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U.S. Congress approves deal to avert election-period shutdown

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The U.S. Congress approved a deal Wednesday to avoid a government shutdown after lawmakers sent a stop-gap funding deal to President Joe Biden's desk that will keep the lights on through the U.S. election.

The agreement, passed with cross-party support in both chambers, came ahead of a September 30 deadline to either approve a new government budget or begin shutting down federal agencies just five weeks ahead of Election Day. 

Source(s): AFP
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