A new twist in the fight over the debt ceiling

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A judge has the controversial Texas abortion ban on hold. The </span><a href="https://apple.news/AUcUCDpCbS4a2n41YQTnJGA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Texas Tribune</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> explains why it&rsquo;s not clear the new ruling will actually increase access to the procedure.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Senators seem to have become more optimistic about a deal to prevent the U.S. defaulting on its debt. The </span><a href="https://apple.news/AMqT89LBURIyek0Z4W46eag?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Washington Post</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reports on the talks.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><a href="https://apple.news/ABoQpDMUYTnemhDMWZdnInw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wall Street Journal</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has the story of a lawsuit that says computer outages from a cyberattack led hospital staff to miss troubling signs, resulting in a baby&rsquo;s death. The hospital denies the allegations. If proven in court, it would be the first confirmed death from a ransomware attack.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><a href="https://apple.news/AseO_1BN2RCaKIJCoc45DYA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Verge</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> details how Taylor Swift fans are getting caught up in the Virginia governor&rsquo;s race.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Printed books are getting harder to find because of growing demand for reading material and pandemic-driven supply and labor shortages. </span><a href="https://apple.news/AFlc9uH9LTMq1eim7VBgdTQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vox</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has details.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;">Abdulrazak Gurnah is the latest winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. </span><a href="https://apple.news/AvfCWbzmKQcCJKkiK9NxcjA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BBC News</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has more.</span></p>