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☆ A brief history of the beef between 2 rising political stars: Ron DeSantis and his California nemesis, Gavin Newsom
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

On Thursday, Ron DeSantis dared Gavin Newsom to run for president. Ron DeSantis threw out a challenge to his Californian counterpart, Gov. In July, DeSantis attacked Newsom after Newsom put up an ad in Florida enticing Floridians to move to California. Newsom told MSNBC in April that he thought DeSantis was better off waiting "a few years" instead of running in 2024. Newsom has been beefing up his baseWhile DeSantis continues to wrestle with a twice-indicted Trump, Newsom has been working to shore up his platform.

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Ms. Hanif’s family history illustrates how Bangladeshi Kensington came to be. While the corner is often a male-dominated space, she and other Bangladeshi American women have carved out their own places there. Ms. Saeed wants to buy a house, but real estate in Kensington has become far too expensive. Ms. Saeed also faced opposition as she was growing up, from relatives on her mother’s side who frowned upon dance. With other public spaces so dominated by men, Ms. Ferdous sees it as vital that women gather to keep their traditions alive.

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☆ Someone brought a severed pig's head to the Miami courthouse where Trump is due to appear on Espionage Act charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Edith Honan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump critics and the MAGA faithful gathered in Miami ahead of the former president's arraignment. "I am here expressing my joy, because in the end the system works," Estrada told the Miami Herald. Osmany Estrada holds the pig's head near a group wearing 'Blacks for Trump 2020' shirts. A Trump impersonator outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Courthouse. Win McNamee/Getty ImagesA supporter of former President Donald Trump pulls a trailer around outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. courthouse in Miami.

Persons: MAGA, Trump, —, Donald Trump's, Osmany Estrada, " Estrada, Estrada, Giorgio Viera, Getty Images Trump, Wilkie, Ferguson Jr, Waltine Nauda, Domenic Santana, Win McNamee, Donald Trump, Scott Olson, Stormy Daniels, Joe Biden Organizations: Trump, Service, Miami Herald, Blacks, Getty Images, Federal, White House, Politico, Miami, Miami Police Department, United States, Getty, Manhattan, Attorney's, Prosecutors, Washington Post Locations: Miami, Lago, Cuban, Mar, Florida, Fulton County , Georgia

☆ Amazon plane crash: Oldest sister praised for 'heroic role' in Colombian jungle, grandfather says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Stefano Pozzebon Ruba Alhenawi Maria Plaza Heather Chen | Stefano Pozzebon | Ruba Alhenawi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

In clips shared online by the Colombian Defense Ministry, the children’s grandfather Narciso Mucutuy detailed how 13-year-old Lesly Jacobombaire Mucutuy cared for her younger siblings during the traumatic ordeal. “When she looked and saw that her mother was dead, she saw the foot of her youngest sister and she pulled them out,” he said. “Their learning from indigenous families and their learning of living in the jungle has saved them,” Colombian President Gustavo Petro said. ‘We have a saying ‘We never leave an element behind,’ even less the four children, we would not leave Wilson. “I believe in the jungle, which is our mother … both the jungle and nature have never betrayed me,” he said.

Persons: Wilson, Magdalena Mucutuy Valencia, Narciso Mucutuy, Mucutuy, “, ”, Cristin, Soleiny Jacobombaire, Tien Ranoque Mucutuy, farina, Gustavo Petro, Lesly, Belgian Shepherd, Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez, ‘, Manuel Ranoque, … Organizations: CNN, Colombian Defense Ministry, Forces, Colombian Locations: Belgian, Colombian, Bogota

☆ Michigan GOP to change 2024 nomination process, may boost Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Nathan Layne | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/4] Kristina Karamo, a candidate for the Michigan Republican Party's state party chair, speaks to delegates ahead of their vote on the key party leadership position, in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., February 18, 2023. That could serve as an advantage for Trump given his popularity among local party officials, some Republicans and political experts said. Michigan Republicans have been weighing changes to its delegate-selection process after the Democratic Party, which controls the state legislature, moved forward its primary to Feb. 27. Kristina Karamo, chairwoman of the Michigan Republican party, said on Saturday that the hybrid primary and caucus plan was aimed at avoiding a penalty from the RNC. "If Trump is really strong in Michigan he may sail to the nomination."

