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Debt ceiling deal: What’s in, what’s out of the bill to avert US default

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The details of the deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy were released Sunday in the form of a 99-page bill that would suspend the nation's debt limit through 2025 to avoid a federal default while limiting government spending. The Democratic president and Republican speaker are trying to win over lawmakers to the plan in time to avert a default that would shake the
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Ready for a digital euro? At 25, European Central Bank preps for future of money

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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - As it marks its 25th anniversary Wednesday, the European Central Bank is readying a proposed design for a digital version of the euro, responding to pressure from developing technology that could change how money is used over the bank's next decades. ECB President Christine Lagarde says a digital euro could offer a way for people to buy things without depending on payment service providers controlled by
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8 tips for parents and teens on social media use — from the US surgeon general

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The U.S. surgeon general is calling for tech companies and lawmakers to take "immediate action" to protect kids' and adolescents' mental health on social media. But after years of insufficient action by both social media platforms and policymakers, parents and young people still bear most of the burden in navigating the fast-changing, often harmful world of secretive algorithms, addictive apps and extreme and inappropriate content found on platforms such as
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DEA’s failure to punish distributor blamed in opioid crisis raises revolving door questions

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SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed one of the nation's largest wholesale drug distributors to keep shipping highly addictive painkillers for nearly four years after a judge recommended it be stripped of its license for its "cavalier disregard" of thousands of suspicious orders fueling the opioid crisis. The DEA did not respond to repeated questions from The Associated Press about its handling of the case
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Do not call: States sue telecom company over billions of robocalls

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PHOENIX (AP) - Attorneys general across the U.S. joined in a lawsuit against a telecommunications company accused of making more than 7.5 billion robocalls to people on the national Do Not Call Registry. The 141-page lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Phoenix against Avid Telecom, its owner Michael D. Lansky and company vice president Stacey S. Reeves. It seeks a jury trial to determine damages. The lawsuit
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Piney Woods: A Legacy Of Love That Began With Only One

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By: Judykay Jefferson Author's note: Piney Woods School is my happy place. I worked there when now president, Will Crossley, was a student and have had the pleasure of watching his journey back to lead his alma mater, driven by vision, innovation, and a commitment to perpetuate Piney Woods's legacy of excellence. Taking the left off Hwy 49 in Rankin County, Mississippi, just 12 hours before the Mississippi Delta would
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One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A criminal investigation in Texas over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting is still ongoing as Wednesday marks one year since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers inside a fourth-grade classroom in Uvalde. The continuing probe underlines the lasting fallout over Texas' deadliest school shooting and how the days after the attack were marred by authorities giving inaccurate and conflicting
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Trump lawyers seek meeting with Garland as Mar-a-Lago investigation shows signs of winding down

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for Donald Trump on Tuesday asked for a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland as a Justice Department investigation into the former president's handling of classified documents shows signs of winding down. In the letter, which Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, attorneys John Rowley and James Trusty asserted that Trump is "being treated unfairly" and asked for a meeting to discuss "the ongoing injustice
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DeSantis set to make much-anticipated presidential campaign announcement, formalizing Trump rivalry

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, an outspoken cultural conservative long seen as Donald Trump's leading rival for the Republican nomination, is set to launch his 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday. The 44-year-old Republican governor plans to announce his decision in an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized
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