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Debt ceiling explained: Why it’s a struggle in Washington and how the impasse could end

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says his team and the White House have had ‘productive’ discussions to avert a default on U.S. debt days before the June 1 deadline.

Chicago Sun-Times

151 House Republicans call on EPA to roll back proposed vehicle emission rules

WASHINGTON — More than 150 Republicans in the U.S. House asked Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan Monday to roll back the agency's proposed emissions standards that are expected to further push the auto industry to electric vehicles.

Tribune News Service

Biden, McCarthy have productive talk on debt but no deal yet

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he and President Joe Biden had a productive talk but have not yet reached a deal to avert a catastrophic U.S. debt default.

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Barclays bank slashes opening hours at most of its remaining branches

Announcement comes as bank plans to shut 122 branches, including Prudhoe, Washington, Alnwick, Seahouses and Haltwhistle

Chronicle Live

Fake AI image of Pentagon exploding goes viral on Twitter and causes US markets to plummet

Fake image showed large cloud of smoke near home of Department of Defence in Arlington, Virginia

The Independent UK

US says Russia's Wagner Group seeking to transit military equipment through Mali

The U.S. State Department on Monday said Russia's Wagner Group is trying to obscure its efforts to acquire military equipment for use in Ukraine, adding that Washington has been informed the mercenary force is seeking to move those acquisitions through Mali to aid Russia in its war.

Reuters

Sen. Tom Carper will not run for 5th term in Delaware next year

WASHINGTON — Delaware Democratic Sen. Thomas R. Carper announced Monday he won’t seek a fifth term, creating a rare vacancy in the Blue Hen State.

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How damage from a US debt default could cascade across the global economy

If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America’s economy would hardly sink alone

The Independent UK

Biden to resume in-person negotiations on lifting US debt ceiling

US President Joe Biden is meeting with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy this Monday, resuming talks on raising the government's borrowing limit. Washington has until June 1 to reach a deal before the government runs out of money to pay its bills, which would send shockwaves through the US economy…

France 24

China bars operators from buying chips from US tech firm Micron

China bans US chipmaker Micron days after the G7 members launched veiled criticism of China’s trade practices.

Al Jazeera

Sen. John Fetterman tackles Senate life after depression treatment

The first-term Pennsylvania Democrat is back at work after checking himself into Walter Reed hospital for clinical depression in February. He wears his signature shorts and hoodies, but not on the Senate floor.

Chicago Sun-Times

US criticizes Israeli order on West Bank settler outpost

The Biden administration rebuked Israel on Sunday over an order that allows Jewish settlers to establish a permanent presence in a West Bank outpost that Washington has warned Jerusalem it should avoid legitimizing.

Reuters

Biden wraps up G-7 summit with more aid for Ukraine, confusion on Bakhmut, optimism on China

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Wrapping up a summit of the world's wealthiest democracies here Sunday, President Joe Biden had domestic trouble on his mind — the flagging U.S. debt talks — but also addressed the administration's most pressing international concerns: Ukraine and China.

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Joey Wentz gives up six runs in Tigers' 6-4 loss to Nationals

WASHINGTON — Watching Joey Wentz take another beating in the 6-4 loss to the Nationals in the series finale Sunday, the first natural thought is, the Tigers need to make some renovations to their starting rotation.

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Biden, McCarthy to meet Monday, as staff debt-limit talks resume

Debt-limit negotiators resumed discussions in Washington ahead of a meeting on Monday between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as time grows short to avert a U.S. default.

AAP

Leaders meet in PNG with defence pacts in limelight

Australia's Pacific minister and the US secretary of state are in Papua New Guinea as the nation prepares to strengthen ties with Washington and Canberra.

The Independent UK

China tells tech manufacturers to stop using Micron chips, stepping up feud with United States

China has stepped up a feud with Washington over security by telling users of computer equipment deemed sensitive to stop buying products from the biggest U.S. memory chipmaker, Micron Technology Inc. The country's cyberspace agency says Micron products have unspecified “serious network security risks” that threaten China’s information infrastructure and…

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The Independent UK

Back in hoodies and gym shorts, Fetterman tackles Senate life after depression treatment

Before Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman checked himself in to a hospital for clinical depression in February, he used to walk the halls of the Senate stone-faced and dressed in formal suits

Chronicle Live

Washington man threatened to go 'John Wick style' on neighbour after his dog was taken

Christopher Luke, 27, called the police and made abusive threats towards his neighbour after his dog was allegedly stolen

Reuters

Biden invited Kishida, Yoon to meet in Washington -U.S. official

U.S. President Joe Biden invited his Japanese and South Korean counterparts for another meeting in Washington at their trilateral meeting in Hiroshima on sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit on Sunday, a senior U.S. official said.

Android Central

Google agrees to pay Washington state $40 million over location tracking claims

Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the state of Washington accusing the company of profiting from its users' location data without their knowledge.

Tribune News Service

Nationals pitchers shut down Tigers for 5-2 victory

WASHINGTON — There was a lot for right-hander Alex Faedo to like about his performance Saturday. But it's going to take a minute before he can feel too awfully good about it.

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Biden seeks to call McCarthy after debt-limit talks hit impasse

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden directed his aides to schedule a call on Sunday with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, after the top Republican accused the White House of backtracking in talks on raising the U.S. debt limit.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells law students 'Survivor' offers helpful lessons

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she's a “Survivor superfan” and in a commencement address in Washington offered graduating law school students lessons from the reality TV show

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