Schumer gambit fails as DHS shutdown hits 36 days and airport lines grow

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to only pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers as the Homeland Security shutdown drags on.Despite being in the minority and not controlling the Senate floor, Schumer used an arcane tactic to force a procedural vote to allow the Senate to get onto the bill in Democrats’ move to shift the narrative of the ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown.”It is unacceptable for workers and travelers and entire airports to get taken hostage in political games,” Schumer said on the…

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Small business uncertaintly hits all-time high ahead of Election Day

Wall Street might be booming, but Main Street is feeling more uncertainty than ever ahead of Election Day, as polling shows the race between former President Trump and Vice President Harris is a dead heat. The National Federation of Independent Businesses’ (NFIB) Uncertainty Index surged 11 points in September to…

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Space cadet: Stuffed animal dropped from Earth’s stratosphere

To proudly go where no plushie has gone before. A British tech company dropped a stuffed animal from the Earth’s stratosphere — and are hoping they broke a world record. Emy, a fluffy, 9-ounce, yellow and green creature, traveled 116,419 feet over Kingston, NY, on March 4 via a high-altitude…

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Dear Abby: My young daughter is cheating on her boyfriend with her 54-year-old boss

DEAR ABBY: My daughter “Kate” is 22 and just recently graduated from college. She has been dating her boyfriend for five years. I love this young man like he was my own.  The problem is, I just found out Kate has been seeing someone on the side. He is her boss, and he’s 54 years old! I’m sworn to secrecy because her older sister told me about this. To say the least, I am disgusted, but I can’t say anything because it would destroy the trust between the two sisters. Any advice? — DISGUSTED MOM IN THE EAST DEAR MOM:…

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