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45 bags with human remains found by Mexican authorities on outskirts of Guadalajara

FILE - View of crime scene tape in Guadalajara, Jalisco State, Mexico on August 3, 2018. (ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)MEXICO CITY - Authorities in northern Mexico have found 45 bags containing human remains in a gorge on the outskirts of Guadalajara and are trying to determine how many bodies are there.The bags found at a forest overlook contained remains of men and women, the state prosecutor's office in the western state of Jalisco said in a statement Wednesday night.

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Know any airplane mechanics? Wave of retirements leave some US industries desperate

FILE - Aircraft mechanics work on the lift gate on the tail section of a C-130 cargo plane on Dec. 20, 2017 at Hill Air Force base in Ogden, Utah.

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Debt ceiling deal includes new work requirements for SNAP: How they work

President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over raising the federal debt ceiling and averting an economic calamity.The bipartisan agreement reached this past weekend includes a compromise on the matter.In exchange for a two-year suspension of the debt limit, Republicans demanded stricter work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, commonly referred to as welfare.However, the deal omitted an earlier and more controversial GOP push for Medicaid work requirements, which would denygovernment-sponsored health coverageto unemployed, able-bodied adults who do not have children."We have additional work requirements that are quite consequential," Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., told reporters on Sunday.WHAT IS THE DEBT CEILING AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOU?Under the current criteria to receive SNAP benefits, able-bodied adults without children who are 49 and younger must work or participate in a training program for at least 80 hours a month.

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‘Tobacco smoke harms children’, Canada becomes 1st country to put health warning on each cigarette

CNN. In an official statement, the Canadian health officials said, “The new Tobacco Products Appearance, Packaging, and Labelling Regulations will be part of the Government of Canada's continued efforts to help adults who smoke to quit, to protect youth and non-tobacco users from nicotine addiction, and to further reduce the appeal of tobacco." With this announcement, Canada becomes the first country in the world to do so on ‘World No Tobacco Day’.

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Watch: NASA team holds 1st public meeting on UFO study ahead of report

unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) – or more commonly referred to as UFOs – is holding its first public meeting on Wednesday ahead of an expected report later this year.UAPs are defined as observations of events in the sky that cannot be identified as aircraft or known natural phenomena. The study team, first announced last year, is made up of 16 experts across a diverse field, including those in astrophysics, astrobiology, engineering and even a former astronaut.Over the course of nine months, the team is tasked with "identifying available data, how best to collect future data, and how NASA can use that data to move the scientific understanding of UAPs forward."The panel is due to publish a report on its findings this summer. The purpose of Wednesday’s four-hour public meeting, which is being streamed on the space agency’s website, is to hold final deliberations before the agency’s independent study team publishes that report, NASA said.FILE - The silhouette of a NASA employee is seen past the NASA logo in the Webb Auditorium at NASA headquarters in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2022. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) The NASA UAP study is different from the Defense Department's investigation and study of UAPs.

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Health ministry rushed team of doctors amid Manipur violence to manage public health service

NEW DELHI : The union health ministry has rushed a team of doctors to support Manipur’s public health efforts, the government said on Wednesday. “Six teams of doctors, with four doctors each specializing in surgery, psychiatry, medicine, obstetrician & gynecology, pediatric, urology and emergency care will support the state to provide health facilities, that have been adversely impacted due to the ongoing strife in the State," said the health ministry in a statement.

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Debt ceiling: Biden, McCarthy scramble for Dem, GOP support ahead of vote

FILE - (L-R) U.S. President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talk as they depart the U.S.

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Quick edit: Economy’s health

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) annual report for 2022-23 released on Tuesday broadly confirms wider assessments that the economy is expanding healthily but not all is well. It sees output having grown 7% in the year gone by. That makes it the world’s fastest-growing major economy.

