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1st LD Writethru: U.S. records longest gov't shutdown in history as it enters Day 36

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- At 00:01 a.m. (0501 GMT) on Wednesday, the U.S. federal government shutdown entered its 36th day, surpassing the previous 35-day record set during the 2018-2019 shutdown ...
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Explainer: Why there's no end in sight for the U.S. government shutdown

On Oct. 1, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a new short-term funding bill before government funds ran out, marking the first government shutdown in nearly seven years. At midday on Tuesday, the U.S.