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WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday that flight delays tied to air traffic staffing issues have jumped dramatically in recent days as a government shutdown enters its eighth day. "Historically, there's about a 5% of delays that is attributed to staffing issues in our towers. Last couple days it has been 53%," Duffy said on Fox News. "My message to the air traffic controllers who work for DOT is show up for work — you have a job to do." He added "the bottom line is these controllers are stressed out, and they're rebelling on this shutdown because they may not get paid." (Reporting by David Shepardson)

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ADDS CNN INTERVIEWS WITH MANNER AND MCGRATH The Reuters Television Daybook Today and tomorrow —– The daybook editor is Timothy Ryan (reachable at 202-843-6282 or Tim.Ryan@TR.com or DCDaybook@yahoo.com). Subscribers: For any problems in receiving daybook content, call: 1-833-282-6915 and press 1. —– —– ************************ Today ************************ 12Noon — INSIDE POLITICS WITH DANA BASH (CNN): An interview with Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), former House speaker. 1 p.m. — CNN NEWS CENTRAL (CNN): An interview with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.). 1 p.m. — AMERICA REPORTS WITH JOHN ROBERTS & SANDRA SMITH (FOX NEWS): An interview with White House border czar Tom Homan. An interview with House Majority Leader Tom Emmer (R-Minn.). An interview with Gov. Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.). 1 p.m. — CHRIS JANSING REPORTS (MSNBC): A report from Chicago featuring a live interview with Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Ill.). An interview with Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.). 3 p.m. — THE STORY WITH MARTHA MACCALLUM (FOX NEWS): An interview with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.). 4 p.m. — THE WILL CAIN SHOW (FOX NEWS): An interview with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. +4 p.m. — THE ARENA WITH KASIE HUNT (CNN): +An interview with retired Major General Randy Manner, former acting vice chief of the National Guard Bureau. +An interview with Amy McGrath, a Kentucky Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. 4 p.m. — DEADLINE WHITE HOUSE (MSNBC): ************************ Tomorrow ************************ 7 a.m. — WASHINGTON JOURNAL (C-SPAN): Pluribus News founder Reid Wilson discusses "how states are impacted by the shutdown. 8:30 a.m.: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) discusses the government shutdown. Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-Md.) discusses "Democrats' strategy during the shutdown." —– —– The Reuters Television Daybook Today-tomorrow REUTERS

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* Extradition process established in cooperation framework between US, Guyana * Azruddin and Nazar Mohamed were indicted in a US court of conspiracy to commit fraud, money laundering * US Treasury imposed sanctions on the businessmen in 2024 * Party calls leaders to decide if Mohamed can lead opposition (Adds context on extradition in paragraph 7, party's reaction in paragraph 11) By Kemol King and Marianna Parraga GEORGETOWN, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Guyanese businessman and politician Azruddin Mohamed and his father Nazar Mohamed will be extradited to the United States to face fraud and corruption charges, once U.S. authorities formally make the request, Guyana's attorney general said. The businessmen, who own the gold-exporting firm Mohamed's Enterprise, were indicted in a Florida court last week on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering to enrich themselves and defraud the government of Guyana. Azruddin Mohamed is positioned to be sworn in as Guyana's opposition leader by November, after his political party – We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), founded four months ago – won 16 parliamentary seats in Guyana's general election last month. "The next step is for the government of the United States of America to request the government of Guyana the extradition of the two persons," Attorney General Anil Nandlall said late on Tuesday in a show he regularly broadcasts on social media. "This process, which will be embarked upon, is a legal one and is contained in an extradition framework between the government of the U.S. and the government of Guyana," he added. Neither Azruddin nor Nazar Mohamed replied to a request for comment on the charges. If an extradition request is granted, the businessmen would have the right to challenge it in Guyanese courts, former speaker of Guyana's Parliament Ralph Ramkarran told Reuters. For Guyana and some of its neighbors, the court of last resort is the Caribbean Court of Justice. Azruddin Mohamed told local media this week he was assembling a legal team to challenge the U.S. charges and that Guyana's tax agency notified him and his father last week that they owe the government some $917 million in taxes and penalties. He also accused Guyana's ruling People's Progressive Party of persecuting him due to his foray into politics. "Fearing the momentum seen at the last election and the cry of the Guyanese people for change, they are doing everything possible to stop me," he said in a statement on Monday. Azruddin Mohamed is not expected to be legally barred from serving as opposition leader while facing the U.S. indictment, Ramkarran added. But one of Guyana's opposition parties called on Wednesday to reach a consensus on who should serve as their leader. GOLD EXPORTS ON THE RADAR The mining businessmen are accused of entering into agreements to sell and transport Guyanese gold to buyers in Miami and Dubai by fraudulently reusing Guyana customs declarations and seals, the court for the Southern District of Florida said on Thursday. They also are accused of paying bribes to Guyanese officials in one of a total of 11 charges. At least 10,000 kilograms of gold were exported through Miami since 2017 without payment of Guyanese taxes and royalties, causing a loss to the Guyanese authorities of some $50 million, prosecutors said in the indictment. The prosecutors are seeking to have the businessmen forfeit property, including a $5.3 million shipment of gold bars seized at a Miami airport last year. The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions last year on the businessmen over fraud allegations. A company owned by the family was formerly part of a consortium building a $300 million oil logistics base in Guyana for Exxon Mobil. (Reporting by Kemol King and Marianna Parraga; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise, Nia Williams and Marguerita Choy)

