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State Lawmaker Wants to Reconsider Virginia’s Ban on Guns in Churches
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on January 8, 2019
Credit: Steven Coutts / Flickr
Do guns belong in churches and synagogues? Lawmakers are about to take up that issue in Richmond. Michael Pope reports.
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From NPR News- DOJ Starts Review Of Whether Major Tech Companies Are Too Powerful July 23, 2019The Justice Department says it is launching a wide-ranging antitrust review, without naming the companies. But there have been increasing calls to regulate companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon.
- A Bronx Tale: Childhood Neighbors Celebrate Seven Decades Of Love July 23, 2019Joel and Julia Helfman met in 1943. Married nearly 70 years, they're still utterly devoted. Says Julia: "How was I smart enough to know that this, this young man would always keep me happy?"
- Senate Approves Bill To Prevent Sept. 11 Victims' Fund From Running Out Of Money July 23, 2019President Trump is expected to sign the measure, ending a years-long ordeal for the victims after concerns that the fund was on the verge of running out of money.
- Cats Can Keep Their Claws: New York Bans Declawing July 23, 2019It's the first state in the nation to outlaw the practice, which animal-rights advocates say it is equivalent to chopping off a person's fingers at the first knuckle.
- What Gets To Be A 'Burger'? States Restrict Labels On Plant-Based Meat July 23, 2019Lawmakers across the U.S. and in the EU argue that labels like "vegan sausage" or "cauliflower rice" mislead people. Tofurky, the ACLU and others are suing, saying new label laws violate free speech.
- DOJ Starts Review Of Whether Major Tech Companies Are Too Powerful July 23, 2019
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- Boris Johnson: New PM to form government after taking office July 24, 2019The new Conservative leader will make key appointments after taking office, as Theresa May bows out.
- Nigel Farage open to electoral pact with Boris Johnson July 24, 2019But the Brexit Party leader says the new PM must be committed to the 31 October Brexit deadline.
- Russia-China 'joint air patrol' sees Japan and South Korea scramble jets July 23, 2019The patrol near disputed islands prompts both South Korea and Japan to send up jets.
- Europe heatwave: French city of Bordeaux hits record temperature July 23, 2019The French city of Bordeaux hits its highest temperature since records began with 41.2C (106.1F).
- Missing Thames swimmers spark police searches July 23, 2019Three people are missing after entering the River Thames in sweltering temperatures.
- Boris Johnson: New PM to form government after taking office July 24, 2019
