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Sitting atop her lion, the Hindu goddess Durga wields a celestial weapon in each of her 10 hands. But her target isn’t the usual demon of deceit, Mahishasura. It was US President Donald Trump. https://cnn.it/42xGjG1

Tramadol, a potent synthetic opioid, has been widely used to treat moderate to severe pain, but a new study suggests that the medication’s potential risks outweigh its “limited” benefits for chronic pain and that the use of it should be minimized. The study, published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, found that tramadol may have a “slight effect” on reducing chronic pain, but there appears to be low evidence. “The findings indicate that the benefits of tramadol are questionable or, at the very least, uncertain. Furthermore, evidence suggests the presence of potentially harmful effects,” Dr. Janus Jakobsen, lead author of the study and a clinical professor at the University of Southern Denmark in Copenhagen, said in an email. Tramadol can have serious side effects, including cardiac events such as chest pain, heart disease or congestive heart failure, according to the study. Read more: https://cnn.it/47dsVJH

The Trump administration said it will use tariff funds to keep afloat a federal food assistance program for nearly 7 million pregnant women, new moms and young children during the government shutdown. Read more: https://cnn.it/4q0Ar1S

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN. Employees at the FBI’s Washington Field Office received a highly unusual message from their leadership flagged with high importance late Tuesday telling them: “Per a priority request from the Executive Office of the President of the United States, please search any areas where papers or physical media records may be stored, to include both opening or closed cases, for records responsive to Amelia Earhart.” FBI employees were given a priority deadline of Wednesday to respond to the request, which comes on the seventh day of an ongoing federal government shutdown. Earhart was attempting to become the first woman to fly around the world when her plane went missing over the Pacific Ocean in 1937. She was declared lost at sea following a 16-day search. Read more: https://cnn.it/48kMwsA

There will not be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Tuesday night, the Federal Aviation Administration is warning. Now on the seventh day of the government shutdown, the same scenario is playing out at FAA offices across the country, with ripple effects hitting flights almost everywhere. https://cnn.it/4o6N35M

Gold prices hit $4,000 per ounce for the very first time, driven by strong investment demand amid broader geopolitical and economic uncertainty, along with expectations of further interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Gold has climbed 51% so far this year on sizable central bank buying, increased demand for gold-backed exchange-traded funds, a weaker dollar and growing interest from retail investors seeking to hedge amid rising trade and geopolitical tensions. Read more: https://cnn.it/4mQL44E

Federal health officials warned people not to eat certain Hello Fresh subscription meal kits containing spinach that may be contaminated with listeria. https://cnn.it/3VWvGJ7

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada wasn’t leaving anything to chance when he was packing for his visit to Washington this week — including, apparently, his neckwear. https://cnn.it/4gZW1Qf

Tesla has unveiled the long-promised cheaper versions of its two main cars, dubbed the Model 3 Standard and Model Y Standard, after the expiration of the $7,500 tax credit for American buyers of most of its cars. Tesla just reported record sales in the third quarter from buyers rushing to complete a purchase while the $7,500 tax credit was still available. But the EV maker now faces a more competitive market in which its cars have become more expensive relative to gas-powered and hybrid vehicles. Read more: https://cnn.it/4mPlNb3

With an unemployment rate of 7.1%, the highest level in nine years and half a percentage point higher since the start of this year, Canada’s economy is faltering. Steep tariffs Trump slapped on cars, steel and aluminum — key Canadian exports to the United States — are making matters worse. Read more: https://cnn.it/4h5dcjs