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'Covfefe' on board: Ohio woman gets OK for Trump-inspired license plate

Ohio officials have granted a woman's request to have President Donald Trump's mysterious tweeted typo, "covfefe," on her license plate.

 

Activists topple, kick Confederate statue in North Carolina during rally against racism

Protesters in North Carolina toppled a nearly century-old statue of a Confederate soldier Monday at a rally against racism.

 

FBI agents thwart plot to bomb Oklahoma bank by man 'out for blood'

A 23-year-old man who was "out for blood" when he attempted to detonate what he believed was an explosives-laden van outside an Oklahoma bank in a plot similar to the deadly 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building, authorities said Monday.

 

Kim Jong Un briefed on Guam missile tests, says US should stop 'arrogant provocations'

North Korea said Tuesday that leader Kim Jong Un was briefed on his military's plans to launch missiles into waters near Guam as part of an effort to create "enveloping fire" near the U.S. military hub in the Pacific.

 

Dozens gather at Tompkinsville Park for candlelight vigil following Charlottesville

More than 70 people gathered near Tompkinsville Park Monday night to hold a candlelight vigil for the people killed in Charlottesville Virginia over the weekend.

 

Judge denies bail for man accused of Va. car attack as portrait of violent teen emerges

The portrait of a violent teen emerged as Fields was denied bail Monday during his first court appearance in connection with the Charlottesville attack that killed one and injured 19 others when his Dodge Challenger plowed into a mass of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally Saturday.

 

Social media used to expose white nationalists at Va. rally, but is it fanning the flames?

The efforts show that angry online groups can be used to renounce racism as well as promote it.

 

Texas police find 16 immigrants locked inside rig at truck stop near Mexican border

Police in Texas acting on a tip found 16 immigrants locked inside a tractor-trailer parked at a gas station about 20 miles from the border with Mexico, less than a month after 10 people died in the back of a hot truck in San Antonio.

 

Should tech companies ban white supremacists from their platforms?

Airbnb banned white supremacists from its platform before the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, to prevent their platform from being used for hate. Many say this is an example of a tech company that's finally figured out how to do the right thing. Companies like Facebook are known for terms of service that ban people from saying "all white people are racist," but allow actual white supremacists and hate groups to use their tools to organize events. Should companies take a moral stance?

 

Surveillance shows man attempting to enter cars in Bulls Head

Surveillance footage provided to the Advance by a Bulls Head resident shows a man attempting to break into cars outside her home.

 

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