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INTRO GOOD (DAY) EVENING MADISON! YOU’RE LISTENING TO THE 5/6 O’CLOCK NEWS UPDATE ON WSUM 91.7 FM MADISON STUDENT RADIO. I’M NATHAN JAHN.

IN THE NEWS TODAY,

IN NATIONAL NEWS,
The government shows first signs of progress in re-opening by passing a bill in the Senate. A new budget was passed 60 to 40 by the Senate, allowing for the bill to move to the house. 8 Senate Democrats voted against party lines and party leadership to pass this measure. This bill still has to officially pass in the Senate, then moves to the House, then be signed by the President to reopen the government. Representatives in the House were told to expect voting to happen for the first time since September 19th sometime this week. The bill will pass in the House if the Republicans can keep all of their members along party lines. Senate Democrats have expressed frustration with the 8 people who switched sides for the new bill. Although the bill ensures retroactive pay for all currently furloughed workers, it does nothing to address Democrats central issue. Democrats wanted to ensure that the Affordable Care Act funding would continue past this year, and this new bill says nothing about the issue.

IN INTERNATIONAL NEWS,
President Trump threatens to sue the BBC one billion dollars over editing on one of his speeches. The BBC responded by saying that they had no intention to mislead and the chair apologized for an error in judgement. The BBC edited two parts of his speech on January 6th, 2021 together to make it look like it was one continuous section. They also showed footage of people marching on the capitol during President Trump’s speech when it actually happened before. The BBC says that their goal was to convey the key points of his speech in a compressed format. All of this comes from a Panorama documentary on January 6th that was originally aired in 2024. President Trump said that the BBC must make a full and fair retraction of the documentary by Friday, or President Trump will sue for no less than one billion dollars.

IN ECONOMIC NEWS,
In a closely divided vote, the U.K.’s central bank left interest rates unchanged for the first time in over a year. Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said that the BOE plans to continue cutting rates in the future but needs to see more progress toward its 2 percent inflation target first. The decision marked a divergence from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, which has cut rates at its last two meetings. Inflation in the U.K. has accelerated in recent months due to rising utility bills. Both British and American policymakers are contending with inflation caused by policy and not high demand, as the Trump administration’s tariffs have raised prices for U.S. consumers and producers. Meanwhile in Mexico, the central bank cut rates for the 11th straight time. Analysts at Moody’s and Goldman Sachs warned that the repeated cuts could entrench inflation in that country above its target. For WSUM News, I’m Daniel Stein.

IN ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS,
After a destructive visit, typhoon Fung-Wong wreaked havoc over the northern Philippines causing widespread landslides and flooding. More than 1.4 million people have been displaced and 8 left dead. Over one hundred villages have been flooded with 1000 houses damaged. Although the typhoon is now headed to Taiwan, the harsh rains still pose a threat. Typhoon Fung Wong has sustained winds of up to 115 mph with gusts of up to 143 mph. Only a week before, Typhoon Kalmaegi, left 224 people dead in the central provinces then heading to Vietnam. For reference, the country is hit by around 20 typhoons and storms each year. For WSUM News, I’m Matt Catalani

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