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1️⃣ Contractors hit hard

Unlike federal employees, contract workers typically don’t receive backpay when the government reopens after a shutdown. People in low-wage service jobs — janitors, security guards and cafeteria workers — often find they’re out of luck .

2️⃣ A global movement

From Morocco to Madagascar, Gen Z-led uprisings are driving thousands of young people from their screens to the streets. They’re demanding accountability and change — and even toppling governments .

3️⃣ ‘Everyone’s a canary’

Plastic is woven into our lives, and its po

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