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Today marks day 41 of the government shutdown in the USA—one day longer than the rains that fell during Noah's time on the ark from the Bible story. Like those ancient floodwaters, this period of uncertainty seems unrelenting, and the strain is showing. Federal employees continue working without paychecks, families face impossible choices about paying bills or buying groceries, and the psychological weight of financial insecurity grows heavier each day. Add to this the season

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