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Senate approves raising the debt limit

By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell | Reuters WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved raising the federal government’s debt limit by $2.5 trillion, to about $31.4 trillion, and sent it to the House of Representatives to pass and avert an unprecedented default. The 50-49 party-line vote follows a months-long standoff between Democrats and…

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COVID: European tourist favorite joins ‘very high’ travel risk list

Originally Published: 13 DEC 21 16:51 ET By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added three nations to its highest-risk category for travel on Monday, including tourist favorite Italy. In its weekly update of Covid-19 travel advisories, the CDC also added giant, frigid Greenland and the tiny, tropical…

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