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The stoppage fell on Red Cup Day, an annual promotion during which Starbucks customers receive bright-red reusable cups if they order a holiday-themed beverage. The union will also hold rallies in 17 cities, referring to the action as “Red Cup Rebellion.”

Democrats picked up a seat in both the Nassau and Suffolk County Legislatures Tuesday, with one GOP incumbent defeated in Suffolk and one open seat going Democratic in Nassau.

Jessica Valdes, 51, of Islip, said she is a civilian employee of the U.S. Army Reserve who has been furloughed. In her job as a family programs support assistant, "I normally connect our service members and military families with resources," such as food banks like Long Island Cares.

Airports in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and other busy transit hubs are expected to be affected by the air traffic reduction.

WASHINGTON — Reaching 36 days on Wednesday, the U.S. government shutdown is now the longest ever, with no clear end in sight.

Independent agencies were carefully designed by Congress to ensure that those charged with safeguarding critically important public interests—like workers’ rights, product safety, or household financial security—would act to serve the public good, not the president’s political needs.