Trump refuses to budge on border wall demand as shutdown continues

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With time dwindling before a new Congress is sworn in, Donald Trump refused to budge in his demand for billions for a border wall, narrowing prospects for a swift end to an increasingly damaging government shutdown.

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from US news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2QafcsA