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The US House of Representatives votes to raise the federal debt limit, moving the country a step closer to eliminating the threat of a calamitous credit default -- just five days ahead of the deadline set by the Treasury. The deeply divided lower chamber of Congress voted 314 to 117 to suspend the borrowing cap through 2024, and the Senate is expected to follow suit before the end of the week. IMAGES
A Mississippi man has been arrested for detonating an explosive device at a Walmart in retaliation for the retailer discontinuing sale of the state flag. Marshall Leonard, 61, was arrested at 2 a.m. Sunday morning after placing a homemade explosive device in the entrance of a Walmart store in Tupelo, Mississippi, according to WJTV news.
Scene outside the White House a day after US President Joe Biden's sensational exit from the presidential race. IMAGES
Images of the White House in Washington, D.C. following President Joe Biden's announcement that he will no longer run for reelection in November. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is disappointed by an Israeli parliament vote against the creation of a Palestinian state, his spokesman says. "You can't vote away the two-state solution so the secretary-general is very disappointed by the decision of the Knesset," said spokesman Stephane Dujarric. SOUNDBITE
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