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Sanders Says He’s ‘Absolutely’ Introducing Single-Payer

Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders said Sunday he would “absolutely” introduce a single-payer healthcare bill following failed Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare. “Absolutely, of course we are,” Sanders told CNN’s Jake Tapper Sunday. “We’re just tweaking the final points of the bill and we’re figuring out how we can mount a national campaign to bring

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Bad Smell: Trump Golf Plans Stymied By Scottish Law

Two environmental agencies in Scotland have objected to plans by the Trump Organization to build a new 18-hole golf course at the Trump International Golf Links in northeastern Scotland. Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has informed the president’s company that its expansion plans violate sewage pollution, environmental protection and groundwater conservation rules, reported Scotland’s Daily

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

Mike Pence Will Soon Be President, Maxine Waters Tweets

An outspoken Democratic critic of President Donald Trump’s is leading the call for Vice President Mike Pence to become the next commander-in-chief. California Representative Maxine Waters, who has become an internet sensation among the left for her frank criticism of the president in recent months, tweeted Saturday: “Mike Pence is somewhere planning an inauguration. Priebus

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US bombers fly mission in response to North Korea’s missile launches

Washington (dpa) – Two US Air Force bombers flew over the Korean Peninsula during a 10-hour mission Saturday in response to North Korea’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches, US Pacific Air Forces said. The mission came a day after North Korea test-fired its second ICBM, with experts saying Pyongyang now has the ability to

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International, USA

Sunday Times pulls anti-Semitic article targeting female BBC hosts

Editor apologizes for piece that said ‘Jews are not generally noted for their insistence on selling their talent for the lowest possible price’ By Sue Surkes BBC star Vanessa Feltz (YouTube screenshot) After an outcry, the Sunday Times newspaper apologized and removed an article that singled out Jewish BBC television hosts as knowing how to

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Russia says 755 US diplomatic staffers must leave country

WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday that 755 American embassy and consulate employees would be ordered to leave his country in response to a package of sanctions awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature. “I decided it’s time for us to show we do not intend to leave U.S. actions unanswered,” the Russian leader said

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International, USA

Al Gore Documentary Opens In Theaters

Al Gore’s latest climate change documentary, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” opened Friday in limited release and has received mostly positive reviews. The documentary is the follow-up to “An Inconvenient Truth,” which opened in 2006 to critical and box-office success, and won an Academy Awards for Best Documentary, as well as Best Original Song.

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

12 people, including Philippine city mayor, killed in anti-drug raids

Manila (dpa) – Twelve people, including a city mayor, were killed on Sunday in a shoot-out with police officers during a series of pre-dawn anti-drug raids in the southern Philippines, police and local officials said. Police officers also arrested the vice mayor of Ozamiz City, about 780 kilometres south of Manila, during the raids, said

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Military court upholds conviction, 18-month sentence for Hebron shooter

Prosecution appeal to stiffen manslaughter sentence for Elor Azaria turned down; ‘He acted like he was at a shooting range,’ judges say By Judah Ari Gross and Stuart Winer Former IDF soldier Elor Azaria, center, accompanied by his mother, Oshrat, arrive at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, July 30, 2017. (Avshalom Sasoni/Flash90) A

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Middle East

Can Trump Strip Health Cate From Members of Congress?

As Republican members of Congress have tried and failed to follow through with their campaign promise of repealing Obamacare, President Donald Trump has threatened to eliminate some health benefits for members of Congress and their staffs. “If a new HealthCare Bill is not approved quickly, BAILOUTS for Insurance Companies and BAILOUTS for Members of Congress

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Kellyanne Conway: Trump will decide ‘this week’ whether to cut off insurance payments

White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway said Sunday that President Trump will decide this week whether to cut off cost-sharing payments that go to insurance companies under Obamacare. “He’s going to make that decision this week, and that’s a decision that only he can make,” Ms. Conway said on “Fox News Sunday.” Health and Human Services

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Border Wall Tied to Trump Transgender Ban: Report

The reasoning behind President Donald Trump’s sudden Twitter announcement Wednesday that upended Capitol Hill, the military and LGBT rights activists—that transgender people would be banned from military service—reportedly came down to one factor: funding for the billionaire’s much-hyped idea of constructing a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. In order to boost that funding,

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