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Amid protests against the killing of Mahsa Amini, authorities have cut off mobile internet, WhatsApp, and Instagram. The death toll continues to rise. https://media.wired.com/photos/632dcedd36c33c0247a2f0ee/master/pass/Iran-Internet-Shutdown-Security-AP_22264589595157.jpg
As the US government shutdown limped to a temporary end, social media couldn’t stop watching the fallout. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c4b556ea730093fb4f2d988/master/pass/Culture_InternetWeek_Trump-1124572306.jpg
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Flickr/sean hobson The government shutdown is ongoing, with no end in sight. The State Department does not have funding during the shutdown. But despite the lapse in funding, the State Department’s passport functions are still operational. Americans can still apply for and renew passports during the shutdown. The timeframe for receiving a new passport will […]
Skye Gould/Andy Kiersz/Business Insider The US government is currently shut down because President Donald Trump is demanding billions of dollars to build a wall along the US-Mexico border, and Congress won’t fund it. Of the 1,933 miles along the border, 1,279 miles is unfenced. Most of the barrier that currently exists, and that the Trump […]
As talks to end a partial government shutdown broke down, White House officials say an increasingly likely option is for President Trump to declare an emergency and try to use Pentagon funds to pay for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
As the partial government shutdown wears on, Jimmy Kimmel is lending a hand to those who need it most. On Monday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live broadcast, the late-night host revealed that he will hire federal employees to work at his show “tonight and every night until the shutdown is over.” In the wake of the shutdown — […]
US Transportation Security Administration employees are calling in sick in protest over being forced to work without pay during the government shutdown that shows no signs of ending after 14 days. After a recent CNN report that call-ins have shot up, more than doubling in some cases and affecting four major airports, TSA and its […]
The FCC has remained open while much of the government is shut down. That changes Thursday. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c2d6030a213105887f0d237/master/pass/FCC-Close-464495736.jpg
Win McNamee/Getty Images America’s national parks are overflowing with garbage and human waste as the US government shutdown prevents federal employees from cleaning toilets and picking up trash. While it’s common for national parks to close during a shutdown, the Trump administration has opted to leave them open to visitors. Many parks have been forced […]
