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'An Eerie Silence' Where Federal Land Agency Workers Are Furloughed

The Eastern Sierra mountains near Mammoth Lakes, Calif. The town is surrounded by U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land and, with the government shutdown, 'the landlords are absent.' Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption

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'An Eerie Silence' Where Federal Land Agency Workers Are Furloughed

The partial federal government shutdown has furloughed thousands of people who work on millions of acres of public land across the country. That means work on critical projects has mostly stopped.

Politics

Budget Negotiations Continue As Government Shutdown Enters Its 3rd Week

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Budget Negotiations Continue As Government Shutdown Enters Its 3rd Week

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Elections

Warren Kicks Off 2020 Presidential Campaign In Iowa

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Warren Kicks Off 2020 Presidential Campaign In Iowa

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'An Eerie Silence' Where Federal Land Agency Workers Are Furloughed

by Kirk Siegler

'An Eerie Silence' Where Federal Land Agency Workers Are Furloughed

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In from the Cold Don Ross

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National

Texas Mayor Explains How The Government Shutdown Affects His Border City

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Middle East

A U.S. General Walks Baghdad Streets For The First Time In Years

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A U.S. General Walks Baghdad Streets For The First Time In Years

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Yemen's Loss Of Antiquities Is 'Robbing Them Of Their Future'

In Yemen, thousands of civilians have been killed, but in the backdrop of this bloodshed and destruction is another tragedy: the looting of the country's history. Its precious antiquities plundered by criminals and violent extremists. Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Yemen's Loss Of Antiquities Is 'Robbing Them Of Their Future'

by Leila Fadel

Yemen's Loss Of Antiquities Is 'Robbing Them Of Their Future'

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Discover What The New Year Holds With Help From Tarot Cards

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Sunday Puzzle: Stuck In The Middle

by Will Shortz

Sunday Puzzle: Stuck In The Middle

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'I'm Sorry' Makes No Apologies For Capturing Cringeworthy Family Moments

Andrea Savage plays a comedy writer and a mom on her truTV series I'm Sorry, now in its second season. As she created the pilot, Savage tried not to worry what people thought of the show. "I'm going to focus and make the show in the spirit of what I want it to be," she says. "I know what my intentions are, and I hope that then that translates." Her daughter is played by Olive Petrucci. truTV hide caption

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'I'm Sorry' Makes No Apologies For Capturing Cringeworthy Family Moments

by Leila Fadel

'I'm Sorry' Makes No Apologies For Capturing Cringeworthy Family Moments

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Pop Culture

Bring On The Neon: Fashion Trends We Expect To See In 2019

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Religion

'An Act Of Faithful Resistance': Congregations Offer Refuge For Immigrants

by Leila Fadel

'An Act Of Faithful Resistance': Congregations Offer Refuge For Immigrants

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Politics

Rep. Sharice Davids Talks Impact Of Government Shutdown On Native Americans

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Weekend The Sea and Cake

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Technology

Viral Hashtag Celebrates Palestinian-American Representation

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'We Were Eating Grass': Syrians Flee As Fight Pushes On Against Last ISIS Remnants

Displaced Syrians gather inside a tent in the al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria on Dec. 8. People fled towns where the U.S.-led coalition is fighting the last remnants of ISIS. Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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'We Were Eating Grass': Syrians Flee As Fight Pushes On Against Last ISIS Remnants

by Lama Al-Arian , Ruth Sherlock , Kamiran Sadoun

'We Were Eating Grass': Syrians Flee As Fight Pushes On Against Last ISIS Remnants

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Africa

Protesters Threaten Rule Of Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir

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After Falling Short, U.S. Army Gets Creative With New Recruiting Strategy

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After Falling Short, U.S. Army Gets Creative With New Recruiting Strategy

by Leila Fadel , Amanda Morris

After Falling Short, U.S. Army Gets Creative With New Recruiting Strategy

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Books

Feminist Dystopian Novel 'The Water Cure' Explores Reproductive Rights, Misogyny

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Health

Waiting In Long Lines For A Salad? You're Not Alone

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Music

How 'Dixie' Became And Endured As An Anthem

by Bilal Qureshi

How 'Dixie' Became And Endured As An Anthem

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