Senate's top Democrat is pushing a compromise health care reform bill
The Senate's top Democrat, Chuck Schumer of New York, is pushing a compromise health care reform bill he says has bipartisan support.
The bill would prevent a spike in health insurance premiums, Senate Minority leader Schumer said Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press.
But there's uncertainty about whether or not the compromise measure will come to the Senate floor for a vote. Speaking Sunday on CNN's State of the Union, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, said, "I'll be happy to bring a bill to the floor if I know President Trump would sign it."
However, the president has sent mixed signals on whether he would support a measure that extends by two years subsidies to help lower income Americans pay for insurance.
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RESULTS FOR MAJOR GAMES
It was a busy weekend in sports and no doubt many persons missed out on the big games, we here at RTC sports have the results of the games you may have missed in the NBA, NFL or NHL.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Brooklyn 116, Atlanta 104
Minnesota 115, Oklahoma City 113
New Orleans 119, L.A. Lakers 112
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Vancouver 4, Detroit 1
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Minnesota 24, Baltimore 16
Buffalo 30, Tampa Bay 27
Jacksonville 27, Indianapolis 0
Miami 31, N.Y. Jets 28
L.A. Rams 33, Arizona 0
New Orleans 26, Green Bay 17
Chicago 17, Carolina 3
OT/Tennessee 12, Cleveland 9
Dallas 40, San Francisco 10
Pittsburgh 29, Cincinnati 14
Seattle 24, N.Y. Giants 7
L.A. Chargers 21, Denver 0
New England 23, Atlanta 7
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Houston Astros going to World Series rallies the city after Harvey
The Houston Astros’ trip to the World Series to seek their first-ever title has become a rallying cry for the Hurricane Harvey-battered city.
The Astros dedicated their Game 7 win against the New York Yankees Friday to the city of Houston and its people.
The players wear a visible sign of their support for Houston on their uniforms, a patch that features the word "strong" between a drawing of the state of Texas and the Astros logo.
Just two months ago, much of the city of Houston was underwater after Harvey swept through parts of the state. The August storm dumped more than 20 trillion gallons of rain across Texas and Louisiana.
When thousands of Houston residents sought shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Astros players showed up to meet their fellow residents and cheer them up.
The Astros also offered tickets to people affected by Harvey and collected donations at Minute Maid Park. The Astros organization donated $4 million to relief efforts.
The team’s MVP pitcher, Justin Verlander, has pledged to donate his playoff share to people affected by Harvey.
Verlander, who was traded to the Astros days after Harvey hit, also made a $100,000 donation to his Wins for Warriors foundation to help military families affected by the storm.
"I want to help in more ways than just playing on the baseball field," he said.
Residents of Houston may not have imagined the Astros heading to the World Series just months after the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, but a magazine predicted it three years ago.
After they defeated the New York Yankees, the Astros will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2017 World Series.
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THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WELCOMES A NEW CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER
The Department of Agriculture is extremely pleased to announce that a new Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) has joined the complement of staff.
Dr. Shelley Tricia Bridgewater, a practising Small and Farm Animal Veterinarian for the past nine (9) years has actively been involved in the fields of Animal Production and Animal Science for more than 15 years. She is passionate about teaching and the development of the Agriculture industry. Dr. Bridgewater has used some of these acquired skills throughout the years to mentor students and lecture part-time in the areas of Swine Medicine, Poultry Production, Animal Genetics and Problem-Based Learning (PBL) at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of the West Indies (UWI) for four (4) years. She has assisted in the writing of a Distance Learning Course manual for "Livestock Development in Small States" in the Livestock Programme at the UWI, St. Augustine Campus. She is currently a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Veterinary Association (TTVA) and a co-founding member of the Pork Producers Association of Trinidad and Tobago (PPATT).
With such a wealth of experience, the Director of Agriculture-Ms. Wilhelmina Kissoonsingh says that the new CVO is up to the challenge of taking the now developing Livestock Industry in Turks and Caicos Islands to a stage where it can be seen as a lucrative enterprise and where young persons can see Agriculture as a professional alternative. The Director also stated; "Over the last year the Department has offered outreach programs and training in crops and with the new CVO on board we plan to reach in the community and offer training in livestock and animal care."
She also iterated that a major responsibility of the Department is ensuring compliance with international trading laws with meat and meat products and movement of live animals all of which will be overseen by the CVO.
Quiet Weekend for TCI in Weather
MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS FROM 6PM, FRIDAY, 20TH OCTOBER, 2017, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 2100 UTC.
WARNINGS: BOATERS AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO ROUGH SURF AND THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG NORTH AND EAST COAST BEACHES.
GENERAL SITUATION: REMNANTS OF A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL SUPPORT SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY NEAR THE BOUNDARY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT GENERATES BREEZY CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW.
FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS
ADVISORY: A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
WEATHER: A FEW QUICK PASSING SHOWERS.
FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
WEATHER: CHANCE OF A FEW PASSING SHOWERS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MOONSET: 7:33PM MOONRISE: 8:42AM SAT
HIGH TIDE: 9:07PM LOW TIDE: 3:15AM SAT
HIGH TIDE: 9:29AM SAT LOW TIDE: 3:51PM SAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: THE TROPICS REMAIN QUIET AND TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.
