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Bill to Keep NCAA Fine Money in Pennsylvania Passes in House Bill to Keep NCAA Fine Money in Pennsylvania Passes in House
18 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Nate Mink
The state’s House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would require the $60 million in fines Penn State owes the NCAA be used exclusively in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
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Migration talks between US and Cuba set to resume
8 hours ago - FOX News
The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, a State Department official said Wednesday, the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations between the Cold War enemies. [Read More]

Fox News Poll: Most disagree with Obama, say war on terrorism not over
9 hours ago - FOX News
In a major national security address in May, President Obama said it was time to take the United States off the war footing it has been on since the September 11 terrorist attacks -- and at one point stated, ?This war, like all wars, must end.?  The speech was widely seen as a signal Obama [Read More]

AP boss blasts Justice over records grab, says move gives cover to dictatorships
10 hours ago - FOX News
The head of The Associated Press blasted the Justice Department on Wednesday over its seizure of journalists' phone records, saying the move effectively could give dictatorships cover to harass their own media.  [Read More]

Connecticut gun maker moving to South Carolina, in wake of tighter state gun laws
10 hours ago - FOX News
A Connecticut gun manufacturer is moving to South Carolina after Connecticut lawmakers passed stricter gun-control laws in the aftermath of the fatal Sandy Hook School shootings. [Read More]

Cage-fight: Rep scrambles to stop California from imposing its egg laws on other states
11 hours ago - FOX News
Rep. Steve King is trying to battle a California law that requires egg producers from other states to comply with its standards if they wish to sell their product in the Golden State.  [Read More]

Bipartisan compromise on student loans takes shape in Senate
11 hours ago - FOX News
A bipartisan compromise on student loans started to take shape in the Senate on Wednesday, preserving fixed-rate loans for all students and linking interest rates with the financial markets. [Read More]

Senator rips Pentagon over contract with company arming Syrian regime
13 hours ago - FOX News
A Republican senator blasted the Pentagon after it entered into a new helicopter contract with a Russian company which is supplying the Syrian regime -- even as the U.S. moves to arm the Syrian opposition.  [Read More]

Officials pay tribute to Frederick Douglass, unveil statue
13 hours ago - FOX News
Vice President Joe Biden is hailing Frederick Douglass for his work to bring about equal justice, leading a series of tributes at the unveiling of a statue of the 19th-century orator and writer.  [Read More]

FBI director: Bureau uses drones for surveillance on US soil
14 hours ago - FOX News
FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged Wednesday that the bureau has a limited number of drones that it uses for surveillance on U.S. soil.  [Read More]

Republican Sen. Murkowski becomes third GOP senator to support gay marriage
14 hours ago - FOX News
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she now supports gay marriage, becoming the third Senate Republican to do so. [Read More]

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