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Senate rushes toward vote on debt ceiling bill

The Senate is widely expected to pass the legislation by early Friday, leaving plenty of time to avert a catastrophic default.

By Rachel Siegel, Marianne LeVine, John Wagner and Leigh Ann Caldwell

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Phoenix area can’t meet groundwater demands over next century, threatening growth

A new report amounted to a chilling warning for a region that has been a hot spot for new residents and high-tech businesses. In much of Arizona, subdivision developers must show they have enough water to last 100 years.

By Joshua Partlow, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Isaac Stanley-Becker

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VMI’s chief diversity officer resigns amid alumni war over DEI

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End of Title 42 changes calculus of migrants at U.S.-Mexico border

Migrants are struggling to reevaluate and navigate the U.S. immigration system after Title 42 was lifted.

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Royal wedding fever grips the Middle East: Meet Jordan’s bride and groom

The couple is often described as the Middle East’s Will and Kate. The British royals attended the wedding, along with Jill Biden.

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A catatonic woman awakened after 20 years. Her story may change psychiatry.

New research suggests that a subset of patients with psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia may actually have an autoimmune disease that attacks the brain.

By Richard Sima

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Biden falls onstage at Air Force Academy graduation

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