Government shutdown 2023 update: Fat Bear Week in Alaska could be canceled

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An Alaskan brown bear with a fish in its mouth.
Fat Bear Week brings people together to vote on the fattest Alaskan brown bear preparing for hibernation each year.

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US stocks end mixed to close out worst month of 2023 as investors brace for a government shutdown

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September marks the second straight losing month for stocks.

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Bond vigilantes may be waking up as the US deficit balloons - and that's a threat to stocks and the economy, market vet says

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Ed Yardeni
Ed Yardeni on CNBC.

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There's been a spike in Americans skipping meals since the end of pandemic-era benefits

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Emergency SNAP benefits are ending as half of US children do not consume vegetables on a daily basis.
Emergency SNAP benefits ended over six months ago, and millions of Americans are still struggling.

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A government shutdown would make the Fed's job a lot harder as economic data is delayed

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US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2023.

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These 4 risks could plunge the US economy into a recession as inflection point nears

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Man walks past Bed Bath & Beyond store with store closing sign in window

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The chaos over an impending shutdown is so bad that some Republicans say they'll join forces with Democrats to keep the government open

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Mike Lawler, Republican candidate for New York's 17th Congressional District, greets supporters at an election night rally.
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler of New York's 17th Congressional District.

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The government could shut down in a week. Here's what's at stake for Americans.

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says Ukraine's needs are 'enormously expensive' for the US to finance - and frozen Russian assets should be used instead

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Larry Summers
Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers.

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Americans are 10 days away from a federal government shutdown and Republicans still can't agree on a way out

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Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) reacts after a fourth round of voting for a new House Speaker on the second day of the 118th Congress, Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at the US Capitol in Washington DC.

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