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  • Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) arrives at Democratic Party caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/ File Photo

    Factbox: What happens in a U.S. government shutdown?

    By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker and Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker, Reuters

    In shutdowns, nonessential government employees are furloughed, or placed on temporary unpaid leave. Workers deemed essential, including those dealing with public safety and national security, keep...

  • FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist holds prescription painkiller OxyContin at a local pharmacy in Provo

    Delaware Sues Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors Over Epidemic

    By Nate Raymond, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Delaware on Friday became the latest state to file a lawsuit accusing corporations of helping fuel the national opioid epidemic, suing a wide range of companies involved in making,...

  • usFILE PHOTO: A bulldozer moves coal at the Murray Energy Corporation port facility in Powhatan Point, Ohio

    Trump's Coal Job Push Stumbles in Most States

    By Valerie Volcovici, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's effort to put coal miners back to work stumbled in most coal producing states last year, even as overall employment in the downtrodden sector grew...

  • FILE PHOTO - Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin listens as U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a tax reform industry meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

    Trump Tries to Sell Tax Reform to Democrats

    By David Morgan, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump intensified his efforts to sell Democrats on his tax reform plan on Wednesday even as Senate Republicans edged closer to passing a budget measure that...

  • FILE PHOTO: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson (L) listens to Representative Tom Marino (R-PA) (R) before a House Judiciary committee hearing on the 'Oversight of the US Department of Homeland Security' on Capitol Hill in Washington July 14, 20

    Trump's drug czar nominee withdraws from consideration

    By Sarah N. Lynch and Makini Brice, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. lawmaker who was President Donald Trump's pick for drug czar withdrew on Tuesday after a report he spearheaded a bill that hurt the government's ability to crack down...

  • Wanted: 3,000 Hackers for Cool Pentagon Jobs

    By Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal Times

    Calling all hackers. The Pentagon is kicking off an aggressive hiring spree to beef up its team of cyber warriors. It’s aiming to fend off vicious malware attacks that, officials say, are targeting...

  • This Gemstone Could Replace Diamonds

    By Laura Kiesel, MainStreet

    Diamonds represent 41 percent of overall retail jewelry sales, but in recent years, moissanite has been gaining in popularity on the diamond, particularly in the engagement and wedding ring market...

  • Could Video Games in Schools Power Up Learning?

    By Andrew Lumby

    Your oxen have drowned. You have a snakebite. You have died of dysentery. In a bygone age, all of these messages glowed on computer lab Apple IIs in blocky green text, while middle school history...

  • We can’t live without H20; assuming we can solve the pesky issue of all the plastic, whether via recycling or reusable containers, bottles of fresh water of various sizes could easily fill the role of a currency , whether in the gyms of Manhattan or the m

    The Bottled Water Price Fight in California

    By Jane Wells, CNBC

    Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has become the center in a battle between two retailers over a scarce California commodity: water. It's the bottled variety that has touched off a legal war...

  • The Shadows Hanging Over Stocks This Week

    By Patti Domm, CNBC

    With just a few key economic reports due, markets could be buffeted more in the week ahead by expectations the Fed could move sooner to hike interest rates. Stocks and bonds both sold off Friday,...