The News Roundup For June 2, 2023

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03-06-2023 • 1 hr 28 mins

The House passed a deal to raise the debt ceiling this week in an attempt to avoid an economic disaster. Now, it moves to the Senate where amendments are expected.

Meanwhile, overseas a top Russian official said U.K. lawmakers are legitimate military targets after the British foreign secretary argued that Ukraine has the right to use military force within Russia's borders.

A new law passed in Uganda would sentence a gay person to life in prison and maybe even the death penalty. The bill's signing prompted criticism from human rights groups.

And Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won another four years in office after being pushed to a runoff election.

We cover all this and more during the this edition of the News Roundup.

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