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A federal appeals court late Wednesday ruled the Trump Administration can use nearly $4 billion in military funds for construction of the president�s long-promised border wall. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed an earlier decision by El Paso-based U.S. District Judge David Briones that blocked the spending. The latest decision allowsContinue reading “Appeals court rules Trump can use nearly $4 billion in military funds for border wall”

Forty mourners have been killed and more than 200 injured after a stampede broke out on the final day of Qassem Soleimani’s funeral in Iran today. Iran’s farewell to the general descended into chaos after thousands of people thronged to his home town of Kerman, where he was due to be buried later on theContinue reading “Stampede kills 40 mourners at funeral of Qassem Soleimani and leaves more than 200 injured”

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot plans to run for governor in 2022, he told supporters at an event in Silver Spring Tuesday. Franchot made the announcement at Denizens Brewing Co., according to political blog A Miner Detail. Bethesda Magazine confirmed the run with a spokesperson for Franchot. Franchot is a Democrat, though he�s worked closely withContinue reading “Peter Franchot confirms run for Maryland governor”

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she is �cancer free� after successfully undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer in the summer. The 86-year-old justice, whose health has long been the subject of speculation due to its potential impact on the court�s makeup, has now beaten cancer for the fourth time. �I�m cancer free. That�s good,�Continue reading “‘I’m cancer free. That’s good’: Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she’s beaten back the disease for the fourth time just months after getting radiation treatment for a tumor on her pancreas”

MONTPELIER, Vt. �A bill seeking to ban the use of cellphones for anyone under the age of 21 was introduced by a Democratic state senator in Vermont this week. The bill, introduced to the Judiciary Committee by Sen. John Rodgers, would make the possession of a cellphone punishable by up to one year in prison,Continue reading “Vermont bill would ban cellphone use for anyone under 21”

In 1978 and 1979, Hillary Rodham Clinton conducted a series of trades in cattle futures. She turned her $1,000 investment into nearly $100,000 (equivalent to $352,269 in 2019) in just 10 months. Like mother, like daughter. Chelsea Clinton has hauled in $9 million in compensation since 2011 as a board member of an internet investmentContinue reading “FREE MONEY: Chelsea Clinton Hauls In $9 Million From Corporate Board Position”

At least five rockets have reportedly hit a bases that houses US and British troops in Baghdad, an interior Ministry official suggested Tuesday. The rockets are said to have struck the al-Taji military base, situated 30km north of Baghdad, on Tuesday evening though there is no word of how many casualties were inflicted or howContinue reading “BREAKING NEWS: �Multiple rockets hit Taji military base� in Iraq where American and British troops are based”

By now everyone has heard that Macy’s is closing in Salisbury.  Did you shop there?

Jake Day makes a post on his FB page last Monday about the Salisbury Wicomico County Airport making it sound like it’s his Airport. No Jake Day that Airport is Wicomico County’s Airport and not yours or the City of Salisbury’s. It’s no where even close to the City limits. His blind followers think it’sContinue reading “A Viewer Writes: Salisbury Mayor Jake Day Posts About Airport”