| South Carolina governor: Confederate flag comes down Friday Posted: 09 Jul 2015 03:16 PM PDT  South 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.
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| FBI head Comey: No deal with Snowden Posted: 09 Jul 2015 02:57 PM PDT  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.
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| FBI says it thwarted Islamic State-inspired July 4 attacks Posted: 09 Jul 2015 02:26 PM PDT  U.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.
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| U.S. says hackers stole personal data of 22M people Posted: 09 Jul 2015 02:50 PM PDT  The number of Americans affected is much larger than what officials announced a month ago when the breach occurred.
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| John Boehner calls for 'adult' debate about Confederate symbols Posted: 09 Jul 2015 11:07 AM PDT  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.
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| Jenny Horne delivers emotional speech stirring Confederate flag vote Posted: 09 Jul 2015 08:46 AM PDT  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.
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| New delay complicates U.S. ability to implement Iran nuke deal Posted: 09 Jul 2015 03:03 PM PDT  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.
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| Millions more Americans hit by government personnel data hack Posted: 09 Jul 2015 04:18 PM PDT  By 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.
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| South Carolina governor signs bill to remove Confederate flag Posted: 09 Jul 2015 02:30 PM PDT  South 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.
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| As deadline looms, Kerry says U.S. in no rush to get Iran deal Posted: 09 Jul 2015 03:00 PM PDT  Iran 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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