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Republican push to end Obamacare collapses in U. S. Senate
WASHINGTON - Republican efforts to overhaul or repeal Obamacare collapse in U. S. Senate, dealing sharp setback to President Donald Trump and Republican Party's seven-year quest to kill former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law.
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Republican push to end Obamacare collapses in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON - Republican efforts to overhaul or repeal Obamacare collapse in U.S. Senate, dealing sharp setback to President Donald Trump and Republican Party's seven-year quest to kill former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law. (USA-HEALTHCARE/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV), moved, by Susan Cornwell, 1,015 words)
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- USA-HEALTHCARE/MCCONNELL (ANALYSIS, PIX), moved, by Richard Cowan, 929 words
- USA-CONGRESS/TAX (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by David Morgan, 719 words)
Trump Jr., ex-campaign head given nod to testify in Congress -senator
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's eldest son and his former campaign chairman are given approval by U.S. special counsel to testify publicly to Congress as part of investigations of Russian meddling in 2016 election, top Democrat on Senate Judiciary Committee says. (USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA (UPDATE 5, PIX), expect by 2230 GMT/6.30 PM ET, by Patricia Zengerle and Doina Chiacu, 700 words)
U.S. prepares to sanction Venezuela officials, Maduro defies threat
WASHINGTON/CARACAS - Trump administration is preparing sanctions against several senior Venezuelan officials, U.S. officials say, to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to abort plans for controversial congress foes say would cement dictatorship. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Matt Spetalnick and Andrew Cawthorne, 599 words)
U.S. puts new sanctions on Iran over ballistic missile program
WASHINGTON - United States slaps new economic sanctions against Iran over its ballistic missile program and says Tehran's "malign activities" in Middle East undercut any "positive contributions" coming from 2015 Iran nuclear accord. (IRAN-NUCLEAR/USA (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by Mohammad Zargham and Steve Holland, 576 words)
SPECIAL REPORT
Philip Morris takes aim at young people in India, and health officials are fuming
NEW DELHI - Tobacco giant is pushing Marlboros in colorful ads at kiosks and handing out free smokes at parties frequented by young adults - tactics that break India's anti-smoking laws, government officials say. Internal documents uncovered by Reuters illuminate the strategy. (PMI-INDIA/ (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX), moved, by Aditya Kalra, Paritosh Bansal, Tom Lasseter and Duff Wilson, 2,227 words)
UNITED STATES
Americans want U.S. goods, but not willing to pay more -Reuters/Ipsos
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Reuters/Ipsos poll finds 70 percent of Americans think it is "very important" or "somewhat important" to buy U.S.-made products. Despite that sentiment, 37 percent say they will refuse to pay more for U.S.-made goods versus imports. (USA-BUYAMERICAN/POLL (POLL, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Timothy Aeppel, 1,009 words)
Silicon Valley mostly quiet in internet surveillance debate in Congress
WASHINGTON - Facebook, Google, Apple and other major technology firms are largely absent from debate over renewal of broad U.S. internet surveillance law, weakening prospects for privacy reforms that would further protect customer data, according to sources familiar with matter. (USA-INTELLIGENCE/ (PIX), moved, by Dustin Volz, 833 words)
Hawaii urges Supreme Court to exclude grandparents from U.S. travel ban
WASHINGTON - State of Hawaii urges U.S. Supreme Court not to expand scope of Trump administration's temporary ban on refugees and travelers from six Muslim-majority countries by including grandparents and other family members of U.S. residents. (USA-IMMIGRATION/COURT (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Lawrence Hurley, 393 words)
EUROPE
Pro-Russian rebel leader in east Ukraine unveils plan for new state
MOSCOW/KIEV - Pro-Russian rebel leader of breakaway region in eastern Ukraine proposes replacing Ukraine with new federal state, in comments that could further undermine 2015 peace deal that is already faltering. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/REBELS-DECLARATION (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Andrew Osborn and Natalia Zinets, 539 words)
End to austerity? Poll gamble exposes rift in Britain's ruling party
LONDON - Early election was meant to bind Conservatives to Theresa May's agenda for at least five years, but instead it badly shakes governing party with ministers questioning its seven-year pursuit of austerity. (BRITAIN-POLITICS/PAY (PIX), moved, by Elizabeth Piper, 701 words)
Poland moves closer to passing contested Supreme Court reform
WARSAW - Poland's parliament moves closer to giving itself power to appoint Supreme Court judges, ignoring opposition assertions that move would politicize judiciary. (POLAND-POLITICS/JUDICIARY (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved, by Pawel Sobczak and Marcin Goettig, 583 words)
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