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Trump rallies base

(NBC News) President Trump rallied his base in Panama City Beach, Florida Wednesday night, just hours after lawmakers voted to hold his attorney general in contempt of Congress, and after a Republican-led committee subpoenaed his oldest son, Donald Trump Jr. – both in connection to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election meddling. A source tells NBC News that…

Exploding Pam: lawsuit targets cooking spray

(KPRC) A Houston, Texas man is part of a nationwide lawsuit against a company that makes the popular Pam cooking spray. The professional cook said he set down the can of aerosol cooking spray while he was cooking on a grill and the can exploded. The incident happened in July 2017. Reveriano Duran was working his usual shift at Berryhill…

Google: new products, increased privacy

(NBC News) The next generation of Google is on display this week at the company’s developer conference. Google unveiled a line of lower-cost Pixel smartphones and the Google Nest Hub Max, a new smart home device with a built-in camera. They’re also updating the virtual Assistant powering its devices, with the aim to make life’s little tasks easier by learning…

Man claims harassment by Starbucks employee

(WFLA) Lorne Green says he walked into a Starbucks last month and was harassed for “using the bathroom while black.” Green states that before placing his order he went to use the restroom when he overheard an employee say “the big black guy is headed for the bathroom.” As Green was in the restroom, he called Starbucks corporate to explain…

Sheriff’s office investigating home invasion, shooting

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Just before midnight Wednesday, three people armed with handguns kicked in a door in Country Living Estates mobile home community as a fourth person stood near the door. That’s when the occupant of Lot 149 opened fire on the intruders. “There was an exchange of gunfire,” Warren County Sheriff Brett Hightower said. The intruders quickly retreated…

Anderson Co. teacher charged with threatening student

LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (LEX18)– A former Anderson County teacher has pleaded not guilty to charges of threatening a male student in 2017. According to the Anderson News, 36-year-old Chrystal Graham was charged with second-degree disorderly conduct in the incident. Court documents say that she threatened to “cut off a student’s penis and shove it down his throat” following a kickball game on…

Colorado shooter “always joked about it”

(NBC News) Devon Erickson, the 18-year-old student accused of opening fire on classmates at a Colorado school Tuesday stood before a judge for the first time Wednesday. Erickson and an accomplice, not identified because of her age, face charges including first degree murder and multiple accounts of attempted murder. One student was killed and eight others were wounded in Tuesday’s…