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, we focus on the end of America’s record shutdown. After 43 days, Congress passed—and President Trump signed—a stopgap bill, restoring pay for 2 million workers and fully resuming SNAP for 42 million Americans. Votes were bipartisan in both chambers, with several Democrats crossing over. The deal funds government through January 30 and preserves Medicare telehealth and other programs. Why it’s leading: scale and timing. The shutdown rippled through airports, food banks, and public health, while a December deadline looms for ACA subsidies that could push 17 million toward losing coverage in 2026—an undercurrent in today’s relief.

headlines and what’s missing - COP30, Day 4: From Belém, negotiators push the Baku-to-Belém Roadmap—$1.3 trillion a year in climate finance by 2035. Norway pledged $3 billion; Brazil’s forests facility gathers momentum. But leaders of the US, China, and India are absent, and “sustainable fuels” face scrutiny for potential lock-in. - Sudan’s El Fasher crisis: Fresh UN warnings today after RSF’s capture of the North Darfur capital—over 1,500 reported killed in targeted attacks, camps facing acute malnutrition, and aid collapsing. Satellite evidence of mass killings surfaced in late October. Coverage remains sparse. - Iraq election: Turnout topped expectations; al-Sudani’s bloc leads but won’t command a majority. Coalition bargaining begins. - Gaza-Lebanon front: The IDF struck Hezbollah sites; Turkey presses for an international Gaza stabilization force tied to a durable ceasefire and unhindered aid. - Europe: France marks ten years since the Nov. 13 attacks; Sarkozy’s appeal trial set for March 16; BBC leadership crisis deepens after a documentary edit scandal, with Trump threatening a lawsuit. - Tech and trade: US–China thaw widens—lower tariffs, eased port fees, chip shipments restarting; China’s rare earths hub plan in Baotou accelerates; leaked images suggest a nuclear-powered Chinese carrier in build. - Haiti: 1.3 million displaced, 5.5 million food-insecure; UN response under 50% funded. Violence erodes state control. - Underreported: Myanmar’s catastrophe (16.7 million food-insecure, aid slashed), Tanzania’s post-election repression amid internet blackout, Burkina Faso’s extreme displacement and school closures.

the connective tissue - Fiscal stress meets fragile safety nets: The US shutdown’s SNAP shock echoes a broader aid retrenchment—global humanitarian funding is down 30–40%, with WFP cuts hitting 58 million people. - Conflict cascades: Russia’s winter campaign against Ukraine’s energy grid drives blackouts; Sudan’s urban sieges and Haiti’s gang rule displace millions; each crisis strains health systems already underfunded. - Climate compounding risk: From Brazil’s cyclone warnings to the Philippines’ deadly typhoons, recovery collides with debt burdens and insurance gaps, making COP30’s pledged trillions decisive—if mobilized.

- Europe: Paris honors 130 lives lost in 2015; BBC integrity crisis widens; the EU court rules “non-alcoholic gin” can’t be called gin; EU nears a 90% emissions cut target by 2040. - Eastern Europe/Ukraine: Massive strikes degraded thermal and gas infrastructure; Kyiv imposes long blackouts; Zelensky seeks 25 Patriot systems. - Middle East: Iraq’s ballot shifts coalition math; former Israeli PM Bennett warns foreign control of Gaza could imperil Israel; ex-hostages testify at the UN; Turkey seeks a ceasefire-guaranteeing force. - Africa: Dire alerts from El Fasher; Tanzania names a new PM after a disputed vote; Ethiopia’s invasive prosopis tree devastates Afar livelihoods. - Indo-Pacific: Anti-drone tech proliferates across NATO; reports hint at China’s Type 004 carrier; a fatal truck incident in South Korea renews road safety concerns. - Americas: Shutdown ends; SNAP resumes; Canada’s job pain shows up in Kelowna; US deportations, pardons politics, and policing tactics face scrutiny; Long Beach port volumes hold despite tariff flux.

questions to watch - After the shutdown: Will Congress act in December to prevent a 2026 health coverage cliff and 114% premium spikes? - COP30: Who pays, how fast, and with what guardrails to avoid “sustainable fuels” lock-in? - Sudan and Myanmar: Where is the civilian protection and funding to match atrocity warnings? - Gaza: What are the legal and ethical implications of deporting Palestinian prisoners to Egypt? - Media integrity: Can public broadcasters rebuild trust after the BBC scandal? - Haiti: With only partial funding and limited forces, what is the path to restoring basic security? Cortex concludes: Relief is real when paychecks land and lights return—but endurance is policy. We’ll be here on the hour to track the next commitments kept—or deferred. Stay with NewsPlanetAI.