Tuesday 27 June 2017

Evening Edition: Senate leaders postpone vote to overhaul Obamacare as bill faces GOP rebellion

Both hungry for a win, Trump and McConnell are being tested by the health-care bill; Massive cyberattack hits Europe with widespread ransom demands; The ultimate symbol of the pre-recession boom is back: The McMansion; Sarah Huckabee Sanders lambastes fake news — and then promotes a journalist accused of deceptive videos; Trump renews attack on 'Fake News CNN' after retraction of Russia story, resignation of journalists ; A Time Magazine with Trump on the cover hangs in his golf clubs. It's fake.; 3 Chicago police officers indicted on charges of conspiring to cover up Laquan McDonald shooting; Chemical weapons activity monitored at Syrian air base, U.S. officials say; ‘Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli trial hits speed bump: Finding jurors who don’t already dislike him; Let Serena Williams’s naked pregnancy photo shoot be the last of its kind; We rated the 'healthy' ice creams on the market. Spoiler: They're not as good as real ice cream.; U.S. swimming's future is 6-foot-9, 17 years old — and African American;
 
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Evening Edition
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Senate leaders postpone vote to overhaul Obamacare as bill faces GOP rebellion
A growing number of senators expressed doubts about the Republican proposal following the release of a fresh budget analysis that estimated 22 million more Americans would be uninsured by 2026. Senate Republican leaders plan to vote on the bill after the July Fourth recess.
Both hungry for a win, Trump and McConnell are being tested by the health-care bill
That fragile peace between a taciturn insider and a brash newcomer has helped both men pursue Republican priorities, but it faces an uncertain future this week as a major rewrite of the nation's health-care laws falters in the Senate.
 
Massive cyberattack hits Europe with widespread ransom demands
A new wave of powerful cyberattacks hit Europe in a possible reprise of a widespread ransomware assault in May that affected 150 countries, as Ukraine reported ransom demands targeting the government and key infrastructure, and the Danish Maersk conglomerate said many of its systems were down.
 
Wonkblog | Analysis
The ultimate symbol of the pre-recession boom is back: The McMansion
As Americans have resumed building and flipping houses, they are once again buying the cookie-cutter homes that were often shoddily built. The median home value of McMansions is also rising, at a pace that eclipses the value of the median home in the U.S.
 
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders lambastes fake news — and then promotes a journalist accused of deceptive videos
In the span of a few seconds, the deputy White House press secretary attacked the media for inaccuracies and then turned around and urged them to watch a new video from conservative undercover video journalist James O'Keefe, who has been accused of deceptive editing and tactics.
 
Trump renews attack on 'Fake News CNN' after retraction of Russia story, resignation of journalists
The president lashed out at the network in a series of tweets this morning, insinuating that there were other stories that merited retracting.
 
A Time Magazine with Trump on the cover hangs in his golf clubs. It's fake.
It's not clear who created the image or why, but it is displayed prominently at some of his properties.
 
3 Chicago police officers indicted on charges of conspiring to cover up Laquan McDonald shooting
The three officers were accused of trying to "conceal the true facts" of the fatal shooting of the black teen in 2014.
 
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Chemical weapons activity monitored at Syrian air base, U.S. officials say
The announcement follows a White House warning that the Syrian government would pay a "heavy price" for a fresh chemical attack. Russia called the U.S. threat "unacceptable."
 
‘Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli trial hits speed bump: Finding jurors who don’t already dislike him
Federal prosecutors alleged that Shkreli lied to investors in two hedge funds and biopharmaceutical company Retrophin, all of which he founded.
 
Critic's Notebook
Let Serena Williams’s naked pregnancy photo shoot be the last of its kind
Celebrities have turned pregnancy into something that must be performed. Yet it teaches us nothing about motherhood.
 
We rated the 'healthy' ice creams on the market. Spoiler: They're not as good as real ice cream.
Halo Top, Englightened and others don't measure up to full-fat Haagen-Dazs, but some flavors are better than others.
 
U.S. swimming's future is 6-foot-9, 17 years old — and African American
Reece Whitley long has been accustomed to being what he calls "the only one." But at this week's U.S. nationals, he is "the one," and he hopes his performances can help make the notion of an elite African American swimmer a norm instead of a novelty.
 
 
     
 
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