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US House poised to vote on urgently needed debt ceiling suspension
WASHINGTON: Legislation brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to lift the $31.4 trillion US debt ceiling and achieve new federal spending…
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Debt-ceiling deal: What’s in and what’s out of the agreement to avert US default
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an agreement in principle on legislation to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid…
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Chaos? Kumbaya? How the US debt limit standoff might end
WASHINGTON: Just how does this debt limit standoff end?Plenty of scenarios are being publicly and privately gamed out, but no one knows for sure. The…
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Tsai Ing-Wen Arrived In New York: Taiwan president in US for visit that has China threatening reprisal
New York -Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in New York Wednesday for a visit that has triggered threats of reprisal by China if she meets…