With a government shutdown now 18 days old and coming into sharper focus with the end of holiday season, its impacts on Americans are spreading. An estimated 800,000 federal workers across the nation are on furlough or working without pay, uncertain when they’ll get their next paycheck and sometimes turning to side gigs to cope. It means that pandas and other animals at the National Zoo in Washington are being fed, but the public isn’t getting to see them.

Source: https://news.yahoo.com/shutdown-impact-grows-pressure-rises-end-222335394.html

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