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This is Seattle Now.

I'm Patricia Murphy with the roundup of today's

top stories. It's Thursday, October 30th. Many federal workers in Seattle who've been

furloughed during the government shutdown are going on one month without a paycheck. Casey Martin

reports. Juan Giro Mwasi started working at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission two years ago,

right out of college. She thought she had landed her dream job.

Now, she's one of thousands of federal workers who's been furloughed without pay since October 1st.

It's not looking great. It's not looking great. So I think I'm definitely buckling down for the long run, but how long is long?

Mwasi was at a resource fair today in Seattle for federal workers to get help with unemployment and food.

Also there was a 30-year HUD employee who didn't feel comfortable sharing her name out of concern of retaliation.

I am very much living on the edge of financial security, and I never

thought I would be in this position. Things are really tight, and I'm struggling. Other people at

the fair work at the VA, where they're required to keep working without pay. Casey Martin,

KUOW News. A civil trial over the shooting death of a 16-year-old at the Capitol Hill-occupied protest in 2020

has been pushed back a month.

The father of Antonio Mays Jr. says he sued the city of Seattle to learn more information about

his son's death.

According to the Seattle Times, the trial will determine whether the city was negligent

in how it responded to the teen's murder.

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