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Plus, compensation for Canadian Indigenous families. The Senate voted to fund the government until December, but other priorities hang in the balance; Indigenous families in Canada come closer to reparations.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Ellen Ioanes. TOP NEWS Shutdown crisis averted, but tough fights are ahead     Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Congress voted to fund the government until December, narrowly averting a partial government shutdown that would begin at midnight. [ CNN / Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav ] A continuing funding resolution passed the House and Senate on Thursday; legislators haggled over funding for newly arrived Afghan refugees and aid for communities affected by natural disasters like Hurricane Ida, which hit the Gulf Coast last month. [ Washi

Top military officials testify about Afghanistan; WHO report says its workers committed sexual abuse in Congo. Top military officials testify about Afghanistan; WHO report says its workers committed sexual abuse in Congo.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Ellen Ioanes. TOP NEWS   General: Afghanistan pullout was "strategic failure"       Rod Lamkey/Getty Images In congressional hearings this week, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and other Pentagon leaders testified that they advised President Joe Biden against a full military withdrawal from Afghanistan. [ New York Times / Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt ] Milley and Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie, leader of the US Central Command, both testified that they had suggested leaving