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Supreme Court restricts police on cellphone location data

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday imposed limits on the ability of police to obtain cellphone data pinpointing the past location of criminal suspects in a victory for digital privacy advocates and a setback for law enforcement authorities.

Reality Winner to change her plea on leaking Russian interference report

A Georgia woman accused of illegally leaking a classified report on Russian interference in U.S. elections to a media outlet and charged with an espionage offense plans to change her plea, a document filed in federal court on Thursday showed.

New York ban on gravity knives upheld by U.S. appeals court

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the constitutionality of New York state’s ban on gravity knives, which can be opened to a locked position with a one-handed flick of the wrist.

No drugs, no alcohol in U.S. celebrity chef Bourdain’s body when he died: prosecutor

U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who killed himself in a French hotel room earlier this month, had no narcotics or alcohol in his body when he died, a local prosecutor said on Friday.

Showers soak much of U.S. Corn Belt; more storms next week

Rains soaked portions of the U.S. Corn Belt this week, swamping fields in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa, and more storms are expected early next week ahead of a warm-up, meteorologists said Friday.

In age of Trump, evangelicals back self-styled top U.S. pimp

He styles himself as America’s best-known pimp, a strip-club owner who runs multiple brothels and looks set to win a seat as a Republican in the Nevada legislature with the blessing of many conservative Christian voters.

Father says little Honduran girl on Time cover was not taken from mother

The Honduran toddler pictured sobbing in a pink jacket before U.S. President Donald Trump on an upcoming cover of Time magazine was not separated from her mother at the U.S. border, according to a man who says he is the girl’s father.

Republicans aim to debate immigration bill next week, ignoring Trump plea

Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representative still plan to bring an immigration bill up for a vote next week, despite President Donald Trump’s urgings on Friday to drop the effort until after November’s elections.

Uber car’s ‘safety’ driver streamed TV show before fatal crash: police

Police in Tempe, Arizona said evidence showed the “safety” driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber was distracted and streaming a television show on her phone right up until about the time of a fatal accident in March, deeming the crash that rocked the nascent industry “entirely avoidable.”

GALLUP POLL: 62 PERCENT OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THEIR NEWS IS BIASED

Through a web survey of 1,440 U.S. adults, Gallup wanted to find out how much “problematic information” people find via T.V., newspapers, radio, and social media

Rasmussen: Parents To Blame For Border Crisis, Not Government

According to a new Rasmussen poll, a majority of Americans blame illegal immigrant parents for the child crisis on the border over the U.S. government.

Poll: Nearly 5-in-9 Americans Say U.S. Should Not Become a Migrant Camp

Almost five in nine likely American voters say the United States should not become a migrant camp for the world’s poor, a new poll found.

Fake News: Crying Child Used by Time Magazine & CNN Was Never Separated From Her Mother

“They are safer now than when they were making that journey to the border”

Conservative U.S. commentator Charles Krauthammer dies

Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Krauthammer, who gave up a psychiatric career to become one of the leading conservative political commentators in the U.S. media, died on Thursday at the age of 68, the Washington Post and Fox News said.

Death, disputes and disgrace, but the TV show must go on

Charlie Sheen’s “Two and a Half Men” character was run over by a bus and got a full-scale funeral. “Glee” actor Corey Monteith died in real life and had a tribute episode. “House of Cards” will return minus scandal-tainted Kevin Spacey, with his screen wife taking center stage.

ERCOT expects Texas power demand to break June record in heat wave

Homes and businesses in Texas are expected to set a daily electricity consumption record for June on Friday as consumers crank up their air conditioners to escape a brutal heat wave, according to the operator of most of the state’s power grid.

Illinois, Iowa, Rhode Island urge rejection of Sinclair-Tribune tie-up

The attorneys general of Illinois, Iowa and Rhode Island urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc’s proposed $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media Co, citing “excessive consolidation” in the television market

Hundreds block Pittsburgh interstate in police shooting protest

Hundreds of protesters, calling for justice after police killed an unarmed black teenager earlier this week, blocked a major roadway in the Pittsburgh area before they dispersed peacefully early on Friday, local media reported.

