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GOP wants unspent COVID funds for debt limit

House Republicans want to take back $30 billion in unspent pandemic relief funds as a conditions for avoiding a default on the nation's debt.

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YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Sun May 21 2023

 
President Joe Biden walks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as he departs the Capitol following the annual St. Patrick's Day gathering, in Washington, Friday, March 17, 2023. Facing the risk of a government default as soon as June 1, President Joe Biden invited the top four congressional leaders to a White House meeting for talks.

House Republicans want to take back $30 billion in unspent pandemic relief funds as a conditions for avoiding a default on the nation's debt.

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February 16, 2023: A Ukrainian serviceman of the State Border Guard Service fires a mortar toward the Russian position in Bakhmut as the head of Russia's mercenary outfit Wagner said it could take months to capture the embattled Ukraine city and slammed Moscow's "monstrous bureaucracy" for slowing military gains. - Russia has been trying to encircle the battered industrial city and wrest it ahead of Feb. 24, the first anniversary of what it terms its "special military operation" in Ukraine.
 

Confusion as Ukraine's Zelenskyy appears to confirm loss of Bakhmut

 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walked back comments Sunday that appeared to confirm Russian claims that its forces captured the besieged city of Bakhmut.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 17:  The sun begins to rise behind the U.S. Capitol building on the morning after a bipartisan bill was passed by the House and the Senate to reopened the government and raise the debt limit, on October 17, 2013 in Washington, DC. President Obama signed the bill into law, that will fund the government until January 15, 2014 and allow the government to pay bills until February 7, 2014.  (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
 

How to prepare in case the US defaults on its debt

 

If lawmakers fail to raise the national debt limit, the economic impacts could be wide-ranging, but there are steps you can take to protect yourself.

A Florida scrub jay sits atop an oak at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida. The birds, endemic to Florida, are among the nation's most imperiled birds.
 

Many of the nation's birds are declining. Which are most endangered?

 

Condors, cranes and some scrub-jay species are among more than 100 of America's most at-risk birds for extinction.

An outrider intercepts Havnameltdown after the horse lost it's rider and suffered a catastrophic leg injury during the sixth race prior to the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Baltimore. The Bob Baffert trained horse was euthanized on the race track. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP) ORG XMIT: MDBAE201
 

PETA calls for Bob Baffert ban after another racehorse dies

 

Animal rights groups called for sweeping change after Havnameltdown, a horse trained by Bob Baffert, was euthanized ahead of the Preakness Stakes.

Promo art for graphics story on El Nino
 

Graphics: El Niño is building. What this means for the world's weather.

 

An El Niño is likely in 2023, possibly a strong one. Here's what causes the global weather phenomenon and what it could mean in the United States.

A honey bee works on a flower blossom with pollen sacks attached to its legs, off of Airport Way south of French Camp, California on Feb. 15, 2010.
 

Is honey good for you? The answer may surprise you.

 

Bees and pollination are of great importance. Here's what honey does for the body, how honey compares to sugar and the risks associated with honey.

National Treasure, right, with jockey John Velazquez, edges out Blazing Sevens, with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., to win the148th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ORG XMIT: MDJC127
 

Bob Baffert's National Treasure wins Preakness, Derby winner Mage third

 

Bob Baffert's National Treasure won the 2023 Preakness Stakes, beating out Blazing Sevens and Kentucky Derby winner Mage.

Nikola Jokic reacts in the fourth quarter of the Nuggets' Game 3 win over the Lakers.
 

A 3-0 lead doesn't lie: Nuggets are just way better than the Lakers

 

The Nuggets lead the Western Conference finals 3-0 and nothing about it is a fluke − they're just better than the Lakers.

A tassel with 2023 on it rests on a graduation cap as students walk in a procession for Howard University's commencement in Washington, Saturday, May 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ORG XMIT: DCAB507
 

Transgender teen will miss high school graduation after being told to dress like a boy

 

A Mississippi high school can prohibit a transgender teen from attending graduation in clothes that align with her gender identity, a judge ruled.

 

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