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Mar 10 2023
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calls Republican plan to prioritize payments "default by another name" amid debt ceiling fight
The way to ensure the government can keep paying its bills is to raise or suspend the debt limit, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told lawmakers Friday — not prioritize payments, as some Republicans have proposed.
"In my assessment and those of economists across the board, a default on our debt would trigger an economic and financial catastrophe," Yellen said. "I urge all members of
CBS News (Online)
Mar 25 2023
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Former Celtic Eric Montross battling cancer - The Boston Globe
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The family of former North Carolina and NBA big man Eric Montross says he has begun treatments for cancer. Montross’s family issued a statement through the school on Saturday announcing the 51-year-old’s diagnosis, though it didn’t specify the nature of the cancer. “We are all touched by the responses our entire family has received since the news became public,” the family
The Boston Globe
Mar 28 2023
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President Joe Biden visits Durham, kicks off ‘Investing in America’ tour
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden spoke at Hillside High School in Durham, North Carolina during the afternoon's "community event" for his campaign rally. Here are sports photography editor Eric Wei's best shots from the rally. On Tuesday, President Joseph Biden visited Durham to kick off his administration’s “Investing in America” tour. The three-week tour is focused on promoting
Duke Chronicle
Mar 25 2023
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North Carolina great Eric Montross battling cancer, family says
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The family of former North Carolina and NBA big man Eric Montross says he has begun treatments for cancer. Montross’ family issued a statement through the school on Saturday announcing the 51-year-old’s diagnosis, though it didn’t specify the nature of the cancer. “We are all touched by the responses our entire family has received since the news became public,” the family
USA TODAY
Mar 22 2023
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Transgender ‘Bathroom Bill’
The legislation makes Arkansas the fourth state to ban biological males from women’s bathrooms in government schools, after Alabama, Oklahoma and Tennessee. Bathroom bills in Idaho and Iowa are headed to their respective Republican governors for approval. Senate Bill 270 amends the Arkansas Code to clarify the definition of “sex” as “a person’s immutable biological sex as objectively
The Daily Caller
Mar 28 2023
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Ex-Vermont governor sues Middlebury College for changing name of its chapel based on ‘grossly distorted claim’
Last week, former Vermont governor James Douglas filed a "breach of contract" lawsuit against his alma mater Middlebury College after it removed the name of another former governor from its chapel. Douglas’ lawsuit followed Middlebury College’s decision to remove the name of former Vermont governor Dr. John Abner Mead from the school’s "Mead Memorial Chapel" in 2021. As Douglas’ lawsuit
Fox News Digital
Apr 03 2023
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Shaq slams Keith Olbermann for calling LSU star Angel Reese a ‘f–king idiot’
Count Shaq among the chorus of people who aren’t pleased with Keith Olbermann. The NBA legend slammed Olbermann early Monday morning after the political commentator and former “SportsCenter” anchor called LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese a “f–king idiot” on Twitter for taunting Iowa star Caitlin Clark during Sunday’s national championship game. “Shut your dumb ass up leave angel reese
New York Post (News)
Jan 20 2023
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N.J. county seeks recount after voting machines double-counted votes
Election officials in Monmouth County want a judge to order an immediate recount and recheck of the November 8, 2022 general election after the voting machine vendor, Election Systems and Software (ES&S) admitted this week that a human error caused some votes in six voting districts across four towns to be double counted. The Board of Elections and the Superintendent of Elections filed an
New Jersey Globe
Mar 28 2023
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Fieldwork class examines signs of climate change in Hawaii
When Joy Domingo-Kameenui spent two weeks in her native Hawaii as part of MIT class 1.091 (Traveling Research Environmental eXperiences), she was surprised to learn about the number of invasive and endangered species. “I knew about Hawaiian ecology from middle and high school but wasn’t fully aware to the extent of how invasive species and diseases have resulted in many of Hawaii’s endemic
MIT News
Mar 28 2023
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Mass shooting in Nashville reignites gun debate; Dems weigh forcing House vote
The massacre of six people, including three 9-year-olds, at a Nashville elementary school Monday has rekindled the tenacious political debate on gun control — prompting some Democrats to push for gun reform in the Republican-controlled House. President Biden — who called for Congress to enact an assault weapons ban in the wake of Monday’s shooting — admitted on Tuesday that he has
New York Post (News)