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Legion official resigns over censored Memorial Day speech
The head of an American Legion post in Ohio stepped down Friday amid criticism following the decision of Memorial Day ceremony organizers to turn off a retired U.S. Army officer's microphone while he ...
Syndicated Author Jun 04, 2021

Senate GOP rejects Biden infrastructure plan, prep new offer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans on Friday panned President Joe Biden's latest infrastructure proposal and are expected to make a new offer as talks grind toward next week's deadline for progress ...
Syndicated Author Jun 04, 2021

Facebook suspends Trump for 2 years, then will reassess
Facebook said it will suspend former President Donald Trump's accounts for two years following its finding that he stoked violence ahead of the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection."At the end of this period, w...
Syndicated Author Jun 04, 2021

US adds 559K jobs as firms still struggle to fill positions
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added a modest 559,000 jobs in May, an improvement from April's sluggish gain but still evidence that many companies are struggling to find enough workers as the econo...
Syndicated Author Jun 04, 2021

Pill shows benefit in certain hard-to-treat breast cancers
A pill has been shown to help keep certain early-stage, hard-to-treat breast cancers at bay after initial treatment in findings being reported early because they are so promising. Study results were r...
Syndicated Author Jun 03, 2021

SpaceX launches tiny critters, solar panels to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX launched thousands of tiny sea creatures to the International Space Station on Thursday, along with a plaque-fighting toothpaste experiment and powerful solar panels...
Syndicated Author Jun 03, 2021

US traffic deaths up 7% last year, highest number since 2007
DETROIT (AP) - U.S. traffic deaths rose 7% last year, the biggest increase in 13 years even though people drove fewer miles due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government's road safety agency reporte...
Syndicated Author Jun 03, 2021

Hearing set to discuss unconditional release for Hinckley
A court hearing has been set for Aug. 30 regarding whether the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan can live without restrictions in the home he shares with his mother and brother in a...
Syndicated Author Jun 03, 2021

Justice Department probing postmaster over fundraising
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over political fundraising activity at his former business, a DeJoy spokesman said Thursday. Federal authoritie...
Syndicated Author Jun 03, 2021

George P. Bush running for attorney general in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - George P. Bush on Wednesday launched his next political move: a run for Texas attorney general in 2022 that puts the scion of a Republican dynasty against a GOP incumbent shadowed...
Syndicated Author Jun 03, 2021
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