9 AM ET: Funding deadline looms, Mangione in court, phone chatbot & more

The deadline for Congress to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown is fast approaching, after a bipartisan bill was scrapped. The woman at the center of a mass rape trial in France paid tribute to other victims, following her former husband’s sentencing. We’ll tell you where the weather could be causing headaches for holiday travelers this weekend. And, people in the US can now speak to ChatGPT on the phone.

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