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PBS News Hour

News Wrap: Shutdown ties record for longest in history

Episode 308 | 5m 45s

In our news wrap Tuesday, the government shutdown tied the record for the longest in U.S. history at 35 days, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the war in Sudan is “spiraling out of control” after paramilitary forces took control of a vital city in Darfur and the State Department is providing $24 million in emergency aid to Jamaica, Haiti, the Bahamas and Cuba following Hurricane Melissa.

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