Politics & Government

Obamacare Repeal Gets Real • Trump's Message To Boy Scouts • Crash Live Stream: Patch Morning Briefing

Also: baked beans recall, microchipping workers, honorary cat mayor dies and more.

Good morning! It's Tuesday, and there's already so much to cover. Here's what you need to know to start your day.


Health Care Goes To A Senate Vote

Sen. John McCain, having just received a diagnosis of an aggressive form of brain cancer a little more than a week ago, will rejoin his Senate colleagues Tuesday. Why the rush? Republicans are preparing to vote as soon as he returns to bring a health care bill to the Senate floor — even though, as of Monday night, few were clear about which bill they will vote on and what it would do. (Patch)

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Trump Speaks To The Boy Scouts

President Trump will be holding a campaign rally in Ohio Tuesday night, following his Monday speech to the National Scout Jamboree that left some stunned. Speaking before a crowd of many thousands of members of the non-partisan group, he encouraged the audience to boo President Obama, casually threatened to fire Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price and said there wasn't enough loyalty in Washington, D.C. (The Daily Beast)

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Teen's Live Stream May Show Tragic Crash That Claimed Her Little Sister's Life

An 18-year-old driver may have been recording on Instagram live before, during and after the fatal solo-vehicle collision that killed her 14-year-old sister, according to reports, and the California Highway Patrol says it is investigating the incident. Obdulia Sanchez, 18, of Stockton, is jailed on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in a crash in Merced County. (Patch)



Quick Hits

'Rabid' Squirrel Terrorizing Brooklyn Caught On Video Mid-Bite (Patch)

Alaskan Honorary Cat Mayor Dies At 20 (Patch)

Wisconsin Tech Company Microchips Its Workers (Patch)

California Woman's Flight Footsie Horror Story: PHOTOS (Patch)


United’s Plan To Protect Hawks Near Airports? Send Them To Golf Courses

United Airlines and Audubon International are teaming up for a strange solution to protect raptors threatened by living near Newark Airport. (Patch)


Truck Full Of Dough Rises, Spills All Over Highway

Heat + yeast = rising dough. Combine that formula with a major freeway, and you've got a recipe for disaster. (Patch)


Bush's Baked Beans Recall: Can Defect Could Allow Bacteria To Grow

The voluntary recall affects cans of Bush's Brown Sugar, Hickory Baked Beans, Country Style Baked Beans and Original Baked Beans. The company said no illnesses have been reported due to the issue so far. (Patch)



Detroit Tycoon Sorry For Mostly White Depiction Of Mostly Black City

“See Detroit Like We Do” photo of mostly white people is seen as a slap in the face of the mostly black city remembering the 1967 riots. (Patch)


Driver Of Truck In Texas Human Trafficking Case Says He Didn't Know Of Trailer's Contents

The driver of the truck says he only realized there were people in the trailer when he exited the trailer to relieve himself, feds say. (Patch)


Woman, 71, Stranded For 6 Days In Olympic National Park, Found Safe

The 71-year-old woman and her terrier-Chihuahua were airlifted to safety on Sunday night. (Patch)


Texas Governor Sort Of Endorses Kid Rock In U.S. Senate Run

Who knew the Texas governor was such a fan of Kid Rock? "IT'S HAPPENING!" Gov. Greg Abbott wrote with palpable excitement Sunday (all caps, mind you) on Twitter in reference to the performer's possible U.S. Senate run. (Patch)


This Day In History

1868 — The federal government establishes Wyoming as a U.S. territory

1898 — The United States defeats the Spanish and claims Puerto Rico

Famous Birthdays

1750 — Henry Knox, a member of President Washington's first presidential Cabinet, serving as the secretary of war

1967 — Matt LeBlanc, an American actor best known for his portrayal of Joey on the sitcom "Friends"

AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

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