open by tomorrow, the FAA says it's going to start cutting thousands of flights a day. The plan is to reduce the flight capacity by 10% at 40 major airports. The exact list of airports has not been released publicly, but CBS News says it got a copy of the list that includes airports in New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas and Atlanta. The issue is the shutdown has made an existing shortage of air traffic controllers much worse since they haven't been paid since the start of the shutdown. Many have now called out sick and resorted to taking side jobs to make ends meet. But the FAA insists safety has not and will not be effective. Investigators have now recovered the black boxes from the UPS plane that crashed near the Louisville International Airport. But even before they dig into that data, they've started to learn more about what happened. New dashcam video shows the moments before the plane crashed. And in that footage, the plane can be seen missing its left engine before it hits the ground. Also, the Louisville fire chief says the plane was carrying about 38,000 gallons of fuel, along with up to 20,000 packages, leading to a significant fire in the aftermath. Maintenance records show the plane that crashed was 34 years old and needed a critical repair on its fuel tank just a couple of months ago. Since then, it's been keeping up a busy schedule. An exact cause of the crash is still under investigation. As of this morning, the death toll is up to 12, though officials expect that number to climb since many people are still unaccounted for and more than a dozen others are hurt. Planes started departing from the Louisville hub again yesterday. Still, some UPS packages could be delayed. The Louisville FAC typically processes about 400,000 packages an hour, but it had to pause some operations in the aftermath of the crash. UPS says the impact of deliveries should be cleared up before the peak holiday season. People from South Sudan are the latest group of refugees to lose their protected status in the US It's a move that could lead to thousands of South Sudanese people being deported. They were originally given temporary protected status decades ago as they were fleeing a civil war. The but the Trump team says conditions in South Sudan have since improved, so they no longer merit such protections in the U.S. the United nations disagrees, pointing to escalating armed clashes and widespread hunger. Nationals from Syria, Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua, Afghanistan, and more countries have also seen their protected status revoked this year, though some still face court challenges. President Trump's administration also separately set a limit on refugee admissions to the lowest ceiling on record. Also this week, a senior State Department official confirmed the Trump administration has revoked around 80,000 nonimmigrant visas this year, and the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement raids continue to spark backlash. One incident that got a lot of criticism yesterday happened at a Chicago daycare, and it was caught on video. It shows a woman screaming as agents physically wrestle her out of the building just as children were being dropped off the daycare. And parents told news outlets the person who was detained was a teacher who had authorization to work in the U.S. they say the children were traumatized at a place that is supposed to feel safe. The Homeland Security Department responded by saying her authorization was approved by the Biden administration, which, quote, exploited a loophole to help facilitate the invasion of our country. And they say she recklessly endangered children by entering the building and endangered her own children by encouraging them to cross the border her children were also taken into custody. Soccer's governing body has decided to create its own version of the Nobel Peace Prize. FIFA says it will go out every year and the first one will be awarded during the World cup draw next month. FIFA's president says the prize is necessary to recognize people doing good work in a quote, increasingly unsettled and divided world. It's widely expected that President Trump will get that first award since he has a close relationship with FIFA's president and has complained about getting passed over for the Nobel Prize, though so far no comment from the White House. The World cup draw and the awarding of the FIFA Peace Prize is happening at the Kennedy center in Washington, D.C. the draw will set the schedule for all 104 matches of next summer's World cup tournament co Hosted by the U.S. canada and Mexico, and it's expected to attract about a billion viewers worldwide. We have more news for you still coming up, but first a break to talk about our sponsor. Can we talk about what's possibly the most underrated organ in your body? Your liver. It's doing over 500 functions every single day, filtering unwanted elements, supporting digestion, helping with energy. But we rarely think about it until something's wrong. So what if we actually supported it before problems started? That's what Dose for your liver is all about. It's a clinically backed liver health supplement that comes in a simple 2 ounce liquid shot and honestly, it tastes like fresh squeezed orange juice. It's really good. Plus there's zero sugar, zero junk, zero calories. 