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Expo Faces Dead Ticket Problem

With just three weeks remaining until the closing of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, a growing problem has emerged: many visitors holding tickets cannot enter the venue, creating what is being called the issue of “dead tickets.” Simply possessing a ticket does not guarantee entry, as a separate online reservation is required. However, with the surge in last-minute visitors, securing a reservation has become extremely difficult.

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What’s at stake as government shutdown fight looms

In two weeks, the federal government is scheduled to run out of money as Congress is in a standstill over a budget deal. Democrats have seemingly taken a stand that calls for reversing White House funding cuts from President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” and implement an extension of healthcare subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. David Wessel, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, joins to discuss.