Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Evening Edition: Hard-fought House race in Georgia nears end as a referendum on Trump

Senate GOP leaders set to unveil health bill this week as divisions flare over details, process; Senators grill Trump's pick for No. 2 Pentagon job over lack of experience; Trove of Nazi artifacts found behind a secret bookshelf passageway in Argentina; Nation's opioid epidemic flooding hospitals and ERs, new data show; Video footage shows Minn. traffic stop that ended with Philando Castile’s death; Brussels train station evacuated after the sound of an explosion is heard, Belgian authorities say; This '80s female wrestling league was dangerous and sexist — and the best job of their lives; U.S. fighter jet destroys another Iranian-made drone over Syria; A Russian jet came within feet of a U.S. reconnaissance plane, the Pentagon says; After Otto Warmbier's death, tourism to North Korea comes under scrutiny; Anti-sharia group offers donors a private tour and cocktails at Trump hotel; Meet the exotic — for some, nightmarish — sea creatures that live in the deepest reaches of the ocean;
 
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Hard-fought House race in Georgia nears end as a referendum on Trump
The special election to fill a seat vacated by Tom Price, who held it from 2005 until he joined Trump's Cabinet this year as health and human services secretary, will be an indication to party leaders in Washington to jump-start the president's stalled agenda on Capitol Hill — or thwart it.
Senate GOP leaders set to unveil health bill this week as divisions flare over details, process
Several Republicans said a vote could come as soon as next week — even as key senators expressed concern about the emerging legislation, the secrecy surrounding it and the level of disagreement that remains.
 
Senators grill Trump's pick for No. 2 Pentagon job over lack of experience
"That's not good enough, Mr. Shanahan," Sen. John McCain chided Patrick Shanahan during his confirmation hearing. McCain also threatened to withhold Shanahan's nomination from a vote.
 
Trove of Nazi artifacts found behind a secret bookshelf passageway in Argentina
Many Nazi higher-ups fled to Argentina in the waning days of the war, and investigators believe that officials close to Adolf Hitler brought the artifacts with them.
 
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Nation's opioid epidemic flooding hospitals and ERs, new data show
The coast-to-coast opioid epidemic is swamping hospitals, with 1.27 million emergency room visits or inpatient stays for opioid-related issues in a single year, according to new government data.
 
Video footage shows Minn. traffic stop that ended with Philando Castile’s death
Newly released police dashboard camera footage showed how quickly the deadly encounter, which was partially streamed on Facebook, between Castile and Officer Jeronimo Yanez unfolded.
 
Brussels train station evacuated after the sound of an explosion is heard, Belgian authorities say
"An individual had to be neutralized" by soldiers, Belgian authorities said, adding that the situation was under control. Brussels fire officials said that no one had been hurt as a result of the apparent explosion.
 
This '80s female wrestling league was dangerous and sexist — and the best job of their lives
In the 1980s, the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling endured kicks to the head, knees to the groin, body-slams, insults, rivalries, ridicule and spangly neon unitards. Now they face what may be their toughest challenge yet: a new Netflix series based on them.
 
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U.S. fighter jet destroys another Iranian-made drone over Syria
The incident is just the latest escalation between the United States and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and comes two days after a U.S. jet shot down a Syrian fighter aircraft
 
A Russian jet came within feet of a U.S. reconnaissance plane, the Pentagon says
A Russian fighter jet lingered by the side of the U.S. plane for several minutes Monday over the Baltic Sea, U.S. military officials said.
 
After Otto Warmbier's death, tourism to North Korea comes under scrutiny
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has set a goal of attracting a million tourists a year to the Communist-ruled country. Critics have said tourism is a significant source of foreign currency for the regime.
 
Anti-sharia group offers donors a private tour and cocktails at Trump hotel
For $10,000, sponsors of the ACT for America gathering can get access to a signature business owned by the president of the United States, according to promotional materials published on the group's website.
 
Meet the exotic — for some, nightmarish — sea creatures that live in the deepest reaches of the ocean
Australian scientists spent a month trawling the ocean floor off the country's coast trying to figure out what creatures live down there — and how they've adapted to survive. Here's what they found.
 
 
     
 
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