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The U.S. government shuts down as the Senate fails to pass a funding bill, Israel’s defense minister says that Gaza City is almost completely encircled, the U.N. approves a new 'gang suppression force' for Haiti, former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is sentenced to death, Trump announces a deal with Pfizer to lower drug prices, Musk backs calls to boycott Netflix, a 6.9 earthquake kills dozens in the Philippines, a gas explosion partially collapses a Bronx public housing building, Nepal enthrones a two-year-old girl as its new living goddess, and scientists create human eggs from skin cells for the first time. Sources: www.verity.news

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