Gift card drives are being held for TSA officers as the partial government shutdown continues. Nearly a third of workers at some major airports have called out sick.
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Trending is the name of a series of news segments on Current News that talks about the topics that are being talked about in social media. The segment is usually anchored by a host who will highlight what people are talking about. It’s a part of Current News’ attempt to give more coverage to trending news items. Breaking news is an event that requires an immediate interruption of regular programming (or, in the case of a 24-hour network, a live feed). Historically, such breaks were reserved for events such as the assassination of John F. Kennedy, which elicited widespread nationwide coverage and required multiple stations to suspend regular programming to interrupt their own newscasts for a live special report.
