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Health Care With ACA open enrollment underway, some business owners worry about upcoming changes The Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace is now open for enrollment, but some of the changes slated for next year have small business owners concerned. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Politics Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md, on whether his party will shift their shutdown strategy NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., about how the start of health insurance open enrollment and other issues might change his party's shutdown strategy going forward. Michel Martin
World Gender inequality accelerates Japan's rural depopulation Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are prompting young women to leave rural areas like this for opportunities elsewhere. Anthony Kuhn
World Despite a ceasefire, Israel has demolished villages in southern Lebanon Along Lebanon's border, Israel has continued demolitions and attacks despite a ceasefire in the country's war with Hezbollah last year. Jawad Rizkallah
Politics Trump's National Guard deployments aren't random. They were planned years ago President Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard to help with mass deportations — and possibly invoking the Insurrection Act — for years. Now, those plans might be playing out. Kat Lonsdorf
Politics Democratic voters say California's Prop 50 gives them a way to 'counteract' Trump Many voters told NPR they like that California's redistricting measure provides the Democratic-leaning state a rare opportunity to directly counteract President Trump and other Republicans. Ashley Lopez
National In a fraught political moment, one woman finds comfort on her morning commute In 2008, when banning same-sex marriage in California was put on the ballot, Kate Elsley's commute changed. Seeing signs supporting the ban became a reminder of what she might not be able to do. Autumn Barnes
Health To optimize health, sync your habits with your body clock. Here's how Scientists say the return to "standard time" is good for our health. But the time change can be disruptive and we must also adjust to more winter darkness. Syncing our habits to our body clock helps. Allison Aubrey
Law & Courts ICE seizing migrants from county jails, raising due process concerns In some parts of the U.S., ICE agents are seizing people directly from county jails to take into immigration custody. The tactic has raised concerns over due process. Mose Buchele
National Morning news brief Trump heads back to D.C. as shutdown enters month two, states scramble to fill gaps left by cut off of SNAP benefits, candidates in NYC's mayoral race rally supporters ahead of Election Day. Michel Martin