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Members of Congress Grasp for a Stopgap Deal to Avert a Shutdown

Republicans and Democrats agree they will need a temporary measure to fund the government past Sept. 30, but have yet to come to terms on what it should look like.

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Top Republicans and Democrats in the Senate and House have conceded that a stopgap bill will be needed to keep government funds flowing while they try to reach a long-term compromise.
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Why Three Wealthy Bidders Are Fighting for What’s Left of Hudson’s Bay

Months after the shutdown of the 355-year-old Hudson’s Bay Company, the legal action it created continues apace.

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Most landlords of Hudson’s Bay stores opposed Ruby Liu’s ambitious plan to revive the stores under her name.
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Judge Blocks Trump’s Firing of the Head of Voice of America

The ruling is a setback to President Trump and Kari Lake, a Trump ally who has led efforts to shutter federally funded news networks.

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A federal judge found that Trump officials cannot remove Mike Abramowitz, the director of Voice of America, “without the approval of” the International Broadcasting Advisory Board.
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Iran Extends Government Shutdowns Amid Soaring Heat and Power Cuts

Amid suffocating temperatures, the Iranian authorities are closing public offices and cutting water and electricity as the country struggles with an energy crisis.

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Iran has been closing public offices since July as the country experiences power and water outages, and grapples with a summer of extreme heat.
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As Heat Waves Intensify, Paris Plans for Record Temperatures

City planners say the day when temperatures as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit, or 50 Celsius, could stall the French capital is not far off. They are already starting to prepare.

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Trying to cool off this month. France has recently been experiencing its second heat wave of the summer.
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