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Summary: As the US government shutdown becomes the longest of its kind in the country's history, we ask how much longer the stalemate can continue. Plus: France’s ‘gilets jaunes’ protesters take to the streets once more, a closer look at the shadowy figure known as ‘Putin's chef’ and what the City of Culture title can do for a place.