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Trump administration to defund federal watchdog council
The Trump administration is pulling a federal watchdog off the beat in Washington, effective Wednesday, stripping funding from the Council of Inspectors General.Removing the…
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At least 170 U.S. hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse.
LOUISVILLE, Tenn. — When a big storm hits, Peninsula Hospital could be underwater.At this decades-old psychiatric hospital on the edge of the Tennessee River, an intense storm…
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Hurricanes Imelda, Humberto likely to bring dangerous conditions to much of East Coast. Maps show…
Hurricane Imelda is eyeing Bermuda and Hurricane Humberto has already passed it but, the National Hurricane Center said early Wednesday, both are likely to…
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Video shows several houses along North Carolina’s Outer Banks collapsing into Atlantic Ocean
Five unoccupied houses along North Carolina's Outer Banks collapsed into the ocean on Tuesday as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda rumbled in the Atlantic, the National Park Service…
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Why is the government shut down? Here’s what’s behind the funding lapse
Washington — The federal government began shutting down at 12 a.m. on Wednesday after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement to extend government funding. Republicans and Democrats…
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A history of government shutdowns: The 14 other times funding has lapsed since 1980
Washington — The U.S. government shut down Wednesday morning after President Trump and congressional Republicans at odds with Democrats over the path forward were unable to avert a…
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How could a government shutdown affect travel around the U.S.?
Although a short U.S. government shutdown would be unlikely to have much impact on air travel, a prolonged impasse could lead to disruptions for passengers and financial losses for…
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How will the government shutdown affect people applying for mortgages?
Americans worried that the U.S. government shutdown could derail their plans to take out a mortgage or refinance their home loan can breathe easy — mostly. Housing experts says…
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Government website blames shutdown on “radical left.” Ethics group calls it a…
Ahead of the looming government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday posted a banner in large type on its homepage blaming the shutdown on the…
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