Overseas military is getting paid, but their kids' teachers aren't — and they're worried about making rent

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Teachers and support staff who work on US military bases overseas are not getting paid during the shutdown.

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'Misery map' shows which major airports are getting hit the hardest with flight delays and cancellations

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Cancellations are high at metro New York airports like JFK.

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Nearly 65,000 kids could lose access to Head Start programs if the government shutdown continues

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Nationwide, almost 65,000 children at 140 Head Start programs face a funding lapse and may lose access as of Monday.

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This furloughed IRS lawyer has a new side gig: running a hot dog stand

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Isaac Stein, a 31-year-old IRS lawyer who founded
Isaac Stein, a 31-year-old IRS lawyer, has been spending his days selling hot dogs since the government shutdown began.

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Trump says a 'friend' donated $130 million to pay the US military during the shutdown

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Donald Trump said a friend of his made a $130 million donation to the Pentagon but did not say who it was.

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The White House said there probably won't be an inflation report next month

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said there will likely be no inflation report in October.

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Air traffic controllers have become reluctant bargaining chips in the government shutdown. They just want to get paid.

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Air traffic controllers are about to miss their first paycheck of the government shutdown.

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I spent 2 days at Yosemite National Park during the government shutdown. I got in for free, but my trip wasn't perfect.

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Noah Sheidlower at Yosemite
Yosemite National Park was stunning, and the shutdown didn't do too much to deter the trip.

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Hotel operators say they're bleeding cash in the hundreds of millions and need the government shutdown to end now

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Hoteliers say they are suffering from the government shutdown.

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States aren't sending November SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. See where Americans depend on food stamps.

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States could run out of November SNAP funding if the government shutdown continues.

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