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By Hannah Jewell and Izin Akhabau

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Good morning. It's Tuesday, Sept. 30, and The Post is hosting a live chat with brain health expert Richard Sima this morning. Ask him for tips and advice here. Now let's get to the news.

The federal government is on track to shut down just after midnight.

The latest: Lawmakers remain at an impasse over dueling funding proposals. The Senate is set to vote today on a Republican-led plan, but it will require Democratic support to pass.
If there is no deal: Broad swaths of the government will go offline — find a breakdown here. Millions of seniors could lose access to telehealth. And key jobs data will not be released.

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	Military leaders have raised concerns about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Why? He is reordering U.S. military priorities in ways some top brass don't support. Officers fear mass firings or a reorganization of the military's command structure.
Today: Hegseth and President Donald Trump will address top generals at an unusual meeting in Virginia — follow it live here. Residents are bracing for the high security event.
More Trump news: He posted a video endorsing CBD for seniors. Experts are alarmed.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to a U.S. plan for Gaza.

What it includes: An immediate ceasefire, the return of hostages held by Hamas and more. Trump pressed Netanyahu to accept the plan yesterday in a White House meeting.
The sticking point: It isn't clear whether Hamas will agree to its own disarmament and possible exile. If it doesn't, Trump said Israel would have his support to keep fighting.

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	Children died waiting for medicine after Trump's pause of foreign aid.

In January: Trump ordered USAID to suspend work. That slowed or prevented shipments of antimalarial and HIV drugs to dozens of countries, a Post investigation found.
Digging deeper: The Trump administration has claimed "no one has died" because of its cuts. But in one Congolese province, malaria deaths nearly tripled — including this 5-year-old.

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YouTube will pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit from Trump.

What to know: Trump sued over YouTube's decision to suspend his account after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Most of the money will go toward a White House ballroom.
In other tech news: Top executives are warning that the artificial intelligence investment boom might be a bubble. If they're right, that could be a big problem for the wider economy.

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U.S. workers are dying from heat. Data from inside their bodies shows why.

The problem: The U.S. has no national heat protections. Dozens die each year and thousands are injured. Research shows how heat can damage kidneys and other organs.
The solution? Cooling breaks can stop people's bodies from getting dangerously hot. The Biden administration started introducing safeguards, but those face an uncertain future.

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Some parents are bringing back landlines to steer kids away from smartphones.

What to know: Landline phones, a fixture of Gen X and millennial childhoods, are having a renaissance. One company said it has sold tens of thousands of them across the nation.
Why? A rising number of parents are worried about what smartphone exposure means for their kids. You can reset your family's relationship with screens by following these tips.

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Before you go … you can improve your health at any age: Here's how. Plus: Can nasal sprays protect you from the coronavirus? Here's what the latest science says.

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