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Shutdown Squeezes IRS Workers Just As The Tax-Filing Season Is About To Start

Tax season is more stressful this year for filers and IRS workers alike, because of new tax law changes and the partial government shutdown that has left the agency with roughly half its normal staff. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Shutdown Squeezes IRS Workers Just As The Tax-Filing Season Is About To Start

by Yuki Noguchi

Shutdown Squeezes IRS Workers Just As The Tax-Filing Season Is About To Start

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Yo-Yo Ma Surprises Bystanders In Mumbai With A Mini-Concert

Yo-Yo Ma (shown here performing in Washington, D.C., last year) surprised unsuspecting Indians in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday with an impromptu roadside performance. Larry French/Getty Images for SiriusXM hide caption

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Music News

Yo-Yo Ma Surprises Bystanders In Mumbai With A Mini-Concert

by Lindsey Feingold

Yo-Yo Ma Surprises Bystanders In Mumbai With A Mini-Concert

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Rocío Y Corrales (Por Sevillanas) Pedro Soler & Gaspar Claus

Nick Sandmann, a student from Covington Catholic High School, stands in front of Nathan Phillips, a Native American, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Kaya Taitano/Social Media/Reuters hide caption

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Code Switch

The Fight For Native Voices To Be Heard

by Audie Cornish

The Fight For Native Voices To Be Heard

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Education

Los Angeles Teachers Return To Class

by Saul Gonzalez

Los Angeles Teachers Return To Class

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There's a Light Bushy

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Maná Rodrigo Amarante

National

Lawsuit Alleges Migrant Children Are Used To Catch Other Undocumented Immigrants

by John Burnett

Lawsuit Alleges Migrant Children Are Used To Catch Other Undocumented Immigrants

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World

In Venezuela, Opposition Leader Juan Guaidó Declares Himself Interim President

by Philip Reeves

In Venezuela, Opposition Leader Juan Guaidó Declares Himself Interim President

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Courtesy PRhyme

National

Atlanta Airport Prepares For Super Bowl Travelers As Shutdown Continues

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Dia Santo Jam Da Silva

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Compromise Dan Romer

Backstreet Boys On Fatherhood, Addiction And New (Grammy-Nominated) Music

DNA, the ninth album of the Backstreet Boys, is due out Jan. 25. Dennis Leupold/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Music Interviews

Backstreet Boys On Fatherhood, Addiction And New (Grammy-Nominated) Music

by Audie Cornish , Noah Caldwell

Backstreet Boys On Fatherhood, Addiction And New (Grammy-Nominated) Music

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Social Insecurity Oddisee

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Amor Orquestra Voadora

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Politics

Democratic Rep. Katherine Clark Discusses Government Shutdown

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Politics

What Voters In Ohio Are Saying About The Government Shutdown

by Don Gonyea

What Voters In Ohio Are Saying About The Government Shutdown

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You! Me! Dancing! Los Campesinos!

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Nothing Really Blue Penguin Cafe Orchestra

World

A Number Of Heads Of State Are Absent At This Year's World Economic Forum

by Gregory Warner

A Number Of Heads Of State Are Absent At This Year's World Economic Forum

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If A Recession Hits, Washington Would Have Few Options To Fight It

by Danielle Kurtzleben

If A Recession Hits, Washington Would Have Few Options To Fight It

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T.I.B.W.F. The Budos Band

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Smoothie Song Nickel Creek

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National

In Kentucky, Covington Catholic High School Reopens After Threats

by Sarah McCammon

In Kentucky, Covington Catholic High School Reopens After Threats

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California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths

When a former patient died from a lethal combination of methadone and Benadryl, Dr. Ako Jacintho got a letter from the state medical board. Whitney Hayward/Portland Press Herald/Getty Images hide caption

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Shots - Health News

California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths

by April Dembosky

California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths

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Walk Tycho

National

Director Bryan Singer Faces New Scrutiny Over Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct

by Kim Masters

Director Bryan Singer Faces New Scrutiny Over Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct

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Metro Flofilz

'Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied' As Government Shutdown Affects Federal Courts

Etchings on the federal courthouse in Boston acclaim a well-administered justice system, but many working in the building say that is getting harder, given the continuing federal shutdown. Tovia Smith/NPR hide caption

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Law

'Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied' As Government Shutdown Affects Federal Courts

by Tovia Smith

'Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied' As Government Shutdown Affects Federal Courts

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National

Federal Panel Considering Recommendations For Mandatory National Service

by David Welna

Federal Panel Considering Recommendations For Mandatory National Service

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Tired of Fighting Menahan Street Band

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Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes Beck

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Republican Sen. Mike Rounds Weighs In On Current Government Shutdown Stalemate

Shutdown Squeezes IRS Workers Just As The Tax-Filing Season Is About To Start

Yo-Yo Ma Surprises Bystanders In Mumbai With A Mini-Concert

The Fight For Native Voices To Be Heard

Los Angeles Teachers Return To Class

Lawsuit Alleges Migrant Children Are Used To Catch Other Undocumented Immigrants

In Venezuela, Opposition Leader Juan Guaidó Declares Himself Interim President

Atlanta Airport Prepares For Super Bowl Travelers As Shutdown Continues

Backstreet Boys On Fatherhood, Addiction And New (Grammy-Nominated) Music

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Democratic Rep. Katherine Clark Discusses Government Shutdown

What Voters In Ohio Are Saying About The Government Shutdown

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A Number Of Heads Of State Are Absent At This Year's World Economic Forum

If A Recession Hits, Washington Would Have Few Options To Fight It

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In Kentucky, Covington Catholic High School Reopens After Threats

California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths

Director Bryan Singer Faces New Scrutiny Over Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct

'Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied' As Government Shutdown Affects Federal Courts

Federal Panel Considering Recommendations For Mandatory National Service

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