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The government shutdown shuttered the statistical agencies that produce data on employment, inflation, consumer spending and other aspects of the economy, leaving policymakers flying blind at a critic... 0.900

Simplified: The shutdown closed statistical agencies, hindering economic data collection and impacting policymakers.

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4 months ago
The Smithsonian museums and the zoo reopened to the public four days later. 0.800

Simplified: The Smithsonian museums and the zoo reopened four days after the end of the shutdown.

1 sources

4 months ago
On Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, President Trump signed a bill reopening the federal government after a shutdown that lasted over 34 days. 0.900

Simplified: President Trump signed a bill reopening the government on January 25, 2019, after a 34-day shutdown.

1 sources

4 months ago
While national parks generally stayed open during the shutdown with reduced services, Washington, D.C.’s network of Smithsonian museums, including the National Zoo, closed to the public within days of... 0.900

Simplified: National parks stayed open with reduced services, but Smithsonian museums in DC closed soon after the shutdown.

1 sources

4 months ago
On Wednesday night, as the House voted on legislation to end the shutdown, Mr. Duffy and the F.A.A.’s administrator said the agency would continue restricting 6 percent of flights at those airports un... 0.900

👤 Sean Duffy and the F.A.A.’s administrator

Simplified: Sean Duffy and the FAA said they would continue restricting 6% of flights until further notice after the House vote to end the shutdown.

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4 months ago
Mr. Duffy then needs to lift mandated flight restrictions at 40 airports, which began last Friday. 0.800

Simplified: Sean Duffy needs to lift flight restrictions at 40 airports, which started last Friday.

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4 months ago
Representatives of the airline industry have estimated it will take about a week for air travel to return to normal after the shutdown. 0.800

👤 Representatives of the airline industry

Simplified: The airline industry estimates air travel will return to normal in about a week after the shutdown.

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4 months ago
In recent days, 20 programs in 17 states and Puerto Rico that served more than 9,000 children were closed temporarily because of the shutdown, he said. 0.900

👤 Tommy Sheridan

Simplified: 20 Head Start programs in 17 states and Puerto Rico, serving over 9,000 children, closed due to the shutdown.

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4 months ago
It could take up to two weeks for the 20 Head Start early-childhood programs that were forced to close temporarily during the shutdown to come back online, said Tommy Sheridan, the deputy director of... 0.900

👤 Tommy Sheridan

Simplified: Tommy Sheridan said it could take two weeks for 20 Head Start programs to reopen after the shutdown.

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4 months ago
About one in eight Americans — 42 million people — rely on SNAP benefits for help in purchasing groceries. 0.900

Simplified: 42 million Americans rely on SNAP for grocery assistance.

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4 months ago
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has said that air traffic controllers will receive the first 70 percent of their back pay within 24 to 48 hours of the shutdown ending, but it is not clear if other... 0.900

👤 Sean Duffy

Simplified: Sean Duffy said air traffic controllers will get 70% of back pay within 24-48 hours of the shutdown ending.

1 sources

4 months ago
In the past, it has taken about a week for unpaid workers to receive back pay, though the Office of Personnel Management said it varies by agency. 0.800

👤 Office of Personnel Management

Simplified: Historically, back pay takes about a week, but the Office of Personnel Management says it depends on the agency.

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4 months ago
Federal law requires that federal workers whose paychecks were paused during the shutdown be made whole. 0.900

Simplified: Federal law mandates back pay for federal workers affected by the shutdown.

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4 months ago
Industries like the airline and hospitality sectors, which felt the punch of the government’s spending lapse, might need even more time to regain their footing. 0.800

Simplified: Airlines and hospitality may take longer to recover from the government shutdown.

1 sources

4 months ago
The longest federal shutdown in U.S. history came to a close on Wednesday night as President Trump approved legislation to reopen the government, but it will take some time for the programs and people... 0.900

Simplified: President Trump approved legislation to end the longest US government shutdown, but recovery will take time.

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4 months ago
The House approved legislation on Wednesday to end the longest government shutdown in American history. 0.900

Simplified: The House passed a bill to end the longest US government shutdown.

1 sources

4 months ago
Steve Eder has been an investigative reporter for The Times for more than a decade. 1.000

Simplified: Steve Eder has been an investigative reporter at the NYT for over a decade.

1 sources

4 months ago
Jessica Silver-Greenberg is a Times investigative reporter writing about big business with a focus on health care. 1.000

Simplified: Jessica Silver-Greenberg is a NYT investigative reporter focused on big business and healthcare.

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4 months ago
Nicholas Confessore is New York-based political and investigative reporter for The Times and a staff writer at the Times Magazine, covering power and influence in Washington, tech, media and beyond. 1.000

Simplified: Nicholas Confessore is a NYT political and investigative reporter covering various topics.

1 sources

4 months ago
David Enrich is a deputy investigations editor for The Times. 1.000

Simplified: David Enrich works as a deputy investigations editor for the New York Times.

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4 months ago