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Government shutdown enters fifth week, with more consequences. More than 65,000 children are at risk of losing access to Head Start, the national childcare and early childhood learning program for low-income families, as more funding lapses hit centers in multiple states. Local Head Start programs receive their annual funding at different times of the year. Those that receive their annual budget on Oct. 1 have already been disrupted. Now, those scheduled to receive funding on Nov. 1 have been impacted, as will those with Dec. 1 funding dates if the shutdown continues. And yesterday, on CBS’s Face the Nation, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that he would not fire air traffic controllers who do not show up to work without pay during the government shutdown, and “We will slow traffic down, you’ll see delays, we’ll have flights canceled to make sure the system is safe” if there aren’t enough ATCs to cover shifts. And on CNN’s State of the Union, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the Trump administration “could” make SNAP payments by Wednesday. If the shutdown continues until Wednesday, it will be the longest ever.

The Dodgers bested the Blue Jays to win the World Series. It all came down to Game 7 on Saturday night in Toronto. With a tie in the ninth inning, the Dodgers called in relief pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who had pitched six innings the day before and had never before pitched on consecutive days as a professional. Yamamoto proceeded to throw a perfect defensive inning in the 10th and helped clinch the final outs in the 11th inning to secure victory for Los Angeles, 5–4, and the title. Yamamoto was named World Series MVP. After the game, fellow Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani said of Yamamoto, “I have no idea how he pulled it off. I really believe he is the No. 1 pitcher in the whole world.” The Dodgers will bring the Commissioner’s Trophy to the victory parade today in Los Angeles. City officials are anticipating high levels of fan delirium: Hearings scheduled for Monday at downtown Los Angeles courthouses have been postponed due to street closures and expected crowd sizes.

Las Vegas gets largest fleet of police Cybertrucks from billionaire tech donor. Investor Ben Horowitz, who co-founded Andreessen Horowitz, and his wife, Felicia, donated 10 black-and-white Cybertruck patrol vehicles to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. The couple is prominent in the area. Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill called the vehicles “the future of policing” at a press conference and said 400 officers had been trained to operate the truck, which will roll out onto the streets of Vegas within the next two weeks. McMahill said the vehicles have been updated with extended battery capacity, ladders, shields, and shotguns. The gesture by the philanthropists has raised concerns about private-interest donations in the public sphere.—HVL

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