Persons: Kristina Karamo, Nathan Layne, Donald Trump, Trump, Michael Schostak, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, Tim Scott, Chris LaCivita, DeSantis, LaCivita, Karamo, Elaine Kamarck, William Mallard Organizations: Michigan Republican, REUTERS, Republican, Republican National Committee, Trump, Michigan Republicans, Democratic Party, RNC, Republicans, Twitter, Brookings Institution, Thomson Locations: Lansing , Michigan, U.S, Michigan, Grand Rapids, Michigan's, Florida

☆ A top analyst says Apple is on the cusp of another monster sales cycle for the iPhone 15 and its share price will break more records
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Julie Bort | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He's predicting massive sales of the iPhone 15 and growth of its services business. Despite some signs that iPhone sales have slowed, one Apple watcher is predicting iPhone sales to bounce back and push its stock into stratospheric levels. Right now, prices for Apple's state-of-the-art iPhone 14 Pro Max start at $1099, with the slightly smaller pro starting at $999. Services is on pace to approach $100 billion compared to the roughly $50 billion it had in 2020, he writes in his note. But he's not wrong that Services growth is astounding and that it is quickly marching toward $100 billion.

Persons: Dan Ives, haven't, Ives, he's, Max Organizations: Morning, Apple, Wall, Services

☆ Michigan Republicans to change 2024 nomination process, may boost Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Nathan Layne | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/4] Kristina Karamo, a candidate for the Michigan Republican Party's state party chair, speaks to delegates ahead of their vote on the key party leadership position, in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., February 18, 2023. That could serve as an advantage for Trump given his popularity among local party officials, some Republicans and political experts said. "Those Republicans supporting someone other than Trump are not well represented among the current precinct delegates and state committee." Michigan Republicans have been weighing changes to its delegate-selection process after the Democratic Party, which controls the state legislature, moved forward its primary to Feb. 27. Kristina Karamo, chairwoman of the Michigan Republican party, said on Saturday that the hybrid primary and caucus plan was aimed at avoiding a penalty from the RNC.

☆ Joni Mitchell Returns to the Stage, Golden, Glorious and in Control
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Lindsay Zoladz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

After the first few songs — including rousing, singalong renditions of “Big Yellow Taxi” and “Raised on Robbery” — a recognition seemed to ripple through the crowd: Mitchell’s voice had grown even stronger, richer and nimbler in the year since those Newport videos went viral. In that previous performance, Carlile had often guided Mitchell or taken on lead vocal duties herself. But at the Gorge, Mitchell was once again in control. Mitchell held court in pigtail braids, chic sunglasses and a floral silk shirt that billowed in the canyon winds. Part of any Joni Jam is not just singing with Mitchell, Carlile told the crowd, but singing for her.

Persons: ”, Carlile, Mitchell, Concertgoers, — Mitchell, Joni Jam, Mitchell’s, Sarah McLachlan, ” Annie Lennox, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, ” Melvoin, Prince, Lisa, Joni Organizations: Newport Locations: Japan, San Francisco, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

☆ After Indictment, Trump, DeSantis Bring Tailored Messages to GOP Faithful
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Siobhan Hughes | Alex Leary | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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CNN —Pope Francis has issued a message for the first time since undergoing abdominal surgery, asking the faithful to “keep me in your prayers.”“I sincerely appreciate the prayers and numerous expressions of closeness and affection received in the past few days,” the Pontiff said in a tweet posted Friday. I ask you to keep me in your prayers,” he added. The pope remains in Rome’s Gemelli hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, the pope “gathered in prayer and devoted himself to work” and in the evening he received the Eucharist, Bruni said. “Pope Francis is touched by the numerous messages that he continues to receive in these hours; in particular he intends to address his thoughts and his thanks to the children currently hospitalized, for the affection and love received through their drawings and their messages,” Bruni said.

Persons: Pope Francis, ” “, “, ”, Matteo Bruni, ” Bruni, Bruni, “ Pope Francis Organizations: CNN Locations: Rome’s Gemelli

☆ MAGA world frantically points at Biden bribery story as Trump's second indictment hits
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The MAGA faithful rallied around a twice-indicted Trump, and pointed fingers at Joe Biden. They claim the indictment distracts people from a $5 million bribe that Biden received. Greene tweeted on Thursday: "This is what Joe Biden got paid $5 million to do. President Donald Trump will be back in the White House and Joe Biden will be Hunter's cellmate," he wrote. Sen. Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee tweeted: "Now that President Biden is reportedly involved in a $5 million bribery scheme with a foreign nation, what does the DOJ do?