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Debt ceiling: Key test ahead on deal that could prevent disastrous US default

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden says he feels good about the debt ceiling and budget deal negotiated with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as the White House and congressional leaders work to ensure its passage this week in time to lift the nation's borrowing limit and prevent a potentially disastrous U.S. default.Signaling the tough days still ahead, McCarthy urged skeptical colleagues to "look at where the victories are."The Republican speaker said Tuesday he will be sitting down and talking with lawmakers as they return to Washington from the long Memorial Day weekend."This is just the first step," McCarthy said of his agreement with Biden.RELATED: Debt ceiling deal: Here's what's in, what's out of the bill to avert US defaultIn an appearance on "Fox & Friends," he sought to shore up support amid rising opposition from conservatives in his party.

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Dumfries and Galloway teaching union warns pupil anxiety and depression "greatly increased" since coronavirus pandemic

A union representing teachers in Dumfries and Galloway has warned that levels of pupil anxiety and depression have “greatly increased” since the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Natalee Holloway suspect Joran van der Sloot beaten in prison, lawyer says, and requests better security

Dutch national Joran Van der Sloot is pictured during a hearing at the Lurigancho prison in Lima on January 13, 2012. Van der Sloot, who pleaded guilty earlier this week to the murder of a young Peruvian woman in 2010, will hear the sentence today.

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Small airports see footfall rise post pandemic

Mint study of Airports Authority of India (AAI) data showed. Twelve out of these 29 airports, including Kolhapur, Hubli, Darbhanga and Gaya, have seen traffic swell much beyond 100,000. Bihar’s Darbhanga airport, opened under the government’s Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme for regional connectivity, served over 600,000 passengers in FY23.

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Tight labor market has increased demand for teens in summer jobs

FILE - A female stocks food on a shelf at a Publix grocery store. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) A tight labor market is increasing demand for teenage workers and boosting their wages to higher-than-usual levels as many teens around the country look for jobs during their summer breaks.The proportion of Americans between the ages of 16 and 19 who have jobs has trended up in recent years, as nearly 34% of Americans in that age group had jobs in April compared to 30% in 2019, the last pre-pandemic summer, according to government data.Hourly pay has also trended up in the sorts of industries that typically employ teens, such as restaurants, retailers and amusement parks.

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Biden, McCarthy reach final deal in debt ceiling talks, look to sell Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) - With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling and worked to ensure enough Republican and Democratic votes to pass the measure in the coming week.The Democratic president and Republican speaker spoke with each other Sunday evening as negotiators rushed to draft the bill text so lawmakers can review compromises that neither the hard-right or left flank is likely to support. Instead, the leaders are working to gather backing from the political middle as Congress hurries toward votes before a June 5 deadline to avert a damaging federal default."Good news," Biden declared Sunday evening at the White House.RELATED: What's next on debt ceiling: Congress has little time to approve deal before default deadline"The agreement prevents the worst possible crisis, a default, for the first time in our nation’s history," he said.

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National Park Service offering historic Cape Cod dune shacks for lease, frustrating long-time occupants

CAPE COD, Mass. - The National Park Service is offering proposals from prospective lessees for eight historic dune shacks along the Cape Cod National Seashore in Provincetown and Truro, Massachusetts. And while the government has said the fair market value for the shacks is between just $2,000 and $16,000 a year, depending on the size of the dwelling. The shacks are extremely rustic, most with limited running water and electricity, and most of current lessees use outhouses. The remote buildings are open to all bidders "as-is with all faults" and the lessees are expected to maintain the shacks and pay for repairs. Maintenance often includes sand removal, as the shifting dunes can cover a shack. The shacks have an illustrious history and were used for decades as retreats for writers and artists like Jack Kerouac, Eugene O’Neill, Tennessee Williams and Jackson Pollock.BEST PLACES TO BUY A BEACH HOUSE IN THE US RANKED NPS's release on the leasing opportunity adds: "The dune shacks are small, weathered, and often built on pilings to adjust for the ever-moving sand dunes surrounding these properties.

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Turkey's Erdogan wins reelection in presidential runoff

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves to supporters as he claims victory in the Turkish presidential election runoff outside the presidents residence in kisikli on May 28, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, according to unofficial results, in a victory that extends his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade as the country reels from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that leveled entire cities.A third term gives Erdogan an even stronger hand domestically and internationally, and the election results will have implications far beyond Ankara.

