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Mission accomplished. I'm Carmen Roberts, Fox News. Tonight, the Senate delivers good news for America. There will be no government shutdown right before Christmas. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ahead of the Senate vote this morning to approve a bill to fund the government and avoid a partial shutdown. The bill, which passed 85 to 11, includes $100 billion in disaster and farm aid. This is a good bill. It'll keep the government open.
and funds and helps Americans affected by hurricanes and natural disasters, helps our farmers and avoid harmful cuts. But some lawmakers like GOP Senator Rand Paul are not happy about that. We will continue to spend money regardless of whether we have it or not. President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law later today. More people have reportedly died from the terror attack on a Christmas market in Germany.
The German newspaper Bild reports the number increased from two to four and that 41 of those injured are in serious condition. Police arrested a 50-year-old Saudi doctor they believe deliberately plowed into the holiday shoppers at the market.
Germany's state premier says that the perpetrator acted alone. Town in question is the city of Magdeburg. It's about two hours from Berlin. Late last month, Germany's interior minister advised people to be vigilant at these Christmas markets. Fox's Alex Hogan. And Americans are dealing with holiday travel delays.
On the roads and in the air. Hopper tells us that the busiest airports will be Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Denver, LAX, and Chicago. Now what you're looking at is the amount of seats that have been booked for this Christmas travel season, with over 1.5 million people having booked seats out of Atlanta between this Monday and New Year's Day. Fox's Kelly Saberi, America's listening to Fox News.
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The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is jailed in New York City as prosecutors tack on more charges. Luigi Mangione is due back in court in mid-January after a flurry of legal activity late in the week brought extradition to New York and the addition of federal charges in his case.
Those include murder using a firearm and stalking, and they're on top of New York State charges of murder as an act of terrorism. Mangione is accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a midtown Manhattan street on December 4th, sparking a manhunt that ended with his December 9th arrest in Pennsylvania.
On Thursday, Mangione had a brief court appearance there, and by day's end, he had been taken to New York City via plane, helicopter, and SUV, surrounded by heavily armed NYPD officers. In New York City, Tanya J. Powers, Fox News. It's nearly Christmas, and some would call it the most wonderful time of the year. Time for NFL Saturday games. Two games that could both be playoff previews, starting at 1 Eastern with the Houston Texans visiting the Kansas City Chiefs.
Each team has already clinched its division, and the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs need just two more wins to lock down the top seed in the AFC. And at 4 Eastern on Fox, an AFC North division rivalry is renewed with the Pittsburgh Steelers visiting the Baltimore Ravens. Pittsburgh has already clinched a playoff berth and will lock up the division with a win. Meanwhile, Baltimore is just a game back and can punch their own postseason ticket if they come out on top.
And how much time off after this? These are the same four teams that will be playing on Christmas. Greg Thompson, Fox News. And winter officially begins today. The winter solstice officially beginning at 421 a.m. Eastern Time in the Northern Hemisphere, when the Earth's axis tilts farthest away from the sun, bringing the longest night and the shortest day of the year. Jeff Manasso, Fox News. And I'm Carmen Roberts, and this is Fox News.
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