Top Trump advisor Kushner met Netanyahu, Abbas in peace push
A White House statement said that Kushner and Greenblatt conversed with President Abbas on priorities for the Palestinians and possible next steps, appreciating the desire for economic prospects for Palestinians and major investments in the Palestinian economy.
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Senate Health Care Bill Hangs In The Balance As 4 Lawmakers Waver
Beyond the Medicaid cuts, Heller also said he was also concerned with the Senate bill's rollback, via waivers, of Obamacare's Essential Health Benefits. Previous scores of the House version have predicted $119 billion in cost savings compared to Obamacare, but also 23 million fewer people with coverage in the next decade.
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Mourinho refutes tax fraud accusations
Cristiano Ronaldo's tax problems might be coming to an end soon, as he is reportedly agreeing to pay a multi-million euro fine to the Spanish government after defrauding them for years. Barcelona's Lionel Messi was sentenced to a 21-month jail sentence and 2.09 million euro fine a year ago for tax fraud. Manchester United and Chelsea have both made offers to sign James Rodriguez from Real Madrid this summer, according to reports in Spain .
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Health Insurers Concerned by 'Dramatic' Medicaid Cuts in Bill
Heller, who is widely believed to be the most vulnerable Republican senator up for re-election in 2018, is the first moderate lawmaker to oppose the legislation. "We're anxious about the burden it creates for the states", Kristine Grow, spokeswoman at America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), said on Friday. "It will give people plans that are very hard to use at their income levels", he said, noting the coverage will likely have deductibles of over $6,000 a year.
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North Korea denies torturing U.S. student Otto Warmbier
US President Donald Trump has slammed Warmbier's detention and eventual death as "a total disgrace". About 2,000 people packed into a school for Otto Warmbier's funeral Thursday in Wyoming, near Cincinnati. According to his family's wishes, no autopsy was performed. Warmbier's friends and relatives described him as a bright young man beloved in his community.
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Renewed calls to oust Nancy Pelosi: Darcy cartoon
But it remains to be seen how aggressively Democrats will make a play for a district in which they just dumped millions of dollars and came up short. "One of the disappointing things from the last couple days is that that approach has a little bit of punch to it, it still moves voters". But Pelosi continues to command great loyalty from many in the House , and she insisted her position was not in jeopardy.
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To face flood threat by storm Cindy
Major General Glenn Curtis with the Louisiana National Guard says they have pre-staged 100 high water vehicles and 33 boats throughout the southern and central regions of the state. The predicted heavy rainfall coincides with the one-year anniversary of the June 23, 2016 flood, which has been connected with at least 24 deaths and millions in property damage across parts of 18 counties, hitting Kanawha, Greenbrier, Nicholas and Clay the hardest.
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Sonia Gandhi To Chair Opposition Meeting Today To Decide Presidential Candidate
When NDA Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind files his nomination papers, the Chief Ministers of three states, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana are expected to be present. The NDTV news channel reported that the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) too is likely to ditch the Opposition for the NDA candidate. It remains to be seen if BSP, which has also said that it can not oppose a Dalit candidate unless the opposition has a more popular Dalit nominee, attends the opposition ...
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Queen to outline United Kingdom government plans
The nine-minute speech reflected Ms. A total of 27 bills and draft bills were unveiled as part of the speech, with eight specifically about UK's withdrawal from the EU. The Queen flagged her government's intentions to continue looking for resolution to conflicts raging in the Middle East. In other respects, her speech - which is shaped by the governing party's priorities - was notable for what it left out entirely.
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Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela: Pelosi 'doesn't help our candidates'
Republicans tried to run against Nancy Pelosi in Georgia's special election - they are that devoid of ideas and policies they can tell the people about. "One of the disappointing things from the last couple days is that that approach has a little bit of punch to it, it still moves voters", Ryan said .
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Scalise is now in 'fair' condition after shooting at congressional baseball practice
The update Wednesday also said Scalise is "beginning an extended period of healing and rehabilitation". He's now expected to recover. The Louisiana Republican was one of several people shot on Wednesday morning during a practice for a Congressional baseball game.
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Iranians Chant 'Death to Israel, America' in Nationwide 'Al-Quds Day' Rallies
On the eve of "Day of Al-Quds, ' the Arabic name of Jerusalem, Khamenei valued that day as "crucial not only to defend an oppressed people expelled from their land; (But rather), as a real fact, we are fighting against an oppressive and tyrannical political system".