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Indian official drains reservoir to retrieve phone he dropped while taking selfie

A man crosses the dry and cracked bed of a dam in India on May 26, 2023. India is facing a severe drought and water crisis.

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10 lighthouses being given away, sold at auction by US government

FILE - The Nobska Point Light, famed lighthouse that the Coast Guard is putting up for sale. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images))BOSTON - Ten lighthouses that for generations have stood like sentinels along America's shorelines protecting mariners from peril and guiding them to safety are being given away at no cost or sold at auction by the federal government.The aim of the program run by the General Services Administration is to preserve the properties, most of which are more than a century old.The development of modern technology, including GPS, means lighthouses are no longer essential for navigation, said John Kelly of the GSA's office of real property disposition.

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Remains of 5 more Native American children to be disinterred in Pennsylvania

Seperated by gender, here Native American students sit down to a meal. The United States Indian School in Carlisle Pennsylvania opened in 1879. Its director, Captain Richard H.

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Federal court deals blow to ATF pistol brace rule ahead of gun accessory registration deadline

FILE - Smith & Wesson handguns are seen for sale in a gun store on Sept. 09, 2022, in Houston, Texas.

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DVLA warns drivers of 118 health conditions that must be declared or face fines - full list

Drivers with certain medical problems must declare them to the DVLA or risk being hit with hefty fines - and a possible licence surrender.

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DWP shares whether PIP due to change when it becomes the only health assessment for benefits

The UK Government recently published the Health and Disability White Paper, which lays out proposed reforms to the benefits system. As part of its shake-up, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced plans to scrap the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) to encourage people who need to claim benefits back into work.

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‘Please wear clothes,’ Georgia Department of Driver Services says

ATLANTA - Perhaps it should go without saying that any official government identification, one should be, well, properly attired, if not at very least wearing clothes.A post on the verified Georgia Department of Driver Services’ Facebook page on Tuesday seems to suggest some folks do not know that.The post features a graphic meme of a Neil deGrasse Tyson cutout with his hands up.The graphic reads "Please wear clothes when taking your selfies for your Digital Driver’s License and IDs."The post itself expands on that message reading:"Attention, lovely people of the digital era! Please take pictures with your clothes on when submitting them for your Digital Driver’s License and IDs. Let’s raise our virtual glasses and toast to the future.

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UK: Covid breach inquiry threatens legal action to obtain Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages

The head of a far-reaching UK inquiry into the government's handling of the Covid pandemic is threatening legal action to obtain former prime minister Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages and diaries, according to correspondence released Wednesday. Heather Hallett's demand for the unredacted documentation came after Johnson was embroiled in new drama about alleged breaches of his own government's Covid lockdowns, which police are now investigating.

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Chief Justice Roberts says Supreme Court can do more to 'adhere to the highest standards'

the Supreme Court can do to "adhere to the highest standards" of ethical conduct, an acknowledgment that recent reporting about the justices' ethical missteps is having an effect on public perception of the court.Speaking at a law dinner Tuesday where he was honored with an award, Roberts provided no specifics but said the justices "are continuing to look at the things we can do to give practical effect to that commitment."He said he is "confident there are ways to do that consistent with our status as an independent branch of government and the Constitution’s separation of powers."The court has resisted adopting an ethics code of its own, and Roberts has raised questions about whether Congress could impose a code of conduct on the court.All nine justices recently signed a statement of ethics that Roberts provided to the Senate Judiciary Committee. His remarks Tuesday suggested he knows that statement is not enough to quiet critics.Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts attends President Joe Bidens State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S.

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Half of Americans support Pentagon's supply of weapons to Ukraine, poll finds

WASHINGTON - Like the blue and yellow flags that popped up around the U.S. when Russia invaded Ukraine 15 months ago, U.S. popular support for Washington's backing of Ukraine has faded a little but remains widespread, a survey by the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy and NORC shows.It found that half of the people in the U.S.

