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Credit unions, banks offer shutdown assistance to federal workers
Banks and credit unions are offering assistance for federal workers during the partial government shutdown. See what’s being offered.
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TSA workers struggle to afford daily necessities, set to miss second paycheck
As the longest government shutdown in history enters its fifth week, Mia Williams, a Memphis-based Transportation Security Agent and single mom of two boys, is struggling to put food on the table. On Friday, she will miss a second paycheck.
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Feds won’t get billed just yet for dental, vision insurance premiums
Federal workers are going to miss their second straight paycheck Friday because of the partial government shutdown. But, they won’t get billed just yet for one of their benefits.
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‘Whole calendar’ of Va. craft beer new releases on hold because of shutdown
“We have a whole calendar slated with new beers coming out into the market, all of which need to be approved by the federal government,” one local craft brewer said. “There’s much more to it than just brewing up a new recipe, bottling it up and sending it out to market.”
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Woodbridge teen donates peanut butter to furloughed feds — lots of it
Fifteen-year-old Eric McKay, who goes by the nickname “Bean,” loves peanut butter. Lidl hooked him up with a lifetime supply of it and now he’s sharing the wealth with furloughed government workers.
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Why TSA, FAA workers can’t just go on strike to end the shutdown
All over Twitter and Facebook, citizen commentators are offering a solution to end the partial U.S. government shutdown: airport workers should just go on strike. But striking is illegal for federal workers,
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Which federal workers affected by the shutdown qualify for unemployment?
Some federal employees — including those still on the job but not getting paid — have found they’re having to scrape together money for essential goods. Now, many who never thought they’d have to are applying for unemployment benefits.
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At 30-day mark, shutdown logjam remains over border funding
While President Trump cast his Saturday proposal to end the government shutdown as a “commonsense compromise,” Democrats were quick to dismiss it as a “nonstarter.”
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Federal prisons feel the effects of the shutdown
Conditions behind the walls of the nation’s federal prisons are degrading under the government shutdown, where some correctional officers are being forced to work extended shifts, inmate programs are being canceled, and medical and maintenance workers are being asked to fill in for guards.
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Shutdown hits restaurants: DC Restaurant Week extended
For the first time in Restaurant Week’s 18-year history, The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington is extending it’s promotion until Jan. 27 due to a 20 percent decrease in business in the midst of the ongoing government shutdown.
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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 have a job closely tied to government programs. So what does the government shutdown have to do with you? More than you think.
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Va. business offers free ‘anger room’ sessions for furloughed workers to smash away their feelings
The Break It “anger room” or “rage room” is offering those who are furloughed a place to take out their frustrations free of charge, with complimentary smashing sessions at their Fredericksburg, Virginia, location.
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Fairfax Co. residents buy groceries for those in need, including hungry feds
Shoppers at several Northern Virginia grocery stores reached into their hearts and dug into their pockets to help buy groceries Saturday for those in need, including federal workers who have missed a paycheck.
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WATCH: President Trump comments on border, shutdown
President Donald Trump made a major announcement Saturday at 4 p.m. about the government shutdown and border security.
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Good Samaritan makes mortgage payment for furloughed fed
A Capitol Heights woman who is a contract worker with the State Department and the Smithsonian is feeling the effects of the government shutdown. But on Saturday, she met a good Samaritan who stepped up to help.
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