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• Trump dangles tariff payments

• Syria’s new leader visits DC

• Why fall and winter make us sleepier

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Government Shutdown Progress

• Senators reached an agreement Sunday to end the 40-day government shutdown, with projected support from at least 60 senators needed to pass. The deal fully funds SNAP through September and reverses Trump's attempted federal worker layoffs. It includes full-year funding for some departments and a continuing resolution funding the rest through Jan. 30.

• In a major concession, Democrats dropped demands to extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies that will raise premiums for millions of Americans. Instead, they secured a promise for a Senate vote on extending subsidies by mid-December, with no guarantee the House will vote.

• As of this writing, the agreement still must pass the Senate, clear the House, and earn Trump's signature. Any senator could delay passage for days. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will vote no over Republicans' refusal to extend ACA funds, while at least eight Democrats will support it.

BBC Executives Resign

• The BBC's director-general and news CEO resigned Sunday after criticism over how the broadcaster edited President Trump's Jan. 6, 2021, speech in a documentary. The edit removed a section where Trump told supporters to demonstrate peacefully before the Capitol attack, which critics called misleading.

• Director-General Tim Davie said after five years, "there have been some mistakes made and as director-general I have to take ultimate responsibility." News CEO Deborah Turness said the controversy "has reached a stage where it is causing damage to the BBC." She denied allegations that BBC News is institutionally biased.

• Pressure intensified after the Daily Telegraph published a dossier criticizing BBC editorial standards. The publicly funded broadcaster is bound by charter to remain impartial.

Super Typhoon Fung-wong

• Super Typhoon Fung-wong tore across the Philippines on Sunday, making landfall in Aurora province with winds up to 115 mph and gusts of 143 mph. The storm forced more than a million people to evacuate and killed at least two, officials said.

• Spanning roughly 1,100 miles wide, Fung-wong drenched two-thirds of the country just days after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed more than 220 people. Power remains out in several provinces, and officials are working to clear roads and restore communication lines as rescue teams struggle to reach cut-off communities.

• The Philippines is struck by an average of 20 tropical cyclones each year, among the highest rates in the world. Scientists say rising ocean temperatures are making storms like Fung-wong stronger and more destructive.

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Quick Stories

US News

• President Trump said Sunday he wants to give most Americans a $2,000 payment funded by tariff revenues, calling it a “dividend” and insisting “FOOLS” oppose tariffs. (More)

• Syria's Ahmad al-Sharaa, who overthrew Assad and once fought for al-Qaida, will meet Trump today in Washington to join the anti-ISIS coalition and seek sanctions relief. (More)

• The FAA grounded 70 MD-11 cargo jets after a UPS plane's engine detached during a Louisville takeoff last Tuesday, crashing and killing at least 14 people, including crew. (More)

World

• World leaders meet in Brazil's Amazon this week for COP30 climate talks focused on implementing Paris Agreement goals. The US sent no federal delegation. (More)

• Conservative Rodrigo Paz was sworn in as Bolivia's president after 20 years of socialist rule. He inherits severe fuel shortages and high food prices in the country's worst economic crisis in decades. (More)

• Dams supplying Iran's 4 million-resident city of Mashhad are below 3% capacity, while 19 nationwide are completely dry in the country’s worst drought in decades. (More)

Business & Economy

• US stock markets closed mixed on Friday (S&P +0.13%, Nasdaq -0.21%, Dow +0.16%). The AI selloff drove the Nasdaq to its worst weekly close since April. (More)

• Wendy's will close around 300 stores after shuttering 140 last year. CEO Ken Cook said some of its 6,000 locations drag down the brand and franchisee finances. (More)

• Pfizer bought obesity drugmaker Metsera for $10 billion, beating Novo Nordisk's higher offer after Metsera flagged antitrust concerns about a deal with Novo. (More)

Sports & Entertainment

• Texas returned to the top 10 at No. 10 before visiting No. 5 Georgia in the college football poll, while the ACC has five ranked teams for the first time this season. (More)

• Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted for taking bribes to throw specific pitches that helped Dominican gamblers win over $460,000 on prop bets this season. (More)

• The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted 13 acts Saturday, including Outkast, Soundgarden, and session bassist Carole Kaye. (More)

Science, Health, & Tech

• A study of 200 people found that drinking at least one cup of coffee daily reduced atrial fibrillation recurrence by 17%, contradicting common medical advice to avoid caffeine. (More)

• Brainless sea anemones learned to link light with shocks and recognize neighbors in experiments, sparking debate over whether animals with nerve nets instead of brains can think. (More)

• Scientists found that insulators, which shouldn't conduct electricity, can act like metals under powerful magnetic fields, revealing strange quantum behavior with no known practical use yet. (More)

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