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Walmart Pulls ‘Bulletproof’ Black Lives Matter Items After Police Object
NEW YORK — (CNN) Walmart has agreed to stop selling t-shirts and hooded sweatshirts online that read “Bulletproof. Black Lives Matter.”The national Fraternal Order of Police wrote to...
Syndicated Author Dec 21, 2016

Abolish NSEERS Muslim Registry, NY Attorney General Tells Obama
NEW YORK — (CNN) New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman called on President Barack Obama on Wednesday to dismantle a program once used to register and track mostly Arab and Musl...
Syndicated Author Dec 21, 2016

US Returns Land it’s Controlled Since WWII to Japan Amid Local Anger
JAPAN — (CNN) The US military will hand over 9,909 acres (4,000 hectares) of Okinawan land to Japan on Thursday in what’s been lauded as the largest return of US-occupied land since 1972. ...
Syndicated Author Dec 21, 2016

North Carolina: Lawmakers Could Repeal ‘Bathroom Bill’
WASHINGTON — (CNN) North Carolina’s controversial “bathroom bill” could be repealed Wednesday after months of intense criticism and economic losses. House Bill 2, signed into l...
Syndicated Author Dec 21, 2016

LISTEN: Hogan, Franchot Bullish On Maryland Economy in 2017
John Matthews WMAL.com https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2016/12/WED-PM-BILL-MD-ECON.mp3 ANNAPOLIS — (WMAL) Maryland’s bi-partisan best buddies are bullish about the future...
Syndicated Author Dec 21, 2016

Berlin Attack: Police On The Hunt
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Police are searching for a Tunisian man in his early 20s in connection with the Berlin Christmas market attack, a German security official told CNN Wednesday.The suspect’...
Syndicated Author Dec 21, 2016

WATCH: Mexico Explosion: At Least 29 Killed In Fireworks Blast
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Explosions ripped through a fireworks market north of Mexico City on Tuesday, killing at least 29 people.People in neighboring towns reported that they could feel the ground t...
Syndicated Author Dec 21, 2016

Dems Press For Tillerson’s Tax Returns
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Democrats are accusing Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to become secretary of state, of reneging on a pledge to hand over three years worth of tax ret...
Syndicated Author Dec 21, 2016

Obama Hurries To Shrink Guantanamo Ahead Of Trump
WASHINGTON — (CNN) President Barack Obama, in his final month in office, is moving to leave as few prisoners in Guantanamo Bay as possible, notifying Congress that the administration intends to ...
Syndicated Author Dec 21, 2016

Russia ‘Determined To Fight Terror’ After Envoy’s Assassination
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Russia warned it will not make “concessions to terrorists” a day after its ambassador was gunned down in the Turkish capital, Ankara.Russian Foreign Minister Serge...
Syndicated Author Dec 20, 2016
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