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Vice President JD Vance said Monday that the federal government was most likely “headed into a shutdown” after President Trump and top congressional leaders failed to strike an agreement during a private meeting at the White House. Republican and Democratic leaders emerged from the White House blaming the other side for the stalemate as Congress faces a Tuesday deadline to fund the government. The ramifications of a government shutdown could be immense for the federal work force and Americans relying on an array of government services, with Trump officials signaling they plan to conduct mass firings if the government shuts...

TORONTO, A Canadian man with little facial hair says his invention of the Beardo, a cold-weather toque with a detachable knitted beard, is selling nicely. Jeff Phillips, 31, told the Toronto Star the acrylic beard with a hole for the mouth is held on by Velcro and is detachable or can be folded up inside the toque. He said he came up with the idea while snowboarding in 2006 in British Columbia and began selling the Beardo online in November. One of his Toronto clients, Andy Ye, said apart from keeping most of his face warm, the Beardo doesn't set...