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The new Republican majority in the House, led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy, is unwilling to pass a "clean" debt ceiling increase, blaming federal spending for higher food and gasoline prices and growing debt. They are determined to confront President Biden and extract major spending cuts in return for a debt-limit increase, maintaining there is no need to panic even as markets warn a default on US debt would be a dangerous risk. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/KCUgpR9

Advocates for ocean conservation have expressed concern that a lack of environmental regulations will pave the way for undersea mining. The International Seabed Authority recently held negotiations over environmental rules restricting large-scale mining of the seabed. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/DEv5fYh

A monster storm system producing deadly tornadoes hit the South and Midwest, leaving homes and shopping centres in ruins as strong winds uprooted trees and overturned vehicles. One person died and over two dozen were injured in Little Rock, Arkansas, where a Kroger grocery store was shredded, and confirmed fatalities occurred in the town of Wynne, north-eastern Arkansas from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/VbTfghx

Donald Trump, the ex-president of US and frontrunner to be Republican nominee in 2024, has been indicted over a probe into hush money paid to a porn star, becoming the first former US president to face criminal charges. Trump is set to face a mug shot, finger-printing and court appearance in Manhattan on Tuesday. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/XeBFdHi

Authorities in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne in Canada said Friday that one child was missing after the bodies of six migrants of Indian and Romanian descent were pulled from a river that straddles the Canada-US border. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3gjAEBW

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