“Here we are overnight. And the pressure is high. And the consequences are high. We recognize that. We know this, and the White House will certainly approve it,” he said. There are signs that House Republicans and the White House are making real progress. A source familiar with the talks told POLITICO late Thursday that…
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Global stock markets headed for weekly losses Japan’s Nikkei is looking at a seven-week winning streak T-Bills are rebounding on hopes of a US debt ceiling deal US PCE inflation data before Wall Street open LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) – Global stock markets were muted on Friday as investors held their breath as the White…
Good pictures The Miami Heat were unable to pull off a sweep of the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, so we head into Game 5 on Thursday night. Thanks to some effective shooting from deep, the Celtics were able to pull away late in Game 4, and they’ll need to replicate that success…
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WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and top Republican congressman Kevin McCarthy were nearing a deal on the U.S. debt ceiling on Thursday, with just $70 billion between the two sides, a person familiar with the talks said. A deal involving trillions of dollars. The deal aims to raise the government’s $31.4…
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Somehow, the ‘miserable creature in dire straits’ game isn’t very funny By Susana Polo On that day May 25, 2023 at 4:00 am One thing you can’t say about JRR Tolkien’s orcs is that they lack personality. The typical orc of the common imagination might be a sad, dim-witted lump, but for Tolkien they were…
Comment on this storyComment The Texas House of Representatives gave final approval Wednesday A ticket The last step before the measure is signed into law is to allow uncertified teachers in public schools, including replacing professional counselors. The bill, which now goes to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), comes amid a session of aggressive legislative…
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[1/2] A shopping cart is seen at a Target store in Brooklyn, New York on November 14, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) – (This May 23 story corrected the spelling of Cornell’s first name, Eric, from Eric, in paragraph 8) Target, which unveiled its Pride collection in early May, is pulling some…
Author’s Note: Updated at 1:30 am EDT (0530 UTC) on May 24 after a scrub of the first Badr 8 launch attempt. SpaceX scrapped a launch attempt early Wednesday at Cape Canaveral because of bad weather, delaying the loading of an Airbus-built communications satellite for Arabsat until Wednesday night. Falcon 9 opens a roughly…
Leave a comment on this storyComment Iam Tongi, a high school student whose guitar broke mid-season, became the first Hawaiian and Pacific Islander to win “American Idol,” drawing national attention to island culture and sparking a wave of local celebration. “Hawaii is a very close-knit community, so when we see someone trying to win, many…
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[1/2] House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters outside West Side with Representative Patrick McHenry following debt ceiling talks with President Joe Biden on May 22, 2023 in Washington. REUTERS/Leah Millis May 23 (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives said there had been little progress in talks with the White House on…
