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Legislation to suspend the debt ceiling passes in Senate, staving off U.S. default
Jun 1, 2023 10:57 PM - The Senate rushed Thursday night and voted to prevent a U.S. debt default by passing a debt ceiling and budget cuts package that will now be sent to President Joe Biden's desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline.
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Kane State's Attorney Jamie Mosser to seek second term
Jun 1, 2023 8:23 PM - Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser plans to announce her intention to seek a second term at a reelection announcement and fundraising event on June 21, according to a social media post.
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NATO presses Turkey to approve Sweden's membership, eyes Ukraine security plan as summit looms
Jun 1, 2023 1:45 PM - NATO on Thursday ramped up pressure on member nation Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden's membership as the military organization seeks to deal with the issue by the time U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts meet next month.
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LGBTQ+ people flock to Florida for Gay Days festival
Jun 1, 2023 1:43 PM - Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ people are flocking to central Florida this weekend to go on theme park rides, mingle with costumed performers, dance at all-night parties and lounge poolside at hotels during Gay Days, a decades-long tradition.
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DeSantis barnstorms New Hampshire and Trump returns to Iowa as rivalry intensifies
Jun 1, 2023 12:41 PM - Former President Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail Thursday as his chief rival for the GOP presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is undertaking his first swing through early voting states as an official candidate.
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North Korean leader's sister says US hypocritical for criticizing failed satellite launch
Jun 1, 2023 10:06 AM - The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday accused the United States of "gangster-like" hypocrisy for criticizing her country's failed launch of a military spy satellite and insisted a successful launch will be made soon.
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House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends deal to SenateMay 31, 2023 10:25 PM - President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against conservative blowback and progressive dissent.
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Cannabis regulatory bill stalls in spring sessionMay 31, 2023 4:38 PM - A cannabis reform bill won't get further consideration until at least the General Assembly's fall veto session after stakeholders failed to come to an agreement during the spring session's final stretch.
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Pritzker touts new budget's higher education spendingMay 31, 2023 4:33 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker began a tour of the state to tout the new state budget that lawmakers passed last week, stopping at two university campuses Wednesday to highlight the spending plan's increased funding for higher education.
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House debt ceiling vote nears to avert default with Biden and McCarthy both confident of passage
May 31, 2023 3:27 PM - The default-averting debt ceiling and budget cuts package headed toward a crucial House vote Wednesday as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a coalition of centrist Democratic and Republican supporters against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent.
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