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• GOP health plan dead on arrival?

  07-03-2017 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  That didn't take long. The Republican Party's freshly unveiled bill to repeal Obamacare is already in trouble.
  
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• Peggy Drexler: Women's Day protest: What if the problem isn't Trump?

  07-03-2017 23:54 via cnn.com
  
  Organizers of the Women's March on Washington are carrying out their next supported action — a day, in fact, of nonaction — this week. The "Day Without a Woman" is an international strike on March 8, a one-day "demonstration of economic solidarity" in which women and their allies refrain from paid and unpaid work. They also vow to buy nothing (unless it's from small, female- and minority-owned businesses) and to wear red as a show of collective strength.
  
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• Conservatives rebel against Trump-backed Republican healthcare plan

  07-03-2017 23:54 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Republican legislation to replace the Obamacare healthcare law but it faced a rebellion by conservative groups and lawmakers who denounced it, complicating its chances for passage in the U.S. Congress.Republican U.S. House of Representatives leaders on Monday unveiled legislation to do away with Obamacare, eliminating the requirement that most Americans obtain medical insurance and creating a system of tax credits to coax people to purchase private insu
  
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• CIA faces huge problem over malware claims

  07-03-2017 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The latest leaks about alleged CIA hacking tools pose a huge problem for the US spy agency.
  
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• Report: Immigrant in country illegally charged with murder

  07-03-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Mexican immigrant in the U.S. illegally despite being deported repeatedly is facing murder and other charges in the traffic-collision death of a Los Angeles woman, the Southern California News Group reported.
  
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• Marianne Schnall: What does it takes to elect a woman president?

  07-03-2017 23:44 via cnn.com
  
  For nearly a decade, I have been wrestling with the question: What will it really take to make a woman president? In America, one of the most advanced nations on Earth, why have we still not managed to reach the milestone that so many other countries around the world have achieved?
  
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• Marianne Schnall: This is what it takes to elect a woman president

  07-03-2017 23:44 via cnn.com
  
  For nearly a decade, I have been wrestling with the question: What will it really take to make a woman president? In America, one of the most advanced nations on Earth, why have we still not managed to reach the milestone that so many other countries around the world have achieved?
  
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• Turning the Frown Upside Down: 'Grumpy Dog' Finds Loving Home After His Adorable Photos Go Viral

  07-03-2017 23:43 via yahoo.com
  
  The dog had been living in a shelter since the end of last year.
  
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• Trump’s Silence on Russian Missiles Makes America Less Safe

  07-03-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  
  Russia presents security challenges to the United States and its allies for which the Trump administration has yet to indicate any kind of a policy direction or goals.
  
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• Panama's ex-dictator Noriega 'critical' after brain surgery

  07-03-2017 23:36 via yahoo.com
  
  Panama's former military dictator Manuel Noriega is in a "critical" condition after undergoing surgery on Tuesday to remove a benign brain tumor, the 83-year-old's family and lawyer said.Frail and frequently ill from a variety of ailments, Noriega was released from El Renacer prison on the banks of the Panama Canal into home detention in January to prepare for Tuesday's operation, which had been delayed since February.
  
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• Sanders Doubles Down On Calling Trump A Liar

  07-03-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  
  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders published an essay in response to a Washington Post column on the current state of U.S. political discourse.
  
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• Tories call for tax cash boost to aid struggling public services

  07-03-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Chancellor Philip Hammond faces pressure from both sides of the House to ease strain on NHS, social care and education with extra funding Philip Hammond is facing growing pressure from within the Conservative party to plough the proceeds of growing tax revenues into shoring up beleaguered public services.The Treasury has indicated that the chancellor will not shirk difficult decisions on tax as the government aims to steady the public finances before triggering article 50 and starting the formal
  
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• Hammond faces Tory pressure to put more tax revenues into public services

  07-03-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Chancellor faces pressure from MPs to ease strain on NHS, social care and education, with some Tories saying raising taxes could be an optionPhilip Hammond is facing growing pressure from within the Conservative party to plough the proceeds of growing tax revenues into shoring up beleaguered public services.The Treasury has indicated that the chancellor will not shirk difficult decisions on tax as the government aims to steady the public finances before triggering article 50 and starting the for
  
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• Industry questions higher insurance costs under Republican plan

  07-03-2017 23:27 via yahoo.com
  
  By Michael Erman and Caroline HumerNEW YORK (Reuters) - The House Republican health insurance plan suggests health insurance after Obamacare will be less affordable, investors, insurers and industry sources said on Tuesday, raising questions about future enrollment and insurance company participation.The draft legislation, released on Monday night, rolls back some of the key tenets of former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, known as Obamacare, including the individual mandate a
  
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• GOP appears divided over Obamacare replacement plan

  07-03-2017 23:25 via yahoo.com
  
  Less than 24 hours after announcing its plan to replace Obamacare, the GOP scrambles to get its message right.
  
