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Subscribe to TIME magazine WHAT TO KNOW NOW Democrats’ New Plan for Poor Parents: Give Them $300 a Month Over the years, Congress has created several programs to help lower-income families. A new proposal from Democratic lawmakers has a simpler approach Minnesota Is Battling Minus 28-Degree Weather. That’s Just How These Ultramarathoners Like It The Arrowhead 135 purposely takes place during the coldest stretch of winter in some of the most frigid locations in the continental U.S. ‘We’re Flying Blind.’ The Shutdown Is Making it Harder for Economists to Understand the Shutdown Essential economic data is being delayed or scrapped entirely, making it harder to understand the shutdown's broader costs The Beatles Performed Their Last Live Gig 50 Years Ago. Here's the Story Behind the Rooftop Concert They had stopped touring in 1966, but on Jan. 30, 1969, they made history atop the Apple Corps office building in London's garment district Ian Bremmer: The Quick Read on Venezuela's Current Political Crisis Companies Selling Fake Likes and Followers on Social Media Settle With New York State India's Main Opposition Party Is Promising a Basic Income for the Poor. Can It Work? ‘Do Not Let Him Escape Responsibility.’ Prosecutors End Closing Arguments in El Chapo Trial With a Plea The Surprisingly Mysterious Story of the World’s First Filmmaker Health Officials Confirm Three Cases of Measles in Atlanta See the Chicago River Freeze and ‘Smoke’ Amid Frigid Winter Weather Here's Why People Believe the Super Bowl Halftime Show Could Include a SpongeBob Tribute To Unsubscribe You have received this e-mail because you are subscribed to this newsletter from TIME.com. Unsubscribe here. Update Email Click here to update your email address. Privacy Policy Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://timeinc.net/subs/privacy/td/policy.html TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice. For questions about your print or digital magazine subscription, please contact: TIME Customer Service 3000 University Center Drive Tampa, FL 33612-6408 TIMcustserv@cdsfulfillment.com For feedback about this newsletter: Please contact thebrief@time.com Connect with TIME