SNAP, Portland, Brazil's weapons and Japan’s bears

The Supreme Court temporarily allows the Trump administration to withhold $4 billion in SNAP food aid (https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-seeks-block-food-aid-funding-order-2025-11-07/)  affecting millions of Americans. Airlines cut thousands of flights during the shutdown (https://www.reuters.com/business/american-airlines-warns-problems-faa-flight-cuts-increase-2025-11-07/) , with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warning reductions could hit 20%. Host Jonah Green discusses how Reuters exclusively reveals the U.S. government approved sniper rifle sales to BOPE (https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-sold-sniper-rifles-brazil-police-unit-tied-deadly-raid-2025-11-07/) , the Brazilian police unit central to Rio’s deadly raid. Plus Japan deploys military troops after more than 100 bear attacks (https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japan-sends-troops-combat-deadly-wave-bear-attacks-2025-11-05/)  kill a record 12 people since April. Listen to our latest episode of On Assignment⁠ (https://www.reuters.com/podcasts/peace-prize-winner-trump-venezuela-strikes-2025-11-01/)  here (https://www.reuters.com/podcasts/inside-ukraines-fortress-belt-2025-11-08/) . Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here (https://www.reuters.com/newsletters/reuters-econ-world/) .  Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here (https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.chtbl.com%2FAbxd8GDx&data=05%7C02%7CGayle.Issa%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cdeedd17f603f4b360c6d08dd887d4c6f%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C638816793925850907%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=sRtg8imh3eiK%2FLk7ACPuErZrMr20TgVVBxPiM1Vhy4E%3D&reserved=0) . Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement (https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/privacy-statement.html)  for information on our privacy and data protection practices.  You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices (https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmegaphone.spotify.com%2Fabout-advertisements&data=05%7C02%7CGayle.Issa%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cdeedd17f603f4b360c6d08dd887d4c6f%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C638816793925865321%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wKzcMqK1Jgd8UvIvqngaWQBitV9DjLnzqGz8cs1suDw%3D&reserved=0)  to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices)