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Air Force Prepares to Integrate T-7A Red Hawk into Pilot Training

Air Force Prepares to Integrate T-7A Red Hawk into Pilot Training

The U.S. Air Force is preparing to phase out its six-decade-old T-38 Talon trainers, which were originally designed for Vietnam-era jets, and replace them ...

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Why is the government shutting down? How Medicaid and Obamacare Are Dividing Congress

Why is the government shutting down? How Medicaid and Obamacare Are Dividing Congress

The federal government entered a partial shutdown on October 1 due to a stalemate between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats over healthcare funding. ...

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FBI Ends Partnership with Anti-Defamation League Amid Political Tensions

FBI Director Kash Patel declared on October 1 that the bureau would end its long-standing partnership with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Patel criticized former ...

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Will the Statue of Liberty go dark during the federal shutdown?

Will the Statue of Liberty go dark during the federal shutdown?

On October 1, New York Governor Kathy Hochul cautioned that the Statue of Liberty could “go dark” during the federal government shutdown. Standing near ...

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Trump Administration Signals Mass Federal Layoffs Amid Shutdown

Trump Administration Signals Mass Federal Layoffs Amid Shutdown

On Oct. 1, Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told House Republicans that mass layoffs of federal workers ...

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When does the federal shutdown end? Here's what the prediction markets believe

When does the federal shutdown end? Here’s what the prediction markets believe

Polymarket traders are signaling that they anticipate the federal shutdown could last at least until mid-October. Current market probabilities show: This suggests that users ...

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Are rockets still launched when the government is closed? How the consequences could be felt by NASA

Are rockets still launched when the government is closed? How the consequences could be felt by NASA

With Congress deadlocked ahead of the October 1 funding deadline, NASA is preparing for significant disruptions should a government shutdown occur. The agency’s contingency ...

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Trump boosts funds for research into pediatric cancer using AI

Trump boosts funds for research into pediatric cancer using AI

On September 30, President Donald Trump signed an executive order doubling federal funding for research into childhood cancer that uses artificial intelligence (AI). The ...

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Will Democrats vote in favor of a government shutdown in the Senate?

Will Democrats vote in favor of a government shutdown in the Senate?

With just hours remaining before a partial government shutdown, the Senate prepared to hold another round of votes on rival funding measures. Neither proposal ...

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Senate Democrats Split on GOP Spending Bill as Shutdown Looms

Senate Democrats Split on GOP Spending Bill as Shutdown Looms

As the federal government faced a shutdown on September 30, a handful of Senate Democrats broke with their party and voted in favor of ...

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