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I'm Dwa Lai Kautau. President Biden signed into law this morning the American Relief Act.

That bill was narrowly passed just before its midnight deadline.

NPR Sera McCammon reports the new stopgap spending bill does not include an increase in the nation's

borrowing limit, something President-elect Trump wanted. He said he wanted this to be done on

President Biden's watch so that he could go to work right away on implementing his own

agenda next month. But that created more problems for Speaker Mike Johnson, who had to go back

to the negotiating table and try to create a bill that would not only satisfy Trump and various

factions of the House Republicans, but also maintain some support from Democrats.

This bill includes $100 billion in disaster aid and money to help American farmers.

In Germany's eastern city of Magdeburg, officials continue to collect evidence to try and learn the motive behind why the suspect.

A 50-year-old Saudi psychiatrist drove into a Christmas market

killing at least five people, including a nine-year-old.

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