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Government shutdown enters 15th day; Instagram adds limits for teens


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On today's episode:

  • Government shutdown enters 15th day as both sides direct blame at each other.
  • Trump honors Charlie Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would be his 32nd birthday.
  • Israeli military says one of the bodies handed over by Hamas is not that of a hostage.
  • Madagascar's military coup leader tells AP he is 'taking the position of president.'
  • Dallin H. Oaks, former Utah Supreme Court justice, is selected to lead Mormon church.
  • Mississippi is set to execute a man convicted of raping and killing a college student.
  • House Republicans seek testimony from ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith.
  • Trump threatens to pull support for Argentina if its politics don't align with US.
  • Slowdown in US hiring suggests economy still needs rate cuts, Fed's Powell says.
  • US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says.
  • Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting.
  • US charges Cambodian executive in massive crypto scam and seizes more than $14 billion in bitcoin.
  • D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel),’ dies.
  • Driver following too close behind van charged in Georgia crash that killed 3 adults, 5 children.
  • Rare October storm brings heavy rain and possible mudslides to Southern California.
  • Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept.
  • Stocks wobble as trade tensions between the US and China escalate.
  • Instagram says it's safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content.
  • A gem on the mound and a record blast power the Dodgers to a 2-0 NLCS advantage, an overtime winner for the Capitals, a contract extension for an NBA coach, another preseason No. 1 for a women’s college hoops powerhouse and the USMNT’s top star is injured.
  • Trump threatens to yank World Cup games from Boston though it's up to FIFA to choose sites.
  • Indonesia finds traces of radioactive element at clove farm.
  • Madagascar's president is ousted in a military coup after weeks of youth-led protests.
  • —The Associated Press

    About this program

    Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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