Tag: state
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California Republican challenges state’s hiring of Eric Holder to fight Trump policies
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A California Republican state lawmaker is challenging the legality of a move by Democrats in the legislature to hire former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to help in any legal battles with President-elect Donald Trump's administration. Assembly member Kevin Kiley has requested a formal ruling from state lawyers…
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Obama says Sanders’ supporters helped undermine Obamacare
By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday that criticism from the left wing of his own Democratic Party helped feed into the unpopularity of Obamacare, his signature healthcare reform law. Obama has been spending part of his last two weeks in office urging supporters to speak out against plans by…
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Four ordered held without bail over Chicago torture shown on Facebook
By Timothy Mclaughlin CHICAGO (Reuters) – Four African-Americans accused of attacking an 18-year-old white man with special needs while making anti-white racial taunts in an assault broadcast on Facebook were ordered held without bail by a Chicago judge on Friday. Jordan Hill, Tesfaye Cooper and sisters Brittany and Tanishia Covington were each charged with aggravated…
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Officials: Foreign government may have breached health data
A foreign government may have been behind a cyber breach of health insurance company Anthem Inc. that compromised the records of more than 78 million consumers, investigators said Friday. They declined …
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Q&A: A look at Texas’ first homegrown case of Zika
DALLAS (AP) — Health officials are going door-to-door in the Texas neighborhood of a woman who is believed to be the first person to contract the Zika virus by getting bitten by a mosquito in that state.
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Denver to become first U.S. city to legalize social marijuana use
The announcement comes amid a string of victories for proponents of medical and recreational marijuana use, with voters in California and Massachusetts approving ballot initiatives legalizing recreational use of the drug last week. The Colorado measure will permit private businesses to allow marijuana use by adults in designated areas with certain exceptions. Backers of the…
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New bird flu outbreaks reported in Germany and Switzerland
Germany and Switzerland reported new outbreaks of a severe strain of bird flu on Saturday in the latest in a series of cases across Europe. The H5N8 virus has also been found in Austria, Hungary, Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark and Croatia. In Germany, the state of Schleswig-Holstein reported one case of bird flu confirmed at…
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Nigeria probes new reports of food aid stolen from refugees
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Lawmakers in northeastern Nigeria are investigating new allegations that officials have diverted crucial food aid intended for people who have fled from Boko Haram extremists.