Tag: take-the-first
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Senate leader expects Obamacare repeal this week, new plan ‘quickly’
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday the Senate would take the first step in repealing President Barack Obama’s health care law by the end of this week and that a replacement health care plan would be in place “very quickly” after that. President-elect Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans have said dismantling…
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Britain’s health service in a ‘humanitarian crisis’ – Red Cross
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's health service is engulfed in a “humanitarian crisis” that requires the support of the Red Cross to use Land Rovers to transport patients, the charity said on Saturday. Founded in 1948, the National Health Service (NHS) is a source of huge pride for many Britons who are able…
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Choked by smog, Beijing creates new environmental police
BEIJING (AP) — Officials in Beijing have announced a new environmental police squad to root out illegal burning in the city, the latest government response to the widespread public anger over China's persistent problems with smog.
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Gun was given back to Florida shooting suspect last month
By Zachary Fagenson FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – Police in Alaska took a handgun from the man accused of killing five people at Fort Lauderdale's airport on Friday, but they returned it to him last month after a medical evaluation found he was not mentally ill, authorities said on Saturday. Esteban Santiago, a 26-year-old Iraq…