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US Democrats search for a path forward as key deadlines loom
Oct 02, 2021 06:42US Democrats are attempting to enact the social policy bill using a fast-track procedural rule known as reconciliation to shield it from the Senate filibuster, which requires 60 votes to pass most legislation.
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US Treasury Secretary warns of ‘catastrophic’ consequences from debt limit breach
Oct 02, 2021 06:37US Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen warned lawmakers on Tuesday (28 Sep 2021) of “catastrophic” consequences if Congress failed to raise or suspend the statutory debt limit in less than three weeks, saying inaction could lead to a self-inflicted economic recession and a financial crisis.
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The US government avoided a shutdown – but what happens next?
Oct 02, 2021 06:34US Congress passed a bill to fund the government into December. But questions remain over the debt ceiling and President Joe Biden’s agenda.
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COVID: 37% of people have symptoms six months after infection
Oct 01, 2021 16:45Anxiety or depression was the most common of nine core long COVID symptoms reported among 270,000 people recovering from coronavirus in the US.
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War in Afghanistan isn’t over — it’s taking form of illegal drone strikes (2)
Oct 01, 2021 16:42The United States has engaged in repeated violations of the UN Charter and the Geneva Conventions. And the unlawful U.S. killing with drones violates the right to life enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, another treaty the U.S. has ratified.
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New report says Trump’s CIA considered kidnapping or assassinating Assange
Sep 29, 2021 10:35Under the leadership of then-Director Mike Pompeo, the CIA in 2017 reportedly plotted to kidnap — and discussed plans to assassinate — WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange, who is currently imprisoned in London as he fights the Biden administration’s efforts to extradite him to the United States.
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War in Afghanistan isn’t over — it’s taking form of illegal drone strikes (1)
Sep 29, 2021 10:25The United States has engaged in repeated violations of the UN Charter and the Geneva Conventions. And the unlawful U.S. killing with drones violates the right to life enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, another treaty the U.S. has ratified.
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US military often kills civilians and rarely offers compensation (2)
Sep 28, 2021 16:50In recent years, the U.S. and its European allies have decreased the number of ground troops deployed overseas in the so-called war on terror, turning instead to airstrikes, while their local partners carry out ground operations.
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Trump dealt blow as Republican-led Arizona audit reaffirms Biden win
Sep 28, 2021 06:20The Arizona inquiry is part of a larger effort by Republicans to undermine faith in the 2020 election and gain more control over the voting process. So far this year, at least 18 Republican-led states have passed legislation curbing ballot access, moves they claim are needed to ensure election integrity.
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Old man in a hurry: Biden must act quickly to save his presidency
Sep 28, 2021 06:15US President Joe Biden’s reputation for foreign policy competence was shattered by the Afghan withdrawal debacle and the loss of American and Afghan lives. Normally loyal foreign allies complained noisily about chaotic mismanagement – and voters listened. The row with France over a US-UK-Australia defence pact (AUKUS) has deepened disillusion over his commitment to multilateralism.