Congress Narrowly Averts Shutdown and Passes Stopgap Bill
In a stunning reversal, Speaker Kevin McCarthy pushed through a bill with Democratic votes to temporarily keep the government open. President Biden signed it late Saturday.
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Congress Narrowly Averts Shutdown and Passes Stopgap Bill
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Jamaal Bowman Pulls Fire Alarm Before House Vote on Stopgap Spending Bill
Mr. Bowman, a Democrat, pulled the alarm ahead of a rushed vote on a stopgap funding measure. Two investigations have been opened in the incident.
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Jamaal Bowman Pulls Fire Alarm Before House Vote on Stopgap Spending Bill
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A key driver of the impasse is right-wing Republicans’ resistance to Ukraine aid.
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A key driver of the impasse is right-wing Republicans’ resistance to Ukraine aid.
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Who Will Replace Dianne Feinstein in Her California Senate Seat?
Gov. Gavin Newsom has pledged to pick a Black woman to fill the seat, but has also said he would not choose any of the current Democrats running for Senate.
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Who Will Replace Dianne Feinstein in Her California Senate Seat?
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A Brief History of Consequential Deaths in Congress
Lawmakers’ deaths have sometimes helped to flip partisan control. With an aging, narrowly divided Senate, it could be a possibility again.
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A Brief History of Consequential Deaths in Congress
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Ukraine’s War of Drones Runs Into an Obstacle: China
As the war with Russia stretches on, so too does a contest to make more and deadlier flying machines. That means a fight over global electronics supply chains that run through China.
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Ukraine’s War of Drones Runs Into an Obstacle: China
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Suicide bomber detonates a device in the Turkish capital. A second assailant is killed in a shootout
Turkey's interior affairs minister says a suicide bomber has detonated an explosive device near his ministry while a second assailant was killed in a shootout with police
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Suicide bomber detonates a device in the Turkish capital. A second assailant is killed in a shootout
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Over 100,000 Armenians have now fled disputed enclave
Over 100,000 ethnic Armenian refugees have fled Nagorno-Karabakh, local authorities said, with it now appearing that virtually the entire Armenian population will leave.
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Over 100,000 Armenians have now fled disputed enclave
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California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers
California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers
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California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers
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The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended
The chief's suspension is a reversal for the town mayor.
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The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended
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U2 concert uses stunning visuals to open massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas
Two helicopters zoomed through the starlit skies before producing spotlights over a Las Vegas desert and U2 frontman Bono, who kneeled to ground while singing "Vertigo."
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U2 concert uses stunning visuals to open massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas
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A populist, pro-Russia ex-premier leads a leftist party to win in Slovakia's parliamentary elections
His leftist party won early parliamentary elections, staging political comeback.
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A populist, pro-Russia ex-premier leads a leftist party to win in Slovakia's parliamentary elections
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Just 3 hours before the deadline, Congress avoids a government shutdown
The Senate and House voted Saturday to pass a short-term bill to avoid a government shutdown and keep funding going for another 45 days.
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Just 3 hours before the deadline, Congress avoids a government shutdown
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Bedbugs bite into Paris, stoking fears ahead of the Olympics
With the Paris Olympics less than a year away, fears that blood-sucking bedbugs could take a bite out of those attending have led to demands for action.
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Bedbugs bite into Paris, stoking fears ahead of the Olympics
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Father, two young children among 5 dead in crash of truck carrying anhydrous ammonia
A father and his two young children were among five fatalities in a multi-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck carrying potentially toxic anhydrous ammonia in central Illinois, authorities said.
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Father, two young children among 5 dead in crash of truck carrying anhydrous ammonia
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Powerball draw produces no winners, pushing jackpot past $1 billion
Saturday night's Powerball lottery draw took place without a single six-number ticket matching its numbers, a result that pushed the jackpot past the $1 billion mark, game officials said.
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Powerball draw produces no winners, pushing jackpot past $1 billion
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Jada Pinkett Smith says she hopes to get 'some answers' after arrest is made in Tupac Shakur's murder
Jada Pinkett Smith hopes for some closure after a Nevada man was arrested in connection with the long-unsolved murder of rapper Tupac Shakur.
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Jada Pinkett Smith says she hopes to get 'some answers' after arrest is made in Tupac Shakur's murder
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Who's in the Army now? A pitch switch aims to get more military recruits
Amid those hawking corndogs and cheese curds at the Minnesota State Fair, the Army is trying to sell itself. An effort to entice sign ups is happening as the Army struggles to fill its ranks.
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Who's in the Army now? A pitch switch aims to get more military recruits
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Pro-Russia ex-PM leads leftist party to win in Slovakia's parliamentary elections
The election was a test for the small eastern European country's support for neighboring Ukraine. The win by Robert Fico could strain a fragile unity in the European Union and NATO.
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Pro-Russia ex-PM leads leftist party to win in Slovakia's parliamentary elections
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The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended
Marion Mayor Dave Mayfield in a text said he suspended Chief Gideon Cody on Thursday. He declined to discuss his decision further and did not say whether Cody was still being paid.
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The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended
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California's governor rejects a bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said he vetoed the bill because the fund the state uses to pay unemployment benefits will be nearly $20 billion in debt by the end of the year.
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California's governor rejects a bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers
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All Onewheel e-skateboards are recalled after reported deaths
Future Motion recalled 300,000 boards after previous resistance to the federal safety commission's push for a recall. Four incidents of fatal brain trauma are linked to the self-balancing boards.
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All Onewheel e-skateboards are recalled after reported deaths
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Inside the workshop where presidential flags are lovingly made, mostly by immigrants
Philadelphia – city of brotherly love, birthplace of American democracy. And the only place in the world where presidential flags are made.
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Inside the workshop where presidential flags are lovingly made, mostly by immigrants