"Tierra Carter, who works at the Social Security Administration, tells NPR's Andrea Hsu that she's had to take out loans and seek a hardship withdrawal from her 401(k) due to the shutdown. Carter says it feels as if she is trying to swim to the top of a pool, but every time she gets to the middle, she is knocked back down."
"Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were among the more than 30 people arrested yesterday in an FBI investigation into illegal gambling. The arrests stem from their alleged involvement in two major schemes: one involving bets placed on NBA games and the other concerning underground poker games. Billups and Rozier have been placed on leave."
"This case is a big deal because the scandal involves leaks from multiple teams and players or coaches allegedly sharing non-public information with gamblers, says NPR's Becky Sullivan. The scheme came to light thanks to monitoring services that track bets and look for unusual patterns. For example, Rozier allegedly told a friend he would withdraw from a game with an injury, which led that friend to sell the information to a gambler."
About 1.5 million federal workers are unpaid as the government enters day 24 of the shutdown. The Senate blocked competing measures to pay federal employees: a Republican bill for those still working and a Democratic bill for all employees, including furloughed workers. A Social Security employee has taken out loans and sought a hardship withdrawal from her 401(k), describing repeated setbacks covering expenses. Experts warn the shutdown will spread economic effects to communities; grocery stores near federal buildings already report less foot traffic. More than 30 people were arrested in an FBI illegal-gambling probe alleging leaks of non-public NBA information and underground poker schemes.
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