Trump admin orders EPA contract freeze and media blackout

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has instituted what it described as a temporary media blackout at the Environmental Protection Agency and barred staff from awarding any new contracts or grants. Emails sent to EPA staff since President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday and reviewed by The Associated Press detailed specific prohibitions banning press releases,…

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Senate Takes Major Step Toward Repealing Health Care Law – The New York Times

Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the majority leader, heading to the floor during a marathon session of votes on Wednesday. Republican leaders say they will work closely with President-elect Donald J. Trump to develop legislation to repeal and replace the health care law. Credit Al Drago/The New York Times WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans…

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THE EXPANSE | Season 1 Recap: With Cats (Recat!) – YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivej0OW7WZk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivej0OW7WZk Epic space action, complicated relatable characters, and … adorable cats. See what made Season 1 of The Expanse so amazing, as told through cute kitties. Season 2 returns to Syfy on February 1, 2017! » Subscribe To Syfy: http://bit.ly/SubToSyfy More about ‘The Expanse’: This hour-long, ten episode series is based on the popular…

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Why Did BuzzFeed Publish the Trump Dossier? – The Atlantic

Google Microdata Mobile only ad Article “Cover” The Trouble With Publishing the Trump Dossier In distributing a set of inflammatory allegations that it admitted it could not vouch for, BuzzFeed sidestepped a basic principle of journalism. Google Metadata Mike Segar / Reuters START “MORE ON” SINGLE STORY BOX v. 2 END “MORE ON” SINGLE STORY…

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First African-American Astronaut To Board The International Space Station | The Huffington Post

Astronaut Jeanette Epps made African-American history on Wednesday when NASA announced that she’ll be the first black American astronaut to board the International Space Station. While NASA has sent 14 black astronauts into space over the decades, none have ever stayed aboard the ISS as a crew member. Epps will be the first African American and…

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Judge rules doctors can refuse trans patients and women who have had abortions

On Saturday, a United States district judge ruled that doctors may turn away women who have had abortions and transgender patients on the basis of religious freedom. In his order, Judge Reed O’Connor argued laws that would otherwise forbid gender-based discrimination require doctors emove the categorical exclusion of transitions and abortions (a condition they assert is a…

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London breaches annual air pollution limit for 2017 in just five days | Environment | The Guardian

London has breached its annual air pollution limits just five days into 2017, a “shameful reminder of the severity of London’s air pollution”, according to campaigners. By law, hourly levels of toxic nitrogen dioxide must not be more than 200 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m3) more than 18 times in a whole year, but late…

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