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The deadline for the US shutdown getting closer

The US government will shut down at 12:01 a.m. ET Sunday if Congress doesn't act.

The US inched closer to a government shutdown as the prospects of a successful short-term funding deal grow bleaker. Congress faces a deadline of midnight on Saturday to pass a new budget before thousands of federal employees are placed on unpaid leave.

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