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Former CDC worker on site as government workers return to duty

As government workers return to the job following the shutdown, Steve Monroe, a retired Centers for Disease Control and ...
New York Magazine on MSNOpinion

Working at the CDC Is a Living Hell

“CDC employees are being targeted by HHS and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,” the first staffer says, linking the Health secretary’s ...

Furloughed CDC employees receive back to work notification

Times are tough for thousands of federal employees working at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, but it appears ...

Former CDC employee develops website to help other workers find side gigs

The initiative, created by Sarah Boim, is hosted on the website ‘Fired But Fighting’ and aims to assist CDC employees in starting side hustles to bring in additional cash. “CDC is such a huge employer ...

"One of the most trying times": Atlanta federal workers await back pay after 42-day shutdown

Two metro Atlanta federal employees describe the financial strain of going more than a month without pay, and their relief as ...

Atlanta mom turns to housing community as SNAP benefits could be cut off

The Villages of East Lake housing community is stepping in with food aid as families fear they won't make rent.
WGAU Athens Radio on MSN

Federal workers across the state return as 43-day government shutdown ends; SNAP relief ahead

As of Thursday morning, federal workers in Georgia including those at Atlanta-based CDC headquarters are back on the job.
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A small Texas think tank cultivated COVID dissidents. Now they’re running U.S. health policy.

People with ties to Brownstone Institute have significant authority over access to vaccines and scientific research.
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Georgia economy hit hard as government shutdown reaches 42 days

It’s now been 42 days since the U.S. government shutdown began on October 1, and Georgia is feeling the financial fallout — ...

Washington resident is infected with a different type of bird flu

Health officials in Washington state report a resident has contracted bird flu, marking the first U.S. human case since ...

DeKalb restaurant owner says government shutdown is impacting business

BROOKHAVEN, Ga. — The ongoing government shutdown is impacting local businesses, with some metro Atlanta restaurant owners reporting a decline in customers. Federal employees not receiving paychecks ...