Why Trump suddenly cares about the U.S. debt ceiling

As the U.S. Congress scrambled to come up with a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump shocked many lawmakers by demanding that any such bill must also increase the country’s debt ceiling. He insisted that any deal must include that provision for the debt ceiling, the legislative limit on the amount of national debt the country…

Large discount retailer closing all CT locations

Discount retailer Big Lots is poised to close all of its remaining Connecticut stores after the company’s bankruptcy restructuring plans collapsed, according to the company.“The company is preparing to commence going out of business sales at all remaining Big Lots store locations in the coming days to protect the value of its estate,” Big Lots…

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