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Today’s prime tales

The federal authorities will run out of cash and shut down if Congress cannot agree on a deal to fund it by the top of the day tomorrow. In an exclusive NPR interview, White House chief of employees Jeff Zients says President Biden will not meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and it is as much as House Republicans to avert a shutdown.

Government funding runs out on the finish of the day on Sept. 30, that means many federal authorities providers will halt till funding resumes.

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Government funding runs out on the finish of the day on Sept. 30, that means many federal authorities providers will halt till funding resumes.

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• When requested if he is frightened about political repercussions for the president, Zients tells NPR’s Asma Khalid that the American people will understand {that a} deal is a deal — referring to a debt ceiling invoice Biden and McCarthy agreed on in May. On Up First, Khalid says they’re centered on managing the impacts of a shutdown. 
• Here’s what’s going to shut and what will keep running in a authorities shutdown.

As Hollywood actors and auto employees proceed to strike, one other trade is on the verge of joining them. Tens of hundreds of Kaiser Permanente employees may stroll out subsequent Wednesday if an settlement between their union and employer is not reached earlier than their contracts finish tomorrow.

• Kaiser Permanente is among the greatest nonprofit well being care suppliers within the nation, NPR’s Danielle Kaye says. Workers are asking for better benefits and pay. The union’s greatest concern is understaffing. The COVID pandemic induced an exodus of employees, exacerbating a preexisting downside. Despite hiring practically 10,000 extra union roles this yr, Kaiser cannot sustain with the losses.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is because of go on trial for fraud and conspiracy subsequent week. If convicted, he may spend the remainder of his life in jail. Now, his dad and mom are going through authorized troubles of their very own.

• Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried are accused of being integrally concerned of their son’s now-defunct crypto trade, based on NPR’s David Gura. Bankman allegedly offered legal advice and helped with hiring. Fried acquired hundreds of {dollars} from her son for her nonprofit. Gura provides that Bankman and Fried are outstanding, beloved teachers within the Stanford Law School group and the response on campus has been “astonishment.”

Deep dive

An aerial picture taken on Aug. 10, 2023 exhibits destroyed houses and buildings burned to the bottom in Lahaina within the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii. Rumors and conspiracy theories rapidly flourished after the fireplace, hampering reduction efforts.

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An aerial picture taken on Aug. 10, 2023 exhibits destroyed houses and buildings burned to the bottom in Lahaina within the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii. Rumors and conspiracy theories rapidly flourished after the fireplace, hampering reduction efforts.

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Did the federal authorities use power beams to start out the wildfires on Maui? Or was it rich media mogul Oprah making a land seize? The absence of clear, dependable info following the fires allowed conspiracy theories to unfold rapidly. They sowed discord and obtained in the way in which of emergency responses.

• False narratives like these are gaining an viewers extra quickly now on platforms like X, beforehand often called Twitter.
• Researchers warn these conspiracies shall be a power to cope with as climate-related disasters enhance.
• While overseas actors like Russia and China have been concerned in spreading propaganda, consultants say home actors are the larger fear.
• Since the Nineteen Nineties, FEMA has listed rumor monitoring management as a part of its emergency catastrophe response and now has an internet web page addressing a few of these wildfire-related rumors. 

Weekend picks

On Doja Cat’s fourth album, Scarlet, she delights in enjoying the “demon” her haters and followers accuse her of being.

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On Doja Cat’s fourth album, Scarlet, she delights in enjoying the “demon” her haters and followers accuse her of being.

Illustration by Jackie Lay

Check out what NPR is watching, studying and listening to this weekend:

Movies: What occurs when your secret lover turns into your direct report after a promotion at work? For Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich’s characters in Fair Play, issues get awkward quick.

Books: Kerry Washington discusses her new memoir, Thicker Than Water, with Fresh Air. She talks about her life, profession, activism and journey of self-discovery after she realized her dad wasn’t her organic father.

Music: Doja Cat has by no means backed away from a struggle together with her on-line trolls. She channels this power in her fourth studio album, Scarlet. NPR’s Jason King says it is her most “artistically adventurous” but.

Theater: The blistering civil rights play Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch returns to Broadway after a 62-year absence. Leslie Odom Jr. stars within the revival.

Quiz: Did you learn all of this week’s tradition recs? One of the solutions to the news quiz is on this part!

3 issues to know earlier than you go

Actress Hattie McDaniel, left, seems with actress Fay Bainter, proper, the night time McDaniel gained finest supporting actress for her function within the 1939 movie Gone With the Wind in Los Angeles on Feb. 29, 1940. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has created a alternative of McDaniel’s Academy Award plaque that it’s gifting to Howard University.

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Actress Hattie McDaniel, left, seems with actress Fay Bainter, proper, the night time McDaniel gained finest supporting actress for her function within the 1939 movie Gone With the Wind in Los Angeles on Feb. 29, 1940. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has created a alternative of McDaniel’s Academy Award plaque that it’s gifting to Howard University.

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1. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is changing Hattie McDaniel’s Oscar, which has been missing for at least 50 years. McDaniel was the primary Black particular person to be nominated for and win an Oscar for her function in Gone With the Wind. 
2. The reign of mammals may come to an end earlier than we anticipated. Scientists say mammals’ finish date may very well be in 250 million years — that means our time on Earth is midway over.
3. NASA scientists imagine there could also be carbon within the ocean on Europa, a distant moon of Jupiter. The discovery brings them closer to understanding if Europa may assist life.

This e-newsletter was edited by Majd Al-Waheidi.