In this week's news, the U.S. Congress continues negotiations on reopening the federal government and raising the debt ceiling, Iran outlines a plan for containing its nuclear program, and, in Central Florida, a 12-year-old and 14-year-old are arrested on felony stalking charges following the suicide of a girl they admitted to bullying.
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