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The Democrats can't agree on the size of a separate social spending plan, which is holding up the vote. We get the latest from Nancy Marshall-Genzer, senior reporter at Marketplace, our sister programme on American public radio.
Vaccinated Australians can start travelling abroad from November, ending an 18-month ban. Anthony Dennis is travel editor for the Sydney Morning Herald and tells us why the government of Australia has made this move now.
Also in the programme, Thailand is also easing restrictions from today, halving the length of quarantine required for vaccinated foreign visitors to seven days. The 麻豆约拍's Jonathan Head reports on the potential impact on the country's tourism sector.
And as chess's governing body Fide announces a sponsorship deal for the women's game with breast enlargement company Motiva, we ask Shelia Stanford, a Norwegian who used to play for her national team, what she thinks of the tie-up.

(Picture: The US Capitol building. Picture credit: Getty Images.)