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Delaware committee approves state pay raises, adds funds for marijuana industry

Governor of Delaware John C Carney Jr. speaks at the Delaware Memorial Day Ceremony, in New Castle, DE on May 30, 2019.

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India reports 513 new covid cases in a day; active cases decline to 6,591

New Delhi: India reported 513 fresh covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, leading to a decline in active cases to 6591 nationwide, the union health ministry data showed on Wednesday. Over the span of three years, the country has seen in excess of 44.9 million infections and lost over 531,849 individuals to virus-related complications. Health specialists are noting that current hospital admissions predominantly involve elderly individuals with pre-existing health conditions, reinforcing the need for people to receive their booster shots if they haven’t done so already.

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AG Paxton calls for Texas Speaker Dade Phelan to resign, accuses him of being drunk on House floor

AUSTIN, Texas - Attorney General Ken Paxton is calling on Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan to resign, saying the Republican from Beaumont was "in an obviously intoxicated state" while presiding over the House.But Paxton's call for Phelan's resignation comes as a House committee revealed it's investigating Paxton and his office over a push to use taxpayer money to pay off his settlement with a group of whistleblowers.So far, the attorney general is the highest state official calling for Phelan to resign. Phelan's office fired back, saying a committee is investigating Paxton's office, and they said his comments were an attempt to "save face."Video from the House floor at the end of a 14-hour session on Friday night showed Phelan appearing to slur his words on the House floor while debating an amendment to a Senate bill. The video quickly went viral online over the weekend.Paxton, who is also a Republican, issued a statement on Tuesday about the incident:"After much consideration, it is with profound disappointment that I call on Speaker Dade Phelan to resign at the end of this legislative session.

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UK court: Prince Harry cannot personally pay for police protection when visiting

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attends the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Ben Stansall - WPA Pool/Getty Images) LONDON (AP) - A London judge rejected Prince Harry's bid to pay for his own police protection Tuesday, denying the royal's request to challenge the U.K.

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Arrests made in effigy, ongoing racial abuse cases of Spanish soccer player Vinícius Júnior

MADRID (AP) - Seven people accused of racially abusing Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior have been arrested in Spain, police said Tuesday.Three were detained in Valencia for alleged abuse against Vinícius in a Spanish league match on Sunday. Four were arrested in Madrid for allegedly hanging an effigy of the player off a highway bridge in January.The arrests come after an outpouring of support for Vinícius after he said he was abused in Valencia.

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‘Major health crisis’ on way unless scheme to help struggling families improves

Health chiefs and politicians in Trafford are warning that the government risks a major ‘public health crisis’ unless a scheme to help struggling families is improved. Trafford council leader Tom Ross, and Helen Gollins, Trafford council’s director of public health, are now calling on the government to update the Healthy Start Scheme as soon as possible.

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India reports 519 new Covid cases in past 24 hours, active cases dip to 7104

NEW DELHI: India recorded 519 new COVID-19 cases nationwide in the past 24 hours, as announced by the union health ministry on Tuesday. Furthermore, the number of active cases has decreased to 7,104. Over the course of the three-year pandemic, India has reported a total of more than 44.9 million cases and 5,31,843 Covid-19-related deaths.

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TikTok files lawsuit against Montana's statewide ban of the video sharing app

TikTok Inc. filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to overturn Montana's first-in-the-nation ban on the video sharing app, arguing the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights and is based on "unfounded speculation" that the Chinese government could access users' data.The lawsuit by TikTok, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, follows one filed last week by five content creators. They made similar arguments including that the state of Montana has no authority to take action on matters of national security.

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Who is running for president in 2024? Meet the candidates

A voter arrives at a polling place on March 3, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) The 2024 presidential election is still over a year away, but the field of hopefuls is beginning to fill up, with the Republican field expected to become especially crowded in the coming months. The field already includes two former presidents hoping to win a second term – Joe Biden and Donald Trump – which has potential to bring about a Biden-vs.-Trump rematch after the last tumultuous presidential election. Here’s all the people who have launched campaigns to win the White House in 2024:Learn more about each candidate below: Tim Scott, the Senate’s only Black Republican, firmly won reelection in South Carolina by more than 20 points.

