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Funding impasse continues, Gaza aid fleet, NY anti-terror funding & more
CNN 5 Things
Oct 2, 2025
We start with where negotiations sit on the second day of the government shutdown. Israel’s interception of a Gaza aid flotilla is sparking international outcry. The DOJ has fired a prosecutor over a false social media post. A judge has ruled on the Trump administration's attempt to cut anti-terror funding in New York. Plus, there’s been collision between two planes at a US airport.