Новости за 20.12.2017

How Republicans pulled off the biggest tax overhaul in 30 years
Washington Post
In the days leading up to a critical Senate vote earlier this month on the GOP tax plan, Republican Sen. Rob Portman (Ohio) met secretly with Sen. Joe Manchin III (W-Va.) in the moderate Democrat's hideaway office in the basement of the Capitol ...
The Trojan Horse in the Tax BillNew York Times
Republicans Pass Deeply Unpopular Tax Cuts (Again)HuffPost
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Trump hints at cutting foreign aid over UN vote on Jerusalem
Politico
President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested that the U.S. could pull foreign aid from nations that vote against it at the United Nations, a warning delivered ahead of a General Assembly vote expected to criticize the Trump administration's decision ...
Trump suggests US will cut off aid for countries that vote for UN resolutionThe Hill
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8 Americans among 12 killed in Mexico bus crash
CNN
(CNN) Eight Americans, two Swedish tourists and at least one Canadian were among the victims of a tour bus crash in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula that left 12 dead and more than 10 people injured, officials said Wednesday. At the time of Tuesday's crash ...
Americans among 12 killed in bus crash during Mexican cruise excursionWashington Post
Mexico tourist bus crash kills 12, including eight AmericansNBCNews.com
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The Finance 202: The next fight over the GOP tax package is just around the corner
Washington Post
THE TICKER. 2:23. Senate Republicans pass GOP tax bill. Embed. Copy. Share. Skip. Senate Republicans on Dec. 20 passed a GOP bill overhauling the tax code. The House is expected to vote on the plan later in the day. (Jenny Starrs, Bastien Inzaurralde ...
GOP Finally Notches 2017 Victory While Bracing for 2018 VerdictNew York Times
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Cardinal Law, disgraced figure in church abuse scandal, dies
ABC News
FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2002 file photo, Cardinal Bernard Law, of the Boston archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church, testifies in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. Law was answering questions about his knowledge and handling of the Father John Geoghan ...
Former cardinal Bernard Law, disgraced in Boston clergy sex abuse scandal, dies in RomeUSA TODAY
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Blow to Uber in Europe as top court rules it's a transport service
TechCrunch
Europe's top court has provided the final verdict on a multi-years legal challenge brought by EU taxi associations to Uber's claim that it's just a technology platform — with the CJEU today ruling it's a transport service. The judgement means Uber ...
Big Tech's Bad Week in Europe Signals More Problems in 2018Bloomberg
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Republican Tax Bill Passes Senate in 51-48 Vote
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Republicans took a critical step toward notching their first significant legislative victory since assuming full political control, as the House and Senate voted along party lines on Tuesday and into early Wednesday to pass the most ...
GOP tax bill passes Senate as House prepares to send it to TrumpWashington Post
Senate approves GOP tax plan, House to revote WednesdayCNN
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Bernard Law, Former Archbishop Of Boston, Dies In Rome At 86
NPR
Cardinal Bernard Law, the former Archbishop of Boston — once widely seen as America's most influential prelate before resigning in disgrace amid the growing clergy sexual abuse scandal — has died in Rome. The Holy See's press office confirmed Law's ...
Bernard Law, Powerful Cardinal Disgraced by Priest Abuse Scandal, Dies at 86New York Times
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The Republican tax bill was the easy part. The next debate could be much uglier.
Washington Post
The Republican overhaul of the tax code sets the stage for years of politically fraught debate over what the government should provide for its citizens and how much it should demand in taxes. President Trump and Republicans in Congress are celebrating ...
GOP Nears Triumph on Taxes as House Passes BillNew York Times
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NTSB says train that wrecked was going was going 80 mph in a 30 mph zone
Washington Post
The National Transportation Safety Board says the train that derailed Monday as it made its way from Seattle to Portland was going more that twice the posted speed limit when it jumped the tracks on a bridge over a busy interstate highway. “Preliminary ...
'A Cruel Irony': 2 Killed in Amtrak Crash Were Rail Fans Eager for Maiden RunNew York Times
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At least 12 dead in tourist bus crash in Mexico, according to officials
CBS News
Last Updated Dec 19, 2017 8:20 PM EST. MEXICO CITY -- At least 12 people died when a bus carrying cruise ship passengers to Mayan ruins in eastern Mexico flipped over on a highway early Tuesday, officials said. At least seven Americans are among the ...
12 Killed as Bus Carrying Foreign Tourists Crashes in MexicoU.S. News & World Report
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