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REAL NEWS PRESIDENT TRUMP DOESN'T WANT YOU TO MISS What brought back 500 steel jobs? Tariffs may have just been 'icing on the cake.' - Belleville News-Democrat “The parent company of a Granite City steel mill got the final boost it needed to rehire laid-off workers after President Donald Trump called for tariffs on imported steel,” the Belleville News-Democrat reports. "It was a shot in the arm that was badly needed and long overdue," said Dan Simmons, president of the United Steelworkers Local 1889. ------------------------- Jared Kushner says 'Trump administration has a new plan for interoperability' - Healthcare IT News “White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner on Tuesday announced that the Trump Administration has a plan for making access to health records and interoperability a priority,” Tom Sullivan reports in Healthcare IT News. Kushner says the government’s strategy includes unleashing data to spark innovations such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. ------------------------- Commerce Secretary Ross: Tariffs are ‘motivation’ for Canada, Mexico to make a ‘fair’ NAFTA deal - CNBC On Thursday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross detailed the President’s plan to motivate Canada and Mexico to “make a fair arrangement with the United States” on trade. Secretary Ross explained that the United States is “deadly serious about solving the problem” in various industries, including steel and aluminum. ------------------------- President Trump to Latino conference: Democrats 'nowhere to be found' on DACA - ABC News President Trump delivered remarks on Wednesday to the Latino Coalition Legislative Summit, where he took Democrats to task for their recent obstruction on fixing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. "We are trying to have a DACA victory for everybody," the President said. “And the Democrats are nowhere to be found.” ------------------------- VA chief outlines changes at hospitals nationwide following report on alleged D.C. center mismanagement - The Washington Post This week, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin announced an overhaul of “senior leadership overseeing almost two dozen troubled hospitals across the country.” This action comes on the heels of a “searing investigation” into management failures at VA’s flagship medical center in Washington, D.C. ------------------------- Does Hamas have the courage to admit failure? - The Washington Post “After ruling Gaza with an iron fist for a decade, Hamas has a pathetic track record,” Assistant to President Trump Jason Greenblatt wrote this week in The Washington Post. Greenblatt, who serves as the President’s special representative for international negotiations, says that America is “ready to work with any party truly interested in peace to reach this goal.” ------------------------- Criminals cut loose as California sanctuary laws pit police against feds: Border Patrol - The Washington Times Attorney General Jeff Sessions outlined on Wednesday how California’s latest moves to thwart national immigration policies are “violating the Constitution and federal law.” The Department of Justice is challenging three California sanctuary city laws that “prohibit police from asking about immigration status" and "task California investigators with probing the detention of every illegal immigrant held in the state.” ------------------------- Tax reform isn’t only for big business - The Wall Street Journal In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, Joseph Semprevivo, president and CEO of Joseph’s Lite Cookies, writes that while a great deal of attention has been paid to how large corporations and their employees are benefitting from tax cuts, don’t count out small businesses. “The U.S. economy is roaring—and small businesses like mine have a lot to do with it,” he says. ------------------------- Jobs Report: ADP says businesses added 235,000 private sector jobs in February - USA Today “The job market is hot, and could get hotter,” Paul Davidson reports for USA Today. Payroll company ADP released their February numbers this week, which exceeded expectations. “That could possibly signal that a key employment report from the government will reveal more signs of strong hiring later this week,” Davidson writes. ----------------------------------------------------------------- "Spring" Your Clocks Forward This Sunday! Daylight Saving Time starts this Sunday, March 11. We may be losing an hour of sleep this weekend, but by moving the clocks forward, we get to enjoy more daylight during the spring and summer! Keep these tips in mind when preparing for 2018's Daylight Saving Time: Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, most of Arizona and American Samoa don’t change their clocks. If you live elsewhere in the U.S., don’t forget to “spring forward” your clocks and watches at 2 AM your local time on Sunday. Your smoke alarm batteries need to be changed twice a year. Make it easy to remember and change the batteries in your smoke alarm when you change your clocks! Feeling Sick? It Might Be the Flu Flu season is almost over, but that doesn't mean the flu is any less harmful. Using hand sanitizer and getting your shots can help you avoid the flu, but what should you do if you're sick already? Make sure you know the symptoms, treatments, and if it's time to go to the hospital.  Fruit and Vegetable Safety  Fruits and vegetables are some of the most important sources of nutrients in our diet, but they can also help protect from serious illness and chronic conditions. Learn how certain foods can help you with obesity, heart disease, and some cancers with this feature from the CDC.  quitSTART App for Teens Quiting smoking can be incredibly difficult for adults and teenagers alike. Does a teen you love need help quitting? The quitSTART app from Smokefree could provide the motiviation needed. The app allows users to manage cravings, track progress, and even share their success on social media.  Women in STEM Coloring Book March is Women's History Month and the Department of Energy's Women in STEM  coloring book can help teach young kids about pioneering women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Share or download for free this fun book with any budding scientists or artists in your life Starwest Botanicals Inc. Product Recalls Organic Cardamom Pods Green (Whole) Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination Starwest Botanicals is voluntarily recalling Starwest Botanicals Organic Cardamom Pods Green (Whole), which is packaged in Mylar 1 pound bags and in bulk packs. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.  Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism entering the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e. infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis. The product was sold nationwide by several different methods.  It was either shipped directly to Starwest Botanicals customers who purchased online from firm’s website or mail order customers, or held for pickup up by the customer at Starwest Botanicals.