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'No Kings' rallies planned for Saturday across Massachusetts; Report: Economic outlook not favorable for Arkansas farmers and NYS bill would end gas system subsidies.

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The Public News Service Daily Newscast for October 17th, 2025.

I'm Joe Ulory.

President Trump warned Hamas that continued internal violence in Gaza could trigger U.S. military action.

The Associated Press reports his comments followed reports of renewed bloodshed despite a ceasefire and hostage deal.

Trump said Hamas must disarm quickly or face force.

Israel continues pressing Hamas to meet terms on returning hostages and remains.

Rallies in opposition to the Trump administration will take place Saturday across America.

We begin with coverage from Massachusetts with Catherine Carley.

Dozens of No King's events are planned in cities including Springfield, Gloucester, Stockbridge, and Plymouth.

Rebecca Winter with the nonpartisan group Mass 5051 says the Boston gathering will include a large educational component about the right to protest and other constitutional guarantees.

People can come and learn about nonviolent resistance, learn how they can connect with their community and get more involved in day-to-day activism.

Anyone who comes to our events is greeted by a sea of American flag, crowds of people that are here fighting for our democracy.

We care very deeply about our country and are extremely upset with the direction that it's going in.

She says people are pushing back against what she describes as authoritarian changes taking hold, including unlawful detainments by immigration authorities and the deployment of troops in American cities.

President Donald Trump has suggested that Boston could be next.

Now to Indiana, where discussions by Indiana Governor Mike Braun and Miami County's mass deportation holding center are fueling another round of No King's Day rallies.

The protests are in response to what demonstrators see as an authoritarian-leaning Trump administration.

Evansville, South Bend, Bloomington, Columbus, Muncie and Fort Wayne are among 44 plus cities in Indiana that will host the rallies.

National Pro-Democracy Group Indivisible Project says more than 2,600 marches around the country are confirmed.

Co-organizer Lee Greenberg said some Republicans are calling their actions anti-American.

There is nothing more American than saying that we don't have kings and exercising our right to peaceful protest.

These protests are peaceful, disciplined, and grounded in solidarity.

That is what they fear, our unity.

Greenberg claims US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson is leading a smear campaign of misinformation calling protesters terrorists.

Demonstrators in Indianapolis will gather at noon at the Indiana State House South Lawn Saturday before the protest music, speakers, and informational booths will be featured along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail.

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Farmers in Arkansas are looking to the federal government to help them weather the storm of low crop prices, bad weather, and tariffs.

That's according to an analysis of economists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

Farmer Adam Chappell grows corn, cotton, soybean, and rice in cotton plant.

He says he's reduced his family's farm from 8,000 acres down to 2,400.

We farm regeneratively, cover crops, as little tillage as possible.

We reduce our fertilize inputs, herbicide inputs.

Our low cost of production is one of the reasons we're able to weather this storm.

Arkansas leads the nation in rice production and ranks among the top states for cotton, soybean, and poultry.

I'm Freda Ross reporting.

Ohio has about 74,000 farms.

Farmers face many stressors.

They have one of the highest suicide rates of any occupation.

Behavioral health care providers are now being taught a new method to identify depression, anxiety, and other issues among farmers.

LandLogic co-developer Kayla Anderson, who grew up on a farm, says farmers don't typically talk about their emotions.

But asking them to draw a map of their land and explain what happens and where helps start a conversation that can reveal underlying emotional struggles.

Because we believe that licensed behavioral health providers that may be wanting to serve this population just need that one little piece to connect and then their knowledge and expertise in their work with the farmer can take off from there.

A cattle feedlot, for instance, might be a source of intense stress where there isn't enough money to feed the cattle.

The therapists LandLogic trains learn to identify mental health issues using everyday farm tools and items like a pair of favorite work gloves.

They then help a farmer learn to overcome challenges on their own as they spend time out on their land.

And in New York, a bill on Governor Kathy Hochul's desk would end subsidies for gas line extensions.

Assembly Bill 8888 would end the 100 foot rule that requires utilities to connect new customers to a gas line for free based on their distance to an existing gas main.

Backers of the change say the rule has cost New York rate payers around $1 billion.

Other states have ended these types of allowances, but Allison Considine with the Building Decarbonization Coalition says it was harder in New York since the rule was written into state law.

The Public Service Commission's hands were tied as they've been making progress to try to save ratepayers money, control those overall rising delivery costs on everyone's utility bills.

They couldn't do anything until the legislature did something.

Feedback on the bill has been positive, with some opposition from utility companies saying it'll jeopardize their business by discouraging natural gas use.

But Consonant calls that misinformation, since a person who wants to use gas for their home can still do so.

The legislature approved the bill and it awaits Governor Hochul's signature.

I'm Edwin J. Vieira.

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