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Episode description
US in last ditch shut down vote, unless congress can agree on a spending plan
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, could be facing a confidence vote after he reshuffled a third of his cabinet today.
And German automaker Volkswagen was on the brink of a major strike, however the company's bosses and union leaders have struck a deal, avoiding site closures.