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Podcast: Rising from the Ashes
Episode: KNX In Depth: U.S. hits its debt ceiling--Is a debt default imminent and should people prepare for economic hardship?--Can Alec Baldwin beat the involuntary manslaughter charges?--What has Hollywood learned from the Rust shooting?
Description: We're following two major stories that are developing today. The first has a global economic impact that could slam your wallet and maybe leave you without a job. We're talking about the U.S. running up against the debt ceiling. The Treasury Department says it's started taking "extraordinary measures" as the government has reached its legal borrowing capacity of more than 31 trillion dollars. A debt default could tank the worldwide economy. We go In Depth. We look at whether President Biden and House Republicans can reach a deal to avoid this disaster and let y...