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As NPR's Jeff Brady reports, EU countries are importing more gas from the United States to replace supplies that came from Russia.

Treasury Department data shows the national debt now exceeds a record $38 trillion.

The Joint Economic Committee estimates the debt has risen around $70,000 per second over the past year.

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futures are lower in after-hours trading on Wall Street.

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Preliminary research finds that a commonly used COVID-19 vaccine can also boost immune systems to help fight tumors.

The study shows improvements in the immune systems and life expectancy of lung and skin cancer patients who received COVID shots within 100 days of starting immunotherapy.

The findings were reported in the journal Nature.

In Iceland, authorities say that for the first time they've confirmed the presence of mosquitoes.

As NPR's Joe Hernandez reports, climate change and international trade may be to blame.

The director of the Louvre in Paris has offered to resign over the weekend heist of France's crown jewels, but the offer was declined.

Laurent Descartes has acknowledged what she calls a terrible failure.

Descartes says the alarms were working and security cameras were running, but that the cameras have limited views of the perimeter around the museum.

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A standoff continues between Democrats and Republicans over how to end the now three-week-old government shutdown.

And NPR's Tamara Keith reports that there are no scheduled negotiations.

Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays is suing House Speaker Mike Johnson to force him to swear in the newest member of Congress.

As NPR's Claudia Grisales reports, Johnson is also accused of stalling