U.S. Air Travel May Soon Feel Shutdown’s Impact, Official Warns

The Essential Air Service, which subsidizes flights to small airports, will run out of money on Sunday, and air traffic controllers who have been working without pay have begun calling in sick.

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After Trump’s Medicaid Cuts, Patients at Rural Maine Clinics Feel the Fallout

The Trump administration has cut off funding for certain providers around the country whose offerings include abortion. Patients in Maine are among those who will feel the fallout.

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No More Signs of Life From Rubble of Collapsed School in Indonesia

Rescuers saved five more students from under the building on Thursday but said they would end the search three days after the deadly accident.

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Time Running Out for Trapped Students After School Collapse in Indonesia

Workers rushed to free potential survivors two days after an Islamic boarding school collapsed during a prayer service, killing at least three students.

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Federal Money Is a ‘Lifeline’ for This Republican School District

President Trump wants to cut federal spending for education. The money often goes toward disadvantaged students in Republican states.

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With Deep N.I.H. Cuts, Research Into Health Disparities Falters

In its campaign against “woke” science, the Trump administration has closed down studies and programs focused on the gaps between racial and socioeconomic groups.

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Food Stamp Cuts Could Deal a Blow to Small Grocers

In addition to the hardship many families could face, the cuts to SNAP could lead to the loss of grocery stores in rural areas that already have few food retailers.

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A Kennedy Toils in Mississippi, Tracing His Grandfather’s Path

Joe Kennedy III, the grandson of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, says there is work to do in red states. He also has a few things to say about his uncle, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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NPR and PBS Face Federal Funding Cuts: What to Know

A proposal before the Senate to strip funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting could be catastrophic for local stations, particularly those in rural areas.

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North Carolina Braces For Medicaid Cuts Because of Trump’s Bill

President Trump’s domestic policy law jeopardizes plans to reopen one rural county’s hospital — and health coverage for hundreds of thousands of state residents.

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