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US govt goes dark as vast swathes of bureaucracy get laid off amid collapse of federal funding

Washington, Oct 1 (UNI) The US government has for the most part gone dark as much of the bureaucracy was laid off on Wednesday, after Congress failed to reach a deal to approve new funding.
The ruling Republicans had proposed extending government funding at current levels until Nov. 21 to allow for members to continue working on full-year appropriations bills.
Democrats had countered this with a shorter extension until the end of October, but tied their offer to health care provisions and new limits on President Donald Trump's ability to withhold funds — conditions Republicans rejected outright.
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