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- US House poised to vote on urgently needed debt ceiling suspensionU.S. Markets ·
May 31, 2023 · 2:53 AM UTC Legislation brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to lift the $31.4 trillion US debt ceiling and achieve new federal spending cuts passed an important hurdle, advancing to the full House of Representatives for an expected vote on passage on Wednesday.
- EuropeFire at oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar likely caused by drone -governor
A fire that broke out at the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region was likely caused by a drone, the region's governor said early on Wednesday.