Democrats tussle over health care at Nevada labor forum

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 23:26:13 +0000

Democrats tussle over health care at Nevada labor forum

LAS VEGAS – Democratic presidential candidates’ tussle over health care reform and Barack Obama’s legacy continued Saturday, with former Vice President Joe Biden declaring he’s “against any Democrat who wants to get rid of Obamacare.”

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2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Walmart in Mississippi

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 23:02:32 +0000

2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Walmart in Mississippi

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – A gunman described as a disgruntled former Walmart employee fatally shot two ex-co-workers and wounded a police officer before he was shot and arrested Tuesday at a Walmart store in northern Mississippi, authorities said.

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Senate bows to Trump vetoes, allows Saudi weapons sales

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 23:05:54 +0000

Senate bows to Trump vetoes, allows Saudi weapons sales

WASHINGTON – The Senate has failed in a bid to override a series of vetoes issued by President Donald Trump, allowing the administration to move forward with plans to sell billions of dollars of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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3 killed, 12 injured in shooting at Gilroy, California food festival

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 04:32:01 +0000

3 killed, 12 injured in shooting at Gilroy, California food festival

GILROY, Calif. – Three people were killed and 12 others injured Sunday after a shooting at an annual food festival in Northern California, according to a city official.

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Trump proposal seeks to crack down on food stamp ‘loophole’

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 23:01:08 +0000

Trump proposal seeks to crack down on food stamp 'loophole'

Residents signing up for food stamps in Minnesota are provided a brochure about domestic violence, but it doesn’t matter if they even read the pamphlet. The mere fact it was made available could allow them to qualify for government food aid if their earnings or savings exceed federal limits. As odd as that might sound, […]

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Plan halted to house migrant kids at Oklahoma Army base

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 22:45:42 +0000

Plan halted to house migrant kids at Oklahoma Army base

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Trump administration no longer needs to detain migrant children at an Oklahoma Army base and preparations to house them there have stopped, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement.

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Despite calls to start over, US health system covers 90%

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 22:41:13 +0000

Despite calls to start over, US health system covers 90%

WASHINGTON – America’s much-maligned health care system is covering 9 out of 10 people, a fact that hasn’t stopped the 2020 presidential candidates from refighting battles about how to provide coverage, from Bernie Sanders’ call for replacing private insurance with a government plan to President Donald Trump’s pledge to erase the Affordable Care Act and start over.

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Trump vetoes congressional effort to block Saudi arms sales

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 00:03:44 +0000

Trump vetoes congressional effort to block Saudi arms sales

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed a trio of congressional resolutions aimed at blocking his administration from bypassing Congress and selling billions of dollars in weapons and maintenance support to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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Officials abandon idea of demolishing Columbine High School

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 23:00:50 +0000

Officials abandon idea of demolishing Columbine High School

DENVER – A Colorado school district trying to stop people obsessed with the shooting at Columbine High School won’t demolish the building as a way to deter intruders, officials said in a letter released Wednesday.

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