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Facebook announces “libra” crypto-currency

(NBC News) Facebook has announced plans to enter the banking business by launching a new digital currency. The social media giant says it wants to make sending money around the world as easy as sending a photo or message with the new “Libra” cryptocurrency. Unlike Bitcoin, Libra will be tied in with regulated currencies and backed by a reserve of…

Trump 2020: Orlando prepares for campaign launch

(NBC News) Thousands of supporters have gathered in Orlando, Florida ahead of tonight’s official launch of the Trump 2020 re-election campaign. The huge crowd is filling the grounds around the Amway Center, waiting for President Trump’s arrival. Some, like Vivian Hall, have been here since early Monday morning. “It would only be Trump that would make me do this,” Hall…

Gruesome find: “severed torso” discovered after police chase & crash

(WBIR/NBC News) A Knoxville, Tennessee man is facing vehicular homicide charges after a law officer found a severed torso in his vehicle. A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper first stopped Dorrae Debrice Johnson after seeing him failing to maintain a single lane of travel on I-40 West Sunday morning. The trooper says Johnson said something about going to get his family…

Off-duty officer killed in Wisconsin robbery

(WTMJ) An off-duty Racine, Wisconsin police officer has died after a shooting that took place Monday night. Officer John Hetland was at Teezers Tavern in Racine when he intervened in an armed robbery and was shot. The suspect shot Hetlund, and then fled the scene. Hetland also served as a field training officer and a member of the Greater Racine…

Man mows lawns for veterans in all 50 states

(WAFF) A Huntsville, Alabama man is back at home after cutting grass for America’s heroes. Rodney Smith Jr. traveled to all 50 states, offering free lawn care for veterans as a way of thanking them for their service. The tweets he posted along the way, landed him in the national spotlight and secured free flights with Delta to Alaska and…