Talks to avert a US government shutdown have intensified in Washington DC, with a deal reportedly edging closer - amid a political drama following the fatal shooting of a nurse by federal immigration agents. Prompted by the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Democrats are pushing to remove funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from a $1.2tn (£870bn) spending bill unless additional oversight is added. US media report that the White House and Senate Democratic

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