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After debt deal, economy in deeper peril That continued uncertainty over the nation's budget, despite the debt deal, will further dampen economic growth â€" the most powerful remedy for the nation’s fiscal problems. Debt battle set to draw to close, for now With hours left before the national debt bumps against its ceiling, emergency bipartisan legislation to allow the government to borrow more faces its final test in the Senate Tuesday. Focus shifts from debt to campaign trail First Read: Eyes move from Washington to the early nominating states, where President Obama and his Republican challengers are in the midst of the 2012 campaign. Video: Giffords returns to D.C. for debt vote U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., made an emotional return to Capitol Hill Monday to cast her vote in favor of the bipartisan debt bill. It was her first time on the House floor since being shot in the head in January at a constituent event in Tucson. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports. (TODAY) US is 'parasite' on global economy, Putin says Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States Monday of living beyond its means "like a parasite" on the global economy. Report: Ex-managing editor arrested in hacking case British police arrested a former senior figure at Rupert Murdoch's News International group on Tuesday as part of their probe into phone hacking at the News of the World tabloid, media reports said. Autopsy set for N.H. girl found in river Friends, family and investigators are hoping an autopsy Tuesday will provide information on the death of an 11-year-old whose body was found in a river not far from her New Hampshire home, nearly a week after she disappeared. Consumer spending unexpectedly fell in June American consumers cut their spending in June for the first time in nearly two years as their incomes barely rose, suggesting U.S. economic growth could remain subdued. Death in seconds: High radiation found at Fukushima Pockets of lethal levels of radiation have been detected at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Video: New details emerge on bin Laden death New details have emerged about what exactly happened during the Navy SEAL raid at a compound in Pakistan that ended in the death of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports. (TODAY) Ex-Detroit mayor freed after 14 months in prison Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick walked free from a state prison early Tuesday after serving just over a year for violating probation in a 2008 criminal case. World's driest desert hit by snow, rain This has been the wettest winter in decades for Chile's arid northern desert, where fractions of an inch of rain have done major damage in some areas and set the stage for spectacular floral displays in the weeks to come. Russia's Olympic bear lives in cage on rusty bus For two years, a 36-year-old bear who performed during the 1980 Moscow Olympics has been kept with other retired circus animals in a rusty old bus parked near St. Petersburg, Russia. Sony buys inFamous game developer Sucker Punch It seems Sony Computer Entertainment has added yet another company to its growing stable of internally owned game studios. The company revealed that it acquired Sucker Punch Productions â€" the developers behind the best selling inFamous and Sly Cooper game franchises. 23 hurt by bomb at Iraqi church; 2 other attacks foiled A car bomb outside a Christian church wounded 23 people Tuesday morning as security forces found vehicles packed with explosives outside two other churches. Toy keys with remote recalled due to choking hazard More than 1 million sets of toy keys with remote are being recalled by Battat Inc. of Plattsburgh, N.Y., after 17 reports of keys breaking and 14 reports of key rings breaking. No injuries have been reported. The best colleges for food, dorms, athletics and more You know which colleges rank high for academics and status. But what about the most beautiful campus? Or the most robust financial aid? Here are the Princeton Review's top five picks in categories that make college years the best years. Italy under fire in widening euro debt crisis Financial market pressure on Italy intensified on Tuesday, sucking Europe's second biggest debtor nation deeper into the euro area danger zone and prompting Italian authorities to call emergency talks. Hopes fade for trooper lost in Mo. flood zone A search for a missing Highway Patrol trooper who was last seen near a lake in northwest Missouri has become now a recovery effort, authorities said Tuesday. Top back-to-school notebooks to fit your budget While tablets are all the rage, students looking for a physical keyboard, gobs of storage and enough processing muscle for serious multitasking should still make a laptop their primary computing device. But which is the right notebook for your budget? Chavez shows off buzz cut after chemotherapy Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appeared on television with a close-shaved head on Monday, saying his hair has begun to fall out because of his cancer treatment. 10 best places to retire Whether you're retiring in the next few months or years, AARP magazine reveals the best destinations that are both affordable and livable for retirees. New wave of global ire after Syria 'massacre' Syrian troops advanced in the central city of Hama on Tuesday, taking up new positions a day after government forces killed 24 people on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, activists said. 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