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US lawmakers reach deal to avoid government shut down
Lawmakers will now race to pass the agreement before a midnight Friday deadline
US congressional leaders and the White House reached a handshake deal to fund the US government through September 30, according to people familiar with the negotiations, after six months of bitter ideological clashes delayed finishing an annual spending plan.
Lawmakers will now race to pass the agreement before a midnight Friday deadline for a partial government shut down. The first task will be putting the accord in writing, which could take several days.
The consensus ...