What do escaped lab monkeys in Mississippi, a never-ending federal government shutdown and a Category 5 hurricane ravaging Jamaica have in common? They’re all on the docket this week. First, we’ll talk about the overturned truck carrying research monkeys in Mississippi and what’s still unknown. Then we pivot to the U.S. shutdown: why it’s dragging into week 4, who’s getting hit, and what it means. Finally: the full scope of Hurricane Melissa’s landfall in Jamaica — the damage, the warnings and whether we in the States are in the clear. Strap in.