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lehighvalleylive.com Pennsylvania church blessing couples with AR-15 rifles 2 weeks after Florida school shooting lehighvalleylive.com This is a DPMS A-15 .223-caliber AR-15-style rifle. AR stands for Armalite rifle, named for the company that developed the semiautomatic, military-style firearm. ATF Photo | For lehighvalleylive.com. What does a Pennsylvania church plan to do with AR ... Pennsylvania-based church to host ceremony featuring AR-15s NBCNews.com all 18 news articles » from Top Stories - Google News http://ift.tt/2owuRqW

Washington Post CNN vs. Fox: Why these two cable networks can't stop talking about each other Washington Post When a young survivor of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting accused CNN of trying to “script” his questions for its town-hall-style telecast last week, Fox News's opinionated hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham jumped on the story. Carlson ... Shooting survivor's father admits email changes in CNN spat Tampabay.com all 38 news articles » from Top Stories - Google News http://ift.tt/2BWGxea

USA TODAY Other states welcome Delta after Georgia tax dispute with NRA USA TODAY As the Georgia Legislature considers blocking a tax break for Delta Air Lines, other states and cities are lining up to put out the welcome mat for the carrier to move its headquarters from Atlanta. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, tweeted to ... In NRA Fight, Delta Finds There Is No Neutral Ground New York Times Georgia Republicans are crossing an ethically murky line by threatening Delta over its NRA boycott Washington Post Georgia's Lieutenant Governor Threatens Delta After Airline Cuts Ties With NRA NPR Delta News Hub all 369 news articles » from Top Stories - Google News http://ift.tt/2CMQUya

By C. J. CHIVERS, LARRY BUCHANAN, DENISE LU and KAREN YOURISH from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2GOWmD0

BERLIN (Reuters) - A narrow majority of German Social Democrat (SPD) voters are in favor of a re-run of the party's 'grand coalition' with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, a poll released on Wednesday showed. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2FBp9vf

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis is studying how to speed up the handling of allegations of sexual abuse by clergy, the Vatican said on Wednesday, after a high-profile case in Chile put a new spotlight on the scandal. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2F0gBBg

MassLive.com 'Significant' storm could bring four to five inches of rain Thursday night into Saturday MassLive.com The National Weather Service released a hazardous weather outlook early Wednesday morning cautioning of the storm expected to hit Massachusetts Thursday night into Saturday. "A significant coastal storm will impact Southern New England with major ... and more » from Top Stories - Google News http://ift.tt/2BW9DdH

USA TODAY Alleged Kremlin call girl begs for US rescue from Thai jail USA TODAY Thai police arrested a Belorussian call girl whose tell-all book and Instagram posts inadvertently exposed ties to the Kremlin of a Russian billionaire who'd done business with Paul Manafort, President Trump's embattled former campaign manager. Nastya ... Russian model offers info on Trump to get out of Thai jail The Mercury News Russian oligarch's mistress arrested over 'SEX TRAINING sessions' claims she'll reveal 'Kremlin's connections to ... Mirror.co.uk all 15 news articles » from Top Stories - Google News http://ift.tt/2oCkSzy

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Wednesday laid out how it expected to regulate Northern Ireland's trade if no better solution was found in the rapidly shrinking window before Britain quits the EU, prompting furious reactions in London and Belfast. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2ow2wRG

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The head of the Czech Republic's police oversight body GIBS said on Tuesday he had been asked to resign by Prime Minister Andrej Babis and that the government began an inquiry into the agency's use of public funds. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2CMlDeF

Google gets 2.4M requests from Europeans to be 'forgotten' Google has been flooded with 2.4 million requests from individuals and companies across Europe to be “forgotten” — that is, wiped clean from any Web search. http://ift.tt/2t2QG6m

New York Times Justice Dept. Backs High-Stakes Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers New York Times WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is throwing its weight behind plaintiffs in a sprawling, high-stakes prescription opioids lawsuit in Ohio, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Tuesday. Mr. Sessions said that the Justice Department plans to file ... Justice Department to target opioid manufacturers and distributors in a new push to curb deadly epidemic Los Angeles Times Justice Department's Internal Watchdog to Probe FBI Surveillance of Ex-Trump Adviser Wall Street Journal Justice Department to target opioid manufacturers, distributors to curb epidemic The Denver Post ABC News  - Politico  - TheStreet.com  - Newsweek all 118 news articles » from Top Stories - Google News http://ift.tt/2GMOnX1

USA TODAY Alleged Kremlin call girl begs for US rescue from Thai jail USA TODAY Thai police arrested a Belorussian call girl whose tell-all book and Instagram posts inadvertently exposed ties to the Kremlin of a Russian billionaire who'd done business with Paul Manafort, President Trump's embattled former campaign manager. Nastya ... and more » from Top Stories - Google News http://ift.tt/2CoSOcB

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday a dismissal of the chief of the anti-corruption prosecutors was "increasingly farther away", as the agency's annual report showed more than 700 officials had been convicted of graft. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2HTO26q

'Burmese Bin Laden': Facebook removes page of Buddhist monk after racist rant The notorious firebrand Buddhist monk Ashin Wirtathu, also known as the "Burmese bin Laden," has been kicked off Facebook for violating its community standards. http://ift.tt/2BTPuFb

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Maldives on Wednesday denied a Japanese foreign ministry statement that said a Maldives-flagged vessel was used to illegally transfer goods from a North Korean-flagged tanker in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2F8jwHl

Washington Post Pizza Hut scores NFL pizza sponsorship deal after Papa John's bows out Washington Post The NFL has a new official purveyor of pizza. Less than a day after the league and Papa John's mutually agreed to end a sponsorship agreement that had gone from convivial to controversial, Pizza Hut announced it would become the official pizza sponsor ... Pizza Hut signs sponsorship deal with NFL ESPN Pizza Hut replacing Papa John's as NFL sponsor USA TODAY Pizza Hut tapped as new NFL sponsor after Papa John's fallout CNBC MediaPost Communications  - Bleacher Report  - New York Times  - ESPN all 155 news articles » from Top Stories - Google News http://ift.tt/2CpPZrD

Politico Candidate in sexting scandal loses Arizona primary Politico Debbie Lesko, a former state senator, won a special Republican primary election Tuesday for an Arizona House seat, beating nearly a dozen other Republicans, including Steve Montenegro, a state Senate colleague who was drawn into a sexting scandal in ... Candidate's text messages roil race to replace congressman ousted in sex scandal AOL Arizona voters select candidates vying to replace disgraced ex-congressman Trent Franks Washington Post all 119 news articles » from Top Stories - Google News http://ift.tt/2F8jMGj

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday he expected the first delivery of U.S. weapons soon. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2FH5F8M

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker told Bosnia's divided leaders on Wednesday they must overcome their differences and work closely together if they want their country one day to join the European Union. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2otuvBB