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Republicans hoped to have a deal to fund parts of the Department of Homeland Security, but those talks are hitting snags.

Claire Doole reports from central Switzerland on a proposal that would limit the number of foreign-born residents in the country. Right-wing groups say foreign workers are keeping wages down and stifling the economy. Others say enforcing a quota would hurt Switzerland's reputation. Opinion polls say a vote on the proposal, scheduled for this weekend, will be close.

The U.S. men's national soccer team is set to host two World Cup contenders, Belgium and Portugal, in blockbuster friendly matchups that will show whether the Americans have a chance at success.

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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Ricky Smith, general manager of Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport, about how TSA agents and passengers are faring amid the partial government shutdown.

Daniel talks with astronomer Andrew Fraknoy about the making of a new star. This past week, the Hubble space telescope beamed dramatic pictures a star embryo back to earth.

The Senate approved a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security early Friday. The bill does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Secretary of State Rubio meets his G7 colleagues in Paris for the first time since the start of the war on Iran.

New Yorker writer Jon Lee Anderson describes conditions in Cuba, why it's vulnerable now — and what regime change would mean — considering the Castro family's entrenchment in the Cuban government.

The rock band Wilco's latest CD, A Ghost is Born, was recorded during the lead singer's battle with an addiction to painkillers, among other distractions. Many of the Chicago group's songs reflect this tense and hallucinatory period in the singer's life. Critic Tom Moon has a review.