Trick-or-treaters made their rounds on the White House on Thursday as President Donald Trump and first woman Melania Trump hosted their annual Halloween event. For as soon as, there was consensus in Washington … on ensuring no sweet bucket went empty.
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As the federal government shutdown reaches day 31, Congress is edging nearer to the 35-day document for the longest shutdown in US historical past. Officials have warned that food stamp benefits are slated to finish for tens of millions of Americans this weekend due to the deadlock. Many federal employees who’re going unpaid have additionally informed NCS they’re struggling to cowl primary residing bills. On Thursday, President Trump urged congressional Republicans to unilaterally finish the shutdown by eliminating the Senate filibuster — the 60-vote threshold for passing laws. But many Republicans are opposed to the thought, arguing that it might function a key safeguard towards Democrats passing transformative laws the following time they’re in energy.
With simply weeks till what may very well be the busiest Thanksgiving air journey interval ever, airways are calling on Congress to reopen the federal government so air visitors controllers and TSA brokers can obtain their paychecks. Many FAA staff missed their pay this month, leading to staffing shortages as extra employees name out sick. Vice President JD Vance and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Thursday that Americans could face a travel “disaster” and “massive delays” if the shutdown extends into the vacation season. Their remarks got here after Vance hosted a roundtable of aviation, journey and union leaders on the White House, the place members mentioned short-term options — together with the recruitment of extra air visitors controllers.
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Rescue efforts are underway throughout the Caribbean after Hurricane Melissa unleashed widespread destruction in Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas. At least 49 folks have died, Reuters reported, although officers have mentioned that quantity might climb within the coming weeks. Jamaica took the heaviest battering: Melissa made landfall there as a Category 5 storm, with estimated most sustained winds of 185 mph. “Complete and utter destruction” is how NCS’s Derek Van Dam described the streets of Jamaica’s hard-hit coastal town of Black River on Thursday. Black River is coping with the aftermath of over 15 toes of storm surge from Melissa, which devastated the infrastructure of the city within the southwestern a part of the island.
Britain’s King Charles took the extraordinary step of beginning the method to strip his brother Andrew of his royal titles and evict him from the royal property in Windsor. The transfer comes because the household makes an attempt to distance itself from Andrew’s ties to the late convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew, 65, had confronted 15 years of on-and-off controversy over his friendship with Epstein that had reached a brand new depth after the discharge of a posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre, who alleged that Andrew had sexually assaulted her as a youngster. Giuffre — who the prince claims by no means to have met — died by suicide in April on the age of 41. Andrew has repeatedly denied all allegations towards him.
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Two further deaths have been reported in a listeria outbreak linked to recalled ready-to-eat pasta salads and ready meals offered at main grocery chains, together with Trader Joe’s, Sprouts Farmers Market, Kroger, and Walmart, well being officers mentioned Thursday. The recalled gadgets have led to 25 hospitalizations, six deaths and one fetal loss. The FDA, CDC and different well being businesses are investigating the multi-state outbreak, which has been related to Listeria monocytogenes contamination in precooked pasta equipped by Nate’s Fine Foods Inc. Consumers ought to check their refrigerators and freezers for these products and keep away from consuming them, the FDA mentioned. Nate’s Fine Foods issued an apology and mentioned it’s “fully committed to transparency and to taking every necessary step to protect the health and trust of our consumers.”
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Día de los Muertos celebrations have begun in Mexico City, with tons of taking to the streets dressed as La Catrina, the long-lasting Mexican skeleton determine.
A traditional Korean hat featured in Netflix’s hit film “KPop Demon Hunters” has grow to be essential for followers.
Chipotle reported depressing earnings this week and lower its sales-growth forecast for the third-straight quarter. NCS’s David Goldman appears at what this may reveal about America’s economy.
Police are investigating the theft of greater than 1,000 gadgets taken from the Oakland Museum of California. Here’s what we know.
Amazon chief govt Andy Jassy mentioned the corporate lower hundreds of staff because of “culture.”
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A. Asia
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. South America
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That will quickly be the annual limit for refugees entering the US, in accordance to a memo printed by the Trump administration on Thursday. It is a dramatic lower from final yr’s ceiling of 125,000 set below President Joe Biden.
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NCS correspondent goes undercover at Netherworld Haunted House
Why can we pay cash to be terrified? In this video, NCS’s Isabel Rosales braves the notorious Netherworld Haunted House and explores the psychology behind our fascination with concern.