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Merkel’s Party wins German state election, blunting projected opposition surge

Merkel’s Party wins German state election, blunting projected opposition surge

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party clinched a significant number of votes in a state poll in Saarland on Saturday as the elections year in the country begins. The ruling

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Affordable Care Act not partisan legislation

Affordable Care Act not partisan legislation

Reduced mental health and substance use care will only increase the numbers in our criminal justice system.

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Russian Opposition Leader Arrested In Moscow

Russian Opposition Leader Arrested In Moscow

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been arrested at an anti-corruption rally organised in Russia’s capital Moscow, reported BBC. Medvedev himself has not made any comments on Navalny’s allegations.

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Obamacare repeal short of needed support ahead of Trump-ordered vote

Obamacare repeal short of needed support ahead of Trump-ordered vote

Fresh off a defeat on USA healthcare legislation, the White House warned rebellious conservative lawmakers that they should get behind President Donald Trump’s agenda or he may bypass them on

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Hong Kong civil servant becomes first female chief executive

Hong Kong civil servant becomes first female chief executive

“This carries a strong implication: Lam won only with establishment’s votes”.

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3 stars of the USMNT’s emphatic 6-0 win over Honduras

3 stars of the USMNT’s emphatic 6-0 win over Honduras

In its first competitive match since Arena replaced Jurgen Klinsmann, the US moved from last to fourth in the final round of the North and Central American and Caribbean region.

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Congressman Disappointed in Healthcare Repeal Failure

Congressman Disappointed in Healthcare Repeal Failure

Trump on Thursday gave reticent House members an ultimatum: pass this bill or Obamacare stays.

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Down to the wire on House health care vote, Tipton still undecided

Down to the wire on House health care vote, Tipton still undecided

Under the GOP plan, insurance companies will not be forced to provide coverage for mental health treatment or drug addiction. “Our risks are just higher”.

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Local representatives react to health care bill failure

Local representatives react to health care bill failure

Moments later, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced that Republicans were nixing their high-stakes health care bill after failing to get enough support from within their own party.

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Beijing-Backed Carrie Lam Selected as Hong Kong’s Next Leader

Beijing-Backed Carrie Lam Selected as Hong Kong’s Next Leader

Hundreds of pro-democracy activists marched through the streets of Hong Kong on Saturday demanding universal suffrage.

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Tipton: I would have voted ‘no’ on American Health Care Act

Tipton: I would have voted ‘no’ on American Health Care Act

“They just wouldn’t do it”. It was a mistake, too, to test-run an Obamacare reconciliation bill in 2015-a bill that repealed much more of the act-for messaging purposes, when they

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Florida and Wisconsin finally give NCAA tournament its signature moments

Florida and Wisconsin finally give NCAA tournament its signature moments

“I understand why a lot of people would pick Wisconsin”.

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