US Treasury takes step to avoid hitting debt limit

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government says it will temporarily suspend sales of U.S. Treasury securities to state and local governments starting at noon on Friday, its first step to avoid breaching the nation’s borrowing limit this year.

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