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US to send more troops to Middle East
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - U.S. officials say the Pentagon is sending about 1,000 additional American troops to the Middle East, as commanders try to bolster security for forces and allies in the region from...
Syndicated Author Jun 17, 2019

Kansas Boy Very Lucky To Survive Knife Impaling His Face
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A 15-year-old Kansas boy got a large knife to the face, and doctors say he's extremely lucky. Jimmy Russell said her son, Eli Gregg, was playing Thursday evening outside of their h...
Syndicated Author Jun 17, 2019

Harvard Pulls Parkland Grad’s Admission Over Racist Comments
BOSTON - A Parkland school shooting survivor says Harvard University revoked his acceptance over racist comments he made online and in text messages about two years ago. Kyle Kashuv says the Ivy Leagu...
Syndicated Author Jun 17, 2019

US Restores Some Aid To Central America But Vows No More Without Migrant Action
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is easing previously announced cuts in hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the Central American nations of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. But it says ...
Syndicated Author Jun 17, 2019

Masked Gunman Opens Fire On Dallas Courthouse, Then Dies
DALLAS - A masked gunman opened fire Monday on a federal courthouse in downtown Dallas before being fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire with federal officers, witnesses and authorities said. Brian ...
Syndicated Author Jun 17, 2019

Mastercard To Allow Transgender People To Use Chosen Name
NEW YORK - Mastercard will allow transgender people to use their chosen names on credit cards in an effort to combat discrimination at the cash register. That means that the name on the credit card ow...
Syndicated Author Jun 17, 2019

Millionaire Gets 9 Years For Deadly Fire Above Tunnels In Maryland
ROCKVILLE, Md. - A wealthy stock trader was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for his conviction in the fiery death of a man who was helping him secretly dig tunnels for a nuclear bunker beneat...
Syndicated Author Jun 17, 2019

Gloria Vanderbilt, Heiress, Jeans Queen, Dies At 95
NEW YORK - Gloria Vanderbilt, the intrepid heiress, artist and romantic who began her extraordinary life as the "poor little rich girl" of the Great Depression, survived family tragedy and multiple ma...
Syndicated Author Jun 17, 2019

Iran Says It Will Break Uranium Stockpile Limit In 10 Days
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran will break the uranium stockpile limit set by Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers in the next 10 days, the spokesman for the country's atomic agency said Monday while also warn...
Syndicated Author Jun 17, 2019

Florida governor signs bill banning sanctuary policies
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - All law enforcement agencies in Florida will have to cooperate with federal immigration authorities under a bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday during a ceremony that o...
Syndicated Author Jun 14, 2019
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