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Stock futures are lower as government shuts down: Live updates  CNBC US Futures Slip as Washington Approaches Shutdown: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com Asian shares are mixed as markets shrug off a likely US government shutdown  The Hill Will a government shutdown hurt the US economy?  Al Jazeera Stocks retreat, gold hits record as US government shutdown begins  Reuters source

Trump Claims White House Has Struck Deal With Harvard  The Harvard Crimson Trump Says a Deal With Harvard Is Close  The New York Times Trump says $500m deal reached with Harvard to settle dispute  The Guardian Trump admin renews effort to exclude Harvard from billions in federal research grants  Fox News Trump administration moves to further strip federal funding […]

Gaza flotilla rebuffs calls to stop, as Israel readies for complex interception  The Times of Israel Italy to end support for Gaza flotilla as Israeli action looms  Reuters Italy’s Meloni says Gaza flotilla risks escalation, could ‘blow up’ potential ceasefire deal  Fox News Gaza aid flotilla man ‘undeterred by drone threat’  BBC Israel, Gaza Aid Flotilla Brace for a […]

As two spending bills fail in Senate, chances to avoid a government shutdown fade  NPR Government shutdown risk grows after Dems block Trump-backed extension for a 2nd time  Fox News Senate rejects 11th-hour government funding bill  Axios Trump Threatens to Fire ‘a Lot’ of Federal Workers as Shutdown Looms  The New York Times Shutdown near certain after Senate again […]

Taliban internet shutdown paralyzes Afghanistan  The Washington Post Afghan women lose their ‘last hope’ as Taliban shut down internet  BBC What We Know About the ‘Total Internet Blackout’ in Afghanistan  Time Magazine Afghanistan’s cellphone, internet services down after Taliban ordered cut, sources say  Reuters Internet blackout hits Afghanistan as Taliban enforce morality crackdown  Politico source