U.S. Senate prepares to vote on deal reached on $1.2 trillion funding bill By Reuters

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate was preparing to vote early on Saturday on final passage of a bill providing $1.2 trillion to avoid a partial government shutdown, after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a deal just before a midnight deadline. The…