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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 19d

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Look out, Walt Disney. Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters are coming for your fans.

The streaming giant’s surprise summer hit, KPop Demon Hunters, is Netflix’s most-watched English language film of all time, racking up 314.2 million views worldwide through Sept. 14. …

Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is Taking Over the Globe. Watch Out, Disney.

The surprise hit has racked up more than 300 million views and has become Netflix’s most-watched English-language film ever.

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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 4h

… Michael McCormick, a professor of air traffic management at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla.

McCormick said that what’s different now is that air traffic controllers are working those long hours without pay, overtime, or shift differentials for evening or weekends…

Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 4h

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The air traffic controllers currently directing flights at the nation’s airports were already working up to 10-hour shifts six days a week before the government shutdown began on Oct. 1, because their ranks are short ~3,000 workers nationwide, according to …

Flight Delays Rise. Air Traffic Controllers Were Already Working Longer Hours.

As the number of flight delays ticks up on Wednesday, the Federal Aviation Administration is reporting delays at Boston Logan, San Francisco, and Los Angeles international airports. More than 2,400 fl...

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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 5h

After this Saturday’s paycheck, employees will receive “zero dollars” if the shutdown continues, he told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Starting Saturday, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will give TSA employees who work there free parking and meal vouchers during their shifts…

Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 5h

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For some Transportation Security Administration agents, depending on their schedules, their next paychecks could be half of what they usually get, says Aaron Barker, president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 554, representing ~1,200 TSA agents…

Federal Workers Expecting Smaller Paychecks This Week

While the stalemate over government funding continues on Capitol Hill, federal workers are facing the prospect of smaller or no paychecks. The Transportation Security Administration agents who scan pa...

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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 6h

The American Federation of Government Employees, the union representing more than 820,000 federal workers, pushed back against the Trump administration’s threat of making permanent job cuts during the shutdown, saying federal employees… should be able to do their jobs without political interference…

Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 9h

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As the federal government shutdown extends into an 8th day, air travel delays are continuing at U.S. airports, where air traffic controllers, security agents, and other federal employees are working without pay.

More than 1,750 flights at U.S. airports were delayed…

Federal Workers' Union Lashes Out at Trump Administration's Threat of Pink Slips

As the federal government shutdown extended into an eighth day, air travel delays are continuing at U.S. airports, where air traffic controllers, security agents, and other federal employees are worki...

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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 1d

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that there has been an increase in sick calls by airport workers since the govt shutdown began Oct. 1.

“So we’re tracking sick calls, sick leave, and have we had a slight tick up in sick calls? Yes, and then you’ll see delays that come from that.” …

Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 1d

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Flight delays have been ramping up in recent days. The government shutdown could make things worse.

More than 2,800 flights within, into, or out of the U.S. were delayed as of late Tuesday afternoon, according to the
FlightAware.com …

Air Travel Delays Are Ramping Up. The Shutdown Could Make Things Worse.

More than 2,800 flights in the U.S. were delayed as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the flight-tracking site FlightAware.com.

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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 1d

Conservation groups are raising concerns, saying that open parks without adequate staff can be dangerous for visitors and potentially harmful to nature. During previous government shutdowns, illegal off-roading, overflowing trash and human waste, and vandalism were well-documented. …

Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 1d

Nearly 9,300 park services workers have been furloughed, about 2/3rds of the agency’s total staff. That means many services will be kept at a minimum level, …

Visitor centers might be closed, tours … are likely canceled, and the few employees on duty could be stretched to cover more ground. …

Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 1d

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When Washington shuts down, the wilderness doesn’t.

The federal government’s funding is on pause, and many government workers are on furlough. But hundreds of national parks across the country remain accessible to visitors even though they are largely unstaffed. …

National Parks Are Open During the Shutdown. Why Conservationists Want Them Closed.

With the system that keeps travelers safe and protects nature closed, there is a risk of damage to the national parks should they stay open—sometimes irreparable.

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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 3d

Swift promised her fans, popularly known as Swifties, the chance to see the premier of the music video for her single, ‘The Fate of Ophelia,’ plus behind-the-scenes footage of how it was made.

She added: “Dancing is optional but very much encouraged 💃” …

Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 3d

… “The Life of a Showgirl,” and other only-in-theaters exclusives, rather than a concert movie like Swift’s 2023 “The Eras Tour.”

Taylor Swift announced the movie, timed to coincide with the album release, in a Sept. 19 Instagram post, saying: “I hereby invite you to a *dazzling* soirée,” …

Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 3d

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Taylor Swift’s “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” ruled the domestic box office charts, raking in an estimated $33 million through Sunday.

The 89-minute movie was advertised as a one-weekend-only “cinematic experience” about making of her 12th studio album…

Taylor Swift’s ‘Official Release Party of a Showgirl’ Wins Weekend Box Office

The 89-minute movie is about the making of Swift’s 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, and the music video for “The Fate of Ophelia.”

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Cengiz Yar @cengizyar.com · 6d

shocking details out of an ICE raid on an apartment building in South Shore area of Chicago on September 30th abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 11d

President Trump's aid cuts are disproportionately hitting women and girls: forcing them to drop out of school or leading them to die in childbirth or perish from cervical cancer, or to marry as young teens. That's what I found in the field: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/o...

Opinion | The Tax on Being a Girl

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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 7d

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During a White House press briefing on Wednesday, JD Vance told a reporter who asked about the AI video that Trump posted: “I think it’s funny. The president is joking. We’re having a good time." …

Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 7d

Vance: I'll tell Hakeem Jeffries righ now, if you help us reopen the government, the sombrero memes will stop.

Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 7d

…brings the two parties together and funds the government in a way that improves the quality of life of the American people."

President Trump has mocked Jeffries this week, posting an AI-generated video on social media that depicts Jeffries wearing a sombrero and mustache as mariachi music plays. …

Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 7d

… that Democrats want to provide healthcare to undocumented immigrants, who aren't eligible for the subsidies Democrats want to extend.

"Democrats aren't trying to change that," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said. “What we are trying to do is negotiate a bipartisan agreement that actually …

Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 7d

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Vice President JD Vance and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed Democrats for the government shutdown, saying that President Trump and Republicans won’t approve their demands for healthcare for “illegal aliens.”

Republicans have repeatedly claimed …

Vance Still Blaming Democrats for Shutdown

Vice President JD Vance and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed Democrats for the government shutdown, saying that President Trump and Republicans won’t approve their demands for healt...

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Ruth Saldanha @dharma-k.bsky.social · 7d

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From the archives: Naturalist Jane Goodall

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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 7d

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Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook will remain in place at the central bank until at least January, with the Supreme Court issuing a notice that delays ruling on her termination.

President Trump sought to remove Cook from her role on the Fed Board in late August …

Gov. Lisa Cook Will Stay at Fed Until at Least January

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook will remain in place at the central bank until at least January, with the Supreme Court issuing a notice on Wednesday that delays ruling on her termination.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 9d

The settlement makes YouTube, owned by Alphabet’s Google, the final Big Tech company to settle lawsuits Trump brought against social-media platforms after he left the White House.

Meta Platforms agreed to pay $25 million, mostly for Trump’s presidential library, and X agreed to pay $10 million, …

Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 9d

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YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit that President Trump brought against the company and its CEO over its suspension of Trump’s account after that year’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to court papers. …

(Exclusive by @wsj.com )

Exclusive | YouTube to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Brought by Trump

The Google subsidiary is the final Big Tech company to resolve a trio of personal lawsuits that Donald Trump filed against social-media platforms.

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