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Trump Administration Quietly Goes After Disability Benefits

By GlobalAZ

January 8, 2020

Some Americans could lose Social Security Disability Insurance benefits under a recent Trump administration proposal ― a change that could affect thousands of people but that has received ...

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Hospital groups file lawsuit to block Trump’s price transparency rule

By GlobalAZ

January 7, 2020

U.S. hospital groups have challenged the Trump administration’s rule that requires them to be more transparent about prices they charge patients for healthcare services, according to a lawsuit ...

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President Trump signs bill giving military members the largest pay increase in a decade

By GlobalAZ

January 4, 2020

$738 billion buys a lot of defense. That’s how much the United States will spend on the military in 2020, according to USA Today – and it’s good news for ...

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Pentagon memo urges military members not to use DNA ancestry kits

By GlobalAZ

December 24, 2019

DNA kits have become a popular gift in recent years. Figuring out where you land on the family tree can be fun and enlightening, but the Pentagon has ...

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Trump Isn’t Impeached Until the House Tells the Senate

By GlobalAZ

December 21, 2019

Now that the House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Donald Trump, what is the constitutional status of the two articles of impeachment? Must they be transmitted ...

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Greta Thunberg Tweets Pic Of Herself On Floor Of ‘Overcrowded’ Train. Train Company Rips Her For Not Telling Full Story.

By GlobalAZ

December 16, 2019

Far-left climate extremist Greta Thunberg tweeted a photograph of herself riding on a train over the weekend that showed her sitting on the floor while complaining about the ...

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In Historic Vote, U.S. House Committee Votes “Yes” to Legalizing Marijuana

By GlobalAZ

November 28, 2019

The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act (MORE Act) was passed by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee today, Nov 20th. This is the first time in history that a U.S. ...

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Company offers non-smoking employees 6 extra days off to make up for cigarette breaks

By GlobalAZ

November 28, 2019

A company in Japan is giving its non-smoking employees an extra six days of paid time off per year to make up for smokers’ cigarette breaks. The Tokyo-based ...

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Rockets hit Iraq base with US troops; no word on casualties

By GlobalAZ

November 8, 2019

BAGHDAD — A barrage of Katyusha rockets targeted an Iraqi air base that houses American troops south of the city of Mosul on Friday, two security officials said. ...

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Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs had fentanyl, oxycodone in system: Autopsy report

By GlobalAZ

August 31, 2019

Tyler Skaggs, a Los Angeles Angels pitcher whose body was found in his hotel room, died after a mix of fentanyl, oxycodone and alcohol in his system led him ...