Mark Sandy, the only official from the Office of Management and Budget to testify, said one of the former employees was frustrated about ‘not understanding the reason for that hold.’
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Study: Opioid crisis cost U.S. economy $631 billion over 4 years
The cost of this year’s crisis is likely to be between $171 billion and $214 billion.
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Rudy Giuliani informs Congress he will defy its subpoena
President Trump’s personal attorney tweets that he won’t ‘participate in an illegitimate, unconstitutional, and baseless’ impeachment inquiry.
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Trump administration rule may end free school lunches for about 500,000 children
Nearly one in seven children came from homes considered ‘food insecure’ in 2018.
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Giuliani ran shadow Ukraine policy, sidelining and alarming officials
While the whistleblower report focuses on the call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksky, officials say it also includes efforts by Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani to insert himself into U.S.-Ukrainian relations.
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Nappers are 48% less likely to face serious heart illnesses
Sleep experts say a 20-minute nap is all most people need to feel refreshed.
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Trudeau apologizes again as campaign reels from racist makeup revelations
Two photos and a video show the Canadian prime minister wearing black- and brownface.
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Google Earth uncovers car in pond – and skeleton of driver missing for 22 years
William Earl Moldt was last heard from Nov. 7, 1997, around 9:30 p.m., when he called his girlfriend to say he was leaving a nightclub.
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Mint, menthol: Vape industry has dug heels in on flavor bans
Altria, one of the world’s largest tobacco producers and Juul’s biggest investor, has spent more than $70,000 in Maine alone on a social media and email campaign to defeat a ban on flavored e-cigarettes.
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Supreme Court allows broad enforcement of asylum limits
The Trump administration’s rule prevents most Central American immigrants from seeking asylum in the U.S.