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Saturday, 30 September 2023

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Congress Averts U.S. Government Shutdown With 11th Hour Short-Term Funding Bill

Vanity Fair 01 Oct 2023

The 45-day stopgap funding package was hastily put together by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), will keep federal agencies open, but does not provide aid to Ukraine ... The House bill, which funds the government at current 2023 levels, was approved by a wide margin ... We’re gonna continue to work in a bipartisan way to get Ukraine the funds.”.

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Where’s the climate aid?

The News International 01 Oct 2023

In the aftermath of last year’s catastrophic floods, several of the world’s wealthiest and most advanced nations promised to provide Pakistan the funds it needed to recover from the disaster ... This includes the creation of a “loss and damage” fund that aims to provide financial aid to the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

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'This kinda feels a little bit like spousal abuse': Dems don’t trust Speaker McCarthy

Raw Story 01 Oct 2023

Speaker Kevin McCarthy had to punch, scratch and claw just to buy the nation an extra 45 days of government funding ... McCarthy and his GOP lieutenants had only just sprung the temporary government funding measure on Democrats ... “The mega militants are the ones who were controlling things,” Cleaver said before the House passed the funding measure.

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Threat of government shutdown ends as Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it ...

Mooresville Tribune 01 Oct 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday hours before a midnight deadline as Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open and sent the measure to President Joe Biden to become law ... The bill funds government until Nov.

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Congress passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown

Brainerd Dispatch 01 Oct 2023

Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from an earlier demand by his party's hardliners for a partisan bill ... The House voted 335-91 to fund the government through Nov ... More Nation/World coverage..

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EDUCATION: FIXING HIGHER EDUCATION

Dawn 01 Oct 2023

No wonder that Pakistani HEIs are either absent from or in the bottom section of international rankings, such as the Times Higher Education (THE), the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ... The funding came from the World Bank.

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‘Dark’ donations, free love and the fall: the Sam Bankman-Fried trial is here

The Observer 01 Oct 2023

For several years, Sam Bankman-Fried was crypto’s rising star, a seemingly razor-sharp and legitimate figure in the largely opaque world ... FTX and its leading competitor, Binance, would come to process most crypto trades around the world ... At the meeting, Ellison claimed that Binance would buy FTX and cover customer funds.

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Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight

North Shore News 01 Oct 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan deal ... The bill funds government until Nov.

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Singapore jails crypto fund co-founder Su Zhu

The Times of India 01 Oct 2023

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Government to stay open as Senate clears seven-week stopgap bill

Hastings Tribune 01 Oct 2023

“I think it was really, really important to send a signal to the world that we’re going to continue to work in a bipartisan way to get Ukraine the funds that it needs,” Bennet said before heading into the chamber to cast his vote for the bill ... And there are no cuts to current funding levels during the stopgap period.

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Katsina Vaccinates 400,000 Children against Diphtheria in Nine LGAs

This Day 01 Oct 2023

Nigeria . 8 mins ago. Francis Sardauna in Katsina ... He said ... He said the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO), National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) and other development partners were providing technical and logistics support to tame the outbreak in the state. .

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WHAT DOES SHARED NATIONAL DAY MEAN FOR NIGERIA AND CHINA?

This Day 01 Oct 2023

Being a developing country, Nigeria is drawing a lot of opportunities from the world’s second largest economy ranging from manufactured goods, expertise, funding to aid from China and in return, providing suitable business climate as well as a huge source of mineral resources and market for Chinese industries and imports.

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Ismaili CIVIC Pakistan, WWF sign MoU to combat climate change

The News International 01 Oct 2023

The Ismaili CIVIC Pakistan, through the Ismaili Council for Pakistan, and World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an aim to align efforts and resources towards shared goals, including climate change mitigation and ...

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Silly fun and gentle charm

The Post-Star 01 Oct 2023

KATIE WALSH. Tribune News Service. MOVIE REVIEW ... Ryder and the puppies have their own aircraft carrier?! And a skyscraper?! Where is this funding coming from? It can't all be from merch sales. Also, are the dogs cops?. But the tone of the "PAW Patrol" world is so pleasant and guileless that it's easy to accept their unique way of life ... "PAW Patrol ... .

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Beth Tweddle: This World Championships is the perfect gauge ahead of next year's Olympics

Inside The Games 30 Sep 2023

More than £160 million ($195 million/€184 million) has been invested into gymnastics since National Lottery funding began, with this investment supporting the World Class Programme and helping fund training facilities and camps, coaches, physiotherapists, nutritionists and psychologists.