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Government shutdown poised to become longest ever

Government shutdown poised to become longest ever

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month. Millions of people could los...

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Head Start centers face closure during government shutdown

Head Start centers face closure during government shutdown

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of prescho...

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Tech billionaire’s donation brings Tesla Cybertrucks to Las Vegas police

Tech billionaire’s donation brings Tesla Cybertrucks to Las Vegas police

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The nation’s largest police fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks is set to begin patrolling the streets of Las Vegas in November thanks to a donation from a U.S. tech billionaire, raising c...

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Abu Dhabi hosts oil summit as OPEC+ halts planned production hikes

Abu Dhabi hosts oil summit as OPEC+ halts planned production hikes

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abu Dhabi hosted a major oil summit Monday, hours after the OPEC+ cartel and its allies said it would halt further production increases planned in the first ...

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Asian shares are mostly higher after another winning week on Wall St

Asian shares are mostly higher after another winning week on Wall St

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday after gains for Amazon carried the U.S. stock market to the finish of another winning week and month. U.S. futures and oil prices also w...

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Shutdown stalemate set to drag into sixth week as Trump pushes Republicans to change Senate rules

Shutdown stalemate set to drag into sixth week as Trump pushes Republicans to change Senate rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth week, with food aid potentially delayed or suspended for...

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