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Blue Origin brings space tourism to tiny Texas town

For years, the official letterhead for the small town of Van Horn, tucked neatly among the foothills of the Guadalupe Mountains, read simply: “Farming, ranching, mining”… Continue Reading

Canada to let vaccinated US citizens enter country on Aug. 9

Canada announced Monday it will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7… Continue Reading

Ben & Jerry’s to stop sales in West Bank, east Jerusalem

Ben & Jerry’s said Monday it was going to stop selling its ice cream in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem… Continue Reading

US to evacuate Afghan visa seekers to Army base in Virginia

The Biden administration said Monday it would evacuate about 2,500 Afghans who worked for the U.S. government and their families to a military base in Virginia pending approval of their visas… Continue Reading

Florida man who breached Senate gets 8 months for felony

A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars, the first resolution for a felony case in the Capitol insurrection… Continue Reading

Garland bars prosecutors from seizing reporters’ records

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday formally prohibited federal prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in leak investigations… Continue Reading

Microsoft Exchange hack caused by China, US and allies say

The Biden administration and Western allies formally blamed China on Monday for a massive hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software and accused Beijing… Continue Reading

O’Connor & Company 07.20.21 / Joe diGenova, Mark Livingstone, Chris Plante, Gas Buddy’s Patrick DeHaan, Mercedes Schlapp

Maryland House speaker supports cannabis referendum

House Speaker Adrienne Jones announced a panel to study how to implement a recreational marijuana program in Maryland, if voters approve.… Continue Reading