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                                                    Trump's Shutdown Travel, SNAP Benefits Gap, NYC Mayoral Race
                                                
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                                            2025-11-03
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                                                    How Smaller Families are Changing the World
                                                
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                                            2025-11-02
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                                                    SNAP decision, Open Enrollment, Electricity Prices Increase
                                                
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                                            2025-11-01
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                                                    Democrats' Shutdown Pressure, SNAP Deadline, Nuclear Testing
                                                
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                                            2025-10-31
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                                                    Trump-Xi Meeting, Head Start Funding, Surgeon General Nominee
                                                
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                                            2025-10-30
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                                                    Hurricane Melissa Aftermath, Israel Strikes Gaza Again, Air-Traffic Controllers
                                                
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                                            2025-10-29
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                                                    SNAP Benefits Shutdown, Trump In Japan, Hurricane Melissa
                                                
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                                            2025-10-28
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                                                    Trump In Asia, U.S. Military In Caribbean, Shutdown Week 4
                                                
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                                            2025-10-27
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                                                    Kiwi vs. Predator
                                                
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                                            2025-10-26
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                                                    House Members During Shutdown; Trump Visits Asia; US Military Buildup in Caribbean
                                                
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                                            2025-10-25
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                                                    Missed Paychecks, NBA Gambling Scandal, Russia Reacts
                                                
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                                            2025-10-24
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                                                    Ukraine-EU Meeting, National Guard Deployment Cases, Pentagon Press Corps
                                                
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                                            2025-10-23
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                                                    VP Vance In Israel, Shutdown Politics, White House Under Construction
                                                
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                                            2025-10-22
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                                                    Shutdown Economics, U.S.- Colombia Tensions, Louvre Heist Fallout
                                                
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                                            2025-10-21
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                                                    Airstrikes On Gaza, Shutdown Pressure Points, Venezuela Boat Strikes
                                                
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                                            2025-10-20
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                                                    A Tiny Plot to Call Home
                                                
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                                            2025-10-19
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                                                    "No Kings" Protests; Aid Slow for Gaza; U.S. - China Trade War Heats Up
                                                
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                                            2025-10-18
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                                                    Bolton Indicted, Trump and Zelenskyy Meeting, Rebuilding Gaza
                                                
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                                            2025-10-17
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                                                    Venezuela Escalation, Shutdown Layoffs Paused, Military Pay
                                                
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                                            2025-10-16
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                                                    Gaza Ceasefire Tested, Shutdown Stalemate, SCOTUS Voting Rights
                                                
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                                            2025-10-15
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