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House Republicans are at war with themselves as a government shutdown is less than two weeks away. House Republicans are at war with themselves
as a government shutdown is less than two weeks away.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is trying to stop a revolt of hard-line members in his party, which could endanger his position as speaker, and even lead to a government shutdown.
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House speaker Kevin McCarthy, R – California, is trying to stop a revolt of hard-line members in his party, which could threaten his position as speaker, and even cause a government shutdown.
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- These hardline conservatives want steeper spending cuts than what was already decided on in the debt ceiling bill House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden made in May, NPR’s Deirdre Walsh says on Up First. Deirdre Walsh, NPR’s
Up First host, says that the members are against any “continuing resolve” to avoid a government shutdown and fund it. McCarthy should move all spending bills. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be in Washington today to argue for continued US support of his country’s war against Russia. Steve Inskeep, host of
- Morning edition, spoke to Zelenskyy ahead of his trip. He says, “He is one person.” Inskeep says that their conversation turned contentious as they discussed the national elections in Ukraine, which should take place next spring. Zelenskyy said that elections could be difficult to hold in a conflict zone, and that “the whole Ukraine [would] must want that.”
Louisiana Baton Rouge Police Department faces several lawsuits relating to allegations of brutality. The lawsuits allege that civil rights violations occurred at the “Brave Cave”, a warehouse where police illegally searched and detained members of the public for interrogation. The Street Crimes Unit that used the warehouse was disbanded and an investigation continues. Aubry Procell, WRKF’s Aubry Procell said
- civil right attorneys called the site “a torture warehouse.” A lawsuit filed by Jeremy Lee claims he was beaten. A second lawsuit alleges that Ternell Brown’s body was strip-searched illegally. Procell said that Chief of Police Murphy Paul, and Mayor Sharon Weston Broome appeared “caught off guard” by the news. Joel Rose of NPR says that the White House is under pressure by Democrats to expedite the work authorization process. New York’s homeless shelters are being strained by thousands of migrants. Rose said that immigrant advocates reacted positively to the decision of expanding TPS. Republicans and immigration hardliners, however, are not happy and say it will encourage more migration from Venezuela.
Enlighten me
Jia Tolentino discusses God, psychedelics, and finding comfort in the chaos.
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Jia talks about God, psychedelics, and finding comfort in the chaos.
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Jia Tolentino was raised in a megachurch that is evangelical. She writes for The New Yorker. She enjoyed the way worship helped her dissolve boundaries and made her feel like part of a ‘nebulous group. She sought ego dissolution through music, art, and drugs when she stopped believing. She felt it again after having children, both in her interactions and births.
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Boujemaa, Aicha Ounasser and their sister Aicha returned to Tnirte to see the destruction caused by the earthquake on September 12th.
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Brother Boujemaa, and Aicha Ounasser returned to their birthplace to see the destruction of the earthquake that struck Tnirte in Morocco on September 12.
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When a powerful earthquake struck Morocco
earlier in the month, Boujemaa (brother) and Aicha (sister) only felt tremors. The mountain village where they grew was close to the epicenter. The pair had lived in other cities for six years before returning to their home to find it a pile of debris and clay bricks. Read about the experience of survivors like the Ounasser sisters and see photos. Before you travel, here are some things to consider.
Simone Biles is still on a roll: 10 years after she put elite gymnastics in the spotlight, Biles will be competing at her sixth World Championships. Biles was pictured here performing her floor routine during last month’s U.S. Gymnastics Championships. Gymnastics Championships.
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This week, Simone Biles became the first American woman to qualify for 6 World Gymnastics Championships. Clorox wipes are out of stock in your local grocery store. It’s not a pandemic of supply chain problems. The company is struggling to meet demand after a cyberattack last month.
After a decades-long legal battle,
seven works of art by Austrian artist Egon Schiele stolen by Nazis have been returned to the heirs of their original owner, who died in a concentration camp.
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Majd Al-Waheidi
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