#Congress races toward shutdown deadline: Live coverage

#Congress races toward shutdown deadline: Live coverage

Congress is racing toward a Friday shutdown deadline, with leaders putting the finishing touches on the final funding package for fiscal year 2024 amid uncertainty about the timeline for passing the legislation. Funding for the departments of Homeland Security, Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and State; the Internal Revenue Service; and general government and…

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#Marriage rate returns to pre-pandemic high: CDC

#Marriage rate returns to pre-pandemic high: CDC

The marriage rate in 2022 returned to pre-pandemic highs, new government data show, after a year of pandemic lockdowns put many engagements on hold temporarily. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, a unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were 2,065,905 marriages in total in 2022 — the first…

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#Remaining victims of deadly Maui wildfires identified

#Remaining victims of deadly Maui wildfires identified

The remaining of the 100 known victims of the deadly wildfires in Lahaina, Maui late last year were identified Friday by Hawaiian officials. Lydia Coloma, 70, who also lost her husband, sister and other family members in the fire, was identified by Maui police due to the context of where remains were found, according to…

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#Watch live: Schumer gives remarks on stopgap funding bill

#Watch live: Schumer gives remarks on stopgap funding bill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is slated to deliver remarks Saturday evening after the Senate passed a stopgap funding measure first approved by the House, with more Democratic support than Republican. The bill keeps the government funded until Nov. 17. It keeps the FAA funded through year’s end. The “clean” continuing resolution notably lacks any funding…

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