Trump budget seeks massive Medicaid cuts and AHCA tie in
The budget would strip more than 800 billion from Medicaid over 10 years and rubber stamp provisions of the AHCA. It would cut Medicaid by 839 billion through 2026, alter funding formulas and repeal ACA expansion, while also reducing subsidies and bestowing large tax breaks on corporations and the wealthy.
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Presidents budgets road maps not law
The Trump administration aims to overhaul health care with a 2018 budget plan seeking state flexibility for Medicaid work requirements and lifetime caps, and proposing substantial cuts to CHIP. Officials warn such moves threaten children's coverage while noting broader safety nets could face stricter rules. CBO estimates 5 million would lose Medicaid in 2018, rising to 14 million by 2026.
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Trump budget proposal highlights cut plan and wall funding
The plan seeks a 3.6 trillion dollar spending cut over 10 years aiming to balance the budget by 2027. It would trim Medicaid by 800 billion and food stamps by 192 billion, seek 1.6 billion for a border wall and tax foreign aid by converting some grants to loans. It also calls for major farm subsidy cuts, energy stockpile sales, and opening the Alaska refuge to drilling.
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Court Ruling Forces Redraw of NC Congressional Districts
The Supreme Court struck down two North Carolina congressional districts as racially gerrymandered. Justice Thomas joined the liberals in a majority finding that Republicans packed Black voters into the districts to win more seats. The ruling upholds a lower court decision and requires redrawing the districts.
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Mississippi lawmaker apologizes for lynching remark
Republican state Rep. Karl Oliver of Winona apologized after criticizing New Orleans monument removals on Facebook. He said the word lynched was wrong while defending history and noted the last of four statues, including Gen. Robert E. Lee, was taken down Friday amid backlash.
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Five jurors seated Day 1 in Cosby trial
Three men and two women were chosen as the first jurors to hear Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case at the Allegheny County Courthouse. All five are white and some had prior knowledge of the scandals but pledged to set it aside. More than a third of potential jurors had formed opinions on Cosby's guilt or innocence.
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Chicago sees near forty shootings as pace slows
In Chicago nearly 40 people were shot over the weekend with four killed and 35 wounded from Friday afternoon through Monday morning. Police report 228 homicides this year, down from 245 at the same point last year per Tribune data.
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Elephant hunter killed by elephant in Hwange Safari
Theunis Botha 51 a famed leopard and lion hunter was killed in Hwange National Park Zimbabwe while leading a group of hunters. Witnesses said three elephants charged after he fired and a fourth rammed him lifting him with its trunk before the animal collapsed and crushed him.
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AAP Advises Fruit Over Juice for Children
The American Academy of Pediatrics urges replacing juice with whole fruit for kids ages 2 to 18. Whole fruit provides fiber and lowers weight gain risk, while juice offers no nutritional advantage and can harm teeth. Guidelines: under 6 no juice. 6 months to 1 year puree fruit. toddlers should favor whole fruit. by age 7 juice intake drops, max 8 ounces daily.
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