They need to talk about Kevin: America’s near-shutdown
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
4.5 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2023
⏱️ 25 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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