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Trump-backed plan to avert shutdown heads for House vote

House Speaker Mike Johnson was able to squeeze a short-term government funding bill through a vote by a slimmest of margins. Attention now turns to the senators across the hall with a government shutdown deadline looming. Nikole Killion has the latest.

CBS · 3 sources

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Top Stories 311 stories

  1. U.S. stocks fall as recession fears grow

    ABC · 5 outlets

  2. Republicans Call on Olympic Committee to Bar Transgender Women From Women’s Sports

    NYT · 3 outlets

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  1. South Carolina Executes Inmate by Firing Squad

    NYT · 5 outlets

  2. Trump Speech Provides Opening for Lawyers Challenging Musk’s DOGE Authority

    NYT · 3 outlets

  3. Perkins Coie Sues Trump Over Executive Order

    CBS · 5 outlets

Business 199 stories

  1. A big inflation report is on the way Wednesday. Here's what to expect

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed off a 50% tariff on imports of Canadian steel and aluminum, ratcheting down a threat against a major U.S. trading partner on another day of whiplash for U.S. …

  2. The Recession Trade Is Back on Wall Street

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Trump Signs Executive Order Officially Establishing Crypto Reserve

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. The anywhere-but-America trade has been working. But there are limits.

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  2. Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise despite tariff uncertainty and recession fears in the U.S.

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  3. Gold Edges Lower on Likely Profit-Taking

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. U.S. Natural Gas Buoyant on Supply Concerns

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Sports 188 stories

  1. Former Packers DB Al Matthews dies at 77

    CBS · 4 outlets

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  1. Seahawks to send Geno Smith to Raiders

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Raiders had no interest in Aaron Rodgers

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. Heist at the Parc des Princes: How Liverpool stole the first leg

    CBS · 3 outlets

Technology 174 stories

  1. Apple discontinues two of its most popular Macs

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. The AI race: Dark AI is in the lead, but good AI is catching up

    Bleeping · 1 outlets

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  1. Apple releases iOS 18.3.2 for iPhone

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. New Mac Studio reviews: M4 Max and M3 Ultra make for the most powerful Mac ever

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. New MacBook Air, iPad Air, and Mac Studio launches

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  4. Smarter Siri delay could be caused by major security concerns, suggests developer

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  5. Apple Vision Pro demos expanding to new Lowe’s stores

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 142 stories

  1. Actor Quinton Aaron Is Out of the Hospital After Flu Battle

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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  1. How Anna Kendrick Dodged Blake Lively Qs at 'Simple Favor 2' Premiere

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Why Meghan Markle’s Sussex Last Name Rebrand Might Not Stick

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Dolly Parton Says She's 'OK' With Husband Carl Dean Being in 'God's Arms'

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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