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Biden aims to reassure world on US debt standoff as he consults with Indo-Pacific leaders 05/20/2023 04:38pm • HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Joe Biden tried to reassure world leaders on Saturday that the United States would not default as he consulted with the heads of Australia, Japan and India in a meeting of the so-called Quad partnership that had been hastily rescheduled because of the debt limit s Will Biden's hard-hat environmentalism bridge the divide on clean energy future? 05/20/2023 08:49am • WASHINGTON (AP) — When John Podesta left his job as an adviser to President Barack Obama nearly a decade ago, he was confident that hundreds of miles of new power transmission lines were coming to the Southwest, expanding the reach of clean energy throughout the region. So Podesta was shocked t Out of bailout spotlight, Greeks feeling recovery pains at election 05/20/2023 04:24am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — For the first time in more than a decade, Greeks will go to the polls Sunday to elect a leader no longer confined to steering the country’s economy from a back seat. Conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seeking a second term after a draconian regime of spendin Debt limit talks start, stop as Republicans, White House face 'serious differences' 05/20/2023 01:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again Friday at the U.S. Capitol, a dizzying series of events in high-stakes negotiations to avoid a potentially catastrophic federal default. President Joe Biden’s administration is rea World leaders warn China and North Korea on nukes as Ukraine's Zelenskyy travels to G7 summit 05/19/2023 09:52pm • HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Leaders of the world's most powerful democracies warned China and North Korea against building up their nuclear arsenals, pivoting to major northeast Asian crises ahead of the arrival later Saturday of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The focus on Asia at the Group White House: Negotiations on raising debt limit resuming Friday night, hours after GOP declared 'pause' 05/19/2023 06:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — White House: Negotiations on raising debt limit resuming Friday night, hours after GOP declared 'pause.' Business Highlights: Fed chair hints at rate hike pause; Talks to avoid US default at standstill 05/19/2023 04:30pm • ___ Federal Reserve Chair Powell hints at a pause in rate hikes when central bank meets next month WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the Federal Reserve will likely forgo an increase in its benchmark interest rate when it meets in June for the first time since it began raising i How major US stock indexes fared Friday 5/19/2023 05/19/2023 04:26pm • Wall Street drifted to a lower close but still marked its best week since March. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% Friday. The Dow lost 109 points, or 0.3%, and Nasdaq composite slipped 0.2%. Worries about talks in Washington to avert a debt default by the U.S. government helped cause stocks to slip. The S Stock market today: Wall Street's best week since March stalls amid debt worries 05/19/2023 04:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s best week since March ran out of steam Friday as worries rose about the U.S. government’s efforts to avoid a potentially disastrous default on its debt. The S&P 500 slipped 6.07 points, or 0.1%, to 4,191.98. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 109.28, or 0.3 Most favor pairing debt limit rise with deficit cuts, but few following debate closely: AP-NORC poll 05/19/2023 02:17pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — About two-thirds of U.S. adults say they are highly concerned about how the national economy would be affected if the U.S. debt limit is not increased and the government defaults on its debts, according to a new poll, even as few say they have a solid understanding of the ongoing Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/19/2023 02:14pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov GOP negotiator says it's time to 'press pause' on debt limit talks with White House, unclear when process will resume 05/19/2023 11:21am • WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP negotiator says it's time to 'press pause' on debt limit talks with White House, unclear when process will resume. Detroit enclave built on auto industry struggles under $20M water debt 05/19/2023 09:53am • HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) — Kevin Houston scanned the Michigan street where his fixer-upper and older homes bridge gaps between the vacant, overgrown lots and abandoned, ramshackle houses, boarded-up businesses and potholed streets of Highland Park. “It’s not a bad place to live,” Houston sa China warns against 'geopolitical games' as US announces Blinken trip to Papua New Guinea 05/19/2023 06:07am • BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday warned against the introduction of “geopolitical games” in the South Pacific following the announcement that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Papua New Guinea next week. The U.S. opted to send Blinken after President Joe Biden canceled what was Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise on hopes for US debt deal, but China declines 05/19/2023 12:25am • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Friday as hopes grow that the U.S. Congress will reach a deal to avoid defaulting on the nation's debt. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.8% in early trading to 30,827.87. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5% to 7,270.20. South Korea's Kospi added