Senate Republicans' effort to 'repeal and replace' Obamacare all but ...
Senate Republicans all but admitted defeat Tuesday in their seven-year quest to overturn the Affordable Care Act, acknowledging that they lacked the votes to make good on their vow to “repeal and replace” President Barack Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment. Hours after GOP leaders abandoned a bill to overhaul the law known as Obamacare, their fallback plan — a proposal to repeal major parts of the law without replacing them — quickly collapsed. A trio of moderate Republicans quashed t..>> view originalEighth person in Trump Tower meeting is identified
A U.S.-based employee of a Russian real estate company took part in a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between a Russian lawyer and Donald Trump Jr., bringing to eight the number of known participants at the session that has emerged as a key focus of the investigation of the Trump campaign’s interactions with Russians. Ike Kaveladze attended the meeting as a representative of Aras and Emin Agalarov, the father-and-son Russian developers who hosted the Trump-owned Miss Universe pageant in Moscow in..>> view originalTrump had undisclosed hour-long meeting with Putin at G-20 summit
After his much-publicized two-and-a-quarter-hour meeting early this month with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Group of 20 summit in Germany, President Trump chatted informally with the Russian leader for up to an additional hour later the same day. The second meeting, undisclosed at the time, took place at a dinner for G-20 leaders, a senior administration official said. At some point during the meal, Trump left his own seat to occupy a chair next to Putin. Trump approached alone, and..>> view originalModels hinting at serious, triple-digit heat wave late this week in ...
Temperature difference from normal predicted by GFS model Friday afternoon. (WeatherBell.com) If the latest computer models are to be believed, high temperatures Friday through Monday next week could hover around the century mark in Washington. Or even a little higher. “A particularly hot stretch is expected for days 4-7 across the Mid-Atlantic,” the National Weather Service wrote in its morning discussion for the Washington region. This heat wave is likely to be the most intense of this su..>> view originalTrump to nominate Jon Huntsman as ambassador to Russia
(Victoria Walker/The Washington Post) Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman will be nominated as the U.S. ambassador to Russia, the White House announced Tuesday, ending months of delay in formalizing the appointment amid deteriorating relations between the two countries. The White House confirmed in March that it would name the former Republican presidential contender and U.S. ambassador to China under President Barack Obama to the Russia post. But the White House had delayed formally nami..>> view originalGoogle challenges Facebook with customizable news feed for its app
Google’s updated new feed is only on mobile devices, but soon it will appear on Google’s main Web page. (Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images) Google rolled out an updated version of its news feed Wednesday in the Google app that uses machine learning to create customized collections of news stories based both on your search history and topics of your choosing. A limited version of the feed was introduced in December for Android users, but Google added a few new features in Wednesday’s update and ..>> view originalDrowned security robot is gone, but clearly not forgotten
A memorial was erected Tuesday to remember "Steve" the security robot, which fell into a water fountain in Washington the day before, setting off a flurry of attention. (Photo courtesy of Michael Soong) One day after a security robot toppled famously into a water fountain outside an office complex in Washington, an informal memorial was erected Tuesday in honor of the autonomous machine's brief tour of duty. People laid colorful flowers and left behind letters at the spot where the robot ha..>> view originalThis video of a dog saving a drowning baby deer is the sweetest ...
A dog named Storm rescued a fawn drowning off the coast of Long Island, N.Y. (Jukin Media) A dog pulled a baby deer from the water off the coast of Long Island this past weekend in New York. Owner Mark Freeley told CBS New York he was taking his golden retriever, Storm, for a walk Sunday when he “plunged into the water and started swimming out to the fawn, grabbed it by the neck, and started swimming to shore.” Dramatic video captured the moment when Storm rescued the 3-month-old deer, pa..>> view originalWalmart blasted after an online ad includes the n-word
(Alan Diaz/AP) By the time Walmart edited, then removed the racial-slur-filled ad from its website, it was too late — the Internet was already enraged. On Monday, someone noticed an ad by a seller claiming to be Jagazi Naturals, a Britain-based company that makes hair products tailored for black people. The ad was for a wig cap, which secures hair in place under a hairpiece and anchors the accessory in place. The size was listed as medium. The color: “n—– brown.” The ad — complete with the ..>> view originalMorgan Stanley posts 2Q profit
By Associated Press By Associated Press July 19 at 7:13 AM NEW YORK — Morgan Stanley (MS) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $1.76 billion. The company, based in New York, said it had earnings of 87 cents per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 76 cents per share. The investment bank posted revenue of $10.86 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $9.5 b..>> view original
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