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Web traffic, glitches slow Obamacare exchanges launch

YoopyaOctober 2, 2013March 17, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 2, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – Technical glitches and heavy internet traffic slowed Tuesday’s launch of new online insurance exchanges at the heart of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform,...

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U.S. government shutdown begins after Congress fails to break impasse

YoopyaOctober 1, 2013March 17, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 1, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – The U.S. government began a partial shutdown on Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, potentially putting up to 1 million workers...

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Southern states are moving to tighten voting rules

YoopyaSeptember 28, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 28, 2013March 31, 20240

MIAMI (AP) — Emboldened by the Supreme Court decision that struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act, a growing number of Republican-led states...

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Obamacare’s average monthly cost across U.S.: $328

YoopyaSeptember 25, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 25, 2013March 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Americans will pay an average premium of $328 monthly for a mid-tier health insurance plan when the Obamacare health exchanges open for enrollment next week,...

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Obama pledges diplomacy with Iran, but he and Rouhani don’t meet

YoopyaSeptember 25, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 25, 2013March 31, 20240

(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday cautiously embraced overtures from Iran’s new president as the basis for a possible nuclear deal, but a failed effort...

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Cherokee girl transferred to adoptive parents

YoopyaSeptember 24, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 24, 2013March 31, 20240

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The South Carolina couple who adopted a Cherokee girl at the center of a yearslong custody dispute came to Oklahoma last...

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Investors see four million signing up for Obamacare in 2014: survey

YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013April 3, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013April 3, 20240

(Reuters) – Investors expect 4 million Americans to initially enroll in the state insurance marketplaces created under President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, according to a survey...

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House Republicans delay vote on spending, ‘Obamacare’ after split

YoopyaSeptember 12, 2013April 3, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 12, 2013April 3, 20240

(Reuters) – A Republican plan aimed at averting a government shutdown in less than three weeks ran into a wall of opposition on Wednesday from...

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White House ramps up 9/11 security measures, citing Benghazi

YoopyaSeptember 11, 2013April 7, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 11, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday said it had ordered heightened security of U.S. facilities abroad on the September 11 anniversary, citing the attack...

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Insight: Poll shows healthy young adults may keep Obamacare afloat

YoopyaSeptember 10, 2013April 3, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 10, 2013April 3, 20240

(Reuters) – Korey Kormick, 29, has not had health insurance for at least a decade. His job, as a contract employee directing chess tournaments and...