July 2017 Archives

Australian woman shot and killed by police in Minneapolis

July 19, 2017 Mollie Young

MINNEAPOLIS — An Australian woman was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer after calling 911 to report a possible nearby sexual assault over the weekend, authorities said. Without body or dashboard cameras […]

U.S. Supreme Court sends mixed signals on Trumps travel ban

July 19, 2017 admin

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Wednesday a bid by President Donald Trump to block a judge’s ruling that prevented his travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority countries from being applied […]

Trump to Senate Republicans: Dont leave town until healthcare legislation is passed

July 19, 2017 admin

WASHINGTON, D.C. President Donald Trump pushed Senate Republicans on Wednesday to take another stab at repealing or overhauling the Affordable Care Act (ACA), calling all 52 Republican senators to the White House to urge […]

State places three on preseason All-ACC team; UNC, Duke shut out

July 19, 2017 Brett Friedlander

NC State placed three players on the preseason All-ACC football team to lead the way among state schools. Wake Forest got one selection while North Carolina and Duke were shut out in the voting among […]

THOMAS: Heres Ronnie!

July 19, 2017 admin

“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” (French proverb.)While scanning YouTube videos, I came across an appearance by Ronald Reagan on “The Tonight Show,” hosted by Johnny Carson. The year was 1975 […]

Report: Facebook to launch news subscription product

July 19, 2017 admin

Facebook plans to launch a subscription-based news product, and will begin initial tests in October, TheStreet reported on Tuesday, citing the social media company’s news partnerships head Campbell Brown at a conference.The feature is likely […]

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