January2017
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Medical students and faculty members gathered to voice their opposition to the dismantling of Obamacare
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: Hundreds of medical students and faculty members gathered at Northwestern University’s school of medicine in Chicago on Monday to voice their opposition to the dismantling of Obamacare. The demonstration was part of a larger... -
Novartis has broadened the indications for its Votubia drug after getting EU approval
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: Novartis has broadened the indications for its Votubia drug, the company said on Tuesday, when the European Union approved its use to treat refractory partial-onset seizures in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex. Votubia is... -
Donald Trump dumps top lawyer who defied immigration order
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: U.S. President Donald Trump fired top federal government lawyer Sally Yates on Monday after she took the extraordinarily rare step of defying the White House and refused to defend new travel restrictions targeting seven... -
Trump set to name U.S. high court pick as Democrats plan fight
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: President Donald Trump said he will announce his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday as he looks to quickly put his stamp on the court by restoring its conservative majority, even as... -
Cocaine found in nose cone of American Airlines jet
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: An airline maintenance worker in Oklahoma found 31 pounds (14 kg) of cocaine in the nose cone of an American Airlines jet after it arrived from Colombia, police said on Monday. Seven bricks of... -
US soldiers shoot and kill 8-year-old girl in Yemen
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: While the media attention has been focused on the death of one US serviceman who was killed during a raid in Yemen, one of the most tragic casualties of the assault ordered by President... -
Kiev and Kremlin trade blame over surge in east Ukraine fighting
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: Ukraine and Russia blamed each other on Tuesday for a surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine over recent days that has led to the highest casualty toll in weeks and cut off power and... -
Boy Scouts of America to begin accepting transgender boys
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: The Boy Scouts of America said on Monday the group would begin accepting transgender boys, bucking its more than a century-old practice of using the gender stated on a birth certificate to determine eligibility.... -
Novartis CEO to meet Trump along other drug industry executives
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: Novartis Chief Executive Joe Jimenez will meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday with other drug industry executives after the U.S. leader said pharmaceuticals companies were “getting away with murder” on drug prices the government... -
Philippines narcotics agency takes over drugs war
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte suggested on Tuesday he may seek military support after withdrawing the national police from his war on drugs and handing the job to a much smaller anti-narcotics agency. More than...
