AFP – US President Barack Obama announced late Sunday that he and top lawmakers had reached an 11th-hour deal to avert a disastrous debt default that would have sown chaos in the world economy.
Reuters – House Speaker John Boehner told fellow Republicans on Sunday that he aims to bring a debt-ceiling deal up for a vote “as soon as possible” even though it is not perfect, his office said.
Reuters – President Barack Obama on Sunday announced a last-minute deal to raise the U.S. borrowing limit and avoid a catastrophic default and he urged lawmakers to “do the right thing” and approve the agreement.
AP – Michael Bourn went from the bottom of the NL Central in Houston to the top of the wild-card standings with Atlanta. Other players joining the pennant race included Rafael Furcal, Mike Adams and Eric Bedard.
AP – A United Airlines jetliner carrying 135 passengers from Washington to a Mexican beach resort made an unplanned landing in Cuba on Sunday after a strange odor was detected on board, a spokesman for the carrier said.
AP – The cost of the compromise needed to raise the federal debt ceiling likely will inflict more fiscal pain on states still struggling to recover from the recession and the end of federal stimulus spending.
AP – Ending a perilous stalemate, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced agreement Sunday night on an emergency deal to avoid to avert the nation’s first-ever financial default. The arrangement would cut more than $2 trillion from federal spending over a decade.
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AP – HSBC plans to announce thousands of job cuts on Monday as part of an ongoing cost-cutting program announced in May, according to media reports.
