6 PM ET: US airdrops Gaza aid, government shutdown avoided, GA disqualification hearing & more

President Joe Biden says the US will start airdropping critical aid into Gaza as the Israel-Hamas war deepens the humanitarian crisis. A partial government shutdown has been averted for now. Defense attorneys delivered their closing arguments on why they want the Fulton county district attorney to be disqualified from the 2020 election subversion case in Georgia. Global carbon pollution from energy hit a record high last year. Lastly, some CVS and Walgreens' pharmacies will start dispensing a medication abortion pill at the center of legal challenges in the US.

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