Persons: MAGA, Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, —, Donald Trump, he's, Greene, Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 ( Organizations: Service, Twitter, DOJ, —

☆ Opinion: A blistering indictment of the Trump-Biden legacy in Afghanistan
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The withdrawal agreement was supposed to be predicated on the Taliban negotiating with the elected Afghan government about some kind of power-sharing arrangement and cutting their ties to terrorist groups like al Qaeda. Zawahiri was living in Kabul with the “awareness” of Taliban officials, according to a Biden senior administration official. Worrisomely, al Qaeda is “covertly rebuilding its external operations capability,” according to the UN, i.e., its ability to launch attacks outside of Afghanistan. Of these, an astonishing 35 hold cabinet-level positions in the de facto Afghan government, according to the report. In sum, “debacle” seems almost too kind a word to describe the Trump-Biden legacy in Afghanistan.

Persons: Peter Bergen, Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden, Biden, Zalmay Khalilzad, “, al Qaeda, Ayman al Zawahiri, Zawahiri, Hibatullah Akhundzada, Edmund Fitton, Brown, ”, Fitton Organizations: New, Arizona State University, Apple, Spotify, CNN, United, US, Afghan, Biden, Trump, US House Foreign Affairs Committee, Taliban, UN, ISIS, Pakistan, Twitter, “, NATO Locations: New America, United Nations, Afghanistan, al Qaeda, United States, Qaeda, Kabul, Pakistani, Afghan, Kandahar, America

☆ Trump acted like 'the Godfather if it was reenacted by a 5-year-old' to try to keep his hands clean in Mar-a-Lago case: experts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Insider Staff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One national security lawyer described Trump's actions like "the Godfather — if it was reenacted by a five-year-old." To veteran national security lawyer Kel McClanahan, it brought to mind "the Godfather — if it was reenacted by a five-year-old." "I found it hilarious that some of his most incriminating things were recorded by his lawyers," McClanahan told Insider. To McClanahan, the executive director of National Security Counselors and a lecturer at George Washington University's law school, Smith's indictment against Trump is "masterfully written." Trump has cast Smith's case as politically motivated and said he was within his legal rights to hold on to the government documents.

Persons: Trump, —, Donald Trump's, Evan Corcoran, Corcoran, Jack Smith, blundering, Kel McClanahan, McClanahan, George Washington, Hillary Clinton, Jon Sale, Chelsea Manning, Harold Martin, I've Organizations: Trump, FBI, Service, National Security Counselors, Democratic, of, Chelsea Locations: Mar, United States

☆ Apple's Vision Pro isn't just a 'headset,' stupid — it represents the next big frontier of spatial computing
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Peter Csathy | Fearless Media | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

He writes that Apple's latest $3,500 gadget is not just a VR "headset," but a bigger tech opportunity: spatial computing. Apple at long last revealed its long-anticipated "next big thing" — its Vision Pro — two days ago at its annual WWDC. "Minority Report" come to lifeViewed with the broader lens it deserves, however, Apple's Vision Pro represents so much more. It represents the dawn of an entirely new mass market and transformational tech opportunity of so-called "spatial computing." Spatial computing is essentially the film "Minority Report" come to life, three-dimensional computing divorced from the confines of physical screens.

Persons: Peter Csathy, Nanea Reeves, Tim Cook, Ralph Lauren, Joanna Popper, Bob Cooney, Evan Helda, Pierre, Stuart Rostain, Amy Allison, Tripp, Mark Zuckerberg, Apple's, Steve Jobs, Cook, Bob Iger, Jobs, Iger, Read Organizations: Creative Media, Morning, Fearless Media, Apple, CAA, Barnum, Amazon, Spatial Computing, European VRDays Foundation, Women, Disney, Pixar, Creativie Media Locations: Malibu, Netherlands

Rome CNN —Pope Francis was recovering well in a Rome hospital on Thursday, the day after the 86-year-old had abdominal surgery that renewed health fears. “This wasn’t an urgent surgery,” Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the surgeon who operated on Pope Francis, said at a press conference. Pope Francis, seated in a wheelchair, attended a weekly general audience at the Vatican on June 7. Pope’s fragile healthThis operation is the latest in a series of health scares surrounding Pope Francis. Medical sources say that the intervention was likely related to the surgery Francis underwent in 2021, which removed half of his colon.

