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Family of American Says He was Freed by Taliban in Swap
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years by the Taliban has been released, his family said Monday, as a Taliban drug lord jailed by the United States was also freed and returned to Kabul. Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran who had spent more than a decade in…… MORE
Court Rules in Favor of Texas Law on Social Media Regulation
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and Twitter. The ruling Friday by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is a victory for Republicans who accuse the platforms of censoring conservative speech. But the decision…… MORE
Dallas County Opens Two Disaster Loan Centers for Help with August Flood Damage
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Beginning today [Monday] Sept. 19 the Small Business Administration will open two disaster loan outreach centers in Dallas County. The SBA loans are for those in Dallas county and surrounding counties – Tarrant, Ellis, or Collin – – impacted by severe storms and flooding on August 22 through 25. The locations…… MORE
Britain Lays Queen Elizabeth II to Rest
UPDATED 8:55AM Central LONDON (AP) – Britain and the world are saying a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers. Crowds massed along the streets of London on Monday to honor a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age. In a country known…… MORE