Your weekend must reads
👋The weekend is here − and so is the weekend edition of The Short List, your guide to some of the best stories from Paste BN. I'm John Riley, and I hope wherever you are, it's a comfortable reading position.
But first: The federal government is just hours away from a shutdown that would impact millions of Americans. Here are some of the ways you and your family could be affected if lawmakers can't reach a deal before 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Follow usatoday.com for the latest developments.
Now, here are the week's must reads.
'They can't buy into that American Dream'
💸For many young Americans, achieving the financial stability of their parents’ generation feels impossible. The price of starter homes has skyrocketed. So have college loans and child care. Sixty-five percent of Gen Zers and 74% of millennials say they believe they are starting further behind financially than earlier generations at their age. Read more
- Work-life balance: Generations define personal happiness differently
Flow of migrants overwhelming US cities
🔵From Staten Island to San Diego, some Americans are getting frustrated with migrants arriving in their neighborhoods with few shelter and assistance options for them. The latest wave of migrants, which has swelled since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, means more people looking for a place to sleep at bus stops, outside airports and in city halls. And many are blaming the Biden administration for not taking a stronger approach to the problem. Read more
- Housing need: Colleges tapped to deal with influx of asylum seekers
Is a circus still a circus without animals or clowns?
🎪The self-proclaimed "Greatest Show on Earth" is back − only without the snarling and trumpeting beasts that made it famous. After a six-year hiatus, Ringling Bros. is returning to the national landscape with a totally revamped circus that replaces its controversy-generating performing animals with 75 wildly talented humans from 18 countries. Read more
👇🏾Don't quit now: There are more great stories below. See you next week.