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Senate strikes deal to end 40 day government shutdown - votes advance bill

A bipartisan Senate agreement advanced Sunday after several Democrats broke with leadership to clear a funding package that would reopen the federal government. The move ends the 40 day shutdown’s procedural block and sends the bill to the House.

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1.4 million - People displaced by Typhoon Fung-wong in the Philippines

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"It's an American tragedy" — Dr. Marty Makary

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