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- Hollywood strikes
- Government shutdown
- Auto strike
Hollywood strikes
The major film and television studios and striking writers reached a tentative agreement on Sunday, paving a path forward to end the strike that has frozen most Hollywood productions since May. A tentative agreement would still need to be ratified by members of the Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 11,000 writers. The terms of the agreement were not immediately known, but if passed, a deal would mark the end of a nearly five-month-long work stoppage — the second-longest strike in the union's history. Separately, SAG-AFTRA, the actors union representing about 160,000 actors, has also been on strike since mid-July and remains at the negotiating table.
Hollywood strikes
Government shutdown
With government funding slated to run out in six days, the leaders of a bipartisan House caucus said "all options are on the table" to avert a looming shutdown. The House will return Tuesday and begin votes on a series of yearlong spending bills, but federal departments and agencies have already begun the mandatory process of planning to bring nonessential functions to a halt. Should Congress fail to pass a short-term spending bill, a shutdown could have enormous impacts on all Americans — including nearly 4 million federal employees who will feel the effect immediately. Essential workers will remain on the job, but others will be furloughed until the shutdown is over. None will be paid during the impasse.
Government shutdown
Storm Ophelia
Ophelia, now a post-tropical cyclone, dumped heavy rainfall across parts of the mid-Atlantic on Sunday. Forecasters say the storm is weakening as it treks up the East Coast, but may still bring more rain to areas that were drenched over the weekend. The Weather Prediction Center warned of localized flash floods, with "urban areas, roads, and small streams the most vulnerable." Over the weekend, New Yorkers who live in basement apartments in flood-prone areas were told to prepare to move to higher ground and avoid driving on flooded streets or entering flooded subway stations. States of emergency were also declared in Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland.
Storm Ophelia
Ophelia, now a post-tropical cyclone, dumped heavy rainfall across parts of the mid-Atlantic on Sunday. Forecasters say the storm is weakening as it treks up the East Coast, but may still bring more rain to areas that were drenched over the weekend. The Weather Prediction Center warned of localized flash floods, with "urban areas, roads, and small streams the most vulnerable." Over the weekend, New Yorkers who live in basement apartments in flood-prone areas were told to prepare to move to higher ground and avoid driving on flooded streets or entering flooded subway stations. States of emergency were also declared in Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland.
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