US averts shutdown as Democrats split over spending bill

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  It was an instant success.

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  Now the company behind it has been bought by Saudi Arabia.

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  As gold hits record highs, it's not only commodity traders who are celebrating.

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  If you look at the price of gold over the past couple years and compare

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  that to the price of cocaine,

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  you know gold is a much more attractive illicit economy.

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  Today we're going to look at the economic challenges for Canada's new prime minister.

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  And where is the debris from those LA wildfires ending up at this landfill?

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  You're not even allowed to throw away a paint can or an Energizer battery.

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  So why are you allowed to bring homes full of burnt batteries, iPads, televisions.

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