Cinco de Mayo is a national holiday in Mexico commemorating the Battle of Puebla . It was the beginning of a series of battles that would eventually lead to the full evacuation of the French from Mexico six years later. This year Newport is hosting some fun ways for everyone to enjoy Cinco de Mayo , with handsome waterfront venues, high-quality restaurants, outdoor celebrations, and unique expe... [Full Article...]
According to the state health department , as of May 9 there were 50 cases, of whom 45 were unvaccinated. The health department reported a total of 41 confirmed cases since April 11. "Our goal for measles control is to protect all the individuals in the state, but for some people, they can't be vaccinated because of health conditions", she said. [Full Article...]
KANAB, Utah U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will visit a sweeping southern Utah monument that's been a source of ire for local officials and Republican leaders for two decades. One of Trump's executive orders directs the Interior Department to give a second look to all land monuments that cover more than 100,000 acres and were established since January 1, 1996. [Full Article...]
In addition, a third of the counties in the country have one insurer or less on the ACA health-care exchange, he said , repeating a claim President Trump has made. HICKENLOOPER: Well, these are rural counties. But they now have the most to lose. This is something - they've been paying disproportionately higher insurance premiums for decades. [Full Article...]
Fiscal 2017 began at the end of September, but CR's have become the norm in Congress. Lawmakers would nearly certainly have agreed to a full-year spending deal in the fall, but at Trump's request, GOP leadership punted to give the new administration a chance to add its stamp. [Full Article...]
But, Republicans are already taking steps to send their preferred budget bills to the governor rather than continue talks. The two sides had been meeting for more than a week to chip away at a compromise, and Republican leaders had expressed little interest in sending Dayton their own budget bills for a sure veto. [Full Article...]
Over the years, the company has regularly been lauded for its efforts to question our society's severe and pretty much unattainable beauty standards. A new Dove soap advertisement has quickly sparked ridicule online. Perhaps Dove forgot that the very point of inclusion is to speak to women of all different shapes and sizes in the same way, and not based on what their bodies look like? "The ... [Full Article...]
After the hullabaloo around the proposed fat tax , the Maharashtra government has taken some decisive steps; its banned the sale of junk food in school canteens. The move came in a government resolution issued late on Monday by the state Education Department implementing the December 2014 circular of the Union Women & Child Development Ministry meant to encourage students consumer healthy, natura... [Full Article...]