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CBN News in a Minute: Today's Top Headlines – July 14

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1. A revised health care bill was just unveiled in the U.S. Senate. It provides billions of dollars in government subsidies to tackle the national opioid epidemic. The bill also allows cheaper plans that include reduced benefits after critics argued that Obamacare forced people to pay for services they don't need. The Senate needs 50 Republican votes to pass it.

2. A terror attack in Jerusalem's old city claimed the lives of two policemen. The officers were gunned down by three Israeli Arab terrorists who were later shot and killed by police on the Temple Mount.

3. Faith-based pregnancy centers in Hawaii are fighting a new law. The measure forces providers to tell patients about free, state-funded abortions. Centers that refuse could face fines of up to $1,000.

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Ben Kennedy is an Emmy Award-winning White House correspondent for CBN News in Washington, D.C. He has more than a decade of reporting experience covering breaking news nationwide. He's traveled cross country covering the President and scored exclusive interviews with lawmakers and White House officials. Kennedy spent seven years reporting for WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami, Florida. While there he reported live from Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Matthew hit the island. He was the first journalist to interview Diana Nyad moments after her historic swim from Cuba to Key West. He reported