{"id":546194,"date":"2025-11-03T12:21:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T12:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/546194\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T12:21:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T12:21:32","slug":"will-your-flight-end-the-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/546194\/","title":{"rendered":"Will your flight end the shutdown?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Good morning!<strong>\ud83d\ude4b\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f I&#8217;m <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nicolefallert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nicole Fallert;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nicole Fallert<\/a><\/strong>. What should you do with all that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/articles\/got-leftover-halloween-candy-ideas-130139381.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:leftover;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leftover<\/a> Halloween candy?<\/p>\n<p>Quick look at Monday&#8217;s news:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The government shutdown is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/airline-news\/2025\/11\/02\/faa-tsa-air-traffic-controllers-government-shutdown\/86988170007\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:days away;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">days away<\/a> from becoming the longest in American history.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Dodgers&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/columnist\/bob-nightengale\/2025\/11\/02\/dodgers-world-series-game-7-blue-jays-toronto\/87049401007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:win;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">win<\/a> was World Series history.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All eyes on air traffic controllers<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The\u00a0last time a government shutdown broke records, a 35-day funding pause in December 2018 and January 2019,\u00a0it ended\u00a0partly because of increasingly tight staffing at some of the nation\u2019s busiest airports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>What about this time?<\/strong> Although air traffic controllers are\u00a0largely seen\u00a0as having played\u00a0a central role\u00a0in ending the previous shutdown, representatives from their union say they hope to remain apolitical and focus on the traveling public\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Is travel hurting? <\/strong>Despite sporadic staff shortages at\u00a0air traffic control facilities\u00a0across the country since the shutdown began, flight operations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/airline-news\/2025\/11\/02\/faa-tsa-air-traffic-controllers-government-shutdown\/86988170007\/?tbref=hp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:have been\u00a0largely normal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">have been\u00a0largely normal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>What about federal food assistance? <\/strong>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0wants to hear from the courts about how to legally move money around to fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments, but he noted during an interview on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/government-shutdown-live-updates-latest-123816644.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:it &quot;could&quot; flow by Wednesday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it &#8220;could&#8221; flow by Wednesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/><\/ul>\n<p>Meanwhile, a little party<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">President Trump\u00a0hosted a Great Gatsby-themed party Friday at Mar-a-Lago, as multiple federal judges ruled the administration could not stop\u00a0funding food aid\u00a0amid the ongoing government shutdown. <strong>The party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/trump-held-gatsby-themed-halloween-203635941.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:was labeled;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was labeled<\/a> &#8220;A Little Party Never Killed Nobody.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"President Donald Trump talks with guests during a Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Friday in Palm Beach, Florida.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9636b56db8cfe9343dadeae81bac2036.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump talks with guests during a Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Friday in Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>More news to know now<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What&#8217;s the weather today?\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/weather\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Check your local forecast here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Check your local forecast here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These women will make their own Epstein list<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Six years after Epstein&#8217;s death, there are hundreds of women who call themselves Survivor Sisters. They are the driving force behind the renewed public pressure to identify Epstein associates they say assaulted them or participated in his trafficking ring. Epstein&#8217;s estate did not respond to requests for comment. In the weeks since gathering on Capitol Hill in Septemeber, USA TODAY spoke with three women who recounted being abused when they were younger across multiple states and territories over a period of many years at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/six-years-jeffrey-epsteins-death-114721002.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:This is their story;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This is their story<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>ICE said sign a form. He could not read it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pablo Cruz V\u00e1squez, an undocumented Glass House worker, was among detainees in one of the\u00a0largest raids nationally\u00a0during President Trump&#8217;s current immigration crackdown. The 35-year-old is severely hearing impaired and has limited ability to speak. Federal agents, he said, made few attempts to accommodate his disability. <strong>At least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/ice-arrested-361-migrants-glass-110149177.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:two other deaf immigrants;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two other deaf immigrants<\/a> detained by federal officials in recent months have been held without access to translators, according to media reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s talkersCan we talk about that World Series?!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Game 7 was so insane, so compelling, so breathtaking, so dramatic, that when the final out was made early Sunday morning, Dodgers three-time Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw looked at his teammates in disbelief. It was that kind of night: the Dodgers really won the World Series, 5-4, in 11 innings over the Toronto Blue Jays. <strong>Los Angeles is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/columnist\/bob-nightengale\/2025\/11\/02\/dodgers-world-series-game-7-blue-jays-toronto\/87049401007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the first team;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the first team<\/a> in a quarter-century to go back-to-back.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers celebrate after winning Game 7.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/29d567ddc2beee593c3268db30e7dba5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers celebrate after winning Game 7.<\/p>\n<p>Photo of the day: Runner&#8217;s high<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A trio of women from Kenya finished atop the podium, continuing the country\u2019s domination in the professional race at the TCS New York City Marathon, with Hellen Obiri crossing the finish line first at Central Park, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/olympics\/2025\/11\/02\/hellen-obiri-wins-womens-nyc-marathon-mens-results\/87050759007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:breaking the course record;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">breaking the course record<\/a> after a final sprint down the stretch.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Hellen Obiri of Kenya reacts while crossing the finish line during the New York City Marathon on  Sunday.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/16aa3fd7f4b198197e1a79e39ca3094a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Hellen Obiri of Kenya reacts while crossing the finish line during the New York City Marathon on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nicole Fallert is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/know-apos-finish-cup-sign-175623038.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up for the email here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up for the email here<\/a>. Want to send Nicole a note?\u00a0Shoot\u00a0her an email at\u00a0NFallert@usatoday.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/2025\/11\/03\/shutdown-air-travel-trump-epstein-ice-world-series-marathon\/87061387007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Shutdown, air traffic, election, Trump, Epstein, ICE, World Series, NYC Marathon: Daily Briefing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Shutdown, air traffic, election, Trump, Epstein, ICE, World Series, NYC Marathon: Daily Briefing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning!\ud83d\ude4b\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f I&#8217;m Nicole Fallert. What should you do with all that leftover Halloween candy? 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