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(Adds detail, context in paragraphs 3-6) BOGOTA, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday the latest vessel in the Caribbean bombed by the United States was Colombian and had Colombian citizens aboard. "A new war scenario has opened up: the Caribbean," Petro said in a post on X. "The aggression is against all of Latin America and the Caribbean." The White House did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Petro, who is currently in Belgium meeting with European leaders, was replying to a post by U.S. Senator Adam Schiff who said he would vote to block strikes against vessels in the Caribbean along with Tim Kaine. On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced the strike , at least the fourth in recent weeks. At least 21 people have been killed in strikes according to the Trump administration. The attacks have inflamed tensions in the region and Washington called off diplomatic outreach to Venezuela on Monday. (Reporting by Alexander Villegas; Additional reporting by Gram Slatterly in Washington; Editing by Kylie Madry and Sarah Morland)

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Overview * AZZ Inc fiscal Q2 sales rise 2% yr/yr to $417.3 mln * Adjusted EPS for fiscal Q2 of $1.55 * Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal Q2 misses analyst expectations Outlook * AZZ maintains FY2026 sales guidance at $1.625 – $1.725 bln * Company expects FY2026 adjusted EBITDA of $360 – $400 mln * AZZ projects FY2026 adjusted diluted EPS between $5.75 and $6.25 Result Drivers * METAL COATINGS GROWTH – Infrastructure-related project spending drove a 10.8% increase in Metal Coatings sales * PRECOAT METALS DECLINE – Weaker demand in building construction, HVAC, and appliance markets led to a 4.3% sales decline in Precoat Metals * EBITDA MISS – Adjusted EBITDA decreased due to a slow season in the Welding Services business within AVAIL Key Details Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu s s Estimate Q2 Miss $88.70 $94.90 Adjusted mln mln (9 EBITDA Analysts ) Analyst Coverage * The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 7 "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell" * The average consensus recommendation for the iron & steel peer group is "buy" * Wall Street's median 12-month price target for AZZ Inc is $126.50, about 16.9% above its October 7 closing price of $105.08 * The stock recently traded at 16 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 16 three months ago Press Release: For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact . (This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)