Thirty-three children fall ill at Florida summer camp

Thirty-three children and three adults were taken to hospital after falling ill at a summer camp in central Florida, the local fire department said on Friday.

U.S. accuses Chinese man of smuggling anti-submarine warfare devices

The head of a company that distributes marine-related products was arrested on Thursday on U.S. charges that he conspired with an entity affiliated with China’s armed forces to export devices to that country that could be used in anti-submarine warfare.

Data: 1.4K American Children Separated from Parents for Every One Separated at Border

For every one child border crosser separated from border crossing parents, there are 1,400 American children who are separated from their parents due to incarceration

FLORIDA AIRPORT TO FACE SCAN U.S. CITIZENS TRAVELING ABROAD

Florida’s Orlando International Airport is set to begin scanning the faces of all passengers traveling to or from another country.

Law Firm Owen, Patterson, and Owen files lawsuit on behalf of USC students suing the University of California and Dr. George Tyndall for alleged sexual misconduct

Attorneys from Owen, Patterson, and Owen Law Firm in Valencia, California have announced they represent female University of Southern California students who allege they were sexually violated by the university’s full-time gynecologist, Dr. George Tyndall. The lawsuit, filed May 24, 2018, in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (Case BC707321) alleges a total of 18 causes of action including Sexual Battery, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Sexual Harassment, Gross Negligence, Gender Violence and Title IX, among others.

Melania Trump’s jacket mixes message during visit to detained immigrant children

Melania Trump, wife of U.S. President Donald Trump, went on a damage-control mission for her husband on Thursday with a visit to a border detention facility where children separated from their parents were being held.

U.S. State Department imposes visa ban on several DRCongo officials

The United States said on Thursday it had imposed visa bans on several senior officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo for corruption tied to the country’s electoral process to send a “strong signal” about the need for a peaceful transfer of power.

Three men indicted for Minnesota mosque bombing

Three men from a rural community in Illinois were indicted on Thursday and charged for the 2017 bombing of a mosque outside Minneapolis, U.S. prosecutors said.

SEC judge appointments unconstitutional, U.S. high court says

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday expanded presidential control over pivotal jobs in federal agencies, ruling that the way the Securities and Exchange Commission selected its in-house judges to enforce investor-protection laws was unconstitutional.

Parents in California torture case ordered to stand trial: prosecutors

A judge on Thursday ordered a married couple to stand trial on 49 counts of torture, false imprisonment and abuse over the treatment of 13 siblings who were found imprisoned and starving in their suburban California home, prosecutors said.

Minnesota firms sue over Trump administration mine leases near wilderness

Minnesota outdoor recreation firms have sued the federal government over its decision to reinstate leases for a mine next to a state wilderness as part of the Trump administration’s drive to allow mining in some of the country’s wildest areas.

Despite Trump order, border child separations could go on: legal experts

The much-vilified U.S. policy of separating children from parents who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border could continue under certain circumstances because of ambiguous language in President Donald Trump’s order meant to end the practice, legal experts said.

U.S. prosecutors accuse Texas oil man ‘Frack Master’ of fraud

A Texas oil and gas businessman who called himself the “Frack Master” has been charged with securities fraud in connection with a scheme that defrauded investors out of $62.6 million, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday.

Majority of Americans say Trump should agree to interview with Mueller: poll

Most Americans think President Donald Trump should agree to an interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, if asked, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.

Hedge fund drops Kentucky pension fund over ethics requirement

A New York-based hedge fund is ending a $68 million investment by the Kentucky Retirement Systems, citing new code of conduct requirements imposed by the state, as well as ongoing litigation, the system’s executive director said on Thursday.

Head of new U.S. corporate health plan cites surgery as biggest cost

Dr. Atul Gawande, a surgeon who was named this week to head the company being formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase to trim employee healthcare costs, on Thursday cited surgery as the single biggest U.S. healthcare cost and said there are ways to both cut costs and improve patient care.

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