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McCarthy: No movement on debt ceiling in Biden meeting

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday after meeting with President Joe Biden and congressional leaders that he “didn’t see any new movement” toward ending a months-long impasse over raising the nation’s borrowing limit and averting a potential first-ever U.S. default. The president welcomed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in the Oval Office. Their initial challenge was simply to agree on what exactly they were talking about as they met for just over ...

AP sources: US Rep. George Santos facing federal charges

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. George Santos, who faced outrage and mockery over a litany of fabrications about his heritage, education and professional pedigree, has been charged with federal criminal offenses, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The charges against Santos, filed in the Eastern District of New York, remain under seal. The people could not publicly discuss specific details of the case until it is unsealed and spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity. The unsealing would happen when Santos appears in court, which could come as soon as ...

History

Today in History Today is Wednesday, May 10, the 130th day of 2023. There are 235 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 10, 1940, during World War II, German forces began invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France. The same day, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned, and Winston Churchill formed a new government. On this date: In 1775, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys, along with Col. Benedict Arnold, captured the British-held fortress at Ticonderoga, New York. In 1818, American patriot Paul Revere, 83, died in ...

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Local Outlook

Today...A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms at night. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Thursday...A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall ...

MN on verge of near-total ban on ‘forever chemicals’

ST. PAUL — Minnesota is on the verge of banning non-essential uses of “forever chemicals.” And lawmakers say they are naming the legislation after a woman who spent the last months of her life campaigning for restrictions that will be some of the toughest in the country. Legislators, environmentalists and family members paid tribute Tuesday to Amara Strande. She died two days shy of her 21st birthday last month from a rare form of liver cancer. She grew up in a St. Paul suburb where the groundwater is contaminated by PFAS and believed the chemicals were part of what caused her ...