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Overview * Resources Connection fiscal Q1 revenue declines to $120.2 mln from $136.9 mln year-over-year * Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal Q1 beats analyst expectations * Net loss for fiscal Q1 narrows to $2.4 mln from $5.7 mln Outlook * Company plans to deepen consulting capabilities in CFO Advisory & Digital Transformation * Resources Connection aims to strengthen its on-demand business for market relevance * Company focuses on cost structure redesign to improve shareholder returns Result Drivers * HIGHER BILL RATES – Co increased average bill rates by 2.2% due to pricing discipline and pursuit of higher-value engagements * DECREASED BILLABLE HOURS – Billable hours decreased 14.3% due to choppy demand as clients delayed projects amid economic uncertainty * COST STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS – Reduction in SG&A expenses driven by restructuring and lower technology transformation costs Key Details Metric Beat/Mi Actual Consens ss us Estimat e Q1 $120.22 Revenue mln Q1 EPS -$0.07 Q1 Net -$2.40 Income mln Q1 Beat $3.10 -$1.50 Adjusted mln mln (2 EBITDA Analyst s) Q1 Gross 39.50% Margin Q1 2.50% Adjusted EBITDA Margin Q1 Gross $47.46 Profit mln Q1 -$1.98 Operatin mln g Income Analyst Coverage * The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell" * The average consensus recommendation for the business support services peer group is "buy" * Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Resources Connection Inc is $7.00, about 30.7% above its October 7 closing price of $4.85 * The stock recently traded at 11 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 11 three months ago Press Release: For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact . (This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)

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Oct 8 (Reuters) – * WARNER BROS. CEO DAVID ZASLAV CONFIRMED THAT MICHAEL DE LUCA & PAMELA ABDY'S CONTRACTS WERE BEING RENEWED FOR AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME – VARIETY Source text: https://tinyurl.com/jsb2wrmb Further company coverage:

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(Adds detail in paragraphs 5-9) By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service will furlough more than 34,000 employees beginning on Wednesday due to the government shutdown, according to an agency statement, effectively shuttering taxpayer call centers. The furloughs amount to 46% of the agency's workforce. Call center employees, IT workers and most headquarters staff will be sent home, according to the statement. Employees assigned to carry out the tax and spending law that President Donald Trump signed in July will keep working. The IRS is sending home the employees because the U.S. Congress and Trump failed to reach an agreement last week on government spending. Services across the government have been disrupted because of the closures. The IRS said in a statement dated September 29 that it would furlough staff if the shutdown exceeded five business days. The closures began on October 1. In a letter to workers announcing the furlough, IRS official David Traynor wrote that a 2019 law requires agencies to give backpay to furloughed employees after the shutdown ends. That contradicts the Trump administration proposal from earlier this week, which argued that the same law doesn't make those payments automatic. Trump later suggested that not all furloughed employees should be paid when normal operations resume. Congress and Trump have so far failed to make a deal to end the shutdown. Democratic leaders want the agreement to extend healthcare subsidies for 24 million Americans who get their coverage through the Affordable Care Act. Separately, American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley on Wednesday morning called on Congress to pass a bill that reopens the government. He said that lawmakers and the president should debate healthcare later. AFGE represents 800,000 federal employees. "They should open the government today, whatever that entails," he said. (Reporting by Courtney Rozen; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama, Alistair Bell and Aurora Ellis)

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(Add details in paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7) Oct 8 (Reuters) – Stoke Space said on Wednesday it has raised $510 million in a funding round led by entrepreneur Thomas Tull's US Innovative Technology Fund, to speed up development of its Nova reusable launch vehicles. The round also drew backing from Washington Harbour Partners and General Innovation Capital Partners, and existing investors including 776, Breakthrough Energy, Glade Brook Capital and Toyota Ventures. The Washington-based startup declined to provide the valuation at which it raised funds. "Launch capacity is now a defining factor in the U.S. ability to compete and lead in the space economy," said Tull, chairman of USIT. "Stoke's pioneering approach to reusable launch systems directly advances our national security and commercial access to orbit." Earlier this year, Stoke was awarded a National Security Space Launch contract by the U.S. Space Force, joining Elon Musk's SpaceX, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, Rocket Lab USA and United Launch Alliance and others, selected to strengthen U.S. space launch capabilities. The award reflects the growing demand for medium-lift launch capacity for defense, including for the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system, the company said. In January, the company had raised $260 million in a funding round. Stoke Space is developing the fully reusable Nova rocket for frequent, low-cost space launches, backed by funding from the U.S. Space Force, NASA and other partners. (Reporting by Prakhar Srivastava in Bengaluru; Editing by Sahal Muhammed)

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U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY NOEM: GOVERNOR OF OREGON AND PORTLAND MAYOR COVERING UP WHAT IS HAPPENING

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