Persons: Rome, Rome CNN — Pope Francis, “, ”, Matteo Bruni, Francis, ” Dr, Sergio Alfieri, Pope Francis, ” Alfieri, Andreas Solaro, Alfieri, he’s “, –, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Bruni, Francis ’, Pope Francis now, Annatuli, Carina, State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Tarcisio Bertone, ’ ”, Pope Benedict XVI, Gregory XII, Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: Rome CNN, Vatican, Gemelli, Reuters, Catholic, Papal, Getty, CNN, Spanish, ABC, State, Catholic Church Locations: Rome, AFP, The Prefecture, Mexico, Myanmar, Iraq, Ukraine

☆ Supreme Court orders voting maps redrawn in Alabama to accommodate Black voters
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Ariane De Vogue | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Alabama officials to redraw the state’s congressional map to allow an additional Black majority district to account for the fact that the state is 27% Black. The federal court ordered the creation of another majority Black district to be drawn. He said it would be impossible to draw a second majority Black district in the state without taking race into consideration. Instead, she wrote, the state plan “divides the Black voters within this well-established community of interest across several districts, and as a result, Black Alabamians have no chance to elect their preferred candidates outside of” the one Black majority district. “Black voters are significantly numerous and compact to form a majority in a reasonably configured district, as the district court specifically found,” she said.

Persons: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, ” Roberts, Roberts, ”, Terri Sewell, “, ” Sewell, General Merrick Garland, –, Democrats –, Steve Vladeck, ” Vladeck, Sen, John Thune, ” Thune, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas, Gorsuch, ” Thomas, Alito, Amy Coney Barrett, ” Thomas ’, Edmund LaCour Jr, Alabama’s, LaCour, NAACP –, Abha Khanna, Khanna, ” Khanna, Alabamians, Biden, dilutions, Elizabeth Prelogar Organizations: CNN, Alabama, Republicans, Democratic, “, Central, Supreme, Trump, Democrats, University of Texas School of Law, Representatives, Republican, Judiciary, Black, ”, NAACP Locations: Alabama, United States, Black, Louisiana, Mobile , Montgomery, ”

☆ Supreme Court Rejects Voting Map That Diluted Black Voters’ Power
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Adam Liptak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Supreme Court, in a surprise decision, ruled that Alabama had diluted the power of Black voters by drawing a congressional voting map with a single district in which they made up a majority. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the majority opinion in the 5-to-4 ruling. He was joined by Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh and the court’s three liberal members, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Voting rights advocates had feared the decision would undermine the Voting Rights Act, which instead appeared to emerge unscathed. It simply holds that a faithful application of our precedents and a fair reading of the record before us do not bear them out here.”

Persons: John G, Roberts, Brett M, Kavanaugh, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, ” Locations: Alabama

CNN —Pat Robertson, the prominent televangelist who founded the Christian Broadcasting Network, made the Christian right a powerful political force and unsuccessfully ran for president in 1988, died on Thursday, the network said in a news release. “Pat Robertson, longtime TV host, religious broadcaster, educator, humanitarian, and one-time presidential candidate died at his home in Virginia Beach early Thursday morning. Pat Robertson (right) hosted the show "The 700 Club" on his Christian Broadcasting Network from 1966 to 2021. Linda C. Culpepper/APRobertson helped transform the conservative evangelical movement into a political force on the American right that helped elect Ronald Reagan. His wife of 70 years, Dede Robertson, died last year at the age of 94.

Persons: Pat Robertson, “ Pat Robertson, Robertson, “, Academic Affairs William L, Hathaway, “ Dr, Jesus Christ, ”, ” –, Linda C, Culpepper, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, Bush, Bob Dole, Jerry Falwell, ’ ” Falwell, ” Robertson, Donald Trump, Trump, Gordon, Dede Robertson Organizations: CNN, Christian Broadcasting Network, Regent University, ” Regent University Executive, Academic Affairs, Southern Baptist, Republican, Christian Coalition of America, ”, ACLU, People, Trump Locations: Virginia Beach, Virginia, America, Haiti

☆ 10 Things in Tech: Apple Vision Pro, Big Tech's big AI salaries, and Marc Andreessen's plan to save the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Apple Vision Pro. Apple's Vision Pro looks amazing, but why buy it? The Vision Pro also comes with a host of caveats beyond the price tag, such as a battery life of just two hours. Read more about the Apple Vision Pro's limits here. He said AI companies should be able to build fast and aggressively — and without regulation.

