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'I am frustrated': Furloughed workers use dogs, housework and hiking to distract from shutdown anxiety

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Here are 18 of the week's best photos A great white shark off the Hawaiian coast, the Clemson football team dining on fast food at the White House, an explosion and gunfire at an upscale hotel and office complex in Nairobi, a naturally occurring ice disk forms on a Maine river, and more images from around the world. Read more (Lily Bungay) Perspective What it's like living on a Greek island where people live longer than just about anywhere else Photographer Lily Bungay explores life on Ikaria. By Kenneth Dickerman and Lily Bungay · Read more Maintaining a competitive hedge How hippies, farmers and Prince Charles are preserving Britain's hedges By William Booth and Tori Ferenc · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT   (Robert Ormerod) Perspective Discover the world of amateur space enthusiasts in a 'dreamlike journey, which blurs the line between science and fiction' Scottish photographer Roberto Ormerod is on a mission to document amateur space enthusiasts around the world. By Kenneth Dickerman and Robert Ormerod · Read more (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) Unlocking a kingdom's long-hidden treasures The vast desert ruins of Al-Ula inspire awe. But Saudi Arabia's crackdown on dissidents and Jamal Khashoggi's killing could make tourism a harder sell. By Kareem Fahim and Salwan Georges · Read more (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post) Grand Staircase's next step? Trump shrank the monument's footprint to allow mining, but there may be few takers. By Juliet Eilperin, and Bonnie Jo Mount · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT   Jenna Schoenefeld / For The Washington Post Finding a way through the border fence was easy. Winning the right to remain won't be. As President Trump bragged that he was keeping caravans out, this family joined thousands of others in the backlogged immigration system. By Maria Sacchetti · Read more 'I am frustrated': Furloughed workers use dogs, housework and hiking to distract from shutdown anxiety Government employees are entering their third week without work — and without pay as a result of the shutdown. By Katie Mettler, Nick Kirkpatrick and Bronwen Latimer · Read more   Recommended for you Get the Inspired Life newsletter Unexpected good deeds, humor and advice to improve your life, in your inbox every Saturday. Sign Up

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