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WASHINGTON (AP) — Tours at the Capitol have come to a standstill. The House is keeping its doors closed, while the Senate is stuck in a loop of failed votes on a rejected plan to reopen the government. President Donald Trump is threatening to mass fire federal workers and refuse back pay for the rest. As the government shutdown enters …

Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl arrived with the kind of rollout that could only belong to her — one part cinematic spectacle, one part cultural takeover. The timing was almost too neat: weeks after an engagement that reignited Swift’s every headline, she unveiled her twelfth studio album to a public primed for dissection. And just as fans began …

Jerome Powell’s candid observation points to the stock market’s biggest threat. For more than a century, no asset class has come close to matching the annualized return of stocks. This year, we’ve witnessed the broad-based S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.01%), ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.51%), and innovation-inspired Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -0.28%) explode to multiple record-closing highs. But just because …

President Donald Trump believed the government shutdown would deliver Republicans a swift and decisive political victory. But with the stalemate now likely to spill into a second week, that calculation is looking increasingly shaky. The opening stage of the high-profile funding fight has emboldened Democratic lawmakers and left voters split over who to blame for the impasse, raising quiet concerns …

What to know about Russ Vought, the shutdown’s quiet power broker  Axios Trump’s shutdown architect: Russ Vought’s plan to deconstruct the government was years in the making  CNN Trump’s Budget Chief, Slayer of Big Government, Moves Quickly in Shutdown  The Wall Street Journal Thune warns Democrats about Russ Vought : ‘We don’t control what he’s going to do’  Politico Who is Russ Vought? What …

A 4-0 start isn’t enough to keep A.J. Brown content The Eagles are one of two teams that remain undefeated through four weeks of the NFL season, but their star receiver certainly appears disgruntled regardless of the team’s success. After the game, Brown posted a Bible verse, Mark 6:11, that contains potential cryptic messages for his teammates. AJ Brown still …

House centrists attempt quiet rescue of Obamacare subsidy talks  Politico Why Obamacare funding is a sticking point in the fight to avoid a government shutdown  NBC News ‘It couldn’t come at a worse time’: Vermont grapples with the potential end of Covid-era federal subsidies for marketplace health insurance  VTDigger Walz calls out Trump for rising health insurance costs  Star Tribune An Obamacare fight may …

The sun has been unusually active lately, and the increase in solar activity is raising concerns among scientists. After nearly 20 years of quiet, the sun has begun to ramp up its behavior, with powerful solar winds and intense solar storms that could affect everything from power grids to communication systems, the Daily Mail reported. A surprise change in solar …

By Joe Buscaglia, Tim Graham, Jayna Bardahl and Lauren Merola Trailing the Buffalo Bills by seven and in good field position on Thursday night, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw a short pass intended for Jaylen Waddle. But Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard read Tagovailoa, stepped up and picked it off near the Bills’ 15-yard line, giving Buffalo the ball with …

For four years, Robert Redford and his wife Sibylle Szaggars lived in a hillside “cottage” in Tiburon, with spectacular views of Angel Island and San Francisco Bay. They enjoyed Tiburon’s restaurants and promenade looking out towards San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge, along with the community’s walking paths and “friendly vibe,” Redford once said. The couple sold the house …