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Tornado Causes Damage Southwest of Birmingham, Alabama
Holmes also told The Associated Press that trees were down and buildings were reported damaged along the Interstate 20 corridor on the southwestern outskirts of Birmingham. He says they are now trying to make sure everyone is accounted for. An ABC store in the city was hit, resulting in an employee being injured and rushed to a local hospital. [Full Article...]
Scalise out of ICU, Fox News reports
The MedStar Washington Hospital Center has been actively tweeting and updating the public about Congressman Scalise's condition. Hospital officials said earlier this week that "Scalise continues to make good progress " and "is beginning an extended period of healing and rehabilitation ". [Full Article...]
Pelosi on rumbles for new leadership: 'I'm worth the trouble, quite frankly'
There were some elections in Georgia and SC that we didn't quite get to the finish line on, but you know what folks? House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is probably not going anywhere, though she is facing some pressure for being part of the problem Democrats are facing: winning elections. [Full Article...]
Reaction Continues After GOP Health Care Bill Revealed
Republicans would make no significant changes to employer-provided coverage, which remains the mainstay of private insurance. The Senate provisions arent expected to affect job-based health plans or Medicare for seniors. According to a poll from the Kaiser Famidly Foundation, 55 percent of Americans say the Senate's bill is unfavorable, compared with 30 percent who say it is favorable. [Full Article...]
VA shooting: Belleville, IL community surprised by incident
Nina Turner, a former OH state senator who campaigned for Sanders in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, said: "Both sides need to look in the mirror". After getting out of a black SUV that drove down Rolling Hills Lane from the Hodgkinson home, Sue Hodgkinson stood next to a federal agent in front of a gaggle of reporters. [Full Article...]
LSU snaps Oregon State's 23-game winning streak
After retiring the first two batters of the second, Fehmel just missed on a pair of outside fastballs and issued a two-out walk to Josh Smith . "Two-seams and four-seams, sinking it a little bit and sticking the outside corner". On the 3-and-1 pitch, Papierski pounced and sent a line drive that cleared the fence at the junction of the bleachers and right-field bullpen for a 3-0 LSU lead, marking ... [Full Article...]
Cindy expected to drench Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia - FOX10 News
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin traveled to another community, White Sulphur Springs, for the dedication of a memorial for eight victims there. The storm made landfall in southwestern Louisiana before dawn Thursday, bringing rain and the threat of flash flooding and tornadoes. [Full Article...]
Snapchat Releases Location-Sharing Feature
Snap Map, launched on Wednesday, features a location-sharing mode that allows users to see where their contacts are on a map. What is more, when The Verge asked a representative regarding the specifics of how Snap Map works, it turns out there were other details not communicated in the introduction video. [Full Article...]
Istanbul bans gay and transgender pride march for second year
The statement did not offer any more details but various groups, including Alperen Hearths, a youth organisation loyal to the ultranationalist Great Union Party (BBP), had threatened to intervene and prevent the parade. Activists say authorities are using security as an excuse to ban the parades instead of taking measures to deal with the threats. "We are people who have always experienced a sta... [Full Article...]
Rep. Steve Scalise released from intensive care unit
The hospital says his condition has improved to fair. More on this as it develops. Matt Mika, a lobbyist for Tyson Foods, was released from George Washington University Hospital on Friday after being treated for multiple gunshots to his chest and arm. [Full Article...]
The victory in Georgia's 6th is a huge win for Trump
Seth Moulton, D-Mass. A dozen or so House Democrats met Friday in the office of New York Democrat Kathleen Rice to discuss their options. Their action plan: Keep talking. Put on defense, House Democratic leaders from Pelosi on down tried to spin the outcome in Georgia as positive, arguing that coming in a close second in the solidly Republican district augured well for their chances of taking ba... [Full Article...]
Nevada Sen. Heller has serious concerns about GOP bill
But that ended Thursday after Senate Republicans unveiled their health care bill . The proposed bill will take Louisiana back to the days when an ear infection meant a mother loses her job because she waited hours in an emergency room with her sick child. [Full Article...]
Senate Republicans unveil Obamacare replacement bill, but fate uncertain
Millions of people are mobilizing across the country against this mean , ugly bill because health care is personal. McConnell, eager to approve the legislation next week, indicated he was open to changes before it reaches the Senate floor. [Full Article...]
Six insurers to offer plans in Obamacare marketplace next year
Hillary Clinton won the state by 2.4 percentage points, or 27,272 votes. Republicans have been clear for the better part of a decade that Obamacare must be repealed, and the disintegrating support among insurers for the Affordable Care Act underscores the necessity for a better plan. [Full Article...]
PM Narendra Modi's three-nation tour
The menu included aakhu saak, saag kofta, rajma aur makai, tarkha daal, kesar rice, paratha, rotli, and papad, mango shrikhand, and gulab jamun eggless-apple strudel. "Greatly look forward to my meeting and discussions with you (Donald Trump)", PM Modi tweeted. PM Modi was received by Indian ambassador Navtej Sarna and Charge d'Affaires at US Embassy in Delhi MaryKay Loss Carlson. [Full Article...]
Cold front to bring more storms late Friday
Others are in effect in the MS and OH valleys. A auto drives through a partially submerged roadway after Tropical Storm Cindy, now downgraded to Tropical Depression Cindy, in Big Lake, La., Thursday, June 22, 2017. The center of the storm hit just south of Lake Charles, Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center said. "There could be a foot of water that's unforeseen". [Full Article...]
Rep. Steve Scalise out of intensive care
Scalise arrived at the hospital "with an imminent risk of death", Sava said. Scalise, R-La., remains hospitalized and there was no change in his condition , which was upgraded to " fair " on Wednesday. Also injured in the shooting were a congressional aide and two U.S. Capitol Police officers. Hodgkinson was fatally shot during the attack. The round fragmented and did substantial damage to bone... [Full Article...]
Cindy's remnants: Street flooding from South to Midwest
Heavy rain was forecast to spread over the Tennessee and OH valleys on Thursday, then move Friday and Saturday into the central Appalachians. Meteorologist Jason Holmes of the National Weather Service said trees were down and buildings were reported damaged along the Interstate 20 corridor on the western outskirts of Birmingham, Alabama's most populous city. [Full Article...]
Otto Warmbier Funeral: Mourners gather to remember student detained in North Korea
A funeral service for Otto Warmbier has been held at his old school in Ohio, US. He returned to the United States last week with brain damage, in what doctors described as state of "unresponsive wakefulness", and died on Monday . He was buried Thursday after a funeral attended by thousands. North Korea has denied torturing University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier. "We don't believe ... [Full Article...]
Yellowstone Grizzly Bears Removed From Endangered Species List
The Interior Department plans to remove the federal protections that the Yellowstone grizzly bear has had under the Endangered Species Act for the last 42 years, officials announced on June 22. Fish and Wildlife Service, "It's a great win for conservation and grizzly bears ". The controversial move has always been debated, despite the bear's increasing population in areas where it had n... [Full Article...]