Saturday, July 29, 2017

Evening Edition: Republicans’ failure to undo Obamacare may cost them at ballot box

Trump erupts at GOP senators: ‘They look like fools’; John Kelly, Trump's new chief of staff, 'won't suffer idiots and fools'; Historically black beach enclaves are fighting to save their history; 'We built an entire city from scratch': U.S. opens $11 billion base in South Korea as North Korea intensifies missile program; Guarding Trump's Mar-a-Lago club by air and sea has cost taxpayers $6.6 million; Scientists reawaken memory in mice that had a condition resembling Alzheimer's; U.S. police chiefs blast Trump for endorsing ‘police brutality’; Tesla unveils first batch of highly anticipated 'mass market' Model 3; We live in a dirty world, and there are a lot of gross microbes on our money; Why it's okay — yes, even now — to step away from the news;
 
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Evening Edition
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Republicans' failure to undo Obamacare may cost them at ballot box
Strategists argued for months that Republicans risked more by not acting and alienating their conservative base than by passing an unpopular repeal bill that could turn off swing voters. Now —with nothing to show for seven years of campaign promises — they live in the worst of both worlds.
Trump erupts at GOP senators: ‘They look like fools’
A day after efforts to repeal Obamacare collapsed, the president went after Republican senators. He also renewed his demand that the Senate abolish a rule requiring 60 votes for some bills, despite the fact that the filibuster had nothing to do with the bill's failure on Friday.
 
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John Kelly, Trump's new chief of staff, 'won't suffer idiots and fools'
Trump likes Kelly. He trusts Kelly. But what remains to be seen is whether the president will listen to him.
 
Historically black beach enclaves are fighting to save their history
Sag Harbor Hills, Highland Beach and Oak Bluffs — founded in an era of deep segregation in the United States — are a haven for middle-class and upper middle-class black families, populated by doctors and lawyers, artists and academics. But rising home prices are sparking concerns in some of these communities about the possible loss of their culture and identity.
 
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'We built an entire city from scratch': U.S. opens $11 billion base in South Korea as North Korea intensifies missile program
Camp Humphreys has schools, churches, fast-food restaurants and 25,000 people so far. It also boasts modern communications technology and a more "hardened" site to protect against attacks.
 
Guarding Trump's Mar-a-Lago club by air and sea has cost taxpayers $6.6 million
The Coast Guard spent about $1 million in protection expenses every time President Trump went to his Florida estate.
 
Scientists reawaken memory in mice that had a condition resembling Alzheimer's
Memories may not be wiped by Alzheimer's, instead the disease may impair our ability to recall them, researchers suggested.
 
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U.S. police chiefs blast Trump for endorsing ‘police brutality’
Police departments across the country moved quickly to denounce President Trump's comments condoning "roughing up" people who have been arrested.
 
Tesla unveils first batch of highly anticipated 'mass market' Model 3
The much-hyped electric vehicle has a range of up to 310 miles, the company said. It starts at $35,000 for the lowest end version, while a Model 3 with all premium options will cost $60,000, according to Tesla.
 
We live in a dirty world, and there are a lot of gross microbes on our money
The list of things found on our dollars includes DNA from our pets, traces of drugs, and bacteria and viruses that cause disease.
 
Why it's okay — yes, even now — to step away from the news
Tuning out politics and tuning in to pop culture isn't just a guilty pleasure. Doing so can help keep our minds from melting.
 
 
     
 
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