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White House Backing Off Wiretapping Claims

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Presidential spokesman Sean Spicer said the president wasn’t using the word wiretapping literally when he claimed ex President Obama “wiretapped” him, noting that Trump had put the term in quotation marks. Trump wiretap claims: White House softens

Massive Blizzard Taking Aim At Northeast

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The Northeast is bracing for an epic late winter storm that is forecast to bring blizzard conditions, damaging winds and the heavy snow that could be measured in feet. Severe storm to hit Northeast Via feeds.foxnews.com 03/13/2017

Radio Shack Files For Bankruptcy…Again

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In the second time in two years RadioShack has gone into Chapter 11.  As part of the announcement, Radio Shack has also stated that they will close 200 stores nationwide  RadioShack files for bankruptcy, again Via rss.cnn.com

Statue of Liberty Goes Dark

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The Statue of Liberty went dark for over an hour last night.  What happened? The National Parks Service issued a statement stating that the statue had gone dark because “power and a lighting system controller had been

Hawaii Files Suit Against Travel Ban

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Hawaii filed suit to temporarily block U.S. President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban.  The state of Hawaii argues in an amended complaint that the new order remains incompatible with freedom of religion protections. Hawaii files first lawsuit

Wikileaks Dumps Secrets of CIA Hacking

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WikiLeaks released thousands of pages of documents that appear to reveal CIA surveillance techniques. Some of the exploits may have been developed within the CIA, while others appear to have been purchased, copied or downloaded from non-governmental

The Plan to Repeal Obamacare Released by GOP

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The long-awaited Republican replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act (best known as Obamacare), was released by House Republicans on Monday. U.S. Republicans unveil plan to dismantle Obamacare, critics pounce Via feeds.reuters.com 03/06/2017 6:12 PM