AI may lift wages — then crush them, professors say

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A new Brookings study warns that AI could raise wages now — only to crush them later as machines take over.

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Even with the government open, millions of Americans could see their healthcare costs skyrocket

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Democratic lawmakers pushed for an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies during the government shutdown but were unsuccesful.

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A new Trump decision could make future relief harder for student-loan borrowers

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Trump's administration said the CFPB's funding structure is unconstitutional, jeopardizing protections for student-loan borrowers.

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TSA agents 'who served with exemplary service' during the shutdown to receive $10,000 bonuses

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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to the Berkeley County GOP on November 7, 2025, in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Kristi Noem handed out bonus checks to some TSA agents, saying they'd get $10,000 on top of back pay.

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Here's when federal workers are expected to start receiving back pay

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A senior Trump administration official said that paychecks for the month of October should start going out on Saturday, continuing through November 19.

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Good news: The government is open. Bad news: The problems aren't ending.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson

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Ozempic and tight food budgets are giving way to the giant rise of tiny foods

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The government reopened — but chaos for travelers and federal workers isn't over yet

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Federal workers and travelers could keep feeling impact from the government shutdown.

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The House just voted to end the longest government shutdown in US history after 43 days

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson

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The penny is no more. Good riddance.

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The US minted its last penny on Wednesday.

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