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After Intense Floods, New York City Lurches Back to Life – The New York Times

After Intense Floods, New York City Lurches Back to Life  The New York Times Record-breaking rainfall causes flooding in New York City  CBS Evening News Flooding from storm causes major disruptions to NYC mass transit  Eyewitness News ABC7NY Subways, buses, commuter rails in

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Trump in new donor push claims a Biden win means ‘this country will die’ – The Hill

Trump in new donor push claims a Biden win means ‘this country will die’  The Hill

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The Gamble: Can Genetically Modified Mosquitoes End Disease?

Working on a remote island, scientists think they can use genetic engineering to block a malaria-carrying species of mosquito from spreading the disease — and do it in just a few months. But governments are wary.

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NYC flooding updates: Rain forecast, travel news, Hochul news – USA TODAY

NYC flooding updates: Rain forecast, travel news, Hochul news  USA TODAY October — typically the city’s second fastest cooling month — arrives Sunday, but Chicago’s weekend temperatures more like June- and July-level temperatures  WGN TV Chicago Record-breaking rainfall causes flooding in New

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Government Shutdown Hours Away as Lawmakers Discuss Options

Federal agencies have been alerting employees and laying out plans to bring nonessential government programs to a halt.

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Man stabbed to death in Jerusalem in apparent criminal incident

Two suspects apprehended after attack in Pisgat Zeev neighborhood that reportedly followed a fight

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Women of the Senate remember Dianne Feinstein as tireless fighter, true friend

Republican and Democratic colleagues share warm memories of the long-serving Jewish senator who died Friday

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Some states pick up the tab to keep national parks open during federal shutdown

Don’t cancel that camping trip just yet: Utah, Arizona, and Colorado state governments will foot the bill to keep some national parks open — and tourist dollars flowing — during the shutdown. (Image credit: David Condos/KUER)

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Borrowers Are Reassessing Their Budgets as Student Loan Payments Resume

NEW YORK — Millions of Americans must start repaying their federal student loans again in October, with monthly payments averaging hundreds of dollars. To get ready, borrowers are cutting expenses, taking on additional work, and looking for options to reduce

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WATCH LIVE: Senate convenes as the House debates funding bill to avoid government shutdown

As a federal government shutdown looms, the Senate prepared a rare Saturday session to advance its own bipartisan package that is supported by Democrats and Republicans and would fund the government for the short-term, through Nov. 17.

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