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Garland bars prosecutors from seizing reporters’ records
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday formally prohibited federal prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in leak investigations, with limited exceptions, reversing ...
Syndicated Author Jul 19, 2021

Microsoft Exchange hack caused by China, US and allies say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration and Western allies formally blamed China on Monday for a massive hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software and accused Beijing of working with crimina...
Syndicated Author Jul 19, 2021

Maryland House speaker supports cannabis referendum
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland's House speaker announced her support Friday for a referendum to legalize marijuana on next year's ballot.House Speaker Adrienne Jones, a Baltimore County Democrat, also...
Syndicated Author Jul 16, 2021

Campaign finance reports: McAuliffe leads Youngkin in cash
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - Democrat Terry McAuliffe significantly outraised Republican Glenn Youngkin in the most recent campaign-finance reports, with McAuliffe also holding a significant lead in cash ...
Syndicated Author Jul 16, 2021

WH: Lift coronavirus travel limits when safe
WASHINGTON - The White House says it's in no hurry to lift COVID-19 international travel restrictions, a day after President Joe Biden said he hoped to have an updated timeline for easing them. Speaki...
Syndicated Author Jul 16, 2021

US warns companies about doing business in Hong Kong
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration issued a blanket warning Friday to U.S. firms about the risks of doing business in Hong Kong as China continues to clamp down on political and economic freed...
Syndicated Author Jul 16, 2021

DeSantis presses Biden to help keep internet flowing in Cuba
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officials pressed the White House on Thursday to support efforts to preserve internet service to antigovernment protesters in Cuba, even advocating the use of giant...
Syndicated Author Jul 15, 2021

Sarah Sanders raises $4.2M for Arkansas governor bid
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders' campaign on Thursday said she has raised another $4.2 million for her bid for Arkansas governor.Sanders' campaign said the la...
Syndicated Author Jul 15, 2021

Pressing German-US issues as Merkel meets with Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) - Angela Merkel's farewell visit to the White House was shadowed Thursday by pressing issues as well as goodwill, as she met with Joe Biden to discuss differences over a major Russian ...
Syndicated Author Jul 15, 2021

Anarchy in UK court? Ex-Sex Pistols sue singer Johnny Rotten
LONDON (AP) - Two former members of the Sex Pistols are suing singer Johnny Rotten for the right to use the band's songs in an upcoming television series about the anarchic punk rock icons. Guitarist ...
Syndicated Author Jul 15, 2021
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