Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL

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🗓️ 21 December 2024

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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.

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0:00.0	The federal government will stay open, at least until mid-March.
0:06.6	Congress ratifies a bipartisan short-term spending plan to avert a government shutdown this weekend.
0:12.7	I'm Scott Simon.
0:13.8	And I'm Ayesha Roscoe, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.4	Republicans defy the demands of President-elect Donald Trump and vote in favor of the deal.
0:26.3	He wanted any spending package to also raise the debt ceiling, but the debt ceiling's going to stay where it is for now.
0:32.9	We'll have more on that story, plus a car plows into a busy Christmas market in Germany, killing at least
0:40.1	five people and leaving more than 200 injured.
0:43.5	And Netflix tries once more to stream major sports events, this time with two NFL games
0:48.8	on Christmas Day.
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