Xinhua Agency News: At 0:00 local time on October 1, the U.S. federal government "shut down" again after nearly seven years. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be forced to take unpaid leave, some public services will be suspended or delayed, and the release of economic data will be affected. Previously, the two parties in the United States failed to reach an agreement on a new interim funding bill due to differences in medical insurance benefits.

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