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UK Hospitals Report Tech Problems in Possible Cyberattack
LONDON — (AP) Several British hospitals say they are having major computer problems as the result of an apparent cyberattack. Hospitals in London, northwest England and other parts of the countr...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

Don’t Call Me Caitlyn: Baby Name Plunges in Popularity
WASHINGTON (AP) – The popularity of the name Caitlyn has plummeted more than any other baby name, a year after Caitlyn Jenner announced her new name and gender. In fact, Social Security’s ...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

Organizations Respond to Sessions’ New Drug Directive
Heather Curtis WMAL.com https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2017/05/FRI-PM-Session-Reaction-Wrap-1.wav WASHINGTON — (WMAL) In an about face from Obama administration’s polici...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

Trump Threatens Comey In New Tweet
WASHINGTON — (CNN/WMAL) President Donald Trump issued a thinly veiled threat Friday to fired FBI Director James Comey. James Comey better hope that there are no “tapes” of our...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

Arizona Radio Station Runs PSAs Advising How To Hide Child Porn
BENSON, AZ — (CNN) For the past two years, a radio station in a small Arizona city has been playing a public-service announcement that advises users of child pornography on how to escape police ...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

AG Sessions Orders Prosecutors To Push For Harsher Punishment
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Attorney General Jeff Sessions has a new directive for federal prosecutors across the country: charge suspects with the most serious offense you can prove.Friday’s annou...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

Judge Finds Cause To Charge Train Operator In 2015 Fatal Philly Derailment
PHILADELPHIA — (CNN) A judge in Philadelphia on Thursday said there is probable cause to charge an Amtrak engineer in a 2015 derailment that killed eight people and injured more than 200.Judge M...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

Russian Photog On Oval Office Hubbub: ‘This Is Nonsense’
WASHINGTON — (CNN) The Russian photographer invited to shoot a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reacted to outrage from media outlets and ...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

Outside The Beltway, RNC Members Greet Comey Firing News With A Shrug
SAN DIEGO — (CNN) More than 2,200 miles away, President Donald Trump was under siege Thursday over his White House’s constantly-changing rationale for firing the FBI director who was inves...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2017

Mormon Church is Pulling Older Teens from Boy Scouts’ Programs
WASHINGTON — (CNN) The Mormon church says older teens in the United States and Canada will no longer take part in two Boy Scouts programs, starting next year. The announcement, made Thursday, is...
Syndicated Author May 11, 2017
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