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Ramadan: Saudi Arabia counters Sultan, says fasting begins tomorrow

The crescent for the holy month of Ramadan has not been sighted in Saudi Arabia, therefore, Saturday will be the first day of fasting in the Kingdom. And Ramadan, one

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Senate leaders await analysis of GOP health bill

The agency has already issued two reports on earlier versions of the GOP health care bill, but lawmakers continued to make changes up until the last minute to secure enough

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GOP health bill: 23M more uninsured; sick risk higher costs

“Just the opposite occurs” under the GOP bill the House approved this month, said No. 2 Senate Democratic leader Richard Durbin of IL.

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Palestinian President voices commitment to two-state solution

The Washington Post reported last week that Trump revealed what it said was highly classified information on Daesh (ISIS) during a recent meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and

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Senate Republicans head home still searching for health care deal

And tt would cause the number of Americans lacking medical insurance to rise by 23 million by 2026, which is 1 million less than under previous iterations of the measure,

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Abbas adviser says Trump visit could reopen path to talks

Meanwhile, Abbas and the PA have continued to be viewed increasingly unfavorably by Palestinians, both due to the PA’s recent violent suppression of demonstrators protesting against Israeli forces, as well

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Trump budget chief defends plan in face of opposition

As a candidate and as president Trump has frequently talked about making health care more affordable for regular folks, including by lowering premiums and deductibles.

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Trump willing to use engagement on North Korea crisis – South Korea envoy

North Korea repeatedly flaunts that it intends to develop a missile capable of striking the USA mainland.

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Voucher standoff could doom major Texas school finance fix

The lengthy debate on Senate Bill 5 was expected to doom at least some of the dozens of bills behind it on the House calendar.

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23 million more uninsured with GOP health bill, analysts say

Kaine is proposing to set up a federally funded Individual Market Protection Fund that would help pay the cost of expensive health care when a patient’s expenses reached certain catastrophic

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Trump heads to Israel in possible first arrival from Saudi

Husam Zumlot, a former adviser to Abbas who is now the Palestinian ambassador in Washington, said the contours of any deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians were well known

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UK’s Lib Dem Promises Referendum on EU Deal With Option to Remain

Brexit may have seemed like the great USP last summer, but it isn’t now, hence the hard sell on the big ticket items like health and education.

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