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Air traffic controllers are among the federal employees working without pay while the shutdown drags on.
SNAP recipients remain in limbo.
The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration a temporary stay on a court order to fully fund the federal nutrition program while a lower court order plays out.
Some states had already issued full payments to SNAP recipients on Friday.
The Supreme Court order means other states could be prevented from initiating payments.
Hundreds of flights have been canceled after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a reduction of flights in the airspace for safety precautions amid staffing issues.
Air traffic controllers are among the federal employees working without pay while the shutdown drags on.
SNAP recipients remain in limbo.
The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration a temporary stay on a court order to fully fund the federal nutrition program while a lower court order plays out.
Some states had already issued full payments to SNAP recipients on Friday.
The Supreme Court order means other states could be prevented from initiating payments.
Jamaican officials have been urging residents to prepare for Melissa and seek shelter before it reaches the coast of the island.
Daryl Vaz, Jamaica's Minister for Power, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, says now is not a time for rifts and disagreements.
Jamaica's two main airports had closed Sunday ahead of the storm.
The National Hurricane Center says the island could see 15 to 30 inches of rain.
All 21 Smithsonian Institution museums, its research centers, and the National Zoo are now closed.
The Smithsonian had kept these sites running for the first 11 days of the shutdown, using prior year funds.
The Institute says animals at the National Zoo and Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute will continue to be fed and cared for, but the popular live animal cams will be turned off.