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China: Permit Liu Xiaobo to Leave for Medical Care
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Jun 27 2017
GOP Senators Lay Out Demands on Health Bill
So far, five Republicans now say they will not support the bill as written: Nevada Senator Dean Heller , Kentucky Senator Rand Paul , Texas Senator Ted Cruz , Utah S...
Jun 27 2017
A Lot Of People Think Justice Kennedy Is Retiring Soon - Here's Why
With the current Supreme Court session quickly coming to a close, speculation has surfaced that Justice Anthony Kennedy might elect to retire from the the bench. ...
Jun 27 2017
US eyes arms for YPG fighters in Syria even after Raqqa's fall
And he's also sounding a cautionary note when asked if all the weapons would be returned. "We'll do what we can", he told reporters traveling with him to Germany. In rece...
Jun 27 2017
Trump coaxing Senate health bill holdouts to get in line
The proposed Senate bill would reduce the federal deficit by $321 billion by 2026. Lance did not vote for the House bill. The Republican lawmaker says, "This is lar...
Jun 27 2017
Nevada's on-again, off-again marijuana sales back on
The only problem is, once the soon-to-be-licensed medical dispensaries run out of their initial stock, there will still be no one to legally distribute cannabis to the st...
Jun 27 2017
Questions raised about Liu Xiaobo's prison medical treatment
In 2010, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize , triggering a massive diplomatic row between China and Norway, which handed out the Nobel award to Liu and honored him...
Jun 27 2017
MI widow of meningitis outbreak victim prepares to speak at sentencing
He was convicted in March of more than 50 counts of mail fraud and racketeering for his role in the outbreak and acquitted of more serious second-degree murder charge...
Jun 27 2017
Big recognition: Pittsburgh's Children's Hospital named among top pediatrics hospitals in US
Boston Children's Hospital claimed the top spot on the 2017-18 "honor roll", maintaining its position from 2016-17 as well as 2015-16 . In a news release, Children'...
Jun 27 2017
Supreme Court partially unblocks Trump travel ban
Sessions says Monday's decision is "an important step toward restoring the separation of powers between the branches of the federal government" by recognizing the presi...
Jun 27 2017
New Zealand law student launches climate change court case
Along with similar lawsuits, it will set a bar for the type of action that developed countries must take to prevent unsafe climate change . He said the Kyoto Protocol ...
Jun 27 2017
Opioid Painkiller Use Peaks Among Mental Health Patients
People with mental health disorders represent 16 percent of the US population. And that prescription behavior is resulting in significant morbidity in the country.. Doc...
Jun 27 2017
Supreme Court to hear travel ban case
In the meantime, the administration can bar travelers from six majority-Muslim countries from the US if they don't have a "credible claim of a bona fide relationship "...
Jun 27 2017
AP Analysis Shows More Unopposed Missouri Races, GOP Edge
In Florida, Republicans had about 11 more seats in the state House than what would be expected statistically. University of Georgia political science professor Charles ...
Jun 27 2017
President Trump releases response following reinstatement of travel ban
Supreme Court signaled today that it rejects the Administration's argument", Ferguson said . The original measure, issued by executive order in January and nearl...
Jun 27 2017
President Obama did nothing about Russia
She seemed stunned when she asked how Trump could accuse former President Barack Obama of "obstructing" efforts related to Russian hacking when Trump seemed to do the...
Jun 27 2017
Supreme Court travel ban ruling: What it means
The court's decision Monday says the ban will stand for anyone seeking to enter the US from any of those countries "who lack a bona fide relationship with a person or...
Jun 27 2017
In defense, Trump seeks to redefine meaning of obstruction
The president took to Twitter and said Obama thought Hillary Clinton would win the election, thus he "did NOTHING about Russian Federation after being notified by the C...
Jun 27 2017
Vector Control gearing up for mosquitoes and West Nile
In Connecticut, in 2016, mosquitoes, domestic animals and humans were included in surveillance systems. Also, this week is National Mosquito Control Awareness Week. It ...
Jun 27 2017
Pharmacy head to be sentenced in deadly meningitis outbreak
Prosecutors had asked U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston to sentence Cadden, 50, to 35 years in prison, saying he directed the production of drugs in unsanit...
Jun 27 2017
Twitter is not having it with the Obamacare repeal hashtag #HellerVoteYes
Senate leaders last week unveiled a revamped health care plan aimed at fulfilling Trump's pledge to repeal Obamacare , the landmark reform of his Democratic predecess...