Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors line up to receive food during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors line up to receive food during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

A federal employee carries boxes of food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors line up to receive food during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

Turkish jewelry industry seeks young talented designers

STORY: Turkish jewelry industry seeks young talented designers DATELINE: July 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of jewelry shops 3. various of gold jewelry production workshop, jewelry worker in Istanbul 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish) SERDAR SENYUZ, Prestige Jewelry manager 5. various of Serdar Senyuz 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish) SERDAR SENYUZ, Prestige Jewelry manager 7. various of gold jewelry production workshop 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish) MUSTAFA GURDAMAR, Founder of Prestige Jewelry 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish) YAZGI ERAVUTMUS, Young industrial product designer STORYLINE: For a while, a time-honored jewelry brand in Istanbul has found it difficult to fill the vacancy of the in-house designer as paychecks asked by qualified candidates are too high. Serdar Senyuz, manager of Prestige Jewelry, a local made-to-order brand with clients across the globe, said they were seeking a designer capable of creating unique pieces who would put the co