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Valerie Harper, TV’s Rhoda, has died at 80
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws and stole hearts as Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s, has died. She was 80.Longtime family friend Dan Watt confirm...
Syndicated Author Aug 30, 2019

Twitter CEO Dorsey’s account sent racist tweets after hack
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account has gotten hacked, and whoever broke in sent racist and vulgar tweets to his 4.2 million followers.Some of the tweets were up for about 30 minute...
Syndicated Author Aug 30, 2019

Condemned Tennessee inmate will be spared execution
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee inmate is leaving death row eight months before what would have been his execution date, after a judge approved an agreement Friday to convert his death sentence to...
Syndicated Author Aug 30, 2019

Muslim candidate for VA State Senate speaks out against ads he says attempt to tie him to terrorism
Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) – A Muslim Democrat running to represent Virginia’s 28th Senate District is speaking out against Facebook ads paid for by his Republican opponent th...
Syndicated Author Aug 30, 2019

E-Cigarette Maker Juul Facing Mounting Scrutiny By State AGs
WASHINGTON - E-cigarette giant Juul Labs is facing mounting scrutiny from state law enforcement officials, with the attorneys general in Illinois and the District of Columbia investigating how the com...
Syndicated Author Aug 30, 2019

Trump Eyes Mental Institutions As Answer To Gun Violence
WASHINGTON - When shots rang out last year at a high school in Parkland, Florida, leaving 17 people dead, President Donald Trump quickly turned his thoughts to creating more mental institutions. When ...
Syndicated Author Aug 30, 2019

Florida Waits: Hurricane Dorian Is Looking Increasingly Dire
MIAMI - Unsure of where Hurricane Dorian might strike, Florida residents watched the increasingly dire forecast with a sense of helplessness Thursday and braced for what could be the most powerful sto...
Syndicated Author Aug 30, 2019

EPA Moves To Revoke Rules On Oil Industry Methane Leaks
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration moved Thursday to revoke regulations on methane leaks from oil facilities, a proposal environmental advocates said would renounce key federal authority to regulat...
Syndicated Author Aug 29, 2019

President Trump Postpones Poland trip as hurricane heads to Florida
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has canceled his trip to Poland as Hurricane Dorian barrels toward Florida. Trump says it's "very important" for him to be in Washington to deal with the storm...
Syndicated Author Aug 29, 2019

Hurricane Dorian On Track For Florida After Strike In Caribbean
MIAMI - Hurricane Dorian posed an increasing menace to Florida as it pushed over open waters Thursday after leaving limited damage in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.The U.S. National Hurricane Cen...
Syndicated Author Aug 29, 2019
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