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GOP Obamacare repeal bill fails in dramatic late-night vote

GOP Obamacare Repeal Bill Fails In Dramatic Late-Night Vote:

The Senate has dealt a devastating setback to Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare, defeating a GOP “skinny repeal” bill early Friday morning.

Sens. John McCain, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins joined with Democrats to oppose the measure, a major blow to President Donald Trump and the Republican congressional agenda.

Boy Scouts Official Apologizes For ‘Political Rhetoric’ Of Trump Speech:

An official with the Boy Scouts of America apologized to the Scouting community on Thursday for the political content of President Donald Trump’s speech at the National Scout Jamboree.

“I want to extend my sincere apologies to those in our Scouting family who were offended by the political rhetoric that was inserted into the jamboree,” said Chief Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh. “That was never our intent.”

Speaking Monday before about 40,000 Scouts, Trump delivered a speech that would not have been out of place on his campaign or in his tweets.

The West Wing Won’t Thrive As The House of Mooch:

n an unprecedented move, President Donald Trump hired Anthony Scaramucci as communications director over the objections of Chief of Staff Reince Priebus. Scaramucci has publicly and humiliatingly criticized Priebus, calling him a “paranoid schizophrenic” who will be pushed out soon, and let it be known that the only person he reports to is the President himself, not the chief of staff — a stunning arrangement for a communications director and a sign of debilitating weakness for a sitting chief of staff.

Why Intense Workouts Are Leading To A Life-Threatening Condition:

When Christopher Michael Everett went to his first SoulCycle class, he gave it his all. He sat in the front of the class, cranked the resistance on his bike and started pedaling.

Within the first five to 10 minutes, his thighs began to hurt and feel abnormal. But he powered through the pain and stuck it out until the end of the class.

“They say go big or go home. I probably should have went home,” said Everett, a 33-year-old actor in Los Angeles.

Angelina Jolie Talks Divorce, Health In New Interview:

Angelina Jolie has a new house and new outlook on her family’s new normal following a difficult year.

In a Vanity Fair cover story, the actress and director opens up about her world after splitting with husband Brad Pitt and her health, revealing she at one point suffered from Bell’s palsy, a condition that causes partial facial paralysis.

“I was very worried about my mother, growing up — a lot. I do not want my children to be worried about me,” Jolie told the magazine. “I think it’s very important to cry in the shower and not in front of them. They need to know that everything’s going to be all right even when you’re not sure it is.”

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