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• International Women's Day: protests, activism and a strike – live

  07-03-2017 23:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Live global coverage of International Women’s Day 2017 as events take place around the world to mark the ongoing fight for equality‘We are international, we are everywhere’: women unite in global strikeWhat’s happening where you are? Let me know @Claire_Phipps 10.24pm GMTWomen from more than 40 countries are staging a strike from all work, paid and unpaid, to highlight women’s power within global economies.But what if you can’t join them? Here are other ways y
  
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• State Department hold first news briefing of Trump era

  07-03-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  
  After 45 days of silence the US State Department held its first news briefing of Donald Trump's presidency on Tuesday, forced to deny suggestions that it is sliding into irrelevance.What foreign policy there has been since Trump came to office on January 20 has been driven by his personality, his inner circle of advisers and relatives and his Twitter account.Meanwhile, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has cut a discreet figure, shunning the media and public appearances while working to recruit a
  
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• Senate votes to block Obama-era rule on federal land plans

  07-03-2017 23:20 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved legislation Tuesday to block an Obama-era regulation that Republicans said could deter development of federal lands and harm local economies in the West.
  
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• Theresa May heads for battle with Tory MPs over Brexit bill

  07-03-2017 23:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Downing Street will seek to overturn amendment passed by Lords to give parliament veto over outcome of EU talksTheresa May is heading for a fresh battle with Conservative MPs over her Brexit bill next week, after peers voted to give parliament the right to veto the final outcome of her EU talks.Downing Street said it would seek to overturn the amendment passed by the House of Lords on Tuesday by 366 to 268, arguing that giving parliament a blanket right of veto was against the national interest
  
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• Trump to ask for border wall money — but only a little

  07-03-2017 23:14 via cnn.com
  
  The Trump administration is planning to ask for a relatively small amount of money to start building the President's long-promised border wall this year -- far short of estimates of what the wall might cost, according to preliminary numbers shared with CNN.
  
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• Speaker Ryan says Republican healthcare plan will pass House

  07-03-2017 23:13 via yahoo.com
  
  U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday he believes there is enough support in the House of Representatives to pass the Republican healthcare plan, which has been criticized by some conservative groups and members of Congress."This is the beginning of the legislative process ... we'll have 218 when this thing comes to the floor (of the House), I can guarantee you that," Ryan said, referring to the 218 votes needed to pass legislation in the Republican-controlled House.
  
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• Raul A. Reyes: It's wrong to separate mothers and kids

  07-03-2017 23:13 via cnn.com
  
  The most anti-immigrant administration in modern history appears poised to outdo itself. On Monday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly confirmed to CNN that his agency is considering separating children from their parents at the US border.
  
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• ‘Trumpcare’: dead on arrival?

  07-03-2017 23:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Got a minute? House bill to replace Obamacare hits wall of resistance from Republicans … but Trump calls it ‘wonderful’ ... and everything else today in US politics. By Tom McCarthy 10.06pm GMT“Obamacare Lite”, “bad policy”, and a “warmed-over substitute” – those were just some of the early reviews from conservative groups for a House GOP plan to repeal and replace Barack Obama’s healthcare law.Lukewarm reception 10.05pm GMTRepub
  
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• Arrested Mexican 'dreamer' immigrant seeks new U.S. legal channel

  07-03-2017 23:02 via yahoo.com
  
  If they are successful on Wednesday, the case of Daniel Ramirez Medina, a so-called dreamer afforded some protection from deportation under an Obama-era program, could point a new way forward for thousands of people across the country threatened by stepped-up immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump.Under U.S. law, deportation cases must be heard by immigration courts but Ramirez hopes to establish an alternate legal challenge over his arrest.Immigration courts, which operate separat
  
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• Trailblazing Brazilian mayor marries same-sex partner

  07-03-2017 23:01 via cnn.com
  
  It was a 13-year courtship. But over the weekend, the mayor of the small Brazilian city of Lins finally tied the knot in front of 300 friends and family.
  
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• Eastern European diplomats appeal for U.S. help against Russia

  07-03-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  
  By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Diplomats from six Eastern European countries appealed to U.S. senators on Tuesday to help them stand up against interference from Russia, including cyber attacks, and insisted that sanctions imposed on Moscow should not be lifted anytime soon.The foreign minister of Ukraine as well as the ambassadors to Washington from Poland, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia appeared at a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing on Russian activity in their co
  
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• Ajit Pai Has Been Nominated By President Trump For A Second Term At FCC

  07-03-2017 22:52 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump has nominated Ajit Pai, the current chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, for a second term on the commission.
  
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• Jill Dougherty: Putin's making the most of Trump

  07-03-2017 22:38 via cnn.com
  
  For weeks after Donald Trump's election, "Trumpomania" ruled the Russian airwaves.
  
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• Space radiation with extra punch a hazard for high flying aircraft

  07-03-2017 22:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Solar winds sending charged particles to Earth in ‘clouds’ can double normal exposure to radiation on long-haul flightsSpace weather is not usually noticeable on Earth, but research suggests that it may produce blasts of radiation that do affect air travellers. Fortunately, this occurs in localised “clouds” which aircraft could avoid, just as they can avoid clouds of volcanic dust.The research, published in the journal Space Weather, is connected to the Nasa-funded Automa
  
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• State Department resumes press briefings after 6-week break

  07-03-2017 22:26 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department resumed news briefings Tuesday after a six-week break.
  
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• Live: Biloxi Bus Crash Leaves 4 Dead

  07-03-2017 22:25 via yahoo.com
  
  Two people had to be removed from the wreckage by a Jaws of Life. Thirty-five people were hospitalized, several airlifted from the scene.
  
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• Searching for Richard Simmons: Podcast Trying to Unlock Mystery of Fitness Guru's Wherabouts

  07-03-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  
  "Missing Richard Simmons" is the No. 1 podcast in America.
  
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• Boeing developing new mid-range plane to rival Airbus

  07-03-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  
  Boeing is in talks with potential clients about developing a new plane to fit into a niche category now dominated by rival Airbus, a Boeing executive said Tuesday."Boeing is actively engaged in discussions with customers about the 737 MAX 10X," Boeing's Randy Tinseth said in a company blog post.The new Boeing plane is expected to enter service in 2020, said Tinseth, vice president of marketing for Boeing's commercial division.
  
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• Gold Coast casino developer could risk financial collapse, auditors warn

  07-03-2017 22:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Accounts show ASF, the owner of a consortium vying to develop a resort on Southport Spit, holds just $6.25m after losing $93m of $102m raised The cash-strapped parent company of a consortium with exclusive rights to negotiate a $3bn casino development with the Queensland government could risk collapse without more investment backing, auditors have warned.ASF, the sole owner of a consortium vying to develop a casino resort on the Gold Coast, holds just $6.25m in cash after losing $93m of $102m ra
  
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• Health secretary: new healthcare plan is 'a work in progress' – video

  07-03-2017 22:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Health and human services secretary Tom Price spoke to reporters at the White House press briefing on Tuesday, touting the new Republican healthcare legislation overhauling the nation’s existing healthcare law. Price said the new plan is ‘about patients, not about money’. Price added that the proposed legislation is ‘a work in progress’ as it heads to the Senate for votingContinue reading...
  
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• Feud over Mississippi flag moves to federal appeals court

  07-03-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  
  A battle over a Confederate symbol on Mississippi’s flag has raged for generations, igniting divisions and reopening wounds of the state’s darker history with slavery and segregation.Now, the ideological battle becomes a legal one, making its way before a federal appeals court.The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans was slated to hear arguments Tuesday that stem from a 2016 lawsuit filed by Carlos Moore, an African-American attorney.
  
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• Israeli Travel Ban Draws Fire

  07-03-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  
  The new law would stop some pro-Israel groups from visiting the Jewish state if they have publicly called for boycotts of Israel’s settlements.
  
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• How to tell if the CIA hacked your smart TV

  07-03-2017 22:03 via yahoo.com
  
  Earlier today, Wikileaks dropped a massive collection of CIA documents related to the group's espionage efforts and the tools at its disposal. iOS and Android devices were high on the list of hackables, but also included was smart TVs — more specifically, Samsung smart TVs — which can be hacked to record conversations even when they appear to be powered down. The CIA calls the hack "Weeping Angel" in its internal documentation, and while you're (probably) not the target of a CIA inve
  
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• 'We are international, we are everywhere': women unite in global strike

  07-03-2017 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  International Women’s Day 2017 set to be one of the most political yet, with women in more than 50 countries downing toolsFollow International Women’s Day around the globe in our live blogWomen in more than 50 countries will strike from paid and unpaid labour on Wednesday while millions more will be taking part in direct action on what is set to be one of the most political International Women’s Days in history. Related: International Women's Day: protests, activism and a strik
  
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• UN: World ignores Somalis as famine looms

  07-03-2017 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the plight of the Somali people has been "neglected" amid an impending famine.
  
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• Photos of the day - March 7, 2017

  07-03-2017 22:00 via yahoo.com
  
  Indian students pose with their faces painted at a college in Chennai, India ahead of International Women’s Day; Cattle graze by a wildfire near Protection, Kansas; and, Displaced Iraqis flee their homes as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq. These are just a few of the photos of the day for March 7, 2017. See more news-related photo galleries and follow us on Yahoo News Photo Tumblr.  
  
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• WikiLeaks Says the CIA Listened in on Samsung Smart TVs

  07-03-2017 21:59 via yahoo.com
  
  We've been reporting on the personal information being collected and shared on smart TVs for several years now. But if a new WikiLeaks revelation is indeed true, the CIA may have been hacking int...
  
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• Parsi and Weinstein: Trump's travel ban is still a Muslim ban

  07-03-2017 21:56 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump's new travel ban may reduce the chaos at airports caused by his previous executive order, but it will not enhance American security or make the intention behind the original order any less bigoted.
  
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• New Orleans Confederate monuments can come down: U.S. court

  07-03-2017 21:56 via yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - New Orleans can remove several high-profile monuments honoring leaders of the Confederacy, a U.S. appeals court has ruled, but critics of the decision vowed on Tuesday to keep fighting to retain them.
  
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• Turkey asks Germany not to preach about democracy

  07-03-2017 21:51 via yahoo.com
  
  Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu asked Berlin not to preach about democracy and human rights amid a mounting row sparked by Germany's refusal to allow meetings aimed at gathering votes to extend the Turkish president's powers."Please, don't give us lessons in human rights and democracy," the minister said, as he spoke to a crowd of some 200 Turkish government supporters gathered at the residence of their country's consul in the northern city of Hamburg.The comments came after German loc
  
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• What does Congress want to change about US healthcare?

  07-03-2017 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The long-awaited bill to replace "Obamacare" has been revealed. So what's changed?
  
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• House GOP health bill adds up to big tax cut for the rich

  07-03-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republicans' health care bill adds up to big tax cuts for the rich.
  
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• EU consumer agencies to join forces to press VW over dieselgate scandal

  07-03-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  
  By Alissa de CarbonnelBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European national consumer agencies plan joint action to seek compensation for Volkswagendrivers who bought emissions-cheating diesel cars on the strength of their green credentials, the European Commission said on Tuesday.At a meeting of the EU's 28 consumer protection authorities in Brussels, Dutch officials agreed to prepare "joint enforcement action" against the German carmaker, a spokesman for Europe's Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova said."Commis
  
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• Appeals court rules that Confederate monuments can come down in New Orleans

  07-03-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  
  A federal appeals court has ruled that the city of New Orleans can take down three Confederate monuments that have stood in the city for more than a century.In December 2015, the city council voted to remove four monuments, including statues of Confederate figures Robert E. Lee, P.G.T. Beauregard, and Jefferson Davis, immediately triggering backlash and death threats against the contractors hired to do the job.A lawsuit filed by three historic preservation organizations and a Sons of the Co
  
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• White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds the daily briefing on March 7, 2017

  07-03-2017 21:22 via yahoo.com
  
  On Tuesday, March 7, 2017, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds the daily press briefing with the White House press corp.
  
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