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The Mountain Valley Pipeline would stretch 303 miles, from West Virginia to North Carolina. This 2018 file photo shows a section of downed trees on a ridge near homes along the pipeline's route in Lindside, W.Va.

What to know about the Mountain Valley Pipeline in the debt ceiling deal

5:58pm May 31, 2023

by Bill Chappell

The Mountain Valley Pipeline got an extraordinary boost in the debt ceiling deal. Court challenges have stalled the controversial natural gas pipeline stretching from West Virginia to North Carolina.

Ivy Lee is the founder and editor of the independent Chinese-language magazine Sino Monthly. She likens it to milk: "Milk has nutrition. It's very inexpensive and very easy to get."

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'Like milk': How one magazine became a mainstay of New Jersey's Chinese community

4:07pm May 31, 2023

by Mary Yang

Sino Monthly, run by a local couple, stands out among New Jersey's Chinese-language news outlets, most of which are tied to institutions from the Chinese government to the Falun Gong.

Alexandra Prokopenko poses at a marathon event back in Russia. She used to run in Moscow's Meshchersky Park all the time: It was her favorite place in the city. But she's doubtful she will see it again, at least for the near future. Shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, she left her country, along with hundreds of thousands of her peers.

She had a dream job. Now, she's part of a massive brain drain hammering Russia

3:41pm May 31, 2023

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Hundreds of thousands of people under age 35 are estimated to have fled Russia since the invasion. It's one of a handful of major challenges Russia's economy faces this year.

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 24, 2023. The House is set to vote on a debt deal on Wednesday.

CBO says debt ceiling deal would cut deficits by $1.5 trillion over the next decade

11:55am May 31, 2023

by Scott Horsley

Congressional forecasters say the debt ceiling deal struck by President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the weekend would reduce deficits by about $1.5 trillion over the next decade.

Student loan borrowers gather outside the Supreme Court building in February 2023. The court's ruling on President Biden's debt relief plan is expected in June or July.

Is the debt deal changing student loan repayment? Here's what you need to know

10:10am May 31, 2023

by Emily Olson

If it passes, the proposed debt deal would set the date for federal student loan repayments to resume. The pause's end will affect some 43 million borrowers, but, in effect, it's not a big change.

Experts issue a dire warning about AI and encourage limits be imposed

7:19am May 31, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Scott Niekum, University of Massachusetts Amherst associate professor, about tech leaders issuing another warning about the potential threats AI poses to humanity.

Man was arrested in Canada after police say he tried to make a 'clean getaway'

6:18am May 31, 2023

The man tried to steal more than $2,000 worth of toothpaste, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Photos posted online show two bags and a plastic wagon filled with tubes of Sensodyne.

Air New Zealand asks international passengers to step on a scale before boarding

6:10am May 31, 2023

The program will gather on-board weight distribution data. And even though they're being weighed in public, there's no visible display for others to see. Customers can opt out if they choose.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:42am May 31, 2023

The House is on track to vote Wednesday on the debt ceiling deal. An appeals court clears the way for Purdue Pharma-Sackler bankruptcy deal. Trial begins in 2018's Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting.

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The welcome screen for the OpenAI ChatGPT app is displayed on a laptop screen in February in London.

Leading experts warn of a risk of extinction from AI

9:47pm May 30, 2023

by Vanessa Romo

The AI programs we are creating could outsmart us and lead to our collective demise, according to the tech industry's leading experts who say it's time to address the threats they pose.