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Hundreds of TSA agents have called out sick after being forced to work without pay as a result of the government shutdown.

Happy hour could be getting a little less "happy" for your wallet.

The most popular time to buy a Christmas tree is the weekend after Thanksgiving, but experts advised buying earlier this year.

Government Accountability Office says there will be a space travel bottleneck because of a gap in production of plutonium 238.

As global demand increases near the end of avocado season, prices for the trendy fruit have reached a new high. At this point, we're eating about 1.65 billion pounds of avocados a year, according to the Hass Avocado Board.

The new method involves creating several trees from one plant and therefore could be a "game-changer," according to one scientist.

Affected flavors include "french salad" and "pizza" and won't be back until crops are reestablished.

Regular citizens are largely unaffected by the shortfall as they tend to drive older cars that use regular fuel.

Venezuelans are exhausted by the daily search for sustenance, which saps their ability to protest.

An unexplained shortage of the injectable version of the vaccine slows attempts to kill polio in Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan.

Violence and looting has followed President Nicolas Maduro's decision to pull Venezuela's largest currency, adding to a crisis of limited food and medical supplies.

Embattled President Nicolas Maduro delays decision to pull 100-bolivar bills from circulation amid continuing unrest.

Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina have declared states of emergency due to 338,000 gallons worth of fuel spilling.

A poor vanilla pod harvest in Madagascar could cause ice-cream prices to rocket.

Lima, one of the world's driest cities, to fix disused waterways to prevent water shortages.

An ageing population and the lowest birthrate in Europe are leading to a shortage of skilled workers