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Government shutdown impacting western North Carolina

‘Pawns in a political game’: Federal workers in western North Carolina frustrated by government shutdown

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Many federal workers in western North Carolina are being furloughed or asked to work without pay, amid a government shutdown that has no end in sight. 
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What would a federal government shutdown mean for North Carolina?

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If Congress does not pass a new budget by Wednesday, the federal government will run out of money, and cease many operations. What does that have to do with Republican efforts to kick North Carolinians off their healthcare? We’ve got answers.
Photo of a homeless woman, with bags of possessions, sleeps at a bus stop in NC.

‘Housing is health care’: Trump’s Medicaid cuts could leave thousands of NC families homeless

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Floodwaters, rats, and mold once threatened to derail a Haywood County family’s future—until Medicaid helped them find safe housing. Now advocates warn stories like theirs may disappear under Republicans’ “big beautiful bill.”
If prenatal Tylenol has any autism association, which it may not, it would help account for only a fraction of cases, she said. Further, research has not deeply examined Tylenol risks in young children, and many rigorous studies refute a link between vaccines and autism.

‘Sick to my stomach’: Trump distorts facts on autism, tylenol, and vaccines, scientists say

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On Monday, President Donald Trump stood beside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for what he called a “historic” announcement on autism.
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North Carolina Army veteran who burned American flag near White House pleads not guilty to federal charges

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Jay Carey of Arden, North Carolina, was arrested on Aug. 25 after he set fire to a flag in Lafayette Park. Earlier that day, Trump signed an executive order requiring the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning the American flag.