Hurricane Melissa Aftermath, Israel Strikes Gaza Again, Air-Traffic Controllers

飓风梅莉莎灾后,以色列再次袭击加沙,空中交通管制员

Up First

2025-10-29

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Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, leaving neighborhoods underwater and hundreds of thousands without power as it moves toward Cuba. President Trump insisted nothing will jeopardize the ceasefire in Gaza, even after Israel launched new strikes while both sides accuse each other of violations. And air-traffic controllers are working without pay as the government shutdown strains the aviation system and threatens more flight disruptions. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Tara Neil, Russell Lewis, Miguel Macias, Mohamad ElBardicy and Ally Schweitzer.It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher ThomasWe get engineering support from Damian Herring-Nathan. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba after it drenched entire neighborhoods in Jamaica.

  • The storm flooded the streets and cut off power to hundreds of thousands of people.

  • Now how much damage is it causing in Cuba?

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  • President Trump insists the Gaza ceasefire is intact even after Israel launched new strikes that killed about 100 Palestinians.

  • They killed an Israeli soldier, so the Israelis hit back and they should hit back.

  • Is this a ceasefire when it looks like war?

  • And air traffic controllers are working without pay as the government shutdown just keeps going.

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