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After an all-night voting marathon, Argentina’s Senate approved President Javier Milei ‘s sweeping proposals to slash spending and boost his own powers, as thousands of protesters clashed with police outside the building. Senators voted 37 to 36 to give provisional approval to the two bills while thousands of protesters poured into the streets, burning cars and throwing Molotov cocktails as hundreds of federal security forces pushed back with rounds of tear gas and water cannons. The vote — which was decided by a tiebreaker from Vice President Victoria Villarruel — delivered a major boost to M…

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