Saturday, July 2, 2016

Benghazi widow rebukes Clinton for telling country to 'move on' and other top stories.

  • Benghazi widow rebukes Clinton for telling country to 'move on'

    Benghazi widow rebukes Clinton for telling country to 'move on'
    Story highlights"Nobody in government can tell me how I feel, what I should feel about it," Dorothy Woods saidClinton's comment came after House Republicans released a long-awaited report on the 2012 incidentDorothy Woods, the widow of Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods, told CNN's Erin Burnett in her first interview since the attacks that she found Clinton's comments to be in sync with other "dismissive" remarks from critics of the Benghazi investigation. The probe has been slammed by Democrats as partisan..
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  • Police: Man fleeing from traffic stop wounded in shootout

    Police: Man fleeing from traffic stop wounded in shootout
    By Associated Press July 1 at 8:19 AM NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana State Police say a man fleeing from a traffic stop is being treated for wounds after a shootout with troopers. The man’s name and his condition have not been released. Trooper Melissa Matey says a passenger jumped from a pickup stopped for a traffic violation late Thursday night and had a shootout with officers after a brief chase. Matey says the pickup’s driver is in custody and is being questioned. Additional information about t..
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  • NYC feces attack: arrest -- and new twist

    NYC feces attack: arrest -- and new twist
    NEW YORK -- Police say the man seen on surveillance video grabbing a woman and shoving a bag of feces down her pants early this week has been arrested.The NYPD tells CBS New York he is 42 years old and has charges pending.Police also say the incident was the second of that type that day in Manhattan's Upper East Side.It wasn't clear whether the suspect would also be charged in connection with the second incident.Area residents were repulsed by the vile acts."It's very scary," said Carole Kaplan..
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  • Loretta Lynch to accept DOJ, FBI recommendations on Clinton emails

    Loretta Lynch to accept DOJ, FBI recommendations on Clinton emails
    Lynch is expected to discuss her handling of the case at an event Friday morning in Aspen, Colorado. The news of Lynch's decision was first reported by The New York Times. The assurances from the official follow criticism stemming from a private meeting Lynch had with former President Bill Clinton at a Phoenix airport earlier this week. Clinton joined Lynch aboard her plane while both were on the tarmac. Lynch said the pair mostly talked about grandchildren and a little golf. But the meeting its..
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  • "Serial" subject Adnan Syed gets new trial

    Last Updated Jun 30, 2016 10:14 PM EDT BALTIMORE - The conviction of a Maryland man in the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend has been vacated, and he has been granted a new trial, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge ruled Thursday.Adnan Syed, who is at the center of the popular "Serial" podcast, has long maintained his innocence in the case.Prosecutors say Adnan Syed strangled Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend, in 1999 and buried her body in a Baltimore park. He was found guilty and is serving a..
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  • Pentagon ends transgender ban

    Pentagon ends transgender ban
    The announcement -- which removes one of the last barriers to military service by any individual -- was made by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who had been studying the issue for almost a year. The decision comes as the military has witnessed major changes in the role of women and the inclusion of gays, lesbians and bisexual service members in recent years.It drew some criticism from Republicans and conservatives, including Rep. Mac Thornberry, Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Comm..
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  • Union goes on strike against Trump Taj Mahal casino

    Union goes on strike against Trump Taj Mahal casino
    ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Striking union members chanted, banged drums and blew whistles as part of a raucous picket line on Atlantic City’s Boardwalk outside the Trump Taj Mahal casino early Friday amid a contract dispute with owner and billionaire investor Carl Icahn at the start of the busiest weekend of the year for the casino industry. Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union was unable to reach a new contract with the Taj Mahal, which terminated workers’ health insurance and pension benefits nearly t..
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  • Storm sweeps through Vegas, swamping roads, stranding people

    Storm sweeps through Vegas, swamping roads, stranding people
    LAS VEGAS –  Las Vegas was hit by flooding as heavy thunderstorms packing golf ball-sized hail, gusty winds and destructive lightning swept through the area Thursday, leaving at least one person hospitalized after she was plucked from a flooded wash, authorities said. The woman was believed to have suffered a heart attack while she and two other people were rescued Thursday from rushing water near the Hard Rock Casino Hotel east of the Las Vegas Strip, Deputy Clark County Fire Chief Jeff Buchan..
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  • Army Corps to Reduce Lake Flows Fueling Florida Algae Bloom

    Army Corps to Reduce Lake Flows Fueling Florida Algae Bloom
    By JENNIFER KAY and TERRY SPENCER, Associated Press STUART, Fla. (AP) — As a noxious algae bloom fouls beaches on Florida's Atlantic coast, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to reduce the flow of water from Lake Okeechobee that many blame for fueling the problem. The Corps' Jacksonville District planned to begin the reductions Friday, targeting the Caloosahatchee Estuary and the St. Lucie Estuary, a news release said. RELATED CONTENT The action comes after Florida Go..
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  • Judge blocks controversial Mississippi law

    Judge blocks controversial Mississippi law
    U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves issued a 60-page opinion in which he described the Mississippi law, known as House Bill 1523, as "state-sanctioned discrimination.""There are almost endless explanations for how HB 1523 condones discrimination against the LGBT community, but in its simplest terms it denies LGBT citizens equal protection under the law," he wrote. He cited many reasons in his opinion. The law would create a separate system "designed to diminish the rights of LGBT citizens" ..
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