The latest headlines include a federal shutdown that’s affecting services across the country. Plus, Vice President JD Vance is in Israel to address challenges in the Gaza ceasefire, and new research shows cognitive training can boost levels of a key brain chemical that declines with age. And newcomer Zohran Mamdani is using social media and big progressive ideas to try to shoulder past Democratic Party royalty, Andrew Cuomo. This is Far-Flung Postcards, our weekly series about life around the world.
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