ACA enrollment rebounds amid deadlines and political headwinds
Enrollment surged as 36 percent of first time applicants rushed to finish HealthCare.gov signups before the deadline. Officials warn national totals remain uncertain with states running their own sites. 12.2 million enrolled by the end of the Obama era, with potential declines under Trump. Rising premiums and fewer subsidies strain many individuals despite some relief for those eligible for help.
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Kevin Watkins
Florence
Ala
Watkins
HealthCare.gov
Trump
HealthCare.gov Service Center
Obama
Larry Levitt
Kaiser Family Foundation
Donald Trump
White House
Congress
Tam
Kris Case
Entertainment Leaders Form Sexual Harassment Commission
A high profile group led by Anita Hill and Kathleen Kennedy launches the Commission on Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality in the Workplace to tackle industry inequality. Hollywood studio chiefs and major media executives attended and funded the effort in wake of Weinstein revelations.
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Los Angeles
Anita Hill
Harvey Weinstein
Commission On
Kathleen Kennedy
Kennedy
Hollywood
Massive California wildfires threaten Montecito and Santa Barbara
Firefighters battle the 404-square-mile Thomas Fire as winds up to 60 mph push toward Montecito and Santa Barbara. Evacuations expand around Montecito Summerland and Ventura while zoos prep animals for possible evacuation. Fire officials report 40 percent containment of a related blaze southeast of Montecito and 400 engines deployed to protect homes.
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Santa Barbara
California
Summerland
San Ysidro Ranch
Maya Schoop-Rutten
Chocolate Maya
State Street
Schoop-Rutten
Los Angeles
Thomas
Montecito Peak
Oprah Winfrey
Ellen DeGeneres
Jude Olivas
Winfrey
Olivas
Ventura
Santa Barbara Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Vatican Updates Rules on Relics for Sainthood
The Vatican's saint making office issued new guidelines regulating relics including body parts and cremated remains. They require heirs consent before exhumation, restrict sales of parts, and mandate decorous handling, written bishop agreements, and secrecy during transfers and veneration preparations.
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Vatican City
Vatican
U.S
Fulton Sheen
Sheen
Archdiocese of
Peoria
New York
Robert Sarno
Mexico Congress approves Law of Internal Security
Mexico’s Congress approves the Law of Internal Security giving the military broad new powers to operate inside the country. Protests and human rights groups warn the measure risks abuses as President Pena Nieto is expected to sign it.
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United Nations
Mexico
Congress
Enrique Pena Nieto
Felipe Calderon
Michoacan
Maureen Meyer
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