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Obama’s rough ride on health care offers lessons for Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama took on the problems of a lack of access to health care and high cost, but he and Democrats paid a political price. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to undo much of what Obama put in place, and pledged to make the system better.
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Obama’s rough ride on health care offers lessons for Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama took on the problems of a lack of access to health care and high cost, but he and Democrats paid a political price. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to undo much of what Obama put in place, and pledged to make the system better.
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Former sex slave helps women reclaim their branded bodies with new tattoos
By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – After escaping years of sexual slavery, Jennifer Kempton could not look in the mirror without being taken back to her dark, traumatic past. It’s happening all over the world,” said Kempton who suffered horrific brutality during six years working on the streets of Columbus, Ohio. Two years…
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Fate of Obama legacy initiatives in hands of courts, successor
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When President Barack Obama leaves office on Jan. 20 after eight years, several of his major initiatives will still hang in the legal balance, meaning the U.S. courts and his successor will play a major role in shaping his legacy. Ongoing legal challenges by Republican-governed states and business groups…
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India’s capital grapples with toxic winter air pollution
NEW DELHI (AP) — Even for a city considered one of the world's most polluted, the Indian capital hit a new low this past week.
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India’s capital grapples with toxic winter air pollution
NEW DELHI (AP) — Even for a city considered one of the world's most polluted, the Indian capital hit a new low this past week.
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California cities see chance to cash in on marijuana
By Robin Respaut SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Californians are expected to pass a ballot measure on Election Day legalizing recreational marijuana, and the prospect has cities and counties seeing dollar signs. Proposition 64 would impose state taxes on the cultivation and sale of marijuana. Economists warn that burdensome taxes and fees on the nascent industry…
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White House threatens to veto Republicans’ Zika funding plan
By Roberta Rampton and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday threatened to veto the $1.1 billion approved by the U.S. House of Representatives to fight the Zika virus, blasting the measure for short-changing the administration's $1.9 billion funding request. The Republican-controlled House approved the funding deal early Thursday morning after reaching…
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Biden to host national cancer research summit in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden will bring together scientists, oncologists, donors and patients for a national conference on cancer research in Washington, the White House said Tuesday.