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New Jersey Capital Will Run Out of Toilet Paper Due to Budget Battle

New Jersey legislators are trying to ensure they don’t flush money down the toilet, but pretty soon, they might not be able to flush the toilet at all.

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Class Notes: Common Core, Chinese Schools and More Education News

Each week, TIME’s Kayla Webley fills you in on the goings on in the education world, everything from pre-K to higher ed.

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Taxing Jack: Tennessee County Seeks Levies from Famed Distillery

Moore County, Tenn. is suffering even while its most historic resident, Jack Daniel, and his eponymous distillery continue to rake in profits. So what’s a little tax to help keep the area in business?

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Travel to Mars, Cheap: Efforts Underway to Make The Red Planet Budget-Friendly

An American rocket company is partnering with NASA to make missions to Mars an easy-on-the-wallet endeavor, a public sign of the enterprising private sector that was used to justify the termination of the government-backed space program.

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Quotes: Government Shutdown Averted At Last Minute

“Today, Americans of different beliefs came together again. In the final hours before our government would have been forced to shut down, leaders in both parties reached an agreement.” –PRESIDENT OBAMA, speaking about the last-minute congressional deal reached late Friday to avert a government shutdown. The House and Senate rushed through a stopgap bill that [...]

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Unlikely Wisconsin Protesters: A ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ Co-Pilot and a Camel

When he’s not in the sky, one revered pilot is fighting for union rights in Wisconsin.

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Reading While Eating for November 15: Mad Money

Monday’s links talk cash, love and Harry Potter.

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Americans, Embrace Your National Debt: 5 Ways to Spend $13 Trillion

The United States’ national debt was a hot topic in Tuesday’s elections, and it currently stands at an inconceivably huge $13.6 trillion.

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For the ‘Right’ to Speed, Just Fork Over $25

Want to rule the roads and forget about the speed limit? Speed demons in Nevada could drive to their heart’s content if one candidate has his way.

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Queen Elizabeth’s $57 Million Frugal Budget

Times are tough and that means everybody is cutting back, no matter how many jewels they happen to wear in their crown.