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• SC Rep. Trey Gowdy tapped for House oversight chairman
• Musk: Tesla Model Y Will Have Unique Platform
• Up to 1 in 20 babies born to mothers with Zika have birth defects, report says
• Puerto Rico prepares to vote on political status amid crisis
• McCaskill presses Republicans on lack of hearings for new health care proposal
• Theresa May: The leader who gambled and lost
• Thai man jailed for 35 years for 'defaming' royals on Facebook
• Defiant May vows to stay on despite UK election blow

SC Rep. Trey Gowdy tapped for House oversight chairman Posted: 09 Jun 2017 01:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy, who led a two-year investigation into the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, is set to take over leadership of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Musk: Tesla Model Y Will Have Unique Platform Posted: 09 Jun 2017 01:03 PM PDT A unique platform and a dedicated factory for an all-new model? What could possibly go wrong? This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Up to 1 in 20 babies born to mothers with Zika have birth defects, report says Posted: 09 Jun 2017 12:46 PM PDT The Zika virus is still spreading locally in some areas, including Puerto Rico. As many as one in 20 babies born to mothers infected by Zika have birth defects, a new report from by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. The risk jumped to nearly one in 13 when mothers were found to have Zika in the first trimester, the CDC stated. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Puerto Rico prepares to vote on political status amid crisis Posted: 09 Jun 2017 12:10 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor is pushing ahead with his top campaign promise of trying to convert the U.S. territory into a state, holding a Sunday referendum to let voters send a message to Congress. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

McCaskill presses Republicans on lack of hearings for new health care proposal Posted: 09 Jun 2017 11:55 AM PDT During a Senate Finance Committee hearing Thursday, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) repeatedly questioned Republicans about whether or not there will be hearings on the Senate version of the health care bill. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Theresa May: The leader who gambled and lost Posted: 09 Jun 2017 11:24 AM PDT Prime Minister Theresa May presented herself as a stable leader to take Britain through Brexit, but her gamble of an election backfired and has left her deeply wounded. The Conservative Party leader refused to resign after losing her party's parliamentary majority in Thursday's vote, but has suffered a humiliation from which she will struggle to recover. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Thai man jailed for 35 years for 'defaming' royals on Facebook Posted: 09 Jun 2017 10:50 AM PDT A Thai man was jailed for 35 years on Friday for Facebook posts deemed insulting to the royal family, a watchdog said, in one of the harshest sentences handed down for a crime that insulates Thailand's ultra-rich monarchy from criticism. A Bangkok military court convicted the 34-year-old of 10 counts of lese majeste for posting pictures, videos and comments concerning the royal family on a Facebook account that purported to belong to a different user. Wichai, whose last name was withheld to protect his relatives from ostracisation, was accused of using the account to slander a former friend, said iLaw, a group that tracks royal defamation cases. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Defiant May vows to stay on despite UK election blow Posted: 09 Jun 2017 10:17 AM PDT A defiant Prime Minister Theresa May vowed Friday to form a new government to lead Britain out of the EU despite losing her majority in a snap general election and facing calls to resign. The Conservative leader had called the election in a bid to extend her majority and strengthen her hand in the looming Brexit negotiations, but her gamble backfired spectacularly. Although winning the most seats, her centre-right party lost its majority in parliament, meaning it will now rely on support from Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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