Lawmakers say they’re waiting for language to be finalized before taking a position on the agreement.
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‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or; 3rd time female director wins top honor
Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” won the Palme d’Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a ceremony Saturday that handed the festival’s prestigious top prize to a twisty French Alps courtroom drama
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More businesses require teens to be chaperoned by adults, curbing their independence
For many teens, roaming shopping malls, hanging out at amusement parks, and watching a movie at a local theater with their peers have been long considered the rites of passage to adulthood
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Turkey’s Erdogan wins another term as president
The victory confirmed on Sunday extends his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade.
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U.S., Saudi Arabia call for warring sides in Sudan to extend ‘imperfect’ cease-fire
The Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary force, battling for control of Sudan since mid-April, had agreed last week to the weeklong truce, brokered by the U.S. and the Saudis.
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Jewish groups and city officials plan protest against Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt
They accuse the Pink Floyd co-founder of antisemitism – an allegation he denies.
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Jan. 6 rioters are raking in thousands in donations. Now the U.S. is coming after their haul
An Associated Press review of court records shows that prosecutors in the more than 1,000 criminal cases from Jan. 6, 2021, are increasingly asking judges to impose fines on top of prison sentences to offset donations from supporters of the Capitol rioters.
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Debt ceiling tests McCarthy as he rides breezily through high-wire act of his career
McCarthy laid down a marker in his first meeting with Biden back in February. The new Republican speaker refused to raise any taxes to help offset federal deficits.
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Debt ceiling deal reached by Biden and Republicans now set to go to Congress
The compromise announced late Saturday risks angering both Democratic and Republican lawmakers as they begin to unpack the concessions.
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Republican-controlled Texas House votes to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton
Paxton has called the impeachment proceedings ‘political theater’ based on ‘hearsay and gossip, parroting long-disproven claims,’ and an attempt to disenfranchise voters who reelected him in November.