Trump abruptly fires the 4-