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US budget deficit hits highest level in 6 years

The federal budget deficit has surged to $779 billion in fiscal 2018, its highest level in six years as President Donald Trump's tax cuts caused the government to borrow more heavily in order to cover its spending.
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Members of the Somali-American community arrived at the scene to look over the small pond where the bodies of Bushra Abdi and Zeynab ìHapsaî Abdalla
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Members of the Somali-American community went to the scene in Chaska where the bodies of Bushra Abdi and Zeynab “Hapsa” Abdalla were found.

Teen cousins accidentally drowned in Chaska pond

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Their car veered off the road into the water. Family and friends who stood vigil prepared to gather again to bury the women.
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