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The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.

It wouldn’t be spooky season without ghosts. But they weren’t always the evil spirits we see in books and movies today. For Word of the Week, we look back on the origins of “ghost.”

The phrase appeals more to several demographics that strongly align with Trump, says Republican strategist Frank Luntz, including older voters, for whom he suggests it signals “a more simple past.”

The Spanish soccer league said Tuesday that plans for Barcelona to play a game against Villarreal outside Miami in December have been called off, following increased opposition to the match.