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Michelle Carter, Who Texted Her Boyfriend To Kill Himself, Is Found Guilty
Mirror Online reports that the court heard more than 20,000 text messages exchanges were made - with more than 1,000 of those messages sent in the days leading up to Roy's death. Medwed said the judge could consider Carter "morally blameworthy", but "moral blame doesn't always equal legal accountability". She can not leave the state of MA and can not use Facebook or Snapchat and is prohibited fro... [Full Article...]
Party lines quickly surface after Senate GOP health bill unveiled
AccessMatters, an organization based in Philadelphia , would oversee the program while Planned Parenthood Keystone would manage daily operations. "Now four health centers are closing and 14,600 women will no longer be able to see their trusted health care provider for cancer screenings, STD testing and birth control", she writes . [Full Article...]
Konta and Svitolina exit at Birmingham event
After reaching the final at Nottingham, Konta was hoping for an extended run-in to Wimbledon. "I did a reasonable job at trying to do the best I could but it was no-where good enough", Konta said. "I didn't find my footing and once you go down as I did in the first set it's very hard to get back in the match". "I was really looking forward to this year at Wimbledon. [Full Article...]
Senate GOP's Health Care Overhaul Would Bring 'Pain' to Americans: Obama
However, she did let Todd know that while she is expressing severe reservations right now, she will wait until the Congressional Budget Office releases its score of the bill next week. "It's going to be very good", the president said. Four Republican senators say they can not vote for the party's plan to replace the law commonly known as Obamacare , but not because it's too tough. [Full Article...]
Disabled Trumpcare Protesters Dragged Away From McConnell's Office
A group of disabled protesters have been dragged out of their wheelchairs after gathering at the office of Senate to protest against the Republican's health care reform bill . Alison Barkoff, protest participant and director of advocacy for the Center for Public Representation, told CNN , "This is a tax cut to the wealthiest Americans on the backs of people with disability". [Full Article...]
Senate GOP releases 'Obamacare' overhaul, but not all aboard
The centerpiece of the Senate bill will be a series of major reductions in federal aid for poor Americans who rely on the government Medicaid program and consumers who now qualify for federal subsidies to help them buy private health insurance through the Obamacare marketplace. [Full Article...]
Myrtle Beach initiates trial run of barricades after violent weekend
Several agencies were involved in planning with him Thursday morning, however, including leaders of the State Law Enforcement Division, the S.C. Highway Patrol, the S.C. However, Gov. McMaster says one weekend will not stop Myrtle Beach from being a premier tourist attraction. But police have said a couple of times that the suspected shooter, a 17-year-old-male from North Carolina, is thought to... [Full Article...]
Shock G Arrested for Drug Paraphernalia in Wisconsin
According to TMZ , Digital Underground rapper Shock G was arrested by police for having drug paraphernalia in his possession after a tour stop in Wisconsin. The 53-year-old rapper (born Gregory Jacobs ) had rocked the stage with Naughty By Nature just two days before his arrest last Tuesday (13). Barron County District Attorney Angela Beranek told us early Wednesday afternoon that a decisi... [Full Article...]