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Today we're talking about the government shutdown deadline just days away now and why there's a new

call for a Facebook boycott plus AI faces Google's one billion dollar plan and

the worst password people are still using. Those stories and many more in

less than 10 minutes. I'm Erica Mandy. Today is Tuesday, December 18th. You ready?

Let's do this. We're just days away now from a possible government shutdown and there's no clear compromise happening,

at least not yet.

President Trump wants $5 billion in funding for a border wall, but Democrats still say

not going to happen.

So what now?

Well, Fox News reports some are trying to convince the President that a short-term spending

bill is a good option for now. And to push the president that a short-term spending bill is a good option for now

and to push the fight for the border wall to next year. But it's not clear that will happen,

and if Congress can't pass a spending bill by midnight on Friday,

parts of the government will shut down.

Which means non-essential services will close,

and hundreds of thousands of government employees

might have to go without pay.

So stay tuned.

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