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Utah Vet Confessed To Sending Ricin Envelopes, Officials Say
SALT LAKE CITY – Authorities say in court documents a Utah Navy veteran confessed to sending four envelopes containing the substance from which ricin is derived to President Donald Trump and mem...
Syndicated Author Oct 04, 2018

6.5 Million Pounds Of Beef Recalled Due To Salmonella Outbreak
By Debra Goldschmidt, CNN INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Arizona-based meat producer JBS Tolleson, Inc. is recalling 6,500,966 pounds of “various raw, non-intact beef products” due to an outbr...
Syndicated Author Oct 04, 2018

The Latest: Grassley Says ‘No Hint Of Misconduct’ In Report
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): 10:15 a.m. The chairman of the Senate Judiciary says the FBI found "no hint of misconduct" in its background in...
Syndicated Author Oct 04, 2018

Ronaldo Left Off Portugal Squad For Upcoming Matches
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo was left off Portugal's national team squad for a pair of upcoming matches, the decision coming Thursday as the soccer great fights rape allegations in the Un...
Syndicated Author Oct 04, 2018

Capitals Open Stanley Cup Defense With 7-0 Rout Of Bruins
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin and the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals opened their title defense with a 7-0 thrashing of the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. After watching the franchise...
Syndicated Author Oct 04, 2018

Nooses Found In California Immigration Detention Center
ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) - Federal inspectors found nooses made from bedsheets hanging in more than a dozen cells at an immigration detention facility in Southern California, according to a government re...
Syndicated Author Oct 03, 2018

Capitals Winger Tom Wilson Banned 20 Games for Preseason Hit
WASHINGTON (AP) – Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson has been suspended 20 games by the NHL for a blindside hit to the head of an opponent during a preseason game.Wilson’s punishment w...
Syndicated Author Oct 03, 2018

Sexual Assault Hotline Sees Busiest Day Ever After Kavanaugh Hearing
(CNN) — The National Sexual Assault Hotline in the US received a record number of callers after the Kavanaugh hearing — with a 338% increase in traffic between Thursday, when the hearing t...
Syndicated Author Oct 03, 2018

US Terminates 1955 Treaty With Iran After UN Court Ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) - In response to a U.N. court order that the U.S. lift sanctions on Iran, the Trump administration said Wednesday it was terminating a decades-old treaty affirming friendly relations b...
Syndicated Author Oct 03, 2018

Testimony Ends In Chicago Officer’s Murder Trial
CHICAGO (AP) - Testimony in the murder trial of a Chicago police officer in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald concluded Wednesday morning, a quiet ending to a trial just a day after the officer him...
Syndicated Author Oct 03, 2018
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