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Friday, January 11, 2019 6:10:27 PM
US shutdown bites as federal workers miss payday
"AS SHUTDOWN KEEPS TSA SCREENERS HOME, MIAMI'S AIRPORT IS CLOSING OFF A TERMINAL"
2 hours ago
[...]
About a quarter of the federal government will go without funding until a budget is agreed, leaving 800,000 employees without pay.
* How much has shutdown hit US economy?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46815847
* Sixteen ways the US shutdown is hurting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46739180
* Where do we go from here?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46815227
What's the latest?
[...]
Meanwhile, the classified advertising website Craigslist has been flooded with listings from federal workers trying to sell their possessions.
Items ranging from beds to old toys have been listed as "government shutdown specials".
"Sells for $93.88 at Walmart. Asking $10," one advert for a child's rocking chair reads. "We need money to pay bills."
AFP
Workers across the country have protested against the record shutdown
A food bank in Washington, DC reported an influx of federal workers.
Radha Muthiah, the head of Capital Area Food Bank, said that dozens of volunteers are working to pack bags of food for affected workers.
[...]
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46844603
"AS SHUTDOWN KEEPS TSA SCREENERS HOME, MIAMI'S AIRPORT IS CLOSING OFF A TERMINAL"
2 hours ago
[...]
About a quarter of the federal government will go without funding until a budget is agreed, leaving 800,000 employees without pay.
* How much has shutdown hit US economy?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46815847
* Sixteen ways the US shutdown is hurting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46739180
* Where do we go from here?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46815227
What's the latest?
[...]
Meanwhile, the classified advertising website Craigslist has been flooded with listings from federal workers trying to sell their possessions.
Items ranging from beds to old toys have been listed as "government shutdown specials".
"Sells for $93.88 at Walmart. Asking $10," one advert for a child's rocking chair reads. "We need money to pay bills."
AFP
Workers across the country have protested against the record shutdown
A food bank in Washington, DC reported an influx of federal workers.
Radha Muthiah, the head of Capital Area Food Bank, said that dozens of volunteers are working to pack bags of food for affected workers.
[...]
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46844603
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