Saturday, June 18, 2016

Border Control vs. Gun Control and other top stories.

  • Border Control vs. Gun Control

    Border Control vs. Gun Control
    The Pulse night club massacre was the latest in a series of Islamic terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, quite a few of which have succeeded, while others have been foiled. These attacks have used a variety of weapons: box cutters, knives, pistols, pressure cookers and rifles. There is a sharp partisan divide with respect to how such terrorist attacks should be viewed. Republicans say that we should try harder to keep potential terrorists out of the country. Since we have no practical way to vet immi..
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  • Obama family travels to Carlsbad Caverns for Father's Day weekend

    Obama family travels to Carlsbad Caverns for Father's Day weekend
    The Obama family received a tour of Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico as part of a tour of national parks for Father's Day weekend. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP). BY Christopher Brennan. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Updated: Saturday, June 18, 2016, 3:07 AM.
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  • Firefighters preparing for dangerous fire season as 3 burn in NorCal - KGO

    Firefighters preparing for dangerous fire season as 3 burn in NorCal - KGO
    SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- The Sherpa Fire is just one of several burning throughout the state Friday night and with extreme heat coming, fire season could take a turn for the worse.There are at least three large fires burning in Northern California. In Santa Clara County, firefighters are getting ready. Cal-Fire reached peak staffing as of Monday. Fire danger is high.Aerial video shows at least one large structure destroyed by flames. The Camanche Fire grew to 200 acres in a cou..
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  • Religious conservatives attempt balance in Orlando response

    Religious conservatives attempt balance in Orlando response
    PHILADELPHIA — The massacre at a gay nightclub has tested the limits of the “love the sinner, hate the sin” approach to homosexuality by conservative religious leaders. The faith leaders have overwhelmingly expressed grief over the loss of life in Orlando, led vigils around the country, offered counseling for the crowds of mourners and free funerals for the victims. But it has been less common for religious conservatives to note that the gunman specifically targeted lesbian, gay, bisexual and t..
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  • Man Hit in Back in Orlando Shooting Played Dead to Survive

    Man Hit in Back in Orlando Shooting Played Dead to Survive
    Felipe Marrero wakes up in his hospital bed at night still thinking he smells gunpowder, nearly a week after the shooting rampage at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. It's just one of the ways the 30-year-old has suffered after being shot four times in his back and left arm during the attack last Sunday morning that left 49 victims dead and more than 50 wounded. The gunman, 29-year-old Omar Mateen, also was killed in a firefight with police. "It's the same smell that was in the club that nigh..
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  • Colorado mother saves son from mountain lion attack

    Colorado mother saves son from mountain lion attack
    Posted: Friday, June 17, 2016 11:05 pm | Updated: 1:03 am, Sat Jun 18, 2016. Colorado mother saves son from mountain lion attack Associated Press | PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say a mother fought off a mountain lion that attacked her 5-year-old son in Colorado on Friday night. The Pitkin County Sheriff's Office told ABC-7 (http://bit.ly/1UTKHon ) that the 5-year-o..
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  • Oakland loses third police chief in nine days, will operate under civilian control

    Oakland loses third police chief in nine days, will operate under civilian control
    The Oakland Police Department will now operate under civilian control after the agency parted ways with its third police chief in nine days, Mayor Libby Schaaf announced Friday.Acting Chief Paul Figueroa tendered his resignation to Schaaf on Friday, and the department’s command staff will now report to City Administrator Sabrina Landreth, Schaaf said during a news conference Friday evening. Figueroa was appointed to replace Interim Chief Ben Fairow on Wednesday, after Schaaf said she had receiv..
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Ex-Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan drops out of Senate race .Anchorage's stalled U-Med road project gets another setback .
Phone Comparisons: Nexus 6P vs LG G5 vs Galaxy S7 Edge vs HTC 10 vs OnePlus 3 .Far from Orlando, Anchorage calls for tolerance at candlelight vigil ... .

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