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The oldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was arraigned Sunday on domestic violence charges, according to online court records.

Seven Reasons Why The Republican Tax Bill is Bad For Working People

Republicans in Congress have reached agreement on a job-killing tax plan that makes working people pay the price for massive tax giveaways to millionaires and wealthy corporations. 

Here are the main reasons the legislation is bad for working people:

Rigging the rules. Big banks, hedge funds and other Wall Street firms are the biggest winners from this tax bill. The richest 1% of households would receive 62% of tax cuts, and the richest 0.1% would get an average tax cut of more than $182,000. The tax bill is full of complex tax gimmicks that would encourage tax dodging while enriching lawyers and accountants.
 
Job-killing tax breaks for outsourcing. The Republican tax plan would lower the U.S. tax rate on offshore profits to zero, giving corporations an incentive to move American jobs offshore.
 
Medicaid and Medicare benefit cuts. Republican leaders in Congress already have signaled that once they’re done increasing the deficit with their wasteful tax boondoggle, they plan to use the deficit as an excuse to cut Medicaid, Medicare and...

Power was restored at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airportafter Sunday's nearly 11-hour power loss, but more than 400 flights were canceled Monday.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it's going to take a tougher approach to the $3 billion-a-year homeopathy market.