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It’s not going to get any better. The government closed down for a record 43 days this fall. And if you thought you’d seen the worst of Congress, it truly won’t get any better when the majority of the ...

Amazon wants its customers to have an easy shopping experience by offering an extended return window this holiday season. Most items ordered between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31 can be returned through Jan. 31, ...

Acting Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards will face each other in the special election runoff for Texas’ 18th Congressional District. Texas ...

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Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy , and give us feedback . Gov. Greg Abbott has set Jan. 31 as the date of the special election ...

Puerto Rican star Xander Zayas will kick off 2026 with a historic home soil event. The 23-year-old WBO junior middleweight world champion will face WBA champion Abass Baraou in a title unification ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The White House is seeking legislation that would extend current federal funding until January 31, avoiding a partial government shutdown beginning October 1, Republican ...

The White House has asked Congress to extend government funding until Jan. 31, a four-month delay that would keep agencies running at current levels past the Sept. 30 expiration, Politico reported ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Wordle, the beloved word game that has captured the attention of so many, has officially been acquired by The New York Times. To play the game, users must guess a five-letter word using six different ...