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As the U.S. Congress scrambled to come up with a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown Friday, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump insisted that a debt ceiling increase be included in any such deal, then went a step further by seeking to suspend or eliminate the debt limit before he takes office. Here’s why. CBC | World News
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U.S. drops $10M bounty for HTS leader after ‘very productive’ diplomat meeting in Damascus
Senior U.S. diplomats visiting Damascus on Friday met with Syria’s de-facto new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa and held a “good” and “very productive” meeting with him about Syria’s political transition and decided to remove a bounty on his head. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. House passes bill to avoid government shutdown, sends it to Senate for approval
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Friday that would avert a midnight government shutdown, defying president-elect Donald Trump’s demand to also greenlight trillions of dollars in new debt. CBC | World News
Read More »Breaking down the escalating U.S. bird flu situation
Here’s what you need to know about California officials declaring a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu in dairy cattle. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump-backed spending bill fails to pass, leaving U.S. government shutdown a looming possibility
A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the U.S. president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that could disrupt Christmas travel. CBC | World News
Read More »Amazon workers strike at seven U.S. locations, alleging unfair treatment
Amazon.com workers at seven U.S. facilities walked off the job early on Thursday during the holiday shopping rush as workers protest what they say is the retailing giant’s unfair treatment of its employees. CBC | World News
Read More »Outgoing U.S. ambassador worries that Canadians feel disrespected by the United States
As president-elect Donald Trump and his supporters continue to troll Canada about becoming the 51st state, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Canada has weighed in on the taunts. CBC | World News
Read More »‘President Elon Musk’? Billionaire, Trump help scuttle U.S. funding deal negotiated in Congress
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to a bipartisan congressional budget negotiation, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats after unelected billionaire ally Elon Musk whipped up outrage toward the bill and cheered on Republican lawmakers who announced their opposition to it. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by another quarter point
The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point — its third cut this year — but also signalled that it expects to reduce rates next year more slowly than previously thought, with inflation still well above the central bank’s two per cent target. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok bid to halt ban
The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Wednesday to hear a bid by TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance to block a law intended to force the sale of the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban on national security grounds. CBC | World News
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