GOP healthcare plan clears first hurdle

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GOP healthcare plan clears first hurdle

CNN
Washington (CNN) After an 18-hour session, the House Ways and Means Committee has become the first to approve the Republicans’ Obamacare repeal bill.

Hawaii Sues to Block Trump Travel Ban; First Challenge to Order

New York Times
The attorney general of Hawaii, Doug Chin, a Democrat who confronted President Trump over his travel ban last week, is now seeking an injunction against it.

White House Officials Say Trump Isn’t Target of Any Investigation

New York Times
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters on Wednesday: “There is no reason that we have to think the president is the target of any investigation whatsoever.

DTE Energy power outage updates Thursday: More than 670000 without power

WDIV Detroit
Check back each hour, or sign up for email alerts, for the latest on the outages. As of 6 a.m. Thursday, DTE Energy was reporting more than 670,000 customer in southeast Michigan are without power due to Wednesday’s strong winds.

Women, advocates stage rallies in Pittsburgh, around world to promote equality

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
At 3:08 p.m. Wednesday, about 100 women (and a few men) began streaming toward “The Fence” in the middle of Carnegie Mellon’s campus in a silent walkout to “A Day Without a Woman,” organized to coincide with International Women’s Day.

The Latest: Poland’s women show the government red cards

Washington Post
PHILADELPHIA – The Latest on International Women’s Day events (all times local):. 2:45 p.m.. Thousands of women in Warsaw showed Poland’s conservative government red cards and made noise with kitchenware to demand full birth control rights, respect …

Senator Calls for Hearing Over Marines Nude Photo Scandal

NBCNews.com
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is asking that the Committee on Armed Services hold a hearing and investigate the reported online sharing by current and former Marines of nude photos of female service members, as a woman whose picture was posted is speaking …

Trump, Obama haven’t spoken since inauguration, but advisers have

CNN
Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama have not spoken since the inauguration, but their respective advisers have.

First lady Melania Trump touts equality at International Women’s Day luncheon

WISN Milwaukee
First lady Melania Trump spoke about equality, freedom and the responsibility women have to help each other achieve success at an invitation-only luncheon honoring International Women’s Day Wednesday at the White House.

Sen. Tim Kaine’s son among several arrested after protesters disrupt Trump rally in Minnesota

Washington Post
The youngest son of Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) was among six people arrested over the weekend during a rally for President Trump in Minnesota that turned chaotic when counterprotesters set off fireworks, lit a smoke bomb and sprayed a chemical irritant

Samsung, corruption, and you

The Verge
Today, hearings started for what promises to be one of the more extraordinary trials in the history of the tech industry. Lee Jae-yong was supposed to have it all as the anointed heir to the Samsung empire; instead he languishes in a Seoul detention

Welcome back, Winter: Snowy, cold weather returns to NJ

New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for accumulating snow from Thursday night through Friday, with some frigid temperatures ahead for the weekend.

‘You’re stuck with me,’ FBI Director James Comey says

The Boston Globe
FBI Director James Comey, speaking at Boston College Wednesday morning, said widespread digital encryption of devices and apps has made the FBI’s work more difficult.

Gay veterans group says it’s not allowed in Boston St. Patrick’s parade

CNN
(CNN) A group representing gay veterans says it was denied entry to Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade over a rainbow flag, reigniting a tense issue that had seemingly been resolved and sparking promises of a boycott from the mayor and other elected …

Permanent Federal Bureaucracy Leads Opposition to Trump Agenda

Daily Signal
“The degree to which the intelligence apparatus wants to do in Trump is scary,” says the president of a government watchdog group.

Tabor, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, honored at retirement party

New Haven Register
Judy Tabar, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England who is set to retire in April, is honored at a party, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the New Haven Lawn Club in New Haven.

Measure H, Homeless Aid Sales Tax Increase, Passing By Thin Margin

Patch.com
LOS ANGELES, CA – A quarter-cent Los Angeles County sales tax to fund anti-homelessness programs appeared to emerge victorious Wednesday by a thin margin, but elections officials said an estimated 294,900 ballots still need to be tallied, potentially …

How America’s Idea Of Illegal Immigration Doesn’t Always Match Reality

NPR
When you think of illegal immigration in the U.S., do you picture a border crosser or a visa overstayer? A family or a single person?

To win, the anti-Trump resistance must learn from the Clinton campaign’s mistakes

Salon
Of all the strategic blunders made by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, the most consequential – apart from neglecting the Rust Belt states – may have been the campaign’s ill-advised decision to portray Donald Trump as an outlier in the GOP

Suspect Arrested in Connection with Stabbing of Nashville Nurse Tiffany Ferguson

PEOPLE.com
Police in Nashville, Tennessee, made an arrest in connection with the murder of Tiffany Ferguson, a nurse who was stabbed to death in her home in late February.

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