🏛️ Senate advances bill to end 41-day shutdown
Since yesterday, the Senate cleared a 60-40 test vote to advance a bipartisan funding bill that would reopen the government. The plan would keep agencies running into January and push a fight over health insurance tax credits to a later vote, which would restore pay and services paused for weeks.
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📺 BBC chief and news boss resign after Trump edit furor
BBC Director-General Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness quit following backlash over the editing of a Trump speech and broader impartiality concerns. The shake-up hits the world’s biggest public broadcaster ahead of key funding and charter talks, with trust and oversight in the spotlight.
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🌀 Super Typhoon Fung-wong weakens after battering the Philippines
Authorities reported at least four deaths and more than a million people evacuated as the storm’s winds and floods tore across Luzon, the country’s largest island, before dissapating. Forecasters say the system is moving away, but swollen rivers, power cuts, and risky seas could linger as cleanup begins.
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🍎 Court backs full November SNAP payments during shutdown
A federal appeals court upheld an order to fully fund November benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps 42 million Americans buy groceries. A temporary Supreme Court hold created confusion for states, but the ruling increases pressure to keep food aid flowing while Congress works on funding.
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🔌 Ukraine strikes cut power and heat in two Russian cities
Officials in Voronezh and Belgorod reported outages after nighttime attacks, part of escalating cross-border strikes on energy systems. Hitting infrastructure raises winter risks for civilians and signals both sides may keep targeting grids as temperatures drop.
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