2019 November

Hillicon Valley: Federal inquiry opened into Google health data deal | Facebook reports millions of post takedowns | Microsoft shakes up privacy debate | Disney plus tops 10M sign-ups in first day

Welcome to Hillicon Valley, The Hill’s newsletter detailing all you need to know about the tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. If you don’t already, be sure to sign up for our newsletter with this LINK. Welcome! Follow the cyber team, Maggie Miller (@magmill95), and the tech team, Emily Birnbaum (@birnbaum_e) […]

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Overnight Health Care: CDC links vitamin E oil to vaping illnesses | White House calls Pelosi drug price plan 'unworkable' | Dem offers bill for state-based 'Medicare for All'

Welcome to Friday’s Overnight Health Care. CDC officials say there’s been a “breakthrough” in the search for the cause of a mysterious vaping-related lung illness. And a top Trump health care adviser is sounding off on the FDA’s tobacco oversight and Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiImpeachment week: Trump probe hits crucial point Klobuchar: ‘I have seen no […]

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Trump lawyers want heads up if Dems intend to request NY state tax returns

President TrumpDonald John TrumpGOP senators balk at lengthy impeachment trial Warren goes local in race to build 2020 movement 2020 Democrats make play for veterans’ votes MORE is asking a federal judge to require that he be notified if House Democrats intend to obtain his New York state tax returns. In a court document filed […]

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Jenna Dewan Goes Topless in the Wilderness, Because Why Not?

Jenna Dewan Tatum has been living her absolute best life lately—I mean, it’s always pretty fab, but the actress’s latest round of Instas is peak #LapOfLuxury. Earlier this week, Dewan Tatum hit the beach (in socks?) with her and husband Channing Tatum’s 4-year-old daughter, Everly, and for an exceptionally picture-perfect adventure. On Tuesday, the World […]

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Senators press FDA tobacco chief on status of vaping ban

Senators from both parties pressed the Trump administration’s top tobacco official on Wednesday for information about the administration’s efforts to remove e-cigarette flavors from the market. Mitch Zeller, the head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products, told members of the Senate Health Committee that the agency is working on an e-cigarette […]

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California bucks Trump administration lightbulb rollback with tougher state standard

A California board voted to enact tougher energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs, pushing back against a rollback from the Trump administration. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey A new rule from the Department of Energy (DOE) eliminates energy efficiency standards for half the bulbs on the market, a move critics say will make the U.S. a dumping ground for energy-sucking, […]

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Overnight Defense: Families sue over safety hazards at Army base | Lawmakers, NBA's Enes Kanter speak out ahead of Erdoğan visit | Washington braces for public impeachment hearings

Happy Tuesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Ellen Mitchell, and here’s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.   THE TOPLINE: Ten military families on Tuesday sued Corvias Property Management over what they claim was a lack of action to hazardous housing conditions and exposure to toxic mold […]

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Top health official defends federal contract payments to Trump allies

A top administration health official on Tuesday defended her office’s spending of hundreds of thousands of dollars on outside GOP communications consultants with close ties to President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump faces high stakes in meeting with Erdoğan amid impeachment drama Democrats worry they don’t have right candidate to beat Trump Trump threatening to fire Mulvaney: […]

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On The Money: Appeals court clears way for Congress to seek Trump financial records | Fed chief urges Congress to boost US workforce | Federal deficit hits $134 billion in one month | China talks hit snag over agricultural purchases

Happy Wednesday and welcome back to On The Money. I’m Sylvan Lane, and here’s your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. See something I missed? Let me know at [email protected] or tweet me @SylvanLane. And if you like your newsletter, you can subscribe to it here: http://bit.ly/1NxxW2N. Write us […]

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Hong Kong on 'brink of total breakdown,' police say

A Hong Kong police spokesperson has described the city as being on the “brink of total breakdown” amid protests that have been ongoing for months.  “Our society has been pushed to the brink of a total breakdown,” a police spokesman told reporters of recent violence, according to Reuters. ADVERTISEMENT He said that “rioters” had participated in […]

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