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Senate Passes Debt Ceiling Bill, YouTube Blackout Challenge, Shangri-La Dialogue

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4.552.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

The Senate has passed the debt ceiling bill that will prevent the country from defaulting, but it comes with some changes to work requirements. A Wisconsin mom is taking on YouTube shareholders after her son died of what is called a "Blackout Challenge" he found on the platform. Global defense leaders meet at the international defense summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore today.

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0:00.0

An economic crisis will be averted.

0:05.2

We will not be defaulting.

0:06.8

The Senate passed a compromise bill to suspend the debt ceiling,

0:09.6

so what are the spending cuts in the bill mean for people who need help buying food?

0:13.6

I'm Layla Faldon, that's a Martinez and this is up first from NPR News.

0:20.9

How does a social media challenge turn fatal?

0:24.0

One mom takes on YouTube over her son's death.

0:26.9

I didn't know anything was wrong in time.

0:29.7

It was too late.

0:30.8

Find out how she's fighting to protect other children.

0:33.8

And a major international defense summit is underway in Singapore,

0:37.2

but things are tense between the United States and China.

0:40.2

Already, China's defense minister declined an invitation to

0:43.7

meet with the US Secretary of Defense.

0:46.0

Say, well, this is what we've got all the news you need to start your day.

0:55.1

The Senate narrowly passed the debt ceiling bill that will prevent the country

0:59.1

from defaulting on its loans.

1:00.4

It now goes to President Biden to sign into law before the government runs out of money to pay

1:04.4

its bills on Monday.

1:06.0

One of the biggest sticking points among negotiators crafting the deal

1:10.0

were new work requirements for social safety net programs.

1:13.0

NPR Politics reporter, Jimina Bustillo, has been following the process.

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