Tech firms to remove extremist posts within hours
Tech giants Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and Google have agreed to do more to remove extremist content within hours of it being posted.
The accord was decided at a two-day meeting between the G7 nations and the tech firms, hosted on the Italian island of Ischia.
The aim, according to officials, is to remove jihadist content from the internet within two hours.
In a tweet, Twitter said the talks had been "important and productive".
Twitter and Google declined to give further comment.
Italy's interior minister Marco Minniti said they were "important first steps".
In a statement issued after the meeting, the G7 said: "We underscore the challenge to industry and we urge it... to develop solutions to identify and remove terrorist content within one to two hours of upload, to the extent it is technically feasible, without compromising human rights and fundamental freedoms."
It also urged the companies to develop better detection tools and to ensure all removed material is reported to authorities.
In September, UK prime minister Theresa May said technology companies must go "further and faster" in removing extremist content. She said then that she wanted such content removed within two hours.
MI5 head Andrew Parker said that allowing extremists "safe spaces online" made threats harder to detect.
It is the first time that representatives from Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter have taken part in G7 talks.
The G7 consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US
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NFL commissioner says players "not being disrespectful" by kneeling; wants to "get back to football"
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that he and other team owners "believe everyone should stand for the national anthem" but left the league's policy about asking players to do so unchanged.
Goodell made the comments in a press conference Wednesday, one day after an annual meeting in which owners and players met at NFL headquarters in New York City. The NFL owners met separately Wednesday morning, where they "spent a great deal of time talking" about the issue and why the players should stand for the anthem, calling it an "important part" of the game.
"It's also important for us to honor our flag and our country, and we think our fans expect us to do that, so that is something we continue to focus on this morning," Goodell said.
Earlier, Goodell said owners at the meeting "did not ask" players to stand during the anthem, instead focusing on ways they could make communities better.
"We spent today talking about the issues that players have been trying to bring attention to –- issues to make our communities better," Goodell said." I think we all agree there’s nothing more important than trying to give back to our communities and make them better. That was the entire focus of today."
President Donald Trump took to Twitter Wednesday morning to lash out at the National Football League's decision not to force players to stand for the national anthem.
Goodell defended the league in response to Trump's criticism, saying that "players are not being disrespectful" when they protest, but emphasized that he wants to "get back to football" and "stay out of politics."
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The Avengers assemble to save Puerto Rico
ABC Radio has learned that Scarlett Johansson will assemble her Avengers teammates Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Mark Ruffalo to help save Puerto Rico, in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
The actors, along with some of Scarlett's other famous friends, will reportedly take part in a staged reading of Thornton Wilder's Our Town at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia to raise money for hurricane relief.
The actress noted in a statement, "The struggle faced by Puerto Rican residents since their island was ravaged by Hurricane Maria is terribly heartbreaking and has left many feeling hopeless and helpless. It is a great privilege to be able to participate in whatever way I can, to provide some relief to those that are struggling to access even the most basic of human needs in the aftermath of this disastrous event."
The show will be directed by Tony winner Kenny Leon, who is one of the most respected directors on Broadway.
Ticket for what she's calling, "an extraordinary, one-time-only evening" go on sale Monday, October 23 at
10:00AM ET and can be purchased in person at the Fox Theatre Box Office, online at FoxTheatre.org, or by phone at (855) 285-8499.
Tickets start at $89, though a number of VIP packages, which include premium seats, meet-and-greets, a signed poster, and the like will be available starting at $1,000. All proceeds will benefit the Hurricane Maria Community Relief & Recovery Fund.
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Blac Chyna's mother sues Wendy Williams for $1 million
Blac Chyna's mother, Tokyo Toni, is suing Wendy Williams for $1 million, saying the talk show host slandered her name.
According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Toni, whose real name is Shalana Jones-Hunter, filed a hand-written defamation of character lawsuit which claims Williams' ongoing comments caused her "stress and depression," loss of sleep and affected her personal relationships.
“I am highly depressed and my blood pressure is up,” she writes in the lawsuit adding that Williams has caused her a “lifetime of pain and suffering.” As a result, Toni says she had to quit her jobs as an Uber and Lyft driver because of Wendy's "lies."
Toni, who says she has repeatedly asked Williams to stop talking about her on the show via social media, is set to represent herself in the lawsuit that was filed earlier this month in Maryland.
Toni's lawsuit comes just days after her daughter Blac Chyna filed a lawsuit against her ex, Rob Kardashian and the Kardashian-Jenner family over claims of domestic violence, harassment and the cancellation of her E! reality series, Rob & Chyna.
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112 releases new single “Both of Us” featuring Jagged Edge
112 is showing Atlanta unity with their new single featuring another male vocal group from the A-T-L.
The Grammy Award winning group is teaming with Jagged Edge for their brand new single, “Both Of Us.” The mid tempo track is from their first new album in 12 years, Q Mike Slim Daron, named after the group members, which drops October 27th.
112 performed the first release from the album, “Dangerous Games,” plus a medley of their hits today during a visit to The Wendy Williams Show.