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Massachusetts driver killed in New Hampshire crash
Two passengers, 21-year-old woman from Bradford and a child, were taken by ambulance to Elliot Hospital in Manchester, according to State Police. A child passenger was taken to the hospital before being flown to Boston Children's Hospital for serious, but stable injuries. [Full Article...]
Bill Maher's use of racial slur on HBO show draws criticism
BM: "Work in the fields? Senator, I'm a house..." then used the word that drew gasps from the audience. Sasse briefly kept quiet. As of Saturday afternoon, the episode was not available on HBO's streaming platform and the interview segment was not among the clips included on the show's YouTube channel. [Full Article...]
House Intelligence Committee likely to issue subpoena for Flynn
As the New York Times also noted, it hasn't yet been confirmed whether the Russian officials were actually successful in influencing either Paul Manafort or Michael Flynn - two of their targets. "Theres a lot of information that we need to gather about what the President is alleged to have done and what the President's intentions were, before we can reach any conclusions on the legal issues"... [Full Article...]
Suspect dead, 3 police officers wounded in Texas shootout
Laredo police investigators survey the scene of a fatal shootout between a homicide suspect and LPD officers outside a Valero gas station Friday, June 2, 2017, in Laredo, Texas . Baeza also noted that a fourth officer was injured by flying glass during the shootout . In a press release sent Saturday, Laredo police said they received a call from a restaurant employee shortly after 11 a.m. [Full Article...]
Single-Payer Health Care Clears California Senate
However, the California Nurses Association is advocating for the bill and paid for a study to find the best way to fund a single payer program. The "ban the box" bill would remove the check-box on application forms that asks about an applicant's criminal history. [Full Article...]
Erie County Seeks to Hold Itself to Paris Climate Agreement
He said he would notify the UN Secretary General and the climate change secretariat that U.S. cities, states, businesses and others would aim to meet the US's commitment to reducing emissions 26 per cent below the 2005 levels by 2025. She wants Congress to take similar action. "If this coalition broadens and deepens at the pace that it appears to be, I think the Trump effect could be more than m... [Full Article...]
Scripps National Spelling Bee: Sixth-grader spells 'marocain' for the win
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Last year, Ananya fared well enough on the bee's written spelling and vocabulary test to make the top 50, but she flubbed a relatively easy word, "multivalent", on stage. Watch the clip above, via CNN . Camerota said covfefe is a noun, but Cuomo had other ideas. "I'm so happy right now", she said after her victory. [Full Article...]
Greg Gianforte wins the Montana U.S. House special election
The Montana Republican waffled about whether he would support the House bill repealing Obamacare that passed earlier this spring, saying he was waiting to see the final score from the Congressional Budget Office. Other witnesses corroborated Jacobs's version of events - including a crew from Fox News, the most-viewed U.S. cable news channel and a favorite of conservatives. [Full Article...]