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Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Congress approved a short-term spending deal to keep government running until mid-March. A man drove a car into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing at least five. Netflix again plans to stream major sporting events live, after a rocky first attempt last month.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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The federal government will stay open at least until mid-March.
Congress ratifies a bipartisan short-term spending plan to avert a government shutdown this weekend.
I'm Scott Simon.
And I'm Ayesha Roscoe, and this is Up First from NPR News. Republicans defy the demands of President-elect Donald Trump and vote in favor of the deal.
He wanted any spending package to also raise the debt ceiling, but the debt ceiling is going to stay where it is for now.
We'll have more on that story, plus a car plows into a busy Christmas market in Germany, killing at least five people and leaving more than 200 injured.
And Netflix tries once more to stream major sports events, this time with two NFL games on Christmas Day.
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