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The partial government shutdown has entered a seventh day after the U.S.

Senate again failed to pass a stopgap spending bill.

And as NPR's Giles Snyder reports, Democrats denied that talks are underway to end the standoff.

President Trump seemed to open the door to a deal when he spoke with reporters at the White House.

We have a negotiation going on right now with the Democrats that could lead to very good things.

Democrats say they're ready to talk but deny that negotiations are underway.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says the White House has been radio silent.

Neither Leader Schumer or myself have heard a word from the administration about resolving this issue, making clear to us that the White House wanted to shut the government down.

Democrats want to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that make the cost of health insurance easier to bear.

Republicans say the shutdown must end first.

Trial Snyder, NPR News.

Governor J.B.

Pritzker says the Trump administration is trying to use federal troops to incite Illinois residents.

The state and city of Chicago are suing the administration over the matter.

But WBEC's Malwa Iqbal reports that a federal judge is delaying his ruling to allow time for appeal.

A federal judge in Chicago is giving the Trump administration until Thursday to respond to the lawsuit.

The president has been threatening to send military members to Chicago for months in order to, quote, maintain order while federal agents ramp up immigration enforcement.

Governor J.B.

Pritzker says the state will use every lever to resist.

They think they can fool us all into thinking that the way to get out of this crisis that they created is to give them free reign.

Well, that plan will only work if we let it.

A federal judge in Oregon has barred the president from sending National Guard members to Oregon.

Friend Para News, I'm Mawa Iqbon, Springfield, Illinois.

The Census Bureau is seeking temporary workers in six states to help carry out next year's major field test.

As NPR's Hansi LeWong reports, some census advocates are concerned about delays.

The Census Bureau says it needs about 1,500 workers for the 2026 census tests in parts of Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas.

They're supposed to help develop better ways of getting an account of every person living in the states in 2030.

Those numbers determine each state's sheriff's congressional seats, electoral college votes, and federal funding.

The Ellison Plyer with the Census Quality Reinforcement Task Force is concerned the Bureau is behind on raising public awareness.

They need to be able to test a lot of these procedures, and they haven't gotten the budget increases that they would need and they normally get at this point in the 10-year cycle.

The Census Bureau says it lands a mail invitations to some households around the country to participate in the census test starting in March.

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A medical helicopter crashed on a Sacramento freeway late Monday, injuring a three-member crew.

Reach Air Medical Service, which owns the chopper, says there were no patients aboard and that no one on the highway was injured.

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A federal judge has rejected the Justice Department's request for a delay in the deportation case against Kilmar Obrego Garcia.

The Maryland man was wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador earlier this year and then brought back to the United States under court order.

He remains in detention on charges of human trafficking, which Obrego Garcia denies.

Drugstore chain Rite Aid has officially closed all of its locations.

NPR Zelina Seliuk reports that the move follows the company's second bankruptcy in less than two years.

RiteAid was once one of America's biggest drugstore chains with thousands of locations.

But pharmacy chains overall have struggled to adjust to changing payment structures for prescriptions, and the retail side faces stiff competition from grocery, big box, and dollar stores.

Rite Aid first filed for bankruptcy protection in late 2023.

Its debt ballooned in part because of expensive lawsuits alleging that Rite Aid illegally filled opioid prescriptions.

The chain came out of bankruptcy last year, a smaller company, after store closures and layoffs, but not for long.

The restructuring plan failed, new funding fell through.

through and the chain went bankrupt again in May, this time for good.

Alina Seruch and PR News.

Police in London say they've busted an international gang suspected of smuggling tens of thousands of stolen mobile phones.

Authorities say 18 people have been arrested and more than 2,000 stolen devices have been recovered.

Police say the investigation began last year after one victim tracked down his stolen phone to a warehouse where hundreds of other devices were found.

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