President Joe Biden is "confident" that the U.S. will not default on its debt on June 1, when the Treasury will run out of authority to borrow more money, and says he believes House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is negotiating "in good faith." McCarthy told CNBC that the talks were going well but "the timeline is very tight" to make a deal.
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No worries, Jack: Biden at the White House on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) |
IF THEY FAIL: Etsy CEO Josh Silverman, one of more than 140 corporate leaders who wrote Biden and congressional leaders urging a deal, joined Cheddar News to explain why a U.S. default would devastate the economy.
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Montana is the first state to enact a complete ban on TikTok after Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the bill Wednesday. Scheduled to take effect next January, the sweeping measure will undoubtedly face legal challenges and become a testing ground on whether a TikTok-free America is even possible; cybersecurity pros question whether the new law is enforceable. |
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The decades-long increase in drug overdose deaths, which spiked during the pandemic, may have begun to taper off in 2022, according to new estimates from the CDC. While nearly 110,000 people died from overdoses last year — most of them from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids — the 2% increase is a much smaller increase than the spikes of 30% in 2020 and 15% in 2021.
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Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor and expected Republican presidential candidate, signed several bills restricting healthcare and speech for or about gay and transgender people. The bills allow the state to revoke a business license if a child attends a drag show deemed to have sexual content, ban gender affirming care for minors, stop schools from encouraging students to state their preferred pronouns, and force girls to use the boys bathroom if they were assigned male at birth, and vice versa.
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Get used to seeing a lot more of this guy. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) |
State funds to reimburse victims of violent crime deny Black applicants nearly twice as often as white applicants, according to an Associated Press review of the 23 states that provided data. Removing biases built into police reports, application reviewers and program guidelines could reduce unfair denials.
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The Supreme Court has temporarily allowed Illinois' new gun control law to stand while a challenge proceeds through the courts. The law bans the sale of large-capacity magazines and some semi-automatic guns, including AK-47s and AR-15s, and requires those who already own the guns to register them with law enforcement.
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The biggest Ford Super Duty trucks can tow more than 30,000 pounds, but if a little too much dust builds up on a certain electric cable, the hulking machine won't deploy the driver's front airbag in a crash. So, Ford is recalling nearly 310,000 of the trucks in models dating back to 2016. Owners can get the issue fixed for free at a dealership.
Built Ford Tough just bit the dust. |
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Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of phony blood test startup Theranos, lost her bid to stay out of prison while she appeals her conviction on defrauding investors and patients. She was ordered to pay $452 million in restitution and will begin her 11-year prison sentence on May 30.
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The movie comes out in July, but if you're in downtown Manhattan, you can take in some super-saturated hues right now at the popup Malibu Barbie Cafe. Cheddar News HQ isn't far away, so you know we had to stop by for a tour.
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Would you be OK with watching an AI Tom Hanks? That's just a hypothetical, but what isn't: Aquaman leading Shark Week. Also, Selena Gomez isn't leaving her cooking career on the back burner. And you might wanna catch the Mission: Impossible 7 trailer before it self-destructs. You've Got M(ai)l, starring Tom H(ai)nks.
HARRY SITUATION: The prince and his wife, Meghan Markle, were tailed by paparazzi in what the couple's office called a "near catastrophic car chase" on the streets of New York City. The driver of a taxi the ex-royals hopped into said he wouldn't call it a chase but confirmed that paparazzi "were following us the whole time." |
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11. WHO OWNS TACO TUESDAY? |
Taco Bell says the phrase is so generic that any company should be able to use it. But Taco John's, a smaller chain mostly in the West and Midwest, says it's been using "Taco Tuesday" since the 1980s and shouldn't have to give up its trademark, which the Bell is now contesting in a filing to the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office. Trademark law aside: In the ways that really matter, Taco Tuesday belongs to the people.
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We know Mother's Day just happened, but we're game for a heartwarming mom story any day of the year — and we bet you are, too.
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Succession season 1 episode 1: I do not care what happens to these pointless, horrible people
Succession season 4 episode 8: I am massively invested in what happens to these pointless, horrible people —@Cavalorn
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