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Retired newsperson and successful introvert who reads the fine print. Basically it's a log of my daily early-morning "read-in", which I offer as a quick catch-up with a focus on what's actually happening on Earth.
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Stateline: ‘This shutdown feels different.’ States might not get repaid when government reopens.

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"Going without federal reimbursement for shutdown costs could force states to cut their own budget priorities."

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‘This shutdown feels different.’ States might not get repaid when government reopens. • Stateline
States are continuing to operate federally funded programs during the shutdown. But they say they can only front those costs for so long — and some are worried about getting repaid.
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Column: We haven’t had a single president with more than seven characters in their surname since President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Since Bush succeeded Clinton, we haven’t had a president with more than five.
Column | Presidents’ names are getting shorter. Why?
We’ve gone from Roosevelts and Eisenhowers to Bushes, Obamas and Trumps. What gives?
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CNN @cnn.com · 2h
Celebrations broke out in both Gaza and Israel after the announcement of a ceasefire plan agreement, though residents on both sides expressed trepidation that it may still fall through. https://cnn.it/47ggHQC
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AP/WTOP: Last of 10 New Orleans jail escapees from May is captured under a house in Atlanta

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"[Derrick] Groves — shirtless, shoeless and shackled at his wrists and ankles — blew a kiss and grinned at the camera as he was led into a police car."

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Last of 10 New Orleans jail escapees from May is captured under a house in Atlanta - WTOP News
ATLANTA (AP) — A monthslong search for the only Louisiana inmate still on the run after an audacious May jailbreak ended Wednesday when authorities say they found him hiding in a basement crawl space…
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politico.com
The shutdown stalemate is showing signs of provoking one of the most powerful forces in the federal bureaucracy: an army of overworked, currently unpaid air traffic controllers.

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Flight delays could force parties to the shutdown bargaining table
Disruptions caused by staffing shortfalls may up the pressure on lawmakers to strike a deal.
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BREAKING: The 9th Circuit lifts a lower court order blocking Trump from federalizing 200 Oregon National Guard troops for deployment in Portland. However, the decision is unlikely to allow the administration to deploy soldiers to the city for now.
Judges Let Trump Federalize Oregon National Guard, But Block on Deployment Remains
Read more here.
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CNN @cnn.com · 13h
California made history by enacting the first law in the United States to define and ultimately ban unhealthy ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, from meals served to over one billion California schoolchildren annually. https://cnn.it/4ofH9zD
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