Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 17 Oct 2013

1. US DEBT CRISIS OVER AFTER BILL IS PASSED

With just hours to go before the deadline, the US Congress last night passed a bill to reopen the government and raise the debt limit. Both the Senate and House of Representatives agreed the bill, funding the government until February. President Obama said: "We've got to get out of the habit of governing by crisis”.

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