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Biden gets low approval ratings on economy, guns and more in latest AP-NORC poll

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference following the G7 Leaders Summit in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023.

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Cherelle Parker to hold press conference after securing Democratic nomination for Philly mayor

PHILADELPHIA - Cherelle Parker, the Democratic nominee in the race for Philadelphia mayor, will hold her first press conference Monday, nearly a week after a health issue prevented her from speaking on election night. Parker, 50, was unable to attend her own victory celebration last Tuesday as she dealt with a dental emergency at the University of Pennsylvania. She spend the rest of the week resting, recovering, holding some meetings with staff. Monday's press conference will follow her meeting with Pennsylvania Gov.

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Debt ceiling explained: Why it's a struggle, how the impasse could end

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet face to face Monday after a weekend of on again, off again negotiations over raising the nation's debt ceiling and mere days before the government could reach a "hard deadline" and run out of cash to pay its bills.The two sides are working to reach a budget compromise before June 1, when Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the country could default.McCarthy and Republicans are insisting on spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt limit. Biden has come to the negotiating table after balking for months but says the GOP lawmakers will have to back off their "extreme positions."On Sunday evening, negotiators met again and appeared to be narrowing on a 2024 budget year cap that could resolve the standoff.

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Debt ceiling: Biden, McCarthy to hold pivotal meeting as time to resolve grows short

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are set to meet at the White House at a pivotal moment as Washington works to strike a budget compromise and raise the nation's borrowing limit in time to avert a devastating federal default.The meeting Monday afternoon between the Democratic president and the new Republican speaker will be critical as they race to prevent a looming debt crisis. After a weekend of start-stop talks, both men appeared upbeat as they face a deadline, as soon as June 1, when the government could run out of cash to pay its bills.Biden and McCarthy spoke by phone Sunday while the president was returning home on Air Force One after the Group of Seven summit in Japan.

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India reports 756 new covid cases in a day

India has reported 756 new covid cases across the country in the last 24 hours, the union health ministry said on Sunday. Besides this, the number of active cases has declined to 8,115. While the daily positivity rate has reached 0.63%, the weekly positivity rate remains at 0.71%.

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Health ministry starts cashless treatment for all CGHS beneficiaries at six AIIMS

New Delhi: The union health ministry on Saturday said that it has commenced cashless treatment facility for all Central Government Health Scheme or CGHS beneficiaries, serving and pensioners, at six All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). “Patient care facilities available at 6 fully functional AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh shall be extended to the CGHS beneficiaries on cashless basis. It will be particularly beneficial for the senior citizens (retired pensioner beneficiaries of CGHS) who find it difficult to submit individual reimbursement claims and follow up approvals.

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Debt limit talks stall as Republicans, White House face 'real differences'

WASHINGTON - Debt limit talks came to an abrupt standstill Friday after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it's time to "pause" negotiations, and a White House official acknowledged there are "real differences" that are making talks difficult.McCarthy said resolution to the standoff is "easy," if only President Joe Biden would agree to some spending cuts Republicans are demanding. It is unclear when negotiations would resume."We’ve got to get movement by the White House and we don’t have any movement yet," McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters at the Capitol.

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Zelenskyy to join G7 as world leaders tighten sanctions against Russia

FILE - (L to R) European Council President Charles Michel, Italys Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canadas Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Frances President Emmanuel Macron, Japans Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, US President Joe Biden, Germanys Chancello HIROSHIMA, Japan - Leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies vowed Friday to tighten punishments on Russia for its 15-month invasion of Ukraine, days before President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins the Group of Seven summit in person on Sunday."Our support for Ukraine will not waver," the G7 leaders said in a statement released after closed-door meetings, vowing "to stand together against Russia’s illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine.""Russia started this war and can end this war," they said.Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, confirmed on national television that Zelenskyy would attend the summit."We were sure that our president would be where Ukraine needed him, in any part of the world, to solve the issue of stability of our country," Danilov said Friday. "There will be very important matters decided there, so physical presence is a crucial thing to defend our interests."Zelenskyy on Friday opened a visit to Saudi Arabia, where Arab leaders were holding a separate summit, he announced.Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats against Ukraine, along with North Korea's months-long barrage of missile tests and China’s rapidly expanding nuclear arsenal, have resonated with Japan’s push to make nuclear disarmament a major part of the summit.

