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Company owner demands firearms for office workers
At an Atlanta area aviation insurance firm, owner Lance Toland requires each employee to obtain a concealed carry permit, undergo training, and be issued a Taurus revolver. He says the safety program protects staff, while critics warn such mandates risk escalation and legal issues in the workplace.
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Lance Toland
Georgia
National Rifle Association
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Carin Burford
Birmingham
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Wisconsin
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Obama links GOP hostility to Trump rise in White House remarks
President Barack Obama says years of GOP hostility fueled Donald Trump's ascent, arguing Republicans have no one to blame but themselves. In Washington he tied Trump to rivals like Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, noting the party circus and concerns that Trump may clinch the nomination despite Cruz's endorsement from Sen. Mike Lee.
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Barack Obama
Donald Trump
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Ted Cruz
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Marco Rubio
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Utah
Mike Lee
Senate
Trump rally attendee charged after assault in Fayetteville
John Franklin McGraw, 78, of Linden, was charged with assault and disorderly conduct after a video showed him striking a black man being escorted from Crown Coliseum during Donald Trump’s rally in Fayetteville North Carolina. The victim was being removed when the attack occurred and deputies pursued the assailant after reviewing social media footage.
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Germany probes 22,000 Islamic State fighter files authenticity
Berlin says a huge set of documents listing Islamic State members appears authentic. Britain’s Sky News claims 22,000 names with origins, numbers and recruiters. German authorities, plus media partners Sueddeutsche Zeitung WDR and NDR, note the potential to identify returnees and new recruits for prosecutions and security work.
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Federal Criminal Police
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Carnegie Middle East
Migrants seek new routes as Balkan crossing closes
Desperate migrants gather in muddy fields at a closed border crossing after the Balkan route through Greece is shut. Ministers warn Albania Hungary Bulgaria and Romania may become alternative paths while Turkey reports five people including a 3 month old drowned when a speedboat sank en route to Lesbos with Afghans and Iranians aboard.
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California lawmakers raise smoking age to 21
California lawmakers voted to raise the legal age for tobacco and e cigarettes from 18 to 21. The bill, part of anti tobacco measures, passed the Assembly and now awaits Governor Jerry Brown’s signature amid heavy lobbying from tobacco interests and Republican opposition.
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Gunmen kill six at backyard cookout in Wilkinsburg
Two gunmen acting as a team fatally shot five people including four women two of them pregnant and critically wounded two others at a backyard cookout in Wilkinsburg Allegheny County. A rifle was used to shoot victims in the head from behind a fence as guests fled toward the back porch. The fetus death was ruled a homicide and police have no suspects. Local officials urged witnesses to come forward to help end the violence.
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Petit & Martin Law
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Ehrlich
Ferri
Law Center
Wilkinsburg
Stephen Zappala
Zappala
Allegheny County
Rich Fitzgerald
Brittany Powell
Jerry Shelton
Chanetta Powell
Shada Mahone
Lina Shelton
Jessica Shelton
Chanetta
Shelton
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