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Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy reach 'tentative deal' on raising US debt ceiling - sources

SKY NEWS USA - 1 hour 54 min ago .
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached a "tentative deal" on raising the US debt ceiling, according to sources in Washington.
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White House and G.O.P. Strike Debt Limit Deal to Avert Default

NEW YORK TIMES USA - 2 hours 6 min ago .
With the government on track to reach its borrowing limit within days, negotiators sealed an agreement in principle to raise the debt ceiling for two years while cutting and capping certain federal programs.
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Texas House impeaches Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton

THE WASHINGTON POST USA - 4 hours 32 min ago .
The attorney general has been a fierce critic of President Biden, particularly on cultural issues, and a loyal ally to former president Trump.
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An 11-Year-Old Boy Called 911. Police Then Shot Him.

NEW YORK TIMES USA - Sat, 05/27/2023 - 23:53 .
Aderrien Murry suffered numerous injuries, including a collapsed lung, lacerated liver and fractured ribs. His family is demanding that the officer who shot him be fired.
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Student Cannot Wear Sash of Mexican and U.S. Flags at Graduation, Judge Rules

NEW YORK TIMES USA - Sat, 05/27/2023 - 23:36 .
A high school senior sued a Colorado school district after she was told she could not wear the sash celebrating her heritage at her commencement ceremony.
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Who Is Nate Paul, the Donor at the Center of Paxton’s Impeachment Proceedings?

NEW YORK TIMES USA - Sat, 05/27/2023 - 23:23 .
The real estate developer’s appeal for help from the Texas attorney general is under scrutiny.
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Stanley Engerman, Revisionist Scholar of Slavery, Dies at 87

NEW YORK TIMES USA - Sat, 05/27/2023 - 22:43 .
His two-volume study, written with Robert W. Fogel, used data to challenge commonly held ideas about American slavery, including that it was unprofitable and inefficient.
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At West Point Commencement, Kamala Harris Says Military’s Strength Lies in Diversity

NEW YORK TIMES USA - Sat, 05/27/2023 - 21:36 .
The vice president’s address to graduates of the U.S. Military Academy came as the armed forces have sought to forge a new identity.
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Hard-Right Republicans Gird for ‘War’ on Debt Ceiling Deal

NEW YORK TIMES USA - Sat, 05/27/2023 - 21:13 .
As a top negotiator said an agreement was “hours or days” away, an ultraconservative group of lawmakers harshly criticized its emerging contours.
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US school district apologises for using Winnie The Pooh in mass shootings safety book

SKY NEWS USA - Sat, 05/27/2023 - 20:57 .
A Dallas school district has apologised after distributing a Winnie The Pooh-themed book about school shootings.
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Trump Calls Paxton Impeachment Proceedings ‘Very Unfair’

NEW YORK TIMES USA - Sat, 05/27/2023 - 20:04 .
The former president took to social media to weigh in on the events in Texas.
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Top negotiators race to complete debt ceiling deal this weekend

THE WASHINGTON POST USA - Sat, 05/27/2023 - 18:54 .
Republicans continue to demand new spending cuts while progressives want to see the White House hold firm on protecting social safety net programs.
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Shark bites off woman's leg in Caribbean

SKY NEWS USA - Sat, 05/27/2023 - 15:04 .
A 22-year-old woman has had her leg bitten off by a shark while snorkelling in the Caribbean.
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Fixer-Uppers With Waterfront Views: The U.S. Is Unloading Lighthouses

NEW YORK TIMES USA - Sat, 05/27/2023 - 15:00 .
The General Services Administration said it was offering six to nonprofits or government agencies that promise to maintain them, and selling four others at auction.
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Police agencies are desperate to hire. But they say few want the job.

THE WASHINGTON POST USA - Sat, 05/27/2023 - 13:00 .
Police departments across the U.S. are struggling to fill their ranks, creating what many officials say is a staffing emergency that threatens public safety.
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How Police Violence Weighs on Black Americans

NEW YORK TIMES USA - Sat, 05/27/2023 - 13:00 .
We spoke to more than 100 people about the psychological strain from repeated reports of police brutality.
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Yellen’s Debt Limit Warnings Went Unheeded, Leaving Her to Face Fallout

NEW YORK TIMES USA - Sat, 05/27/2023 - 11:01 .
The Treasury secretary, who considered ways to contain the fallout of a default when she was a Fed official in 2011, had urged Democrats to raise the limit while they still had control of Congress.
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Reparations Are a Financial Quandary. For Democrats, They’re a Political One, Too.

NEW YORK TIMES USA - Sat, 05/27/2023 - 11:01 .
Republicans have criticized recent estimates of what Black Americans are owed in reparations. But for Democrats, they pose deeper problems for a party eager to retain the allegiance of Black voters.
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Funeral director pleads guilty to theft after police find 31 decomposing bodies

SKY NEWS USA - Sat, 05/27/2023 - 10:38 .
A funeral home director has pleaded guilty to theft after 31 decomposing bodies and 17 sets of cremated remains were found on the site of his business in Indiana.
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