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Biden says debt deal 'very close' even as two sides far apart on work requirements
wpbf.com > article...President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an "agreement in principle" late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit federal... ...spending and resolve the looming debt crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline, the House speaker said.Video above: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks... ...Biden and McCarthy last met face-to-face on the matter Monday.Their new discussion Saturday by phone came after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told... ...All sides also are hearing from other lawmakers, including Sen Kyrsten Sinema, the independent from Arizona, who has been in the center of big policy...

White’s putback as time expires lifts Celtics past Heat, forces Game 7 in East finals
wpbf.com > article...“Just happy we won,” White said “Whatever it takes.”Jayson Tatum scored 31 points, Jaylen Brown scored 26 and Marcus Smart added 21 for the Celtics... ...The Boston Celtics were a tenth of a second away from elimination The Miami Heat were a tenth of a second from the NBA Finals.Derrick White owned...

Crying baby leads to murder-suicide investigation
wpbf.com > article...Lucie home located at 5500 Blk of NW Torino Pkwy, they heard a baby crying from inside the home.... ...neighbors Port St. ... ...Major Crimes Unit Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators and Neighborhood Police Officers are at the scene investigating what transpired.... ...As for the man and woman, police believe the man killed the woman then took his own life. Police do not believe anyone else to be involved....

White House and House Republicans strike 'agreement in principle' to raise debt ceiling, AP source says...
wpbf.com > article...President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an "agreement in principle" late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit federal... ...spending and resolve the looming debt crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline, the House speaker said.Video above: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks... ...Biden and McCarthy last met face-to-face on the matter Monday.Their new discussion Saturday by phone came after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told... ...All sides also are hearing from other lawmakers, including Sen Kyrsten Sinema, the independent from Arizona, who has been in the center of big policy...

New York City outlaws discrimination on the basis of weight, height
wpbf.com > article...and Massachusetts.Tigress Osborn, the chair of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, said New York City's weight discrimination ban... ...The extent of the impact and cost of this legislation has not been fully considered," Kathy Wylde, president and CEO of the Partnership for New York...

Missing Delray Beach coach found dead after a week of searching
wpbf.com > article...As previously reported by WPBF Reporter Ari Hait, Yak's roommate realized something was wrong once he showed up at their Delray Beach home and didn't... ...After a week of searching for Makuach Yak, the 31-year-old basketball coach from Delray Beach was found dead in a nature area.... ...Delray Beach police found Yak's body in the Delray Oaks Natural Area. They don't believe his death to be criminal in nature.... ...An investigation remains open while the medical examiner determines a cause of death....

VP Kamala Harris, first woman to give commencement speech at West Point, welcomes cadets to 'unsettled world"...
wpbf.com > article...Dwight D Eisenhower.While Harris visited West Point, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) north of Manhattan, President Joe Biden heads to Colorado Springs... ...Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point, lauded graduating cadets Saturday for their noble sacrifice...

Wellington Community High School valedictorian going to Harvard University
wpbf.com > article...Month, and WPBF 25 News wants to share the story of this year's valedictorian at Wellington Community High School.... ...Michelle Wong is a Wellington native and graduated with a 4.0 unweighted and 5.54 weighted GPA.... ...Wong was the only student to be admitted to Harvard University from Wellington Community High School this year.... ...Stay informed: Colorado State University releases 2023 Hurricane Forecast "Michelle is very determined. And she's very academically focused....

'I love to come to work': 90-year-old barber's passion spreads through Tennessee community
wpbf.com > article...Likely not as much as 90-year-old Eugene Bell of Kingsport, Tennessee. The longtime barber says he's just not ready to put the scissors down.... ...I'd rather be working than sitting around doing nothing," Bell said....

Travis Rudolph's neighbor testifies as witness during trial
wpbf.com > article...In a courtroom testimony, Reuben Estes, a neighbor of Travis Rudolph, shared his account of the shooting incident that took place that night of April... ...Rudolph is charged with shooting two men, resulting in the death of one, outside his family's Lake Park home in April 2021.... ...between Travis Rudolph and Dominique Jones earlier in the day.... ...WPBF 25 News exclusive: Exclusive interview with Travis Rudolph days before his high-profile murder trial Estes testified that he had heard an argument...