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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.
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 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.
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