The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to temporarily suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, with support from both Democrats and Republicans. The move aims to avoid a catastrophic default and ensure that the federal government can continue to pay its bills. The legislation, which now goes to the Senate, suspends the borrowing limit until Jan. 1, 2025, and includes some government spending caps, energy project permitting changes, and work requirements for food aid programs. The bill drew opposition from hard-line conservatives who wanted deeper spending cuts and more reforms, as well as progressive Democrats who opposed new work requirements for anti-poverty programs.
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Indian Fans Embrace English Players: The Evolution of a Cricket Rivalry | TOME
While the cricketing rivalry has often been bitter and influenced by colonial history, it has changed in recent years.
Gaza blackout risks concealing mass atrocities, warns HRW
JERUSALEM: The near-total telecommunications blackout in Gaza amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment of the Palestinian territory risks providing cover for mass atrocities, the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday.
Internet access and the phone network were completely cut across the Gaza Strip on Friday, nearly three weeks after Israel began bombarding the enclave following an armed attack by Hamas militants that Israeli officials say killed at least 1,400 people, mostly civilians.
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Indian Fans Embrace English Players: The Evolution of a Cricket Rivalry | TOME
While the cricketing rivalry has often been bitter and influenced by colonial history, it has changed in recent years.
Hamas denies Israeli claim of hospital abuse | TOME
TEL AVIV: The Israeli army accused Hamas on Friday of abusing hospitals in the Gaza Strip for military purposes, as war rages in and around the Palestinian territory.
The allegation was swiftly denied by Hamas, and the main UN agency working in Gaza said earlier it had mechanisms in place to prevent aid being diverted.
“Hamas wages war from hospitals” in Gaza, military spokesman Daniel Hagari told journalists, adding that the group was also using fuel stored in hospitals to help carry out its operations.
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Apple supplier's shares dropped as much as 3 percent after report by China's state-owned Global Times.
Big Businesses Stay Silent on Israel-Hamas Conflict Amid Ukraine Outcry
Major brands that spoke out against Russia's invasion have been reluctant to weigh in on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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