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South Korean ammunition headed to Ukraine via U.S. -WSJ

Hundreds of thousands of South Korean artillery rounds are on their way to Ukraine via the United States, after Seoul's initial resistance toward arming Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

Biden to nominate Gen. Charles Brown to head Joint Chiefs

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is nominating General Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a senior administration official said, seeking to elevate the Air Force chief to become the nation’s most senior military officer.

Tribune News Service

McCarthy faces pressure from conservatives vital to his job as debt talks resume

WASHINGTON — House conservatives ratcheted up pressure on Speaker Kevin McCarthy to hold firm in talks over raising the debt ceiling just days before a potentially catastrophic U.S. default.

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Padres can’t fight back enough against Nationals

WASHINGTON — It is going to take a little bit of fight for the Padres to dig out of the hole their inertia has created.

Tribune News Service

Does announcing for president on Twitter prove Ron DeSantis is too online?

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential announcement Wednesday — a glitchy live broadcast on Twitter — was the latest example of the Republican candidate's all-out effort to court his party's most online activists.

Los Angeles Times

McCarthy signals debt deal optimism as US is put on credit watch

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s optimism that White House and GOP negotiators would reach a deal in time to avert a potentially catastrophic default didn’t mollify analysts as the U.S. was put on a ratings watch late Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Tina Turner: The raw power of rock and roll

WASHINGTON - Tina Turner, the growling songstress whose explosive stage presence electrified fans the world over, left an indelible mark on 20th-century rock with five decades of hits -- first with husband Ike Turner, but most memorably as a wildly successful solo act.

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$3.1M settlement reached in fatal police shooting of Black man in Tacoma, Washington

Officials in the city of Tacoma, Washington, will pay $3.1 million to the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop in 2019

The Independent UK

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches bid for 2024 GOP presidential nomination

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday — a diminished figure in his party after a steady fall in polls in recent months, but still the top rival to former President Donald Trump.

Los Angeles Times

Does Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stand a chance against Donald Trump?

It was one of Washington’s worst-kept secrets and on Wednesday it finally became official: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has joined the field of Republican presidential candidates challenging Donald Trump for the 2024 nomination. But will DeSantis, who has cast himself as a more electable version of Trump, be able to…

France 24

US State Department's top China policy official to step down

The U.S. State Department's top China policy official Rick Waters is set to step down at a time of fraught relations between Washington and Beijing.

Reuters

McCarthy says GOP and White House ‘have time’ to reach debt deal

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy expressed optimism Wednesday that White House and GOP negotiators would reach a deal in time to avert a potentially catastrophic U.S. default.

Tribune News Service

2024 NFL draft prospect: Washington State QB Cam Ward

After transferring from Incarnate Word, Cam Ward displayed a lot of talent, but has some things he needs to clean up.

USA Today Sports Media Group

If Sen. John Cornyn is part of the ‘deep state,’ as Trump says, what exactly is the deep state?

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Cornyn earned a spot on Donald Trump’s naughty list by saying the GOP should pick someone else for president in 2024.

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Los Angeles Times

Florida’s Ron DeSantis launches 2024 bid for White House

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday — a diminished figure in his party after a steady fall in polls in recent months, but still the top rival to former President Donald Trump.

Daily Mirror

Donald Trump's PGA Tour warning and thoughts on Greg Norman as he hosts LIV Golf event

Since its formation last summer, one man who has a strong affiliation to the LIV Golf Series is Donald Trump, and the former US President is hosting this week's event in Washington DC

Tribune News Service

GOP, Biden negotiators resume talks amid debt default impasse

WASHINGTON — Negotiators for the White House and House Republicans resumed talks on lifting the U.S. debt ceiling amid an impasse just days before a potentially catastrophic default, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Debt Ceiling Crisis: What Did Stocks Do the Last Time the U.S. Nearly Defaulted?

Playing chicken with the debt ceiling has been bad for stocks in the past.

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The Guardian - UK

Pay attention to Rachel Reeves: her economic thinking is a return to sanity

The shadow chancellor has a vision for social democracy in an age of economic shocks and uncertainty, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Tribune News Service

Debt-limit talks stall as time runs short to avert US default

Debt limit talks in Washington have hit a fresh impasse with negotiators far apart on key issues, especially the spending cuts demanded by Republicans, as time runs short to avert a historic US default.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Steelers owner Art Rooney II praises Josh Harris

Art Rooney II says Josh Harris is a "good man" and will be a "good owner" in the NFL.

The Independent UK

China defends ban on US chipmaker Micron, accuses Washington of 'economic coercion'

The Chinese government has defended its ban on products from U.S. memory chipmaker Micron Technology Inc. in some computer systems after Washington expressed concern

Tribune News Service

Medicare Advantage supplemental health plans draw scrutiny

WASHINGTON — Medicare Advantage plans lure customers with television ads promising plans with dental, vision and hearing benefits that traditional Medicare doesn’t offer

The Independent UK

New Chinese ambassador to US taking office amid disputes over trade, access to technology, Taiwan

China's new ambassador to the U.S. is taking office amid disputes over trade, access to computer chips and Washington's support for self-governing Taiwan

The Independent UK

Half of US public approves of Washington's arms deliveries to Ukraine in war's 2nd year

Half of the people in the U.S. support the Pentagon’s ongoing supply of weapons to Ukraine for its defense against Russian forces

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