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The US Senate has passed a package to cut $9 billion in funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, approved by Republicans in the early hours of Thursday. The package now returns to the House of Representatives for final approval, needed by Friday due to budgetary rules. This move, initially supported by most Republican senators, has raised concerns about setting a harmful precedent undermining Congressional authority. The cuts, totaling $8 billion from US foreign aid programs and $1.1

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