Missed Paychecks, NBA Gambling Scandal, Russia Reacts

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🗓️ 24 October 2025

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More than a million federal workers are missing their first full paycheck as the shutdown stretches into week four, with pressure building on Washington to end the standoff. A wild NBA gambling scandal involving secret gadgets lands an active player and a Hall of Fame coach in legal trouble. And Russia's president shrugs off new U.S. sanctions after President Trump cancels his summit with Vladimir Putin.

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0:00.0	More than a million federal workers are missing a paycheck during this government shutdown.
0:07.1	The White House says it's playing a game of twister with the budget to keep some workers paid while others go without.
0:12.9	I'm Stevenskeep with A. Martinez, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.8	An NBA gambling scandal is shaking the sports world with an active player and head coach among those arrested.
0:28.4	The case sounds like a movie script, one that involves millions of dollars, the mafia, and high-tech equipment to rig poker games.
0:35.0	And Russia responds after the U.S. placed sanctions on two of the
0:37.9	country's largest oil companies. President Putin says they won't have any impact and shrugged off
0:43.2	the canceled meeting with President Trump. So what does this mean for the war in Ukraine? Stay with us.
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1:58.5	It's day 24 of the government shutdown and across the country, close to a million
2:02.9	and a half federal workers are going without pay. On Thursday, the Senate voted on Democratic and
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