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In this version of Hot off the Wire:
» House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and debt ceiling negotiators have reached a “crunch time” as they scramble to reach a deal with the White House to raise the nation’s debt limit, avoid the ‘default and reduce federal spending.
» An Army veteran, Jessica Watkins, who stormed the US Capitol in a military-style formation with her fellow Oath Keepers has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison.
A political aide familiar with the plans says two-term North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is expected to run for the Republican presidential nomination.
» Vatican No. 2 says the fever developed by a tired Pope Francis was due to the Pope greeting a large crowd of people.
» An Indiana board has decided to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding he violated patient privacy laws by publicly discussing the possibility of an abortion for a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio.
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» A judge has temporarily halted South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks into pregnancy until the state Supreme Court can review the measure.
Authorities say the southern Russian region of Belgorod, which borders Ukraine, came under Ukrainian artillery fire, hours after two drones struck a Russian town in a region near the Crimean peninsula.
» Two leading rights groups say the Taliban’s severe restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan amount to gender-based persecution, a crime against humanity.
» A London court has rejected an attempt by the publisher of The Sun newspaper to throw out a lawsuit by actor Hugh Grant alleging that journalists and investigators he hired illegally eavesdropped on him.
» Thanks to recent advances in artificial intelligence, tools that can create lifelike photos, videos and audio are now affordable and readily available.
» A new exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City features dozens of outfits and accessories from throughout Taylor Swift’s career.
» This week’s AP Religion Roundup looks at the Chicago church abuse investigation.
» President Joe Biden has announced a new government strategy to fight hatred, bias and violence directed at Jews. The document released Thursday outlines more than 100 steps the administration and its partners can take to combat an alarming rise in anti-Semitism.
» All current and future Ford electric vehicles will have access to approximately 12,000 Tesla Supercharger stations in the US and Canada starting next spring.
» Just in time for the summer dining season, the US government has given its blessing to restaurants that want to allow pet dogs in their outdoor spaces.
Host Terry Lipshetz is a senior producer at Lee Enterprises. In addition to producing the newspaper Hot off the wire news podcast, Terry does regular interviews for it Behind the headlines program, co-host of the Transmitted and projected films and television shows and is the producer of through the sky a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.
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