The White House struggled Thursday to salvage its public and covert campaign to oust the leftist president of Venezuela after the U.S.-backed opposition in Caracas sought to overthrow him this week, but failed and appeared to be losing support. After more than five months of pushing Venezuelan... via NATION - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-us-venezuela-trump-maduro-20190502-story.html
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A cruise ship reportedly owned by the Church of Scientology has been quarantined in St. Lucia after a positive measles test on board, a public health official confirmed. Merlene Fredericks James, the Caribbean island nation’s chief medical officer, said in a video message that authorities are investigating... via NATION - Los Angeles Times https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-scientology-cruise-ship-quarantine-measles-20190502-dur3fn6qhzd5hfuoz2ievekjdm-story.html There were already roughly 20 Democrats seeking the party’s presidential nomination, of whom all but a handful barely register in early polls. On Thursday, Sen. Michael Bennet joined the fray. He’s at least the 19th candidate, depending on who’s counted, and the seventh U.S. senator in the race.... via NATION - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-michael-bennet-democratic-presidential-campaign-announcement-20190502-story.html
Tucked off a quiet two-lane road in Lexington, you'll find African Cemetery No. 2, the burial site of many of Kentucky's first - yet least remembered - jockeys and horse trainers.
via NATION - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-col1-kentucky-derby-black-jockeys-20190502-htmlstory.html The House Judiciary Committee will meet Thursday morning without its star witness, Atty. Gen. William Barr, who backed out after Democrats demanded that the panel’s lawyers ask some of the questions. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the committee chairman, said Barr was “trying to blackmail the committee”... via NATION - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-attorney-general-william-barr-mueller-report-testimony-20190502-story.html Behind the story: How a drive through rural Kentucky led to a mostly forgotten part of black history5/2/2019 The sprawling horse farms off Route 68 northeast of Lexington, Ky., have a captivating pull. After miles of peeking out the window for hurried glimpses, I pulled my rental car to the side of the road. Rolling hills of bluegrass. Slatted wooden fences. Towering stables with fresh coats of paint.... via NATION - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-col1-kentucky-black-jockeys-first-person-20190502-story.html Soaring deductibles and medical bills are pushing millions of American families to the breaking point, fueling an affordability crisis that is pulling in middle-class households with health insurance as well as the poor and uninsured. In the last 12 years, annual deductibles in job-based health... via NATION - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-health-insurance-medical-bills-20190502-story.html The Los Angeles Times/Kaiser Family Foundation survey of adults with employer-sponsored health insurance is based on interviews with a probability-based sample of 1,407 respondents between the ages of 18 and 64 who reported having health insurance from an employer or union (excluding those covered... via NATION - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-how-we-did-poll-20190502-story.html Three kids a health plan and $15000 in medical debt: A working family tries to make ends meet5/2/2019 Clarisa Corber hopes someday to get medication for depression and acne. Her husband, Zack, an apprentice pipefitter and former high school football player, needs a doctor to look at his knees, which swell when he climbs too many stairs. The Corbers wish they could put something in a college fund... via NATION - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-health-insurance-medical-debt-20190502-story.html A 16-year-old boy died in U.S. custody after crossing the southern border without an adult, the latest of several young migrant deaths that occurred in federal custody in recent months, officials said Wednesday. The Guatemalan youth died Tuesday after spending several days in intensive care at... via NATION - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-border-migrant-youth-death-20190501-story.html |