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New Jersey blinks in dune repairs standoff, allows emergency erosion fixes in North Wildwood

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. - New Jersey environmental officials will allow a shore town to carry out emergency repairs to its badly eroded beachfront, even as they continue a years-long fight with city officials over how best to protect the popular Jersey Shore resort's fragile coastline.On Wednesday, the state Department of Environmental Protection told North Wildwood it could reshape three blocks worth of dunes and repair public access points to a condition that they can be safely used in time for the approaching Memorial Day holiday weekend.The move marked a turning point in a long-running dispute between the city and the state over how to ensure that the beach is wide enough for recreation and to ensure that dunes are sturdy enough to protect the city from coastal storms.North Wildwood and its surrounding coastal neighbors have not received the periodic beach replenishment projects that most of the rest of the Jersey Shore has been getting for decades, due in part to the difficulty of getting approval from property owners.As a result, it has experienced serious erosion over the last decade, and says it needs to take immediate emergency steps including shoring up dunes and building another steel sea wall to complement one it already built.The state has repeatedly denied permission for such work, saying it could actually worsen erosion due to the scouring effect of waves carrying sand along hard barriers like sea walls. It says the city should continue to rely on trucking in sand from mainland quarries.

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Here's why a government default may be worse than a government shutdown

FILE - The early morning sun strikes the U.S. Capitol Nov. 6, 2006, in Washington, DC.

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These are the most debt-ridden cities in the US, according to study

debt as the cost of living continues to rise, according to a new analysis.The average non-mortgage debt across the 50 largest U.S. cities is $39,713, which includes auto loans, student loans, credit cards, and personal loans, a new study by online lending marketplace LendingTree found. Across the largest American cities, auto loan debt was found to be the highest at an average of $13,718, ahead of student loans ($11,661), credit cards ($7,789) and personal loans ($5,411), according to the study.The study, published this week, was based on an analysis of 75,000 anonymized credit reports of LendingTree users between January and March.LendingTree chief credit analyst Matt Schulz said he actually expected non-mortgage debt to be much higher."Considering that the average price of a new car is about $50,000 and that so many people likely have an auto loan, student loan debt and credit card debt simultaneously, $40,000 hardly seems outrageous," Schulz said in a statement. He added: "Now, I’m not saying that $40,000 in debt isn’t a lot or isn’t concerning.

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Drugs boss 'Green Champ' involved in crime on 'vast' scale was handed Covid loan by government

A drugs boss involved in crime on a 'vast' scale was able to secure a government Covid loan. Lee Walsh, 34, has now been jailed for 14 years for his involvement in peddling heroin, amphetamine, ketamine and cannabis.

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Delta CEO says more government regulations could lead to higher ticket prices

A Delta Airlines jet carrying the Georgia Bulldogs football team taxis as the teams arrive for the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 06, 2023, at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Jevone Moor Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday that more government regulations could lead to higher ticket prices. "There's no question if there is another layer of government regulation and cost that's introduced into the system, it'll eventually find its way back into ticket prices," Bastian said during an interview with "CBS Mornings." It's "common business logic," he added. In April, airline fares dropped about 2.6% from March after four months of increases, according to government data. DELTA DISCLOSES RECORD ADVANCE SUMMER BOOKINGSRepresentatives for Delta Air Lines declined to comment further. Earlier this month, President Biden said his administration will write new regulations requiring major carriers to compensate travelers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they are stranded for reasons within the airline’s control.This is in addition to ticket refunds for passengers when the airline is at fault for canceling or significantly delaying a flight. INTERNATIONAL AIRFARE PRICES SURGE PAST 2019 LEVELSBiden noted that travelers "deserve more than just getting the price of your ticket (refunded) — you deserve to be fully compensated.

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