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Republican Healthcare Bill to Leave 16Mln More Americans Uninsured
It's a process known in the Senate as "vote-a-rama". Hours of debate followed, as well a few amendment votes that starkly revealed Republicans' divisions. Among the provisions Cornyn said could be added in conference with the House is a measure from Sen. Supporters say the plan has given millions of Americans access to health insurance who previously didn't have it.
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Iran successfully test launches satellite-carrying space vehicle
Media reports did not say when the launch took place at the Imam Khomeini National Space Station in Semnan, some 138 miles east of Tehran. The State Department says that type of technology is inherently created to be able to carry a nuclear payload.
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US Sanctions 13 Venezuela Leaders: Maduro 'Transition' Imminent?
One of the options being considered is a suspension of oil imports from Venezuela. Lyrics were altered to urge people to "vote" and ended with an exhortation to Venezuela to get behind an election he has called for next Sunday to choose a body to rewrite Venezuela's constitution.
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DOJ Now Arguing That LGBT Discrimination in the Workplace Is Legal
The Department of Justice argued in a legal brief on Wednesday that the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 offers no protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation, a position advocacy groups condemned as "shameful" and "politically driven".
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3-year-old Long Island twins drown in backyard pool
First responders were called to their home on Holly Court in Melville around 8:45 a.m. The fire department eventually found the second boy, Anthony Aurilia, still in the pool, which was murky and hard to navigate. "That child was pulled from the pool and we began live-saving treatment on the second child also". The boys were rushed to Plainview Hospital in critical condition, but doctors were unable to save them.
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Former president of Georgia stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship
He accused the president of trying to maintain grip on power "by all possible means" and warned that Poroshenko could share the fate of his predecessor Viktor Yanukovych, who was toppled by pro-European protests in February 2014 and fled to Russian Federation.