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Tropical Storm Cindy expected to bring soaking rains to midstate on Friday
Last June, torrential rains in West Virginia claimed 23 lives and memories of that disaster are still vivid. Even Indiana in the Midwest felt the impact of Cindy, which sprang Tuesday from the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm before roughing up the Deep South and making landfall Thursday. [Full Article...]
Trump suggests tweet on tapes was meant to affect Comey testimony
Tax cuts for rich are part of the Senate GOP health bill
McConnell must navigate a narrow route in which defections by just three of the 52 Republican senators would doom the legislation. The Senate version delays cuts to the Medicaid program and maintains tax credits included in Obama's signature Affordable Care Act to help lower income Americans purchase health insurance for at least two years. [Full Article...]
Demonstration against Islamic law draws counter-protest at Butler County Islamic Center
However, Seattle police used tear gas to disperse rowdy demonstrators and made several arrests following an anti-Shariah rally and a much larger counter-protest. A confrontation that included shoving and punching occurred, The Star Tribune reported. The other march, called " Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors ", seeks to bring the community together in solidarity with Muslims. [Full Article...]
United States congressman`s shooter had list of six lawmakers
The details were released to the press by Timothy Slater, special agent in charge of the FBI Washington field office. Those injured in the shooting at the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park ballfields in Alexandria, Va., were Louisiana Rep. [Full Article...]
Second mistrial declared in killing of black man by ex-Cincinnati cop
Hamilton County Judge Leslie Ghiz declared a mistrial after more than 30 hours of jury deliberations over five days. The first round also ended in a mistrial a year ago with a jury unable to come to a unanimous verdict after deliberating for more than 20 hours. [Full Article...]
Milwaukee police officer acquitted in shooting of black man

And You Thought Republicans' Health Care Bill Couldn't Get Worse
