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Government funding runs out at the end of the day on Sept. 30, meaning many federal government services will halt until funding resumes.

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Up First briefing: Effects of a shutdown; health workers may strike; Maui conspiracies

3:29pm September 29, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

What will stay open if the government shuts down? Kaiser Permanente's health care workers near a nationwide walkout. How conspiracy theories spread in the wake of wildfires in Hawaii.

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North Carolina governor vetoes bill that would take away his control over election boards

3:23pm September 29, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

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What happens to repayment if the government shuts down?

What a shutdown would mean for student loan borrowers

2:58pm September 29, 2023

by Cory Turner

October loan payments will still be due, but an extended shutdown could impact customer service.

Morning news brief

12:32pm September 29, 2023

Deadline for a government shutdown looms. Health care workers at Kaiser Permanente near a nationwide walkout. The parents of the founder of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX face their own legal troubles.

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Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California who was first elected in 1992, died Thursday at the age of 90.

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From California to Capitol Hill, tributes to Dianne Feinstein flood in after her death

12:26pm September 29, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

Leaders in the House and the Senate paused from the race to avert a government shutdown to remember Feinstein, the California Democrat who was longest-serving woman to ever sit in the U.S. Senate.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee in July 2022.

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Dianne Feinstein, longest serving woman in the Senate, has died at 90

12:10pm September 29, 2023

by Scott Shafer

Feinstein suddenly became the mayor of San Francisco when two other officials were assassinated. Later she was elected to the U.S. Senate after male senators grilled Anita Hill in public hearings.

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What closes and what keeps running in a federal government shutdown

11:01am September 29, 2023

A government shutdown is looming but not every federal office will close completely. Some critical services will continue as employees work without pay.

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein dies after 31 record-setting years in Congress

10:40am September 29, 2023

The California Democratic Senator has died at 90 years old. She was the longest-serving female senator in U.S. history and had planned to retire at the end of her term.

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State budget includes appropriations for Winston-Salem infrastructure and entertainment venues

9:59am September 29, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

The recently enacted state budget includes a $35 million appropriation to support economic development in Winston-Salem. City officials made the announcement on Thursday. Mayor Allen Joines and Representative Donny Lambeth issued a joint news release saying the state funding will “reinforce Winston-Salem’s position as a tourism, sports, and entertainment” hub serving the Piedmont and Northwest North Carolina.

How the Sierra Club is adapting to the political challenges of the 21st century

9:43am September 29, 2023

Politicians in red states sometimes resist green policies. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ben Jealous, executive director of the Sierra Club, about how they're trying to bring red and green together.

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