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Starting Nov. 4, the FAA mandated airlines cut 4% of flights at 40 airports across the United States. The number of canceled flights is expected to rise.
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Texas politicians react to passage of funding bill that ends government shutdown
Texas leaders and politicians have issued statements throughout the week with varying responses to a government funding bill that passed the House and was signed by President Trump on Wednesday.
Inside legislation to end the nation’s longest government shutdown is wording that would greatly reduce the total amount of THC allowed in popular hemp products.
The bill to reopen the government included a provision that experts say could criminalize almost all hemp products.
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Leaders of Maine's food pantries don't anticipate government reopening to ease demand anytime soon
The increased need comes after federal support was reduced earlier this year. In March, under the Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut its food supply to Good Shepherd Food Bank in half for three months. It also eliminated $1.2 million in annual funding Good Shepherd uses to purchase produce from local farms.
The agency’s emergency order directing the reductions at 40 major airports had not been lifted as of early Monday afternoon.
Over 1,500 flights scheduled for Monday have been canceled, as the toll of the longest-ever shutdown continues to grow for Americans.