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Four days after President Trump tweeted that the FBI’s reputation was “in tatters,” FBI Director Christopher Wray staunchly defended the bureau Thursday, telling Congress “there is no finer institution,” reports the Los Angeles Times. Wray told the House Judiciary Committee, “We are determined to be...
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Cyber criminals took a second swing at Mecklenburg County, N.C., government on Thursday after officials rejected a demand for money after a ransomware attack, the Charlotte Observer reports. The follow-up attempts to hold the county hostage over illegally encrypted data came just hours after County...
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In the days after the 2012 massacre at Newtown, Ct.’s Sandy Hook Elementary School, gun enthusiasts rushed to buy millions of firearms, driven by fears that the episode would spark new gun legislation. Those restrictions never became a reality, but a new study concludes that...
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The Loyola [Chicago] Phoenix reports:
It’s that time of year again, and Loyola has decked out its buildings with decorations for the holiday season. But Christmas gets more attention on campus than other religious holidays.
Although Loyola fosters a space for non-Christian religions to practice their faith...
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If a Missouri inmate won’t comply with verbal commands, the “goon squad” –a special team of corrections officers informally named for its grim responsibilities and intimidating uniforms—rushes in.
In an account of the operations of the squad, which dresses in black jumpsuits, helmets and tactical...
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Tuesday’s oral argument in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission showed that the justices are divided in their views on the conflict between the free-expression rights of a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple and Colorado’s civil-rights...