They need to talk about Kevin: America’s near-shutdown
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
The literal 11th-hour deal to avert a government shutdown is only a stopgap—and the battle may end up costing Kevin McCarthy his post as leader of the House of Representatives. The uptake of electric scooters is significantly outpacing that of four-wheeled vehicles in Asia (10:30). And Britain’s curious “risk registers” put numbers to how the world might end (16:47).
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| 1:01.0 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:04.3 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:06.4 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:15.6 | The electrification of transport is going at different speeds in different markets the world over. |
| 1:21.6 | We look at why two- and three-wheel vehicles are going electric so much faster in Asia. |
| 1:33.7 | And what once seemed like an idle bureaucratic exercise in Britain has started to, |
| 1:37.5 | depressingly, feel like a bit of necessary contingency planning. |
| 1:42.8 | We go through the risk registers to see how to prepare for the end of the world. |
| 2:04.6 | On this vote, the yeas are 335. The nays are 91. |
| 2:06.6 | Two-thirds being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended. |
| 2:10.6 | The bill is passed. |
| 2:12.6 | On Saturday, America's Congress stunned the world by finally doing what it's supposed to, |
| 2:19.0 | striking a deal to avoid a government shutdown. |
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