Tag: house-minority
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Latest gun control bid falters in Congress, Democrat sit-in ends
By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Another attempt at gun control faltered in the U.S. Congress on Thursday despite outrage at the Orlando massacre, as a proposed ban on firearms sales to people being monitored for links to terrorism barely avoided being killed in the Senate. In a procedural vote, the Senate…
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U.S. lawmakers back big tax breaks in $1.8 billion bill
By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Brushing aside concerns about deepening the budget deficit, U.S. lawmakers approved $1.8 trillion worth of federal spending and tax breaks on Friday in a rare show of bipartisan cooperation after years of damaging fiscal fights in Congress. The Senate voted 65-33 to approve sweeping legislation that…
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U.S. lawmakers back big tax breaks in $1.8 billion bill
By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Brushing aside concerns about deepening the budget deficit, U.S. lawmakers approved $1.8 trillion worth of federal spending and tax breaks on Friday in a rare show of bipartisan cooperation after years of damaging fiscal fights in Congress. The Senate voted 65-33 to approve sweeping legislation that…
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Flu season off to slower start this year; might be milder
NEW YORK (AP) — This year's flu season seems like old times.
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Republicans press for refugee limits in U.S. spending talks
Conservative Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed ahead on Thursday with an effort to attach a crackdown on Middle Eastern refugees to a $1 trillion spending bill that must pass within days to avert a government shutdown. With negotiations over the spending package gearing up, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, in a Reuters…
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What I Learned From Being Stuck in a Foreign Country
I'm going home next week after six years abroad. Two long-haul flights, five airports, fifty hours travel time. Before I cornered myself in Brazil, I worked in the luxury service industry in Australia. So that makes me a hooker, or yoga and meditation teacher at a six star spa resort, right? I moved to Brazil…
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Premenstrual syndrome may be linked to high blood pressure
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Women who experience moderate to severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are significantly more likely than others to develop high blood pressure over the next 20 years, according to a new U.S. study. PMS had not been linked to high blood pressure before, but they share many risk factors and likely…
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Big Pharma Payments for High Prescribing Doctors
In an ideal world, doctors avoid outside influence and commit to ethical practice. However, they are also huge influencers in a for-profit pharmaceutical industry. This creates a breeding ground for potential conflicts of interest.