The response frames the spending battle to come over the next weeks as lawmakers work to reach consensus on a short-term spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1.
Steve Ericson
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Man accused of shooting 5 on Kentucky interstate vowed to ‘kill a lot of people,’ warrant says
An employee of a gun store told authorities that suspected gunman Joseph Couch purchased an AR-15 and 1,000 rounds of ammunition hours before the shooting.
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Congress takes up a series of bills targeting China, from drones to drugs
Many of the bills scheduled for a vote this week appear to have both parties’ support, reflecting strong consensus that congressional actions are needed to counter China.
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While an agency dawdles, a Machias dike remains crippled with winter storms approaching
A Maine Department of Transportation decision on fixing the problem hasn’t been made, even after a violent storm last January led to historic flooding.
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Ukraine says it used U.S. glide bombs in Russia’s Kursk region
Many of Ukraine’s backers oppose the country using donated weapons for anything but defensive purposes.
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Texas, other Republican-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of citizens legal status
Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship.
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Nebraska joins states where abortion rights are on the November ballot
Nebraska voters will choose between two competing abortion measures to either expand abortion rights or limit them to the current 12-week ban.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Floods from ‘training thunderstorms’ lead to dramatic rescues, 2 deaths in Connecticut
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said more than 100 people were evacuated by search and rescue teams Sunday evening.
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50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance
In the 1970s, decades of disinvestment had culminated in a mass exodus from Harlem known as urban flight.
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Harvey Weinstein will remain locked up in New York while awaiting rape retrial
After the New York case is complete, he will return to California to serve his pending 16-year sentence for a separate rape conviction there.