The headline news from May 04, 2017

The archive of all headlines from May 04, 2017, organized by time of publication.

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$8 Billion Deal Gives Crucial Momentum to Health Bill

New York Times  04/May/2017 00:45:08

Two influential Republican representatives, Fred Upton of Michigan and Billy Long of Missouri, reversed course and offered their support for the revised health care bill. After securing more money to help people with pre-existing medical conditions, Mr. Upton predicted that the bill was now “likely” to pass in the House.

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 01:00:14

Just four days before the second-round runoff, both candidates are hoping the face-to-face debate — the only one planned — will persuade the 18% of French voters who are still undecided or say they will not bother to vote. ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 01:15:10

Just four days before the second-round runoff, both candidates are hoping the face-to-face debate — the only one planned — will persuade the 18% of French voters who are still undecided or say they will not bother to vote. ASIA

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House Republicans to Vote on Health Care Thursday

NBC News  04/May/2017 01:45:08

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House Republicans to vote Thursday on bill to repeal and replace Obamacare

The Guardian  04/May/2017 01:45:09

Republicans expressed confidence that they had the votes to pass it after Donald Trump won over two key Republican skeptics in a White House meeting

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 01:45:11

Just four days before the second-round runoff, both candidates are hoping the face-to-face debate — the only one planned — will persuade the 18% of French voters who are still undecided or say they will not bother to vote. Politics

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House Republicans plan Thursday vote on bill to repeal and replace Obamacare

The Guardian  04/May/2017 02:00:10

Republicans expressed confidence that they had the votes to pass it after Donald Trump won over two key Republican skeptics in a White House meeting

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Health Bill Will Go to House. ‘We Have Enough Votes.’

New York Times  04/May/2017 02:15:05

A vote was planned for Thursday after a new $8 billion provision for pre-existing conditions won over key Republican holdouts. The measure faces a wall of opposition from health care providers, disease advocates and retirees, and has been derided by many Senate Republicans.

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 02:15:10

The White House was working anxiously to close a deal on healthcare ahead of a Thursday vote. Republican leaders say they now have enough votes for passage. EUROPE

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 02:45:08

The White House was working anxiously to close a deal on healthcare ahead of a Thursday vote. Republican leaders say they now have enough votes for passage.California shows why the Republican plan to rely on states to replace Obamacare may not work

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Health Bill Will Go to House. ‘We Have Enough Votes.’

New York Times  04/May/2017 03:30:06

A vote was planned for Thursday after a new $8 billion provision for pre-existing conditions won over key Republican holdouts. The measure still faces opposition from health care providers, disease advocates and retirees, as well as from many Senate Republicans, who are not likely to pass it in its current form.

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GOP Confident It Has Votes to Pass Health Care Thursday

NBC News  04/May/2017 03:30:08

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 04:00:12

Democrats have lined up pretty firmly against the bill, meaning the GOP can only lose up to 22 members.House approves $1-trillion bipartisan spending bill as GOP prepares for Thursday vote on Obamacare repeal

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Health Bill Will Go to House. ‘We Have Enough Votes.’

New York Times  04/May/2017 08:30:11

A vote is planned for Thursday after a new $8 billion provision for pre-existing conditions won over key Republican holdouts. The measure still faces opposition from health care providers, disease advocates and retirees, as well as from many Senate Republicans, who are not likely to pass it in its current form.

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Keystone XL The final leg and the myth of Trump’s job promise

The Guardian  04/May/2017 09:16:11

Part three: The Guardian’s pipeline road trip ends in Nebraska, where Trump has sold the project as a creator of ‘a lot of jobs’, but facts don’t support his claims

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 09:16:14

This president should not be the judge of how much oil spill risk is acceptable to California. The answer is none. Politics

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Health Bill Will Go to House. ‘We Have Enough Votes.’

New York Times  04/May/2017 09:30:04

A vote is planned for Thursday after a new $8 billion provision for pre-existing conditions won over key Republican holdouts. The measure still faces opposition from health care providers, patient advocates and retirees, as well as from many Senate Republicans, who are not likely to pass it in its current form.

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Queen’s Husband Prince Philip to Retire From Royal Duties

NBC News  04/May/2017 11:31:08

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 12:16:11

Wissam Daoud has been fighting for three years to drive ISIS militants out of Iraq. He has tracked their explosives and can identify them at a glance. His job: to render them harmless, or turn them against the enemy, or die trying. Politics

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Health Bill Will Go to House. ‘We Have Enough Votes.’

New York Times  04/May/2017 12:31:08

A vote is planned today after a new $8 billion provision for pre-existing conditions won over key Republican holdouts. The measure still faces opposition from health care providers, patient advocates and retirees, as well as from many Senate Republicans, who are not likely to pass it in its current form.

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Prince Philip, Queen’s ’Strength All These Years,’ to Retire in Fall

NBC News  04/May/2017 12:45:12

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 13:16:14

Wissam Daoud has been fighting for three years to drive ISIS militants out of Iraq. He has tracked their explosives and can identify them at a glance. His job: to render them harmless, or turn them against the enemy, or die trying. L.A. Now

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Health Bill Will Go to House. ‘We Have Enough Votes.’

