-->
search
Beranda › Tanpa Kategori › House OKs coverage plans short of Obamacare rules

House OKs coverage plans short of Obamacare rules

Artikel diedit dan dipublikasikan oleh pada tanggal Jumat, 15 November 2013 Edit

House OKs coverage plans short of Obamacare rules

House OKs coverage plans short of Obamacare rules

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 10:48 AM PST

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., center, leaves the office of House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, before a vote on a measure to let insurers keep offering health coverage that falls short of the law's standards. A day earlier, the president changed course in the face of a public uproar over the flawed debut of the Affordable Care Act and said he would take administrative action — which doesn't need congressional approval — to let companies continue selling such plans for at least another year. Unlike the House GOP bill, he would permit such sales to insurers' existing customers only, not to new ones.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)GOP leaders say the bill would ease the plight of millions reeling from cancellation notices.

Chicago 'hacktivist' gets prison in NY cyberattacks case

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 09:22 AM PST

File - This March 5, 2012 file photo provided by the Cook County Sheriff's Department in Chicago shows Jeremy Hammond. A New York judge sentenced Hammond to ten years, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 for his involvement in cyber-attacks on corporations and government agencies worldwide. (AP Photo/Cook County Sheriff's Department, File)NEW YORK (AP) — A self-described anarchist and "hacktivist" from Chicago was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for illegally accessing computer systems of law enforcement agencies and government contractors.

Ron Burgundy's burgundy "Anchorman" suit lands in museum

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 10:12 AM PST

Props and costumes from the "Anchorman" movie are seen at an exhibit at the Newseum in Washington, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. The museum about news and the First Amendment has opened "Anchorman: The Exhibit," featuring costumes and props from Will Ferrell's 2004 movie "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy." The story of a fictional news team's sexist reaction to the arrival of an ambitious female reporter was a parody of real tumult in the 1970s TV business. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — While Dorothy's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" are prize artifacts at the Smithsonian, Ron Burgundy's burgundy "Anchorman" suit might turn out to be the most popular item at the Newseum.

Typhoon-stricken Philippine town starts rebuilding

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 08:06 AM PST

A boy runs through the smoke of a cooking fire in the Typhoon Haiyan destroyed town of Guiuan, Philippines on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, hit the country's eastern seaboard Nov. 8, leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)GUIUAN, Philippines (AP) — People swept dirt from the pews and wiped clean the mud-covered, ornate tile floors of a church. The sound of hammers hitting nails and the buzzing of chain saws reverberated in the streets. Debris was piled on corners and set ablaze.

Filipinos abroad seek news, rally aid after Haiyan

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 05:47 AM PST

In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 photo, Filipino staff members pack boxes of donations from overseas workers at an express company in a Hong Kong shopping mall as the relief goods will be shipped to the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. They gather in California churches, in Hong Kong shopping malls, at prayer vigils in Bahrain and on hastily launched Facebook pages. Philippine overseas workers, cut off from home after a super-typhoon killed more than 2,000 people, are coming together to pray, swap information and launch aid drives. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)HONG KONG (AP) — They gather in California churches, in Hong Kong shopping malls, at prayer vigils in Bahrain and on hastily launched Facebook pages. Philippine overseas workers, cut off from home after a super-typhoon killed thousands, are coming together to pray, swap information and launch aid drives.

China to ease 1-child policy, abolish labor camps

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 09:41 AM PST

In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, a child in a stroller is accompanied by several adults on the streets of Beijing. China announced a loosening of family planning rules that limit many couples to a single child, in the first substantial change to the unpopular policy in nearly three decades as leaders seek to address a rapidly aging population. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)BEIJING (AP) — China's leaders announced on Friday the first significant easing of the country's one-child policy in nearly 30 years and moved to abolish an often-abused labor camp system, while vowing some of the most ambitious economic reforms in recent Chinese history.

Homeowner charged in deadly Mich. porch shooting

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 10:56 AM PST

In this undated file photo is the cover of a funeral program showing 19-year-old Renisha McBride from a service in Detroit. Prosecutors on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 announced second-degree murder and manslaughter charges against Theodore P. Wafer, 54, of Dearborn Heights, Mich., in the Nov. 2 shooting death of McBride. She was shot in the face on Wafer's porch after police say they believe she was involved in a car accident nearby in Detroit and family members say she likely approached Wafer's home for help. (AP Photo/Detroit News) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUTDETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors on Friday charged a suburban Detroit homeowner with second-degree murder in the death of a 19-year-old woman who was shot in the face on his porch.

