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Senate GOP Health Bill Would Slash Medicaid. Here's How.

Republicans have wanted to repeal Obamacare for years -- but they've wanted to overhaul Medicaid for far longer.

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H-E-B Announces 2017 Excellence in Education School District and Early Childhood Finalists and Recognizes Outstanding Public School Boards

H-E-B announced today that eight school districts and five early childhood facilities have been selected as finalists for the retailer’s 16th annual 2017 Excellence in Education Awards program. For the third year in a row, H-E-B is recognizing five public school boards to highlight the importance of strong leadership at the board level.

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Bullet Fragments Linked to Lead Poisoning, CDC Study Says

In the United States, routine screening for lead poisoning in adults is focused on jobs in which exposure to lead is likely.

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What's at Stake for Older Dads?

Actor George Clooney, 55, will soon to be a father to twins with his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, 39 -- reigniting a conversation about what it means to be an older dad.

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A Race Against the Weather to Avoid Disaster at California Dam

There's no word yet when the 188,000 people who evacuated their homes near Northern California's Oroville Dam can return.

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OWN Announces New Comedy Series "The Paynes" From Tyler Perry

Network Orders Additional Episodes of Perry’s Hit Drama Series “The Haves and the Have Nots” and “If Loving You is Wrong”

Continuing its successful partnership with prolific producer Tyler Perry, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a 38-episode order for a new comedy series from Perry, “The Paynes,” a spinoff of his popular series “House of Payne.” The network has also ordered 44 additional episodes of Perry’s hit OWN drama series “The Haves and the Have Nots” and 18 episodes of “If Loving You is Wrong.”

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CBO Report: 24 Million Fewer Insured by 2026 Under GOP Health Care Bill

Twenty-four million more Americans would be uninsured by 2026 under the House Republican health care bill than under Obamacare, including 14 million by next year, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said Monday.

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Banks make billions on overdraft fees. Biden could end that

The banking industry's $11 billion overdraft-fee gravy train could get derailed if Joe Biden wins the White House.

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The US is seeing a resurgence of Covid-19 cases. Small household gatherings are helping drive it, CDC chief says

Small gatherings are becoming a growing source of Covid-19 spread, a leading health expert said, as cases and hospitalizations are on the rise nationwide.

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Suicide Prevention Starts With You

“The faster you move, the less pain you endure,” is something seventeen-year-old Ashley Jadine Duncan posted on social media. Looking deeper into that statement and one can see the truth behind it. In today’s society everyone is moving so fast and in so many directions not only do you endure less pain but also you don’t feel, touch, hear or see it either.

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How America's VetDogs trains service dogs like Sully to perform long lists of commands

These puppers are cute and cuddly, and -- despite a recent crazy report questioning dogs' intelligence -- they're actually very smart. So smart, in fact, that they can perform a very long list of commands.

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Sony Classical Reissues Black Composer Series: The Complete Album Collection (10-CD Box Set) Featuring Conductor Paul Freeman

In the 1970s, CBS Masterworks made a groundbreaking series of recordings featuring the music of black composers. The nine LPs released all featured the pioneering conductor Paul Freeman. Sony Classical is proud to reissue the complete Black Composer Series in a single original album collection with each CD remastered from the original analogue tapes using 24 bit/192 kHz technology.

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Top 10 Travel Destinations to Start the New Decade

For many, traveling offers an opportunity to disconnect from the everyday and experience new places and cultures. With the beginning of a new decade, it is the perfect time to start deciding your next travel adventures.

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States with serious coronavirus problems need to consider shutting down again, Fauci says

A second shutdown might be the best move for states struggling with burgeoning coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, one of the nation's top infectious disease experts says.

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COVID-19 Driving Sustainability and Innovation Across the New Sphere of the Virtual Workplace

The COVID-19 pandemic has without a doubt had an indelible impact on the workplace, both on the environment and the routines that underpin daily lives globally. Organisations have had to adapt both rapidly and radically to survive, deploying digital technology and platforms to keep business moving, as the definition of normal continues to be redefined.

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Phil Mickelson sparks controversy as four players tie for US Open lead

Phil Mickelson's "putt-gate" shenanigans at Shinnecock created a firestorm that will haunt his legacy on a tumultuous and controversial third day at the US Open.

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Mayor Turner Announces Entertainment for CITGO Freedom Over Texas - July 4th

Featuring a Space City Experience That’s Out of this World

This year, guests will celebrate more than America’s Freedom at the city’s signature Independence Day event, as this July marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. CITGO Freedom Over Texas has partnered with NASA’s Johnson Space Center, to bring an exclusive Space City Experience to all patrons at the event featuring its history and what the future holds for intergalactic exploration and travel. The signature area will include an opportunity to be up close and personal with astronauts, robotic demonstrations, virtual reality fieldtrips to the International Space Station, the Space Exploration Vehicle (SEV), NASA’s Destination Station, and other NASA assets and activities.

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Retailers want to go cashless. But opponents say that's discriminatory

Retailers and restaurants say eliminating cash at their stores makes them more efficient. But opponents argue that cashless stores exclude millions of Americans without bank accounts.

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Dangerous Covid-19 Variant Has Spread to All 50 US States

The highly contagious Covid-19 variant first identified in the UK has now been reported in every state in the US, and experts are concerned spreading variants could send cases surging.

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'10 years is enough': Advocates and bipartisan lawmakers push for sentencing reform for drug-related offenders

William R. Underwood was a 17-year-old father living in New York City when former President Richard Nixon declared a "war on drugs."