New York Times  04/May/2017 14:15:03

A vote is planned for Thursday after a new $8 billion provision for pre-existing conditions won over key Republican holdouts. The measure to repeal Obamacare is still opposed by health care providers, patient advocates and retirees, as well as many Senate Republicans.

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 14:31:11

Wissam Daoud has been fighting for three years to drive ISIS militants out of Iraq. He has tracked their explosives and can identify them at a glance. His job: to render them harmless, or turn them against the enemy, or die trying. Politics

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Here’s What You Need to Know About the Health Care Bill

NBC News  04/May/2017 15:30:12

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 15:30:15

Wissam Daoud has been fighting for three years to drive ISIS militants out of Iraq. He has tracked their explosives and can identify them at a glance. His job: to render them harmless, or turn them against the enemy, or die trying. ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 16:15:08

Wissam Daoud has been fighting for three years to drive ISIS militants out of Iraq. He has tracked their explosives and can identify them at a glance. His job: to render them harmless, or turn them against the enemy, or die trying. Politics

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 16:46:12

President Trump has been pushing Republicans to act, personally calling lawmakers as leaders cobbled together changes amid widespread worries the bill will leave too many Americans without health coverage.

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 17:00:35

President Trump has been pushing Republicans to act, personally calling lawmakers as leaders cobbled together changes amid widespread worries the bill will leave too many Americans without health coverage. ’Death spiral!’: Trump is stoking fear that the Obamacare markets will collapse if Congress doesn’t act

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Trump Signs Controversial ’Religious Liberty’ Executive Order

NBC News  04/May/2017 18:45:07

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 19:00:13

President Trump has been pushing Republicans to act, personally calling lawmakers as leaders cobbled together changes amid widespread worries the bill will leave too many Americans without health coverage. California’s House Republicans are crucial to the healthcare vote. More than half are undecided

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$8 Billion Deal Breaks Logjam

New York Times  04/May/2017 19:30:05

The House is set to vote on legislation to repeal and replace major parts of the Affordable Care Act.Republican lawmakers emerged from a conference meeting on Wednesday convinced they had the votes to pass the American Health Care Act.

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House Poised to Pass GOP Health Care Bill

NBC News  04/May/2017 20:00:11

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Republicans Get Their Health Bill. But It May Cost Them.

New York Times  04/May/2017 20:30:08

The vote keeps alive the Republican dream to unwind the Affordable Care Act, but the measure faces profound uncertainty in the Senate.

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House Narrowly Passes GOP Health Care Bill

NBC News  04/May/2017 20:30:10

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House Republicans pass healthcare bill in first step toward replacing Obamacare

The Guardian  04/May/2017 20:30:11

Partisan approval with one vote to spare sends American Health Care Act to uncertain fate in Senate

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 20:30:13

The tight vote, 217-213, with all Democrats opposed, underscored the limited appeal of the American Health Care Act, despite last-minute deal-making and the personal intervention of Trump. Michael Hiltzik

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Republicans Get a Health Bill, but It May Cost Them

New York Times  04/May/2017 20:45:41

The vote keeps alive the Republican dream to unwind the Affordable Care Act, but the measure faces profound uncertainty in the Senate.

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 20:45:46

The tight vote, 217-213, with all Democrats opposed, underscored the limited appeal of the American Health Care Act, despite last-minute deal-making and the personal intervention of Trump.

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Live Updates: Trump to Hold News Conference 2:40 PM ET

New York Times  04/May/2017 21:00:11

The narrow vote moved Republicans closer to delivering their promise to reshape American health care without mandated insurance coverage.The legislation’s steep spending and tax cuts will almost certainly present challenges in the Senate.

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Los Angeles Times  04/May/2017 21:00:16

The tight vote, 217-213, with all Democrats opposed, underscores the limited appeal of the American Health Care Act, despite last-minute deal-making and the personal intervention of Trump.

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Live Updates: Trump to Hold News Conference 2:53 PM ET

New York Times  04/May/2017 21:15:05

The narrow vote moved Republicans closer to delivering their promise to reshape American health care without mandated insurance coverage.The legislation’s steep spending and tax cuts will almost certainly present challenges in the Senate.

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Live Updates: Trump to Hold News Conference 3:39 PM ET

New York Times  04/May/2017 21:45:04

The narrow vote moved Republicans closer to delivering their promise to reshape American health care without mandated insurance coverage.The legislation’s steep spending and tax cuts will almost certainly present challenges in the Senate.

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Healthcare House Republicans pass bill in first step toward replacing Obamacare

The Guardian  04/May/2017 21:45:07

Partisan approval with one vote to spare sends American Health Care Act to uncertain fate in Senate

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Live Updates: Trump Holds News Conference 3:39 PM ET

New York Times  04/May/2017 22:00:05

The narrow vote moved Republicans closer to delivering their promise to reshape American health care without mandated insurance coverage.The legislation’s steep spending and tax cuts will almost certainly present challenges in the Senate.

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Republicans Get a Health Bill, but It May Cost Them

New York Times  04/May/2017 22:30:05

The narrow vote moved Republicans closer to delivering their promise to reshape American health care without mandated insurance coverage.The legislation’s steep spending and tax cuts will almost certainly present challenges in the Senate.

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Healthcare House passes bill in first step to replacing Obamacare

The Guardian  04/May/2017 23:15:14

Partisan approval with one vote to spare sends American Health Care Act to uncertain fate in Senate

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