Albania rejects request to destroy Syrian weapons

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 10:40 AM PST

An Albanian student wears a gas mask and holds a sign during a protest against chemical weapons during a protest against the dismantling of Syrian chemical weapons in Albania in front of the Prime Minister's office in Tirana Thursday Nov. 14, 2013. Albania, a member of NATO, has said it is studying a request by the United States to host facilities for destroying Syria's chemical weapons, but has not yet taken a decision. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania, a small, impoverished Balkan nation that is one of the United States' staunchest supporters, on Friday firmly rejected a U.S. request for it to host the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile.

Toronto council strips Mayor Rob Ford of powers

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 10:43 AM PST

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto's City Council voted overwhelmingly Friday to strip Mayor Rob Ford of some of his powers, trying to box in the brash leader who has rebuffed huge pressure to resign over his drinking and drug habits and erratic behavior. Ford vowed to challenge the measure in court.

Alabama woman's body removed from front yard grave

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 09:48 AM PST

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, file photo, James Davis, 73, stands over the grave of his wife, Patsy, in the front yard of the home they shared in Stevenson, Ala. Jackson County Circuit Judge Jenifer Holt will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 for Davis, who has been ordered to remove his wife's grave from the front yard. Topics should include how the removal will be done and a final deadline. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves, File)STEVENSON, Ala. (AP) — As relatives wept, the body of an Alabama woman whose wish was to be buried in her front yard was removed Friday, after her husband lost a lengthy court fight to keep her there.

House GOP seeks insurance bill despite veto threat

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 09:56 AM PST

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., center, leaves the office of House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, before a vote on a measure to let insurers keep offering health coverage that falls short of the law's standards. A day earlier, the president changed course in the face of a public uproar over the flawed debut of the Affordable Care Act and said he would take administrative action — which doesn't need congressional approval — to let companies continue selling such plans for at least another year. Unlike the House GOP bill, he would permit such sales to insurers' existing customers only, not to new ones.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans pushed toward a vote Friday on legislation to let insurance companies sell individual coverage to all comers, even if it falls short of standards in "Obamacare," saying it would ease the plight of millions of consumers reeling from cancellation notices.

Altered landscape for Sony, Microsoft consoles

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 09:51 AM PST

Dean Gentry from Chicago, right, purchases his Sony Playstation 4 from Gino Boccardi at Lincoln Park BestBuy store in Chicago on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. The PlayStation 4, came out Friday. The Xbox One, goes on sale next week.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)NEW YORK (AP) — Remember a time before "Angry Birds," the iPad and the iPhone? No?

House GOP gets its say on insurance cancellations

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 07:32 AM PST

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens to a reporter's question during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. Speaking about the Affordable Care Act, Boehner insisted it was time to "scrap this law once and for all." (AP Photo/Molly Riley)WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans renewed an assault on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and his own credibility on Friday as they pushed toward House passage of a measure to let insurers keep offering health coverage that falls short of the law's standards.

Tight Sochi security regime raises rights concerns

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 06:36 AM PST

In this photo taken Monday, Oct. 28, 2013 a security agent watches a commuter train with Russian President Vladimir Putin aboard, arriving at the newly built Adler railway station that serves as a hub for the link between the airport and the Alpine venues of the Winter Olympics at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia. The organizers of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi have introduced some of the most extensive identity checks and sweeping security measures ever to be seen at an international sports event, trying to fulfill their pledge to make the Winter Games in Sochi MOSCOW (AP) — The organizers of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi have introduced some of the most extensive identity checks and sweeping security measures ever seen at an international sports event, raising concerns that they are stifling dissent and violating privacy under the pretext of fulfilling their pledge to make the games "the safest Olympics in history."

Syrian chemical arms may be destroyed in Albania

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 07:29 AM PST

An Albanian student wears a gas mask and holds a sign during a protest against chemical weapons during a protest against the dismantling of Syrian chemical weapons in Albania in front of the Prime Minister's office in Tirana Thursday Nov. 14, 2013. Albania, a member of NATO, has said it is studying a request by the United States to host facilities for destroying Syria's chemical weapons, but has not yet taken a decision. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The tiny, impoverished Balkan nation of Albania emerged Friday as a likely location where Syria's chemical weapons stockpile could be destroyed.

Homeowner charged in Michigan porch shooting

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 08:22 AM PST

DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors on Friday announced charges against a suburban Detroit homeowner in the death of a 19-year-old woman who was shot in the face on his porch.