Persons: Nathan Rennolds, let's, Tony Fadell, Apple, Salesforce's Marc Benioff, Justin Sullivan, Marc Benioff, Marc Andreessen, Travis Kalanick's, Adam Beswick, he's, grads, Z, Leigh Thompson, Jack Sommers Organizations: Apple Vision, Apple, Companies, Meta, Sony, Getty, Salesforce, Amazon, Oracle, Big Tech, CloudKitchens, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Sequoia Capital, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University Locations: London

☆ Apple's new Vision Pro is amazing, but there's no good reason to buy it, and lots of reasons not to
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Michael Gartenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Apple has chosen AR/VR as the next big area to pursue with its new Vision Pro glasses. The product, which was shown off during an extensive demo by Apple on Monday, is called Apple Vision Pro (AVP). It represents years of research and the first major Apple product launched without the guiding hand and showmanship of the late Steve Jobs (if one doesn't count the Apple AirPods or Watch as major new products, and I do not.) And the Vision Pro isn't likely to have one either. Apple's Vision Pro can be used for FaceTime conversations AppleWith just their eyes, consumers already have large-screen viewing and playing experiences with 4K monitors on their walls connected to excellent video game consoles.

Persons: Apple, Michael Gartenberg, Steve Jobs, Apple —, it'd Organizations: Apple, Apple Vision Pro, Meta, Microsoft, iTunes Ping, AVP, Mac, Consumers Locations: Patagonia

☆ Transfer of holy icon shows Russian Orthodoxy's new sway under Putin
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Emphasising its importance to the faithful, Putin last month ordered Andrei Rublev's "Trinity" be transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church from Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery for a year. For some, though, there is unease at the sway of the Church - and concern about possible damage to the fragile icon. She quipped that Russian leaders over the centuries have turned to icons in tough situations with the hope of victory. "Masterpieces of Russian icon painting and national shrines should not be exposed to unjustified risk," members of a cultural council within the Russian Academy of Sciences wrote in an open letter to Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova. "The only space suitable for placing the icon 'Trinity' by Andrei Rublev is in the halls of the Tretyakov Gallery, which is confirmed by almost a century of practice."

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☆ The alien-hunting team at SETI has a new test for humanity to decipher messages sent from an alien race
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

SETI sent a message from Mars to Earth to simulate how aliens' attempts at communication may play out. The mysterious message is posted online for anyone to study and attempt to decode. This is a test conducted by the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute to determine how well humanity could decipher a real message sent by aliens. But it seems that at least one group is fast-tracking their way to solving the mysterious message. But de Paulis told Wired that "if we ever received an extraterrestrial signal, scientists won't know where the noise ends and where the actual message begins.

Persons: it'll, —, Daniela de Paulis, De Paulis, Neill Sanders, Go, Sanders, de Paulis Organizations: Service, Extraterrestrial Intelligence, SETI, European Space Agency, Allen, Green Bank, Medicina, Wired, CNN Locations: California, West Virginia, Bologna, Italy, British

☆ How Chick-fil-A became a target for going ‘woke’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

It joins a growing list of companies that right-wing media and conservatives on social platforms have chastised for so-called “woke” marketing. But Chick-fil-A is an unusual target for the right wing because of the company’s conservative bona fides. The fact that Chick-fil-A has been trending online and the subject of conservative media news segments shows the power that a few people with large social media followings can have. Chick-fil-A says it is “committed to being better at together.”“Our founder, Truett Cathy, believed that ‘a great company is a caring company,’” Chick-fil-A notes on its DEI web page. In 2012, former Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy spoke out against America’s legalization of same-sex marriage, which sparked boycotts from the left.

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☆ A Climactic Opening
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Lauren Jackson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Today is something of a curtain raiser for the U.S. National Parks system, ushering in its busiest season. Last year, nearly 312 million people visited the parks, hiking across the Grand Canyon, posting Instagram stories from Joshua Tree and waiting for Old Faithful by Yellowstone’s rainbow pools. On Memorial Day last year, so many people headed to the sites that many of their parking lots were full by midmorning. At Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, home to 50-million-year-old rock formations, park rangers start clearing the way for visitors weeks ahead of the busy season. Similar preparation plays out at the system’s parks around the country.

☆ White House and Republicans reach a tentative deal to avoid U.S. default
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Christina Wilkie | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

WASHINGTON — House Republicans reached a tentative deal with the White House on Saturday night to raise the nation's borrowing limit and avoid a catastrophic default on U.S. sovereign debt. "I expect to finish the writing of the bill, checking with the White House and speaking to the president again tomorrow afternoon," said the California Republican, "Then posting the text of it tomorrow, and then be voting on it on Wednesday." The White House has invited all House Democrats to attend a virtual briefing on Sunday afternoon, presumably to explain what is in the deal and urge Democrats to vote for it. Nonetheless, many Republicans have come to view the biennial vote to raise the debt limit as an opportunity to extract concessions from Democrats in exchange for their votes to avoid a debt default. Unless the debt limit were raised in time and the government was allowed to borrow more, "Our projected resources would be inadequate to satisfy all of these obligations."

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