Sunday, December 18, 2016

Trump to name Rep. Tom Price as next HHS secretary and other top stories.

  • Trump to name Rep. Tom Price as next HHS secretary

    Trump to name Rep. Tom Price as next HHS secretary
    Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), a veteran lawmaker and vehement critic of the Affordable Care Act, was reportedly tapped as President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post) President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.),  a fierce critic of the Affordable Care Act and a proponent of overhauling the nation’s entitlement programs, to lead the department of Health and Human Services,  a person briefed on the..
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  • Ohio State student identified as campus attacker, nearly a dozen ...

    Ohio State student identified as campus attacker, nearly a dozen ...
    Police said a suspect was shot and killed after attacking people using a car and a knife on Nov. 28 on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus. (Peter Stevenson/The Washington Post) COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio State student drove a car into a crowd outside a classroom building Monday morning, then got out and slashed at people with a butcher knife, sending 11 people to the hospital in what authorities said was a planned assault. University public safety officials identified the stude..
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  • Charter plane carrying 81, including Brazilian soccer team, crashes ...

    Charter plane carrying 81, including Brazilian soccer team, crashes ...
    Last picture before the crash, on their way to the Copa final. #Chapecoense pic.twitter.com/A0jvoVqy78 — Fredo, FES Bets (@ZFredo_) November 29, 2016 This is a breaking story and will be regularly updated. A charter plane carrying 81 people, including players from a rising Brazilian soccer team headed for a championship match, has crashed en route to Medillin’s airport in Colombia, according to authorities. Medellin’s mayor, Federico Gutierrez, was quoted by the AP saying that there were at..
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  • Trump keeps eye on Romney for State Dept. despite scorn from ...

    Trump keeps eye on Romney for State Dept. despite scorn from ...
    President-elect Donald Trump is for now unswayed by the extraordinarily public revolt by some of his top advisers and allies over the possible choice of Mitt Romney as secretary of state and continues to see his foe as a serious contender for the diplomatic post, several people briefed on the deliberations said Monday. Romney plans to have a private dinner Tuesday with Trump, who is said to be intrigued by the notion of reconciling with one of his fiercest Republican antagonists — even as he al..
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  • Pennsylvania State Department says Stein missed recount deadline

    Pennsylvania State Department says Stein missed recount deadline
    ... 27 have been decided by recounts and only three challengers have pulled off an upset. Philip Wegmann is a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner.
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  • AT&T just unveiled its answer to the cord-cutting wars

    AT&T just unveiled its answer to the cord-cutting wars
    With streaming TV options becoming more affordable, it may be time to cancel your cable service. But which streaming services offer which channels, and how do you know if you'll save money in the long run? (Jhaan Elker/The Washington Post) AT&T on Monday unveiled its long-awaited answer to the increasingly competitive marketplace for online streaming video. Known as DirecTV Now, AT&T's new service promises to be a comprehensive solution for consumers looking to buy a cable-like experience..
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  • House Democrats demand Chaffetz probe Trump's finances

    House Democrats demand Chaffetz probe Trump's finances
    House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz leaves a Republican conference meeting with Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Capitol Hill on Nov. 17. (J. Lawler Duggan for The Washington Post) Democrats on Monday made their strongest call to date for a congressional investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s business entanglements and possible conflicts of interest, asking the GOP’s top House investigator to launch a formal probe. Seventeen Democratic member..
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  • South Korea's president offers to resign if demanded by lawmakers

    South Korea's president offers to resign if demanded by lawmakers
    After weeks of protests over a corruption scandal, South Korean president Park Geun-hye said on Nov. 29 that she would allow lawmakers in the country's National Assembly to determine if she should resign or shorten her term. (Reuters) TOKYO — Embattled South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that she would allow the National Assembly to determine her fate, signaling that she would resign over a corruption and influence-peddling scandal if lawmakers so demanded. Relinquishing h..
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  • 'I want them to understand how bad that hurts me': Vets slam college ...

    'I want them to understand how bad that hurts me': Vets slam college ...
    A group of demonstrators, many carrying American flags, gathered on Nov. 27 outside the campus of Hampshire College in Massachusetts. (Instagram/@axle_maximus via Storyful) When the president of Hampshire College decided to remove the American flag from the center of campus days after Donald Trump’s election, the move triggered fiery reactions. For the members of the campus community who consider the flag a symbol of fear, the flag’s descent was celebrated as a moral necessity. For others..
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  • What we know so far about how Cyber Monday sales are going

    What we know so far about how Cyber Monday sales are going
    Boxes move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon Fulfillment Center on Cyber Monday in Tracy, Calif. (Reuters/Noah Berger) While retailers have been deluging customers for days now with a steady stream of holiday shopping promotions, shoppers still came out in droves for Cyber Monday, with early data showing that e-commerce sales for the day were on track to soar 9.4 percent over last year. As of Monday morning, some $540 million had already been spent online, according to Adobe, whose softwar..
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Myanmar health authorities struggle to prepare for Zika outbreak .Russian Soyuz brings crew of 3 to space station .
Renewed optimism for Trump pushes Dow to new record, best week since 2011 .Zika No Longer Global 'Health Emergency,' WHO Declares .

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