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They need to talk about Kevin: Americas near-shutdown

Published: Oct. 2, 2023, 10:34 a.m.

The literal 11th-hour deal to avert a government shutdown is only a stopgap\u2014and the battle may end up costing Kevin McCarthy his post as leader of the House of Representatives. The uptake of electric scooters is significantly outpacing that of four-wheeled vehicles in Asia (10:30). And Britain\u2019s curious \u201crisk registers\u201d put numbers to how the world might end (16:47).


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