Thousands evacuated as volcano erupts in Indonesia

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 06:15 AM PST

Indonesian volcano erupts, forcing evacuation of hundredsMount Sinabung awoke in October and has blasted one to two ash explosions every day.

Are Obama's ratings dipping past the point of no return?

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 04:32 PM PST

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks about his signature health care law, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Again and again, Obama shouldered the blame for his botched health care rollout in unusually blunt terms — a step many of his critics contend was long overdue. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Barack Obama's second term fumbles have pitched him to record low poll ratings and splintered his credibility with the American people. Obama, stung by the amateurish debut of his health care plan, which has sent fellow Democrats into revolt, is beginning to sense the depth of his woes. A week later, Pew Research put Obama at 41 percent. By Wednesday, Quinnipiac University had him at 39 percent, a new low.

Founding spirit: The making of Washington’s whiskey at Mount Vernon

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 04:09 AM PST

Founding Spirit: The Making of Washington's Whiskey at Mount VernonMaster distiller Dave Pickerell distills whiskey as George Washington once did

After JFK, a Secret Service transformed

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 02:46 AM PST

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama ride in the presidential limousine during the 57th Presidential Inauguration parade Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)JFK's assassination helped usher in a wave of changes at the small agency.

China to ease decades-old one-child policy nationwide

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 06:23 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2013 file photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, and other Communist Party top leaders raise their hands to vote in the third plenary session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, in Beijing. China's leaders pledged Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, to open state-dominated industries wider to private competition and ease limits on foreign investment in e-commerce and other businesses in a sweeping reform plan aimed at rejuvenating a slowing economy. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Lan Hongguang, File) NO SALESBy Sui-Lee Wee and Li Hui BEIJING (Reuters) - China will ease family planning restrictions nationwide, the government said on Friday, allowing millions of families to have two children in the country's most significant liberalisation of its strict one-child policy in about three decades. "It's not a huge reform, there have been small adjustments all along," said Liang Zhongtang, a demographer from the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.

Marines killed in Calif. were doing dangerous job

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 01:04 AM PST

Vehicles file through the main gate of Camp Pendleton Marine Base on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Four Marines were reported killed Wednesday in an accident while clearing an unexploded ordnance. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)SAN DIEGO (AP) — The job is one of the most dangerous in the Marine Corps.

Toronto council votes to strip mayor of powers

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 07:53 AM PST

Mayor Rob Ford speaks to city council members about new allegations against him in Toronto on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. Ford is threatening to take legal action against former aides who told police about their concerns about his drug use and drunken driving. He also denies making sexual advances toward a female staffer. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)Mayor Rob Ford has faced pressure over his drinking and drug use and erratic behavior.

China to loosen one-child policy, end labour camps

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 03:30 AM PST

The national flag of China flutters behind a fence of the headquarters of the NDRC in BeijingThe reform package reduce the number of crimes subject to the death penalty.

Health official feared website 'crash' in July

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 07:50 AM PST

A man looks over the Affordable Care Act signup page on the HealthCare.gov website in New York in this photo illustrationA U.S. official worried that quality assurance issues could "crash the plane at take-off."

US Secret Service agents 'misbehaved in 17 countries'

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 02:43 AM PST

Secret ServiceAgents and supervisors of the US Secret Service have engaged in misconduct in 17 countries in recent years, The Washington Post reported Friday. It quoted accounts given by whistleblowers to a Senate committee that oversees the Secret Service. These accounts contradict assertions by Secret Service leaders that the agency does not tolerate sexually improper behavior, Senator Ronald Johnson, the top Republican on a Homeland Security subcommittee, said Thursday, the Post reported. The paper reported this week that two members of President Barack Obama's security detail were removed from that job after allegedly sending sexually explicit emails to a female subordinate.

Philippine gov't defends typhoon response

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 12:36 AM PST

En elderly woman peeks through a broken window of her house in a neighborhood badly affected by Typhoon Haiyan in Guiuan, Philippines, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, hit the country's eastern seaboard on last Friday, destroying tens of thousands of buildings and displacing hundreds of thousands of people. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)Many victims have received little or no assistance since the storm struck one week ago.

Recent Posts

Iklan Atas Artikel

Iklan Tengah Artikel 1

Iklan Tengah Artikel 2

Banner IDwebhost

Iklan Bawah Artikel

Iklan Bawah Artikel