Morning Chronicle - Economy (English)

Biden signs funding bill to avert government shutdown

US President Joe Biden signed a funding bill Saturday, the White House said, averting a Christmastime government shutdown after negotiations in Congress went down to the wire overnight.

Sorrow and fury in German town after Christmas market attack

The German city of Magdeburg was in mourning Saturday over a car-ramming attack that brought death and carnage to its Christmas market, but the sorrow gave way to anger when the politicians showed up.