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The economic impacts of the strike hinges on how long it goes on, one economist says.
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Blue Ridge Public Radio compiled a list of more than 35 organizations providing relief in the area.
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The division must approve policies based on state guidelines by Jan. 1.
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The class-action suit alleged that female recruits were routinely harassed.
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Thousands of children are stuck on waitlists.
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Patti McFarland lost her nest egg unexpectedly to a dancer at a bar.
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A federal indictment accuses seven Californians of stealing approximately $100 million worth of gold, precious gems and luxury watches from an armored semitruck leaving a jewelry show in 2022.
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Billions of nocturnal Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 km to cool caves in the Australian Alps that they have never previously visited. New research shows how they may find their way there and back.
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Last year, Congress banned the app in the U.S., citing national security concerns and demanding it spin off from its Chinese owner, ByteDance. Trump has again paused enforcement of the ban.
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Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time.
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35 House members said they are troubled by the Agriculture Department's plans to collect personal data from people who applied for federal food assistance, and urged the effort to "immediately cease."