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It comes as many investors have poured tens of billions of dollars into companies like Nvidia and Palantir, bringing their valuations to historic levels. But Burry's bet highlights concerns some others have brought up, too, about whether the AI sector is growing into a bubble due to population that could take the US Economy with it. Burry did not give much clear explanation, but he did post to social media for the first time in two years with a picture of Christian Bale playing him in the movie the Big Short, along with a series of charts and cryptic messages about a tech bubble. And yesterday, shares of major tech companies started to fall, but Palantir CEO tried to reassure spooked investors on cnbc, saying Burry's bet is crazy. And that quote I'm going to be dancing around when it's proven wrong. To be continued, Fortnite maker Epic Games may have finally ended its feud with Google, and it's done so in a way that actually changes how Android works. Remember, Epic's lawsuit against Google was first filed back in 2020, along with a parallel suit against Apple. Both were over Google and Apple's rules that forced users to pay for apps and in app purchases through their app marketplaces only while taking a cut. A judge actually sided with Epic in the Google suit last year, and now both sides have agreed to a settlement that caps app store fees at 9% to 20%, depending on the transaction. That's different from the current system, in which Google takes a 15% cut of the first million dollars in a developer's revenue and 30% of everything after that. Beyond lowering fees, Google says it will also let different app stores be offered in the next major Android update. Google plans to talk about the settlement more with a judge later today. Just hours after voters in California overwhelmingly approved a new U.S. house map, state Republicans sued to block it. As we've told you, the new map is designed to help Democrats flip as many as five US House seats in the midterm elections next year. But now California Republicans say the map is unconstitutional because it favors Hispanic voters above other races. Meanwhile, the US Supreme Court is still weighing a case over Louisiana's congressional map that was passed last year. This year, Republicans in Texas, Missouri and North Carolina have already passed GOP friendly maps. California is the only state so far that's passed a more Democratic friendly one. More redistricting pushes are expected on both sides of the aisle. Popular toddler educator Ms. Rachel was honored this week at Glamour's Women of the Year Awards, and she used the occasion to continue advocating for children in Gaza. She wore a dress embroidered with drawings made by kids from the war torn territory and carried pictures of the children who drew them. Some critics have accused Ms. Rachel of spreading Hamas propaganda or of having an anti Israel bias, but she's also spoken out on behalf of Israeli children. She told Glamour that her love for children doesn't, quote end at religion or skin color or where people are born. Several other women, like Demi Moore and Tyla, were also awarded at the event that honors contributions to culture, politics, sports and more. Well, that's it for the Maine News today. So now it's time for Thing to Know Thursday. But first, this episode is sponsored by Quint's as the weather turns and the holidays get closer, it's a time of year where I just want to feel cozy and Quince delivers layers that last. To help with that, think sweaters, outerwear and everyday essentials that feel luxurious, look timeless and make holiday dressing and gifting easy. 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Today we're sharing some new data about how young people view journalism and the news they're seeing on a day to day basis. The News Literacy Project surveyed more than 750 teenagers earlier this year and it found an overwhelming majority of them said something negative when they were asked what word best describes the news media. Some of the most common words they used include fake or false. Even when they were asked what journalists do well, about a third of them still said something negative like telling lies and spreading misinformation. The News Literacy Project is a nonpartisan nonprofit and it says those kinds of sentiments aren't helping teenagers, that when young people don't trust legitimate sources of news, they're more susceptible to viral rumors, conspiracy theories and propaganda. And they may not understand why a free press matters so much to democracy and their lives. So it suggests news literacy education be a requirement for high school graduation and that we all help younger generations recognize and identify examples of high quality journalism and their important impact. Hear directly from someone who helped lead this research about the findings, what it all means for the future of journalism and media and what we can all do about it moving forward. We're talking about it on this weekend's Special Edition Saturday Episode. Well, thank you so much for listening today. We'll catch you up on more news to know tomorrow. Until then, have a great day.
