WASHINGTON, July 11 (APP/AFP) – President Donald Trump heaped pressure on US lawmakers Monday to pass a health care reform bill before Congress goes on its August recess, with Republicans teetering on the edge of a potentially major failure. As Senators returned for work in Washington after a week off, Trump challenged fellow Republicans to […]
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Trump to lawmakers: get health care reform done by August
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Gunmen kill eight in Thailand over ‘personal conflict’
BANGKOK, July 11, (APP/AFP) – Eight people, including three children, were killed by gunmen in Thailand’s Krabi province, police said Tuesday, a mass slaying investigators believe was sparked by a personal conflict. Police say a gang of six or seven men, stormed a house in the southern province around 4:00 pm (0900 GMT) on Monday. […]
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16 dead in US military plane crash in Mississippi: reports
WASHINGTON, July 11, (APP/AFP) – A US military aircraft has crashed in the southern state of Mississippi, killing 16 people, US media reported Monday. The US Marine Corps confirmed that a “mishap” involving a KC-130 occurred in the evening, without providing additional details. The Clarion-Ledger newspaper and CNN cited Leflore County emergency management director Fred […]
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Cop acquitted in black man’s shooting leaves Minnesota police force
CHICAGO, July 11, (APP/AFP) – The Minnesota police officer acquitted in the fatal shooting of black motorist Philando Castile has quit the force, officials said Monday. Jeronimo Yanez, 29, was found not guilty of manslaughter last month for shooting the 32-year-old Castile during a traffic stop last year, after the driver informed the officer that […]
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80 protesters arrested as US Congress prepares to tackle health care again
WASHINGTON, July 11, (APP/AFP) – Police arrested 80 people at the buildings of the US Congress on Monday, as demonstrators voiced opposition to US lawmakers’ latest efforts to make progress on a stalled health care overhaul bill. Senators who returned back to Washington Monday after a week off — House members are due back on […]
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US to sell $1bn of tactical vehicles to Britain
WASHINGTON, July 11, (APP/AFP) – The US State Department said it is ready to sell thousands of tactical vehicles to Britain in a contract worth more than $1 billion. The sale comes after the British government requested a possible sale of up to 2,747 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) in a contract worth $1.035 billion. […]