1 White House and Republicans reach tentative debt ceiling deal The White House and Republicans reached a tentative deal on Saturday night to extend the debt ceiling for two years, avoiding a catastrophic national default. While the details are still being hammered out, President Biden tweeted that the deal was “an important step forward that…
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Senate Democrats plan to start fining their absent colleagues amid a month-long Republican walkout, a move they hope will pressure boycotting lawmakers to return to the chamber as hundreds of bills languish amid the partisan stalemate. In a procedural move Thursday, Democrats voted to fine senators $325 every time their absence…
Welcome to The Check-In, our weekend feature focusing on all things travel. Tourists in Hawaii are encouraged to put what’s best for Hawaii at the top of their itinerary When the pandemic brought travel to a standstill, no one was more aware than the locals in Hawaii, where fewer tourists meant more space. This allowed…
Here are three of the week’s top pieces of financial insight, gathered from around the web: Cutting taxes on home sales A new bipartisan bill would double the amount of money that homeowners can exclude from their taxes on the profits on the sale of their home, said Aarthi Swaminathan in MarketWatch. “Currently, the legislation…
Clashes between police and supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko left nine people dead, the government said Friday, with authorities issuing a blanket ban on the use of several social media platforms in the aftermath of the violence. The deaths occurred mainly in the capital, Dakar, and Ziguinchor in the south, where Sonko is…
A building under construction near the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven partially collapsed Friday when a concrete pour went awry, injuring at least seven people including two critically, city officials said, adding there were no fatalities. City firefighters and other authorities were called to Lafayette Street shortly after 12:30 p.m. “Our units responded…
should prepare for direct attacks by Russia or its agents, security experts warned on Saturday night. Last week former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev claimed that UK politicians are now legitimate military targets for Moscow. Attacks could also range from the sabotage of critical infrastructure to deniable radiological or chemical assaults. Royal Navy sources alRussia was…