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Today is Wednesday, October 1st, 2025. And we begin with a question in need of an answer.

Did the U.S. government shut down overnight? As of this recording,

the clock is racing toward a midnight deadline, and Democrats and Republicans remain far apart.

The two sides needed to agree on how to spend the nation's money or to give themselves more time

to find a happy medium. If neither of those things happened by 11.59 p.m.

Eastern last night, at least part of the federal government has temporarily closed up shop.

Uncle Sam isn't paying all his bills, and some federal workers are getting laid off.

Also, potentially caught in the budget mess, travelers. TSA screeners are considered

essential, but if they go more than two weeks without a paycheck, some start looking for work

elsewhere. So if the answer to our first question is yes, prepare for longer lines at the airport.

Tilly Norwood, have you heard her name? You will soon. She's at the airport. Tilly Norwood.

Have you heard her name?

You will soon.

She's at the center of a huge Hollywood debate, and she's not even human.

Tilly is an AI-generated actor who's being touted as the next Scarlet Johansson.

So far, her one and only Hollywood job is as the star of a single AI-made comedy sketch called AI Commissioner, where none of the actors are real.

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