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 Why a small group of lawmakers has power to cause a shutdown USA TODAY · Ken Tran The GOP has a four-seat majority in the House, and hard-line conservatives have been leveraging their critical votes.   The legacy of Dianne Feinstein POLITICO · David Cohen Before her long stint in the Senate, she led San Francisco through a healing period after horrific political violence. |
 Practical air travel tips during a government shutdown Forbes · Suzanne Rowan Kelleher Travelers could feel the impact beginning at midnight on Saturday.  The middle class is shrinking. Are you still in it? kiplinger.com · Joey Solitro Inflation, the aging population and remote work are all factors. |
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 Turns out earth has an eighth continent. And you may have already been there. fodors.com · Scott Laird Geography nerds may need to sit down for this news.  For Arab dissidents, the walls are closing in codastory.com · Frankie Vetch The Arab League is relying on the little-known Arab Interior Ministers Council to target critics abroad.  Few persecuted Christians find refuge in US, new report finds Religion News Service · Bob Smietana The report blames the effects of the pandemic and the dismantling of U.S. refugee resettlement programs during the Trump administration. /https%3A%2F%2Ftf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffiler_public%2F12%2Fc9%2F12c9da0b-e1c8-4e5c-afaf-8f23131ae45f%2Fmerrill.jpg?w=1140&ssl=1) The Bible that stopped a bullet Smithsonian Magazine · Robert Pushkar In 1863, a New Testament tucked in the pocket of Union soldier Charles W. Merrill prevented a musket ball from mortally wounding him.  Halloween decorations get gory, and some prefer to dial it down Associated Press · Kim Cook A zombie girl with glowing eyes who rips the head off her teddy bear?  Netflix is sending out its final DVD rental discs today techradar.com · Darren Allan After 25 years the DVD-by-mail service is now officially closed down. |
