The president will host the House speaker and other congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday.
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New Hampshire teeming with politicians as 2024 race shapes up
BOSTON — It may seem like it’s some time away here in the Bay State, but for residents of the first-in-the-nation primary state just to our north, it would be impossible to ignore the steady beat of the political war drums through their cities and towns. Despite the year and a half standing between now […]
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Serbia’s education minister resigns following mass shootings
Education Minister Branko Ruzic is the first Serbian official to resign over the shootings, despite widespread calls for more senior officials to step down in the wake of the back-to-back bloodshed.
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7 killed when SUV driver hits crowd at Texas bus stop near border
Brownsville police investigator Martin Sandoval said the crash happened about 8:30 a.m. and that police did not know whether the driver intentionally hit people.
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ opens to $114 million
‘Guardians Vol. 3’ bumped ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ out of first place after four weekends atop the charts and kicked off the summer movie season.
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Suspect in Texas mall shooting identified as 33-year-old man
Eight people were killed and seven were wounded Saturday in suburban Dallas before the assailant was killed by a police officer who happened to be nearby, authorities said.
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‘No good options’ if Congress fails to act on debt, treasury secretary says
Republican lawmakers, led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California, are demanding spending cuts in return for raising the borrowing limit.
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‘Big Lunch’ follows big coronation celebrating King Charles
Thousands of luncheons were organized as part of the celebrations Sunday, along with a nighttime concert at Windsor Castle featuring Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and ’90s boy band Take That.
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Ukraine farmers surrounded by risks, from mines to logistics
They must cope with soaring production and transportation costs caused by Russia’s blockade of many Black Sea ports and recent restrictions that neighboring countries imposed on Ukrainian grain.
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Nuclear watchdog’s worries grow over Ukraine plant safety
The plant is near the front lines of fighting, and Ukrainian authorities said a 72-year-old woman was killed and three others wounded in a nearby town.