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Lawmakers anxiously await Mueller’s testimony

(NBC News) Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are anxiously gearing up for this week’s testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller. Democrats and republicans agree that the on-camera appearance could cause a major shift in public opinion. President Trump is calling it a “phony investigation,” while he continues his feud with the four freshman congresswomen known as “The Squad.”…

Equifax to pay up to $700M in 2017 data breach settlement

(NBC News) Credit bureau Equifax has agreed to pay up to $700 million to settle with the Federal Trade Commission and others over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million Americans. The figure covers fines and legal fees, as well as financial relief to the individual consumers who were affected…

Daycare allegedly denies same-sex parents

(KCEN) A Waco, Texas couple said their daughter was denied admission to a local day care because they are in a same-sex relationship. Brittney Ready and her wife, Stacey, have been married for two years and have four kids. Their youngest daughter, Callie, was on the waiting list at Parkview Christian Academy, until they got a call Thursday, saying the…

Big CUPS and I cannot lie: man orders coffee in the nude

(WPTZ) Customers at a country store in Bennington, Vermont got a lot more than they bargained for last week when one customer decided to shop naked. The store’s security cameras captured the moment the nude man from Pennsylvania casually walked into the store and ordered a coffee. Ryan Hassett, who owns the store, said his 19-year-old daughter was working at…

Police investigating officer’s social media threat against AOC

(WDSU) A Louisiana police officer is under an internal investigation after suggesting on social media that Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should be shot. Officer Charlie Rispoli’s Facebook post said, “This vile idiot needs a round … And I don’t mean the kind she used to serve.” The police department where Rispoli is employed said he had just finished training that…

Former Lyft driver accused of pointing gun at passenger

(WTMJ) A former Lyft driver is now behind bars after he allegedly pointed a gun at a passenger in Wisconsin. The two passengers who reported the incident said it happened Friday night after they asked the driver to make a U-turn. When an argument began, the two men reportedly hopped out of the car, but within moments they say the…

8 injured after lightning strikes Florida beach

(WFLA) Eight people were injured in Florida Sunday after lightning struck the sands of Clearwater Beach. Authorities say a man in his 40s took a direct hit, and suffered cardiac arrest. He is currently in critical condition. The seven other people who were also injured in the strike are expected to be ok. Read more: http://bit.ly/2Yb3yS2

Ole Miss student Ally Kostial found dead

(WREG/CNN) Authorities say a woman was found dead in Lafayette County, Mississippi. According to a release from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department, deputies found the woman’s body around 10:30 a.m. Saturday while on patrol in Harmontown.

VA: 80 year old survives 2 days alone in mowing accident

(WCYB/CNN) Package delivery driver, Ryan Fleming, was working his usual route, dropping off a package to one of his the regulars on his route 80-year-old, Juanita Mullins. Ryan Fleming, Rescued Juanita Mullins: “I thought I heard a goat mistakenly. It was her after realizing.” Fleming worked off a hunch that something felt off, especially that mullins’ dog was outside the…