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South Carolina governor: Confederate flag comes down Friday

Posted: 09 Jul 2015 03:16 PM PDT

Governor Nikki Haley Signs Bill To Remove Confederate Flag From SC StatehouseSouth Carolina's governor relegated the Confederate flag to the state's "relic room" on Thursday, more than 50 years after the rebel banner began flying at the Statehouse to protest the civil rights movement.


FBI head Comey: No deal with Snowden

Posted: 09 Jul 2015 02:57 PM PDT

In this July 8, 2015, photo, FBI Director James Comey testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The FBI stopped several potential acts of violence in the month before the July 4 weekend, Comey said on July 9. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Two days after former Attorney General Eric Holder seemed to open the door to the idea of a possible deal with ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden, FBI Director James Comey dismissed the idea, calling Snowden a "fugitive" who should be apprehended and brought to justice in the United States.


FBI says it thwarted Islamic State-inspired July 4 attacks

Posted: 09 Jul 2015 02:26 PM PDT

Police officers patrol Times Square in New YorkU.S. authorities foiled attacks planned around the Fourth of July, arresting more than 10 people in the month before the holiday who were inspired by Islamic State online recruitment, FBI Director James Comey said on Thursday. "I do believe our work disrupted efforts to kill people likely in connection with July 4th," Comey told reporters at the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Separately, a national security source said multiple overseas plots by Islamic State sympathizers had also been halted in recent days.


U.S. says hackers stole personal data of 22M people

Posted: 09 Jul 2015 02:50 PM PDT

22 Million Affected by OPM Hack, Officials SayThe number of Americans affected is much larger than what officials announced a month ago when the breach occurred.


John Boehner calls for 'adult' debate about Confederate symbols

Posted: 09 Jul 2015 11:07 AM PDT

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, gestures while speaking with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)House Speaker John Boehner called for an "adult" debate over the display of the Confederate flag over a measure Republicans put forward to continue to permit its display at certain National Park Service-run cemeteries.


Jenny Horne delivers emotional speech stirring Confederate flag vote

Posted: 09 Jul 2015 08:46 AM PDT

Rep. Jenny Horne, R-Summerville, speaks in favor of taking down the Confederate flag during debate over a Senate bill calling for the flag to be removed from the Capitol grounds, Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. The House is under pressure to act after the state Senate passed its own measure, which is supported by Gov. Nikki Haley. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)The South Carolina House voted in the wee hours of Thursday morning to approve a bill removing the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds following a contentious debate that lasted more than 13 hours. But it was a fiery 4-minute speech by Rep. Jenny Horne, a Republican state representative and descendant of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, that is being credited with moving her fellow lawmakers to agree to take it down.


New delay complicates U.S. ability to implement Iran nuke deal

Posted: 09 Jul 2015 03:03 PM PDT

German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier, left, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, 2nd left, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, 5th right,, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, 3rd right and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, right, meet along with representatives from China and Russia at an hotel in Vienna, Thursday, July 9, 2015. Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program lurched toward another deadline on Thursday with diplomats reconvening amid persistent uncertainty and vague but seemingly hopeful pronouncements from participants. (Carlos Barria/Pool Photo via AP)VIENNA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry threatened Thursday to walk away from nuclear talks as he signaled that diplomats won't conclude an agreement with Iran over the coming hours — another delay that this time could complicate American efforts to quickly implement any deal. The Iranians immediately fired back, accusing the U.S. and its European allies of causing the deadlock.


Millions more Americans hit by government personnel data hack

Posted: 09 Jul 2015 04:18 PM PDT

Illustration file picture shows a man typing on a computer keyboard in WarsawBy Patricia Zengerle and Megan Cassella WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Data breaches at the U.S. government's personnel management agency by hackers, with suspicions centering on China, involves millions more people than previously estimated, U.S. officials said on Thursday. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said data stolen from its computer networks included Social Security numbers and other sensitive information on 21.5 million people who have undergone background checks for security clearances.


South Carolina governor signs bill to remove Confederate flag

Posted: 09 Jul 2015 02:30 PM PDT

South Carolina Governor Haley spoke to a gathered crowd before signing a legislation permanently removing the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol grounds in ColumbiaSouth Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed legislation on Thursday to permanently remove the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol grounds, following an emotional debate spurred by the massacre of nine black churchgoers last month. The rebel banner will go to the "relic room" of South Carolina's military museum in Columbia, the state capital. "The Confederate flag is coming off the grounds of the South Carolina State House," Haley said to cheers and applause.


As deadline looms, Kerry says U.S. in no rush to get Iran deal

Posted: 09 Jul 2015 03:00 PM PDT

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif sits next to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Mogherini as they meet with foreign ministers from the U.S., France, Russia, Germany, China and Britain in ViennaIran and six world powers were close to an historic nuclear agreement on Thursday that could resolve a more than 12-year dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.


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