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Yellen says Treasury will use 'extraordinary measures' on Jan. 21 to prevent hitting debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (AP) — In one of her last acts as Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen said her agency will start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling, on January 21, in a letter sent to congressional leaders Friday afternoon.She sent a letter in late December to lawmakers stating that Treasury expected to hit the statutory debt ceiling between January 14 and January 23. And now, the agency will stop paying into certain accounts, including the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund and the... Read More
Blessings for dogs? Bring them to Mexico City's cathedral and St. Anthony will do the rest
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Behaving at their best, a dozen dogs attended Mass at Mexico City’s cathedral Friday, waiting for their turn to de doused with holy water.The blessing of the animals is a long-time Catholic tradition celebrated on January 17. On this day, Mexican Catholic congregations and priests welcome pups, cats and the occasional parrot on the feast day of St. Anthony the Abbot, considered the patron saint of animals.
A few parishioners dress up their beloved pets with sweaters or scarves. But all pray to God and their four-legged friends’ patron to keep... Read More
Fires scorched campuses across Los Angeles. Many schools are seeking places to hold classes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Days after losing her home in the same fire that destroyed her Los Angeles elementary school, third-grader Gabriela Chevez-Muñoz resumed classes this week at another campus temporarily hosting children from her school. She arrived wearing a t-shirt that read “Pali” — the nickname for her Pacific Palisades neighborhood — as signs and balloons of dolphins, her school’s mascot, welcomed hundreds of displaced students.“It feels kind of like the first day of school,” Gabriela said. She said she had been scared by the fires but that she was excited... Read More
Blinken tells AP he's worried Trump administration may abandon key Biden foreign policy initiatives
WASHINGTON (AP) — Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Associated Press that he hopes the incoming Trump administration will press forward with key points in President Joe Biden’s foreign policy, including on the Middle East and Ukraine.But in an wide-ranging interview Friday on his last workday as America’s top diplomat, he expressed concern that the Trump team might abandon all or some of those policies.
Blinken said “if past is prologue,” there is reason to be concerned that the new administration might not follow through on initiatives that... Read More
Israel prepares for hostages' return with scant knowledge of their condition
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel is preparing for the return of the hostages from Gaza with the expectation that many are likely to have severe, life-threatening complications after more than a year in captivity in Gaza.While it’s impossible to know the exact conditions in which hostages have been held, the Health Ministry and the Hostages Family Forum, which represents families of the hostages, are preparing for several different scenarios based on information gathered from hostages previously released or rescued.
Hamas militants kidnapped about 250 people during a... Read More
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- Israel's full Cabinet meets on Gaza ceasefire deal after security Cabinet recommends approval
- The Senate advances a migrant detention bill that could be Trump's first law to sign
- Trump and Chinese leader Xi talk about trade, fentanyl and TikTok
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- Supreme Court backs law banning TikTok if it's not sold by its Chinese parent company
- Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions
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