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US: Congress passes $1.7 trillion spending bill, aims at averting govt shutdown

The US Congress has passed nearly $1.7 trillion spending bill, most likely averting a partial government shutdown. The House of the presentaters passed the bill on Friday with 225 votes to 201. It will now go to President Joe Biden who will need to sign it before the midnight deadline.