Bipartisan Budget Talks Offer Hope Ahead of Shutdown
White House and leaders from both parties praised progress after a Capitol Hill session led by Speaker Ryan. They aim to shield Pentagon and cabinet spending, address immigration, disaster aid, and health care, and set the stage for a broader deal before a possible government shutdown.
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R-Wis
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Mick Mulvaney
U.S
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D-N.y
Nancy Pelosi
D-Calif
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McConnell
John Cornyn
Texas
Roy Blunt
R-Mo
Barack Obama
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Oval Office
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Cornyn
Judiciary Panel
Tom Graves
R-Ga
Congress
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America
Trump opens 2018 with aggressive Twitter showdowns
President Donald Trump starts the new year clashing on Twitter with Pakistan, Palestinians, Tran, and North Korea, signaling more bold statements ahead. Officials describe the tweets as nonbinding, with no new policy announced unless formal channels confirm. Biden, Sanders, and aides warn about the danger of heated rhetoric and emphasize words matter from the president.
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U.S
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Pyongyang
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Associated Press
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Sanders
Steve Bannon
Ari Fleisher
George W. Bush
National Security Council
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Trump administration eases penalties for nursing homes
The Trump era loosens penalties under Obama era rules, aiming to cut fines and regulatory burden on facilities. Health care advocates warn enforcement weakens, noting many homes faced large fines previously though most penalties were below $100,000.
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Barack Obama
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Mark Parkinson
Donald Trump
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Kate Goodrich
Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Goodrich
Toby Edelman
Center For Medicare Advocacy
Ancient DNA maps origins of Native American ancestors in Alaska
Researchers analyzed the complete genome of an infant buried near Fairbanks about 11 500 years ago. The study in Nature traces the split from Asian ancestors to about 25 000 years ago and shows a separate Alaskan lineage diverging around 20 000 years ago, refining timelines of America's first peoples.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Nature
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Beringea
Pacific Coast
Beringen
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Jennifer Raff
University of Kansas
Cure for blindness price stirs debate and access concerns
Spark Therapeutics sets a one time Luxturia price of 850000 per patient for a rare genetic eye disease, prompting questions about affordability as insurers and patients push for access. The gene therapy requires a 45 minute injection and excludes surgical costs, with critics calling prices unsustainable while industry argues value justified by innovation.
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Spark Therapeutics
U.S
Spark
Luxturia
Jeffrey Marrazzo
Associated Press
Peter Bach
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York
Luxturna
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