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The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, Monday evening, May 22, 2023, as negotiators for President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., continue meeting on the impasse over the government's debt ceiling. There was no agreement Monday as Washington races to strike a budget compromise and raise the nation's borrowing limit in time to avert a potentially devastating federal default as soon as next week.
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Lawmakers are working to approve a stopgap spending bill before a midnight deadline to fund the government.
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In an effort to achieve net zero carbon emissions by the year 2042, Bowdoin College is undertaking an ambitious plan to invest more than $100 million in renovations and a new electrified heating system for the campus.
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