| With high court in play, Democrats link abortion rights and health care Posted: 05 Jul 2018 02:07 PM PDT ![With high court in play, Democrats link abortion rights and health care]( "With high court in play, Democrats link abortion rights and health care") On Monday, Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri was on her third health-care event of the day. The endangered senator, running for reelection in a state that President Trump won by 19 points, has put health care front-and-center in her campaign – a potentially winning issue in a race considered a toss-up. Justice Anthony Kennedy, a crucial swing vote on the United States Supreme Court, announced his retirement, throwing these senators into a precarious position as they face an expected vote on whether to confirm his replacement early this fall.
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| Can NATO use truth against Russian lies? Posted: 05 Jul 2018 12:40 PM PDT ![Can NATO use truth against Russian lies?]( "Can NATO use truth against Russian lies?") When leaders of NATO's 29 member countries meet July 11-12 in Belgium, the main topic will be less on finding new ways to counter Russia's military threat and more on addressing another kind of threat: Russia's escalating attempts to use information-warfare tactics to create fear and discord within Europe, especially during election time. Rather, the Kremlin's spreading of false information requires NATO countries to arm citizens with a love of truth and the tools to discern accurate information so as to negate the effects of lies planted in social media and elsewhere.
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| With election of new president, often-cynical Mexicans opting for hope Posted: 05 Jul 2018 12:12 PM PDT ![With election of new president, often-cynical Mexicans opting for hope]( "With election of new president, often-cynical Mexicans opting for hope") It's not every day a nation wakes up after a presidential vote and collectively dons the colors of their national flag. In Mexico Monday, that national pride had something to do with a World Cup soccer match. Three-time candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador, commonly referred to by his initials, AMLO, took the presidency with about 53 percent of the ballots.
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| Beijing gets tough on trash Posted: 05 Jul 2018 09:32 AM PDT ![Beijing gets tough on trash]( "Beijing gets tough on trash") Liang Jiong spends most of his life rummaging through other people's trash. "Time is money," he shouted one recent morning as he raced from one trash can to another in his electric three-wheeled cart. Not much money: Mr. Liang says he earns just $450 a month – one-third of the average Beijing salary – by working 10 hours a day, seven days a week.
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