President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ended discussions on Monday with no agreement on how to raise the U.S. government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling and will keep talking with just 10 days before a possible default that could sink the U.S. economy.
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The next pandemic may come from bats. Reuters investigates where.
