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Republican health plan takes hit as forecast says 22m could lose coverage

By 2026, an estimated 49 million people would be uninsured, compared with about 28 million who would lack coverage under current law. It would repeal most ...

For Trump and the Republican Party, it's still complicated

The House bill had been estimated to lead to 23 million fewer Americans having health insurance. "It's a awful bill", he said in Washington Monday. The Sena...

Pakistan militant punished as India PM visits US

Trump says his daughter, Ivanka Trump, has accepted an invitation to travel to India this fall for an entrepreneurship summit. Emphasising on how both nations...

Supreme Court Rules States Cannot Exclude All Churches from Public Aid

In the majority opinion, Justice John Roberts described excluding Trinity Lutheran Child Learning Center from a grant it would be otherwise qualified for as "...

Trump urges India's Modi do more in trade

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Modi Says India is Business Friendly, Invites US CEOs to Invest

Modi became the first foreign leader to enjoy a White House dinner since Trump came to power and the two leaders discussed a range of issues. Modi and Tru...

Teen's bungee-jumping death possibly caused by instructor's poor English

THE poor English skills of a bungee jump instructor allegedly led to the death of a teenager who misheard him and died after jumping too early. The court also...

Will contest on plank of democratic values: presidential candidate Meira Kumar

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Takata files for bankruptcy after massive air bag recall

The company's executives sought to reassure their customers, suppliers and shareholders in a news conference on Monday. "If things are left as is, we are aw...

Budget office: Senate health bill adds 22 million uninsured

Most savings from the Senate's BCRA arise from ending Obamacare's Medicaid expansion , and instituting per capita caps on Medicaid payments, and reducing ...

State gays win birth-certificate ruling

The Arkansas Department of Health omitted Marisa Pavan's name on the birth certificate and listed Terrah Pavan as the only parent. The National Rifle Asso...

BoE orders banks to bolster capital buffers

Existing restrictions on high loan-to-income mortgage lending were likely to stay for the long term, the BoE said, and it also tweaked the rate against which le...

Who Will & Won't Be Impacted by the Travel Ban After SCOTUS Decision

The entire Court, even the four liberals, agreed to hear the Trump Administration's appeal of appellate-court rulings blocking its immigration travel ban , and...

Narrowed travel ban could sow confusion in US and abroad, experts say

Trump has declared the ban would take effect 72 hours after being cleared by courts. The ruling sets up a potential clash between the government and opponent...

DFW Attorneys Ready To Assist Those Affected By Travel Ban

In the interim, the justices decreed the order can take effect - but only for travellers and refugees who have no " bona fide relationship " to people or organi...

Trump says US, India 'tied together in friendship' after Modi meeting

He can take full advantage of the strong relationship he has built with Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, and of the friendship that has grown up between Abe ...

Armed Palestinian Shot Dead After Attempting to Attack Soldiers, Israeli Army Says

Discussions have been ongoing since that May 22 trip, the official said. USA officials are calling the trip part of an effort to keep the conversation going r...

United States congressman Steve Scalise still critical after Washington shooting

Republicans and Democrats joined in friendly rivalry Thursday at their annual Congressional Baseball game , all counting themselves as members of Team Scalise ...

Backed forces seize new district from IS in Raqqa

And he's also sounding a cautionary note when asked if all the weapons would be returned. "We'll do what we can", Mattis told reporters during his flight to G...

Details about Cosby deliberations still unclear after juror list goes public

Two more jurors in Bill Cosby's sex assault trial spoke out Thursday - refuting earlier claims that the majority of the jury wanted to convict the funnyman. C...

Premier League fixtures list announced

Huddersfield are away to Crystal Palace , while Championship winners Newcastle welcome Spurs to St James's Park. Holders Chelsea are up against Burnley...

California father of missing 5-year-old boy charged with murder

The father of missing South Pasadena boy, Aramazd Andressian Jr., was arrested at around 1 p.m., Friday in Las Vegas , Nevada. The father of a 5-year-old...

Israel strikes Gaza militant sites after projectile fired

Ashraf al-Qidra, Palestinian health ministry spokesman, said no casualities were recorded as a result of the attacks. Tuesday, June 27's early morning strike...

22 million fewer Americans insured under Senate GOP bill

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the bill would also give $33 billion in tax cuts to the 400 wealthiest USA households. Senator Su...

White House criticizes CBO report, cites 'history of inaccuracy'

In another important dynamic, lawmakers were awaiting a key analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office of the measure's price tag and the num...

International Yoga Day 2017: Devendra Fadnavis Celebrates With Farmers' Children

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Qatar demands difficult to meet

It also urged universities and educational institutions in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to put aside political differences and take into account the rights...

Agent reveals how Lionel Messi could have played for Real Madrid

A heart-to-heart talk with Luis Suarez convinced Lionel Messi to remain at Barcelona last summer when it seemed he was Manchester City bound. Messi's ...

Court lets travel ban mostly go into effect

Department of Homeland Security official and now a professor at the University of Virginia, said the ruling was "carefully tailored" and should be manageabl...

Trump says US-India relationship never better

But he has been willing to express America's special relationship with a select few. "Eliminating terrorism is among the topmost priorities for us", Modi told r...

Supreme Court Will Hear Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Case

In 2014, Republicans won 52 percent of the vote and increased their state assembly majority to 63 seats. Last November, the panel declared that the state hous...

Grenfell Tower Fire: Police say blaze started in a refrigerator

Such were their concerns after the tests that the information was immediately shared with government to disseminate more widely. The fire gutted Grenfell T...

India, US vow to fight terror, boost economic cooperation

Modi effusively praised Trump, hailing his "vast and successful experience in the business world" and "great leadership" for US-India ties, which he said should...

Trump Welcomes Indian PM Modi to White House

Modi pulled in Trump for a bear hug on the stage as the cameras rolled in the Rose Garden. Trump, who described Modi as a "true friend!" on Twitter after hi...

US Open leaderboard crowded after day two

The cut was at one-over par after Friday's round, allowing 68 golfers to make it to the weekend. There was slightly more wind on Friday than Thursday, but on ...