Новости за 21.12.2017

Repeal of the ObamaCare mandate is a selfish and short-term plan
The Hill
Signed into law on March 23, 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as ObamaCare, represents the largest healthcare overhaul since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid. It has completely transformed the healthcare ...

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Defying Trump, UN General Assembly Condemns US Decree on Jerusalem
New York Times
UNITED NATIONS — A majority of the world's nations delivered a stinging rebuke to the United States on Thursday, denouncing its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and ignoring President Trump's threats to retaliate by cutting aid to ...
Despite Haley threat, UN votes to condemn Trump's Jerusalem decisionCNN
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4 questions for Democrats as Republicans celebrate their tax plan
CNN
(CNN) Democrats suffered their first major legislative defeat of the Trump era on Wednesday, when congressional Republicans, snake-bitten by internal rifts for the first 11 months of Donald Trump's presidency, delivered a massive tax overhaul to his ...
You Cannot Be Too Cynical About the Republican Tax BillNew York Times
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Melbourne attack driver had mental health issues but no terror connection
CNN
Melbourne, Australia (CNN) The driver of a car which plowed into Christmas shoppers in Melbourne Thursday had a history of drug use and mental health issues, police said. Acting chief commissioner of Victoria Police Shane Patton told reporters that ...
'Deliberate' car ramming injures 19 people in AustraliaABC News
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Car hits pedestrians in Flinders Street, Melbourne
CNN
(CNN) A car struck at least a dozen pedestrians outside Melbourne's iconic Flinders Street station on Thursday afternoon, shutting down the center of Australia's second-largest city. In a statement, Victoria Police said they had arrested the driver of ...
Melbourne Crowd Is Hit by SUV, and Driver Is ArrestedNew York Times
Melbourne crash: Driver arrested after hitting pedestriansBBC News
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Fueled by drug crisis, US life expectancy declines for a second straight year
Washington Post
American life expectancy at birth declined for the second consecutive year in 2016, fueled by a staggering 21 percent rise in the death rate from drug overdoses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. The United States has ...
Opioids now kill more people than breast cancerCNN
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Fearful of a Shutdown, Congress Inches Toward Stopgap Spending Bill
New York Times
WASHINGTON — An end-of-the-year showdown that was once promised over delicate issues like immigration, health care and surveillance appeared to fizzle on Wednesday as key Republicans dropped their demands to shore up shaky health insurance markets and ...
The Rose Garden celebrations of Trump (and some tax thing), rankedWashington Post
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The Rose Garden celebrations of Trump (and some tax thing), ranked
Washington Post
After the House and the Senate voted to approve the sweeping tax-reform package championed by President Trump — and, then, after the House voted to approve it again on Wednesday after some technicalities were worked out — Republican leaders held a ...
With Tax Overhaul, Trump Fulfills a Campaign Promise and Flexes Republican MuscleNew York Times
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