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Washington Post. I'm Hannah Jewel. It's Monday January 8th. Let's get you caught up

with today's seven stories. Number one, leaders in Congress agreed on a deal that would avert a government shutdown.

The 1.66 trillion dollar agreement was reached yesterday.

It preserves funding for key domestic and social safety net programs and allows for over

$880 billion in defense spending.

Lawmakers have to pass the deal soon to prevent a shutdown.

Funding for roughly 20% of the federal government runs out on January 19th,

and the rest runs out on February 2nd.

If more funding isn't secured,

millions of government workers would be sent home or forced to work without pay.

That's still a possibility despite yesterday's agreement between congressional leaders.

The deal will face opposition from far-right House Republicans who had hoped to force steep budget cuts.

Number two, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded Boeing 737 Max Nine Plains after a terrifying midair accident.

On Friday, an Alaska Airlines flight had just departed Portland

when part of the plane's wall blew out into the air at over 16,000 feet. The part

was a door plug which is a paneled off exit, and it left a gaping hole next to a row of seats.

The plane depressurized and made an emergency landing, and several passengers and a flight attendant were injured.

Regulators said yesterday that the damaged plane had recorded a warning light on three flights

in recent weeks.

That light is designed to signal failures in controlling cabin pressure,

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