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Virginia Governor Won’t Stop Execution Plan
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's Democratic governor says he won't spare the life of an inmate whose lawyers say was under the influence of delusions when he killed two men during an escape in 2006. A ...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2017

Activists Plan Sit-ins Nationwide to Protest GOP Health Care Bill
WASHINGTON — (CNN) As the July 4th congressional recess winds down, activists from a coalition of progressive and leftist political groups are ramping up protests against the Senate health care ...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2017

UPDATE: Scalise Back In Medstar Intensive Care For Infection Treatment
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Rep. Steve Scalise has been readmitted to the intensive care unit “due to new concerns for infection,” a statement from his office said.His condition is listed as ...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2017

Hobby Lobby To Pay U.S. $3 Million Fine For Illegally Receiving Iraqi Artifacts
OKLAHOMA CITY — (CNN) Hobby Lobby agreed to forfeit thousands of artifacts from modern-day Iraq and pay a $3 million fine to resolve a civil action the Justice Department brought against the com...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2017

Trump: U.S. Considering ‘Pretty Severe Things’ In Response To N. Korea
WARSAW — (CNN) North Korea, a tiny isolated state with a population the size of Texas, has left the world’s most powerful nation with a diplomatic dilemma.Senior figures in the Trump admin...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2017

An Iceberg That’s 7X The Size Of NYC Is Set To Break Off Antarctica
ANTARCTICA — (CNN) A huge ice sheet more than half the size of Qatar could be about to break off from Antarctica.If the Larsen C breaks free, it’ll be one of the world’s biggest ever...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2017

Haley: North Korea launch a ‘clear and sharp military escalation’
By Jeremy Herb and Sonia Moghe CNN (CNN) — US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Wednesday called North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile launch test a “clear a...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2017

Republicans opposing GOP health care plan hear from voters during recess
By Ashley Killough CNN (CNN) — With the Senate in recess and negotiations on the health care bill still underway, activists have been maintaining pressure on Republicans already opposed to the s...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2017

Lawmakers hurt in clashes at Venezuelan National Assembly
By Ray Sanchez CNN (CNN) — Supporters of embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stormed the opposition-controlled National Assembly on Wednesday, injuring several lawmakers, witnesses sai...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2017

Senate committee sets hearing date for Trump’s FBI pick
By Eli Watkins CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Senate judiciary committee announced Wednesday the date for its confirmation hearing for Chris Wray, President Donald Trump’s pick for FBI directo...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2017
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