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Tunnel collapse triggers nuclear emergency

There’s been no radiation leaks reported, but authorities are still being very cautious with a nuclear emergency in the Pacific Northwest. A storage tunnel containing hundreds of rail cars full of radioactive waste collapsed Tuesday morning, forcing an emergency declaration at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeastern Washington state. Sponsored:… Read More

Betrayal! GOP plots Trump healthcare backstab

President Donald Trump vowed to drain the swamp in Washington, D.C. — and the snakes are biting back. Across the aisle, establishment politicians are scrambling to protect their backsides instead of doing what the American people elected them to do… and it could derail the president’s healthcare reform again! Sponsored:… Read More

[Health alert] E. Coli scare causes meat recall

An eastern Pennsylvania business is recalling more than 5,600 pounds of boneless veal, ground veal, beef and pork because of concerns it may be tainted with a potentially deadly E. coli bacteria. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the recall Thursday by Marcho Farms of Souderton. The particular strain of… Read More

Trump: Obamacare’s end is finally here

Republicans began pushing their prized health care bill through the House Thursday, as the GOP sought a victory for President Donald Trump six weeks after his original proposal was blocked by Democrats and establishment Republicans. But this time, “We will pass this bill,” according to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Sponsored: Surprising… Read More

Trump’s pick to marshal addiction and mental illness stuns

President Donald Trump’s pick to marshal the government’s response to the opioid epidemic and assist people with mental illness couldn’t be a better choice. Psychiatrist Elinore McCance-Katz is an academic expert on addiction with extensive state government and federal experience, and a reputation for relying on science. She spent time at the… Read More

Trump rolling back Michelle Obama nutrition standards

The Trump administration is ready to roll back some nutrition standards for federally subsidized school meals, reversing elements of first lady Michelle Obama’s healthy eating initiative. In his first major act in the Cabinet, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is planning an announcement Monday afternoon at an elementary school in the… Read More

Trump UNLEASHES on Democrats

Democrats have announced an effort to deprive the U.S. military of funding unless President Donald Trump gives them what they want. Sponsored: Could this book actually be a “Second Bible”? But Trump isn’t having any of that nonsense. He just unleashed a firestorm on Democrats via social media — and… Read More

Artificial womb could improve care for premature babies

Researchers are creating an artificial womb to improve care for extremely premature babies — and remarkable animal testing suggests the first-of-its-kind watery incubation so closely mimics mom that it just might work. Today, premature infants weighing as little as a pound are hooked to ventilators and other machines inside incubators…. Read More

[Health alert] Germ in milk and poultry tops poisoning list

The U.S. government’s latest report card on food poisoning suggests that a germ commonly linked to raw milk and poultry is surpassing salmonella at the top of the culprit list. The report counts cases in only 10 states for nine of the most common causes of foodborne illness, but is… Read More

Trump to shake up Medicaid with work requirements

Work requirements for Medicaid could lead to major changes in the social safety net under President Donald Trump. In a break from past policy, the federal Health and Human Services department has notified governors it stands ready to permit new state programs encouraging work. Separately, an amendment to the still-stuck… Read More