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Traffic heavy through Birmingham after interstate closes

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Some streets through downtown Birmingham are clogged with traffic on the first day of ... Read more

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Americans take stock of shutdown’s everyday effects

You and your loved ones aren’t federal employees or contractors, and you don’t live in a setting or ... Read more

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Travel industry fears damage from a long government shutdown

ATLANTA (AP) — America’s busiest airport, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International, is a blur of activity on the best of ... Read more

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Zimbabwe in ‘total internet shutdown’ amid violent crackdown

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe on Friday faced a “total internet shutdown,” a media group said, after a ... Read more

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Federal workers caught in the middle apply for unemployment

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Thousands of federal employees and their families are applying for unemployment and food stamps ... Read more

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U.S. shutdown stalls training, other prep for wildfire season

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Just two months after a wildfire wiped out Paradise, California, officials are gearing up ... Read more

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GOV’T SHUTDOWN: Resident urges Limestone commissioners to take action

The Limestone County Commission on Wednesday was urged to do its part to reopen the government. Limestone resident ... Read more

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Federal workers take on odd jobs to make ends meet

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When her paychecks dried up because of the partial government shutdown, Cheryl Inzunza Blum ... Read more

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Going public? For Uber, Lyft and others, shutdown slows IPOs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The partial government shutdown is slowing plans by some companies to issue stock to the ... Read more

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Alabama city built on federal dollars feeling shutdown pinch

HUNTSVILLE (AP) — Once known for its cotton trade and watercress farms, Huntsville, Alabama, is now the ultimate ... Read more