The SNAP benefits cutoff due to the ongoing shutdown is creating longer and longer lines at food banks and food pantries across the country. U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell, whom President Barack Obama appointed, ordered the government to report back by today on how it would fund SNAP accounts. He also said the Trump administration must either make a full payment by that day or, if it decides to tap $3 billion in a contingency fund, figure out how to do that by Wednesday.

Baseball season wrapped up Saturday with the Dodgers winning back-to-back titles. Now it’s opening day for college basketball. College basketball returns today, with the women’s reigning NCAA champion UConn Huskies favored to win again, and the Florida Gators have their sights set on a back-to-back men’s title. #19 KU opens today, hosting Green Bay, K-state hosts UNC Greensboro tomorrow, and the Shockers host UNC Asheville tomorrow.

This month, Sotheby’s will offer Maurizio Cattelan’s 2016 artwork, America: a fully functional toilet fashioned from just over 100 kilograms of solid 18-karat gold, which has become one of the century’s most influential—and infamous—artworks. The starting bid, at market value the day of the auction, is expected to be in the neighborhood of $10M. Sure, that sounds fancy, but you still have to clean it.

and THAT’S TRENDING.