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House passes Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling bill

UNITED STATES - MAY 31: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., makes his way to the House floor for a procedural vote on the debt limit bill in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

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The bill heads to the Senate with days to spare ahead of Monday’s default deadline

President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in Washington on March 17, 2023.

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A break-glass option, gumbo and a bike ride: How the debt ceiling deal got done

People rally to show support for the Biden administration's student debt relief plan in front of the Supreme Court on Feb. 28, 2023.

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What the debt ceiling deal would mean for student loan payments and forgiveness

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McCarthy celebrates House vote: 'Tonight we all made history'

Image: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy leaves his office in the U.S. Capitol on May 30, 2023.

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Biden praises ‘critical step forward’ and urges swift passage in the Senate

Actor Danny Masterson arrives at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles on May 31, 2023

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#MeToo Reckoning

'That ’70s Show' star Danny Masterson convicted of two counts of rape

The verdict comes six months after Masterson’s first trial on charges he raped three women he met through the Church of Scientology ended in a mistrial.

Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas

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Pentagon leaders cancel drag show at a Nevada Air Force base

A booklet, check and collection of coins bought by Alabama grandmother when she invested in “Trump Buck,” in her apartment in Mobile, Ala., on May 19, 2023.

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'Trump Bucks' websites taken down after being exposed for selling bogus currency

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The shape of your brain may strongly influence your thoughts and behavior, study finds

Tallulah Willis shares how she knew something was wrong with dad Bruce in emotional essay

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Bruce Willis’ daughter Tallulah reveals the first signs he had dementia

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Former Vice President Mike Pence in Washington on Oct 19, 2022.

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2024 Election

Mike Pence is set to launch his presidential campaign next week

Staff Sgt. Alex Garviria and 2nd Lt. Rachel James work in the Global Strategic Warning and Space Surveillance System Center Sept. 2, 2014, at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colo. Garviria is a 721st CS senior systems controller and James is the 721s

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Congress threatens to block funding for Space Command HQ as abortion laws affect location decision

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Abbott appoints interim attorney general in Texas following Paxton’s impeachment

Image: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Holds Hearing On Holding Russia Accountable For Actions In Ukraine

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Pentagon is blocking U.S. cooperation with international investigations of war crimes in Ukraine

Abortion-rights supporters rally at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City on May 3, 2022.

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Oklahoma high court strikes down 2 abortion bans; procedure remains illegal in most cases

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A verified AOC parody account got a boost from Elon Musk’s Twitter

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House Oversight chair prepares to hold FBI director in contempt over document in Biden probe

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Majority of Americans favor affirmative action in colleges as Supreme Court seems poised to end it, poll says

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Car flies 120 feet in highway crash in Ga., on May 24, 2023.

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Police video shows a car rocketing off a tow truck on a Georgia highway

A partially collapsed apartment building in Davenport, Iowa.

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U.S. news

Tenants of partially collapsed building in Iowa say complaints were ignored for years

A baby bison grazes as another gets some liquid refreshment from mom near Beaver Lake at Yellowstone Park, Wyo., May 9, 2006. Montana wildlife officials are proposing to double the number of hunting licenses, to 100, in the second winter of Montana's hunt of bison that leave Yellowstone National Park, an official with the state wildlife agency said Thursday, May 25, 2006.

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U.S. news

Hawaii man pleads guilty and is fined following death of Yellowstone bison calf

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Ex-CIA officer accused of abusing women may walk free because of how feds searched his phones

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Nun whose body shows little decay since 2019 death draws hundreds to rural Missouri

U.S. news

Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty — for now — to federal wire fraud and money laundering charges

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A New York man is fired after a woman accused him of ripping her wig off in the street

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Russia Moscow Drone Strike

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Drone attack brings Putin's war home to a shaken Moscow

Latvia's newly elected President Edgars Rinkevics in Riga on May 31, 2023.

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Latvian Parliament elects first openly gay president of a Baltic nation

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North Korean spy satellite launch fails

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An airline is asking passengers to weigh in before their flights

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Chinese jet flew past nose of U.S. plane, Pentagon says

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An airline is asking passengers to weigh in before their flights

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Chinese jet flew past nose of U.S. plane, Pentagon says

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Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kim Cattrall filming the "Sex In The City: The Movie" in New York City on Sept. 21, 2007.

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Celebrity

Kim Cattrall couldn't stay away from 'Sex and the City' role after all

Armie Hammer in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 26, 2019.

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U.S. news

Actor Armie Hammer won’t face sexual assault charge

Image: Yeezy shoes, made by Adidas, at Laced Up, a sneaker resale store, in Paramus, N.J., on Oct. 25, 2022.

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Months after Adidas cut ties with Kanye West, Yeezy shoes are back on sale

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs files lawsuit alleging race played a role in marketing of his liquor brands

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Al Pacino, 83, is expecting a baby with girlfriend, Noor Alfallah, 29

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs files lawsuit alleging race played a role in marketing of his liquor brands

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Al Pacino, 83, is expecting a baby with girlfriend, Noor Alfallah, 29

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A verified AOC parody account got a boost from Elon Musk’s Twitter

Image: Yeezy shoes, made by Adidas, at Laced Up, a sneaker resale store, in Paramus, N.J., on Oct. 25, 2022.

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Business News

Months after Adidas cut ties with Kanye West, Yeezy shoes are back on sale

A Ring doorbell camera in Wolcott, Conn., on July 16, 2019.

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Amazon.com's Ring will pay $5.8 million after employees spied on customer videos

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AI risks leading humanity to 'extinction,' experts warn

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LGBTQ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlash

Artificial intelligence

AI risks leading humanity to 'extinction,' experts warn

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LGBTQ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlash

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Teen birthrates hit another record low as progress starts to slow

Tallulah Willis shares how she knew something was wrong with dad Bruce in emotional essay

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Pop Culture News

Bruce Willis’ daughter Tallulah reveals the first signs he had dementia

Brain scans at the Monash Brain Park.
17/5/2023

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Health news

The shape of your brain may strongly influence your thoughts and behavior, study finds

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Foodborne illness outbreaks at restaurants are often linked to sick workers, CDC finds

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Doctors call for changes to laws that criminalize drug use during pregnancy

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Foodborne illness outbreaks at restaurants are often linked to sick workers, CDC finds

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Doctors call for changes to laws that criminalize drug use during pregnancy

Science

An unidentified aerial phenomenon in a video from the Department of Defense.

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UFOs and aerial phenomena

NASA panel studying UFO sightings says stigma and poor data pose challenges

Manhattanhenge Sunset in New York City

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Science News

Memorial Day 'Manhattanhenge' to light up New York City streets

Image: China Prepares To Launch Astronauts To Space Station

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China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, expand space station, bring on foreign partners

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Ron DeSantis signs Florida bill limiting the liabilities of private spaceflight companies

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NOAA predicts 'near-normal' hurricane season

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Ron DeSantis signs Florida bill limiting the liabilities of private spaceflight companies

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NOAA predicts 'near-normal' hurricane season

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