Biden to convene his Cabinet early next week to discuss continuity of government
President Joe Biden is expected to convene his Cabinet early next week to discuss continuity of government after a potential shutdown begins Sunday, four administration officials familiar with the plans told CNN.
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A weed hangover? Why Thailand's having second thoughts about decriminalizing cannabis
Opening a cannabis dispensary wasn't always top of the list of Wassaya Iemvijan's ambitions. The former lawyer, from the Thai capital Bangkok, first turned to the plant as a form of "alternative care" to cope with stress and settle her mind.
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Factbox-How a US government shutdown would affect foreign policy
WASHINGTON If Congress fails to provide funding for the fiscal year starting on Sunday and the government shuts
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Republican infighting defeats US House bill to avert shutdown
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday rejected a Republican short-term spending measure aimed at averting a government
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Biden to remain in Washington this weekend as shutdown looms
WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden will remain in Washington over the weekend and the White House will remain
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Factbox-U.S. economic data set to be affected by a gov't shutdown
A partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government due to lack of appropriations could begin on Oct. 1
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Hardline Republican holdouts push U.S. government closer to shutdown
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON The U.S. government was two days from a partial shutdown on Friday, as hardline
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Janet Yellen warns shutdown would be 'dangerous and unnecessary'
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will warn Congress in a speech later Friday morning that a government shutdown would be "dangerous and unnecessary" because it would undermine the American economy and disrupt key government functions.
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Biden would veto House bill on spending reduction, border security -White House
WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden would veto a border security and spending reduction bill passed by the House
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Investors fear US data disruption from looming government shutdown
By Laura Matthews NEW YORK Delays of vital economic data releases could trigger financial market volatility if a
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US poor face economic hit as shutdown, childcare cliff, student loans converge
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON - Lower income households and Black and Latino communities will be hit hard when a confluence
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House expected to take up GOP stopgap bill but Congress still on track for a shutdown
The House is expected to take up a GOP stopgap bill to extend government funding on Friday -- but House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appears to lack the votes to pass it and Congress is still on track to trigger a government shutdown.
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