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11/5/2025 10:51:36 AM
The US government shutdown became the longest ever Wednesday, topping the 35-day record set during Donald Trump's first term, as his administration warned of holiday air travel chaos and threatened Americans' benefits in a bid to force a resolution.
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11/4/2025 8:58:49 PM
The US government shutdown entered its 35th day on Tuesday, matching a record set during President Donald Trump's first term, as lawmakers voiced optimism over progress behind the scenes to end the dispute.
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11/4/2025 8:34:42 PM
US Transport Secretary Sean Duffy warned Tuesday that the government shutdown will cause air travel chaos if it lasts another week, worsening staff shortages, snarling airport lines and closing down sections of airspace.
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11/3/2025 7:08:46 PM
The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month. Millions of people stand to lose food aid benefits, health care subsidies are set to expire and there are few real talks between the parties over how to end it.
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11/2/2025 1:08:44 PM
Approximately one in eight Americans receive food stamp benefits from the US government, a program at risk of losing its funding as of Saturday due to the government shutdown.
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10/28/2025 11:42:26 PM
Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday he believes U.S. military members will be paid at the end of the week, but did not specify how the Trump administration will reconfigure funding in the second-longest government shutdown.
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10/25/2025 11:07:13 PM
President Donald Trump headed for Asia for the first time this term, a trip where he’s expected to work on investment deals and peace efforts before meeting face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping to try to de-escalate a trade war.
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10/22/2025 11:47:08 AM
Germany plans to pay some 11,000 local employees at US military bases in the country whose paycheques have been impacted by the government shutdown in Washington, the finance ministry said Wednesday.
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Economy
10/8/2025 9:58:50 AM
Gold prices broke $4,000 for the first time Wednesday as investors piled into the safe haven over expectations for US interest rate cuts and worries over the US government shutdown.
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Markets & Companies
10/7/2025 5:48:16 PM
Global stocks edged higher Tuesday and gold hovered near a fresh high as investors weighed the US government shutdown, political turmoil in France and the AI investment boom.
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10/2/2025 11:54:17 AM
The Trump administration has announced plans to terminate dozens of clean energy projects and freeze billions of dollars for major projects in New York, intensifying a stand-off with Democrats over a US government shutdown.
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Economy
10/1/2025 11:47:52 AM
Gold hit a record high and Wall Street futures fell with the dollar Wednesday as the US government shut down after lawmakers failed to reach a funding deal, though most Asian and European markets edged up.
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10/1/2025 10:03:14 AM
The US government began shutting down after midnight Wednesday as lawmakers and President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during acrimonious talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care funding.
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Markets & Companies
9/30/2025 8:20:20 PM
US stock markets edged lower and gold retreated from a record high on Tuesday as traders steeled themselves for a possible US government shutdown.
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9/30/2025 12:49:01 PM
The United States government was heading toward a shutdown on Tuesday, with funding expiring at midnight and Democrats and Republicans digging in on their respective demands.
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9/29/2025 8:53:47 PM
Taliban authorities on Monday imposed a nationwide shutdown of communications, weeks after they began severing fibre optic connections to prevent "vice".
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9/25/2025 1:02:57 PM
The White House has told US federal agencies to prepare for more mass firings during a possible government shutdown next week, according to a memo first published by US news outlet Politico.
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War on Gaza
8/14/2025 1:11:37 PM
More than 100 international aid groups have warned that new Israeli restrictions are increasingly being used to block their requests to deliver supplies into Gaza, risking the shutdown of most humanitarian operations in the territory within weeks, according to a joint letter published Thursday.
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3/20/2025 1:16:05 PM
US President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that's been a longtime target of conservatives.
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3/17/2025 3:23:26 PM
The World Health Organization said Monday 80 per cent of services that it supports in Afghanistan could shut down by June due to a funding shortage.
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