The Statue of Liberty and Grand Canyon in the U.S. reopen

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Due to the failure to pass the budget bill, famous U.S. landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty, the Washington Monument, the National Zoo, and the Natural History Museum under the Smithsonian Institution were temporarily closed starting October 1. Fortunately, on the 12th U.S. time, state governments in some of the affected areas reached agreements with the federal government to use state budgets to reopen the sites.

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According to U.S. media reports, the reopened sites include the Statue of Liberty and the Grand Canyon; other regions such as Utah, Colorado, and South Dakota also reached agreements with the federal government to reopen their national parks. South Dakota is expected to reopen Mount Rushmore National Memorial as early as the morning of the 14th.

Due to the failure to reach a budget agreement in Congress, non-essential departments of the U.S. federal government were forced to shut down starting October 1, including 401 national parks managed by the National Park Service.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo stated that the Statue of Liberty is “a symbol of national freedom,” adding, “Closing the Statue of Liberty means we are losing tourists who spend money in New York every day.” The Arizona state government has also decided to pay nearly $10,000 per day to keep the park open. The Governor of Arizona said, “The Grand Canyon National Park is an important source of revenue for Arizona.”