It's all not-so-good news today, so let's dive in:
The US economy is in a crisis right now. A huge crisis. The United States government is about to reach their debt limit today, which could invoke massive repercussions throughout the US. The government has something called a debt ceiling, which is the maximum amount of debt the government can be in at any one time. Right now, the debt ceiling is about $31.4 trillion, and if the US reaches that limit, it would cause the government to not have enough money to pay all of its bills. Then, the limit would start impacting many government-and-money-related things, like Social Security payments, federal agents' salaries, and veterans' benefits, and this follows the day when they had just announced that there would be free emergency healthcare for all veterans. This might also cause them to delay some of their payments.
To switch to another topic, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is planning to try to permanently ban vaccine and mask mandates in the Sunshine State, as COVID cases rise across the country. DeSantis has always been skeptical about COVID-19, and he has started to influence other people and enact laws that ban vaccine and mask mandates, plus starting to threaten businesses with a fine if they do put a vaccine or mask mandate into place. Many scientists are now worrying that this could negatively affect many people's health, and they expect COVID cases to keep rising if the ban goes through.
Lastly, the US has approved an enormous $2.5 billion military package for Ukraine to help combat Russia in their ongoing war, and Ukrainian President Zelensky states that these new weapons will be crucial in holding off Russia's next drone attack, which is expected to move in soon.
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