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‘You don’t have another option’: Inside the Biden, McCarthy debt ceiling deal

A frantic and acrimonious month of talks between GOP lawmakers and White House aides averted default — with little lasting change to the nation’s fiscal picture.

By Tony Romm, Marianna Sotomayor, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Tyler Pager, Jeff Stein and Rachel Siegel

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Eyewitnesses recall horrific details as India train crash dead passes 260

A massive operation tried to rescue more than a thousand people from the three-train pile-up in Odisha. It is one of the worst train accidents in India’s history.

By Karishma Mehrotra, Anant Gupta and Frances Vinall27 minutes ago

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Are you middle class? Use this calculator to find out.

From major cities to rural areas, what is considered middle-class income can vary greatly. Use your income and Zip code to see where you fit.

By Alyssa Fowers, Shelly Tan, Luis Melgar and Kevin Schaul

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Churchill Downs suspends racing in wake of horse deaths

By Gus Garcia-Roberts

Fort Bragg drops Confederate name to become Fort Liberty

By Andrea Salcedo

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Viktoriia Pysmenna and son Mark shelter in the bathroom of their Kyiv apartment. (Sasha Maslov for The Post)

A night in Ukraine’s sleepless capital, taking cover from Russian bombs

Kyiv has suffered 20 air attacks in the past month. Each time the air alarm echoes, families must instantly decide where to take cover, how quickly, and for how long.

By Samantha Schmidt and Kostiantyn Khudov

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