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US officials to lift Yellowstone grizzly bear protections
It's not connected to any other grizzly bear populations. USA government officials say grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park region are no longer threatened, and that they will lift protections that have been in place for more than 40 years. [Full Article...]
Gunman who shot U.S. politician Steve Scalise acted alone, says Federal Bureau of Investigation
In March, Hodgkinson left IL and drove to Alexandria, Virginia, where he lived in his van in a YMCA parking lot. Tim Slater, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Washington field office, said Hodgkinson was known to have "an anger management problem ". [Full Article...]
Tropical Storm Cindy makes landfall with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph
It would depend on repeated storm bands raining hard on the same area, while some areas could stay dry if they're missed by bands altogether, she said. Isolated tornadoes are also possible through Thursday from the lower Mississippi Valley and Tennessee Valley to the central Gulf Coast. "Rounds of heavy rain will hit those counties beginning Thursday night to early Saturday morning", Lew... [Full Article...]
Recording: Police shout 'get back' before shooting of woman
Police in the U.S. state of Washington have killed a pregnant African American woman while responding to her call about a crime. On the audio tape, the officers - both of whom are white - can be heard discussing Lyles' previous calls to the police and known mental health issues. [Full Article...]
Trump says he didn't tape his conversations with Comey
Earlier Thursday, broadcaster CNN reported that two top USA intelligence officials have told investigators Trump suggested they publicly deny any collaboration between his campaign and Russian officials. One congressional source expressed frustration that Coats and Rogers didn't answer the questions in public, especially since what they ended up expressing in private was that they did not ... [Full Article...]
Fox News' Chris Wallace Nails Trump's Lawyer in a Brazen Lie
But the sense of chaos around the White House is deepening. Hours earlier, Trump posted his usual volley of pre-dawn tweets calling the investigation a "witch hunt". "Now, my sources are telling me he's begun some preliminary planning", Pierre Thomas, the ABC News senior justice correspondent, said of Mueller on ABC's "This Week". [Full Article...]
Senate unveils health care bill; 'less austere' than House version
States have picked up the balance of the funding to date. No Democrats have voiced support for the plan, which would cut federal Medicaid funding and eliminate the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate. Network, Bread for the World and the Sisters of the Good Shepherd are part of the Interfaith Healthcare Coalition, which also includes as members the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of P... [Full Article...]
Trump, working with Ivanka, to push expanded apprenticeship programs
Trump discussed apprenticeships and the need to get more skilled workers into the job sites. Senior administration officials have said Trump was reluctant to spend more federal funds on apprenticeships, so the boost would come from existing money, perhaps from the streamlining process. [Full Article...]