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Debt limit fight: Trump tells GOP ‘do a default’ if needed, but talks in full swing

WASHINGTON —In the search for a budget deal to resolve the government’s debt limit crisis, billions of dollars of unspent COVID money is on the table. So are ideas as far-ranging as easing permits for energy projects and simply ordering broad spending caps — all still in the mix as negotiators from the White House and Congress hunkered down Thursday for the latest round of closed-door talks. The gears of Washington are beginning to move, not smoothly but determinedly, on resolving the crisis, a turn of events in itself after months of stalemate between President Joe Biden and ...

International

Pakistan’s Supreme Court orders release of former PM Imran Khan ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, whose arrest on corruption charges earlier this week sparked a wave of violence across the country by his supporters. After the ruling, violence around the country appeared to ease, though clashes between celebrating supporters of Khan and police briefly broke out near the Supreme Court building. The government, however, denounced the ruling and said it was determined to find other legal avenues to arrest ...

National

NY AG sues manufacturer over magazine lock used in Buffalo store massacre ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s attorney general sued a gun accessory manufacturer Thursday for selling a lock that can be easily removed to attach high-capacity magazines, which are illegal in the state. The white gunman who massacred 10 Black shoppers and workers in a Buffalo supermarket last year carried out the attack with a semiautomatic rifle he purchased legally, but then modified so he could load it with illegal high-capacity ammunition magazines, as previously reported. New York law bans the ...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The noise of the world becomes far less interesting to you as you tend to what arises from your inside world. It’s a glad feeling to relax into low-key enjoyments like good food and conversation with friends. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There are realities that naturally unfold and realities that must be made. If they are important enough, you’ll do the work. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Persuading people is hard but giving them information and letting them persuade themselves is easy. You’ll be impressed by how smart your associates are and how quickly ...

Bothersome belching

Dear Annie: I started seeing someone recently. “Matthew” is a perfect gentleman in many respects, but he has one habit that I find very rude and jarring: He burps, frequently, and sometimes without even covering his mouth. We sit down to watch a movie together after dinner, and all I can focus on is his constant gurgles next to me on the couch. The relationship is still relatively new, and I don’t want to hurt his feelings, but this is a serious turnoff. What should I tell him? -- Excuse You Dear Excuse You: Don’t be too quick to judge: It might not be his fault. Frequent ...

Spring cleaning involves inspection

Dear Heloise: Of course, spring cleaning means a deep cleaning of our homes, but it’s also a time for home repairs. We always go over every inch of our house, including the attic and basement. Thank goodness we do, because we found bees had built a nest between the outer wall and the insulation, and it was large! We had them removed by a professional (they vacuum the bees up, including the queen, without harming them). We got that problem out of the way and a couple other things that could have become serious issues if we didn’t catch them earlier. -- Diane T., Round Rock, Texas ...