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Jun 25 2017
Free Dental Care for Veterans Saturday
Phillips hopes to get the word out about this free dental care for veterans so they can have days like this a couple of times a year. This marked the third annual day o...
Jun 25 2017
GOP senators now oppose health bill, enough to sink it
Sen. Susan Collins of ME reiterated her opposition to language blocking federal money for Planned Parenthood, which many Republicans oppose because it provides abortions....
Jun 25 2017
Trump Predicts Quartet of GOP Critics Eventually Will Back Senate Health Bill
Republicans face a daunting public-relations campaign to sell the legislation, which is expected to reduce or eliminate insurance coverage for millions of Americans. Cant...
Jun 25 2017
GOP: Special Election Victories Boost Trump's Legislative Agenda
Tim Ryan of Ohio, Seth Moulton of MA and Filemon Vela of Texas. Vela's comments come after he and several Democratic colleagues met privately Thursday afternoon to d...
Jun 25 2017
Russia's Putin: Top goal for journalists is 'do not offend'
In the final days of the presidential campaign a year ago, two Democratic senators asked President Obama to take action against Russian Federation for its election medd...
Jun 25 2017
Disabled protesters stage sit-in outside Sen. Mitch McConnell's office
The Medicaid system that provides essential home and community-based care is already underfunded, has resulted in cuts to services and has increased the long wait lists...
Jun 25 2017
Yemen cholera cases could pass 300000 by September, UN says
The UNICEF representative in Yemen , Meritxell Relano, says despite the obstacles, aid agencies are making progress in reducing cholera cases and deaths in some part...
Jun 25 2017
Park shoots 63 to take 2-shot lead at LPGA Tour event
Park leads by two from compatriot So Yeon Ryu , American Ally McDonald and Englishwoman Mel Reid , who aced the par-three 11th in a round which also included six birdie...
Jun 25 2017
LaVar Ball makes his first bold prediction for Lonzo's National Basketball Association career
He and classmates Kris Jenkins and Darryl Reynolds never lost back-to-back games or more than five games in any one season during their four years. If Ball becomes the ne...
Jun 25 2017
Pentagon chief blasts N.Korea over USA student who died
In an interview Wednesday with CNN in Seoul, Bae said he was threatened a few times during his 735 days in a North Korean prison but never tortured. "To see a young man...
Jun 24 2017
Ties with india and Pakistan not zero sum: White House
But who has the edge with respect to the number of followers? Responsibility for stewarding that relationship now rests with the Trump administration whose appreciation o...
Jun 24 2017
EC rejects AAP plea, office of profit case to continue
Prashant Patel, the petitioner in the case, told The Sunday Guardian , "It has been an achievement for me today as the EC has accepted that the 21 MLAs were holding offi...
Jun 24 2017
Cold Front Sweeps Through The State, Overnight Showers And Storms Possible
Rain, heavy at times, and thunderstorms develop through the morning and become steady into late morning/afternoon. What's left of Tropical Storm Cindy will get caught b...
Jun 24 2017
South Carolina health officials find West Nile virus
Paul Byers. Hunt said the insecticide is very effective and was chosen because it is fast-acting. But as always, you should avoid peak times, wear bug spray, as well as...
Jun 24 2017
At least 15 dead in twin Pakistan blasts
Early on Friday, a suicide auto bomber killed 12 people in Quetta in the country's volatile south-west. In the evening, the twin explosions occurred near a bus termin...
Jun 24 2017
Congressman Lists Lawmakers Concerns Surrounding Amazon's Acquisition Of Whole Foods
It was truly love at first sight ... "It's been a whirlwind courtship", Mackey went on. "Because, little over six weeks after we met on this blind date, we're officiall...
Jun 24 2017
Trump admin OKs drone sale to India, manufacturer says
The United States is expected to authorise India's purchase of a naval variant of the Predator drone , two sources familiar with the situation said, ahead of a visit n...
Jun 24 2017
GOP senators now oppose health care bill as written
The GOP holds a 52-48 advantage over Democrats in the Senate , with Vice President Pence standing ready to break ties in the GOP's favor. Senate Majority Leader Mitch ...
Jun 24 2017
Gulf states tell Qatar to close Turkish base and media outlets
Revoke Qatari citizenship for existing nationals off those four countries if it violates those countries' laws. Not only must Qatar shut down the Doha-based satellite...
Jun 24 2017
Republicans unveil Senate health bill, but lack votes to pass it
In order for the bill to receive a green light, 50 out of 52 Republican senators would have to vote "yes", which might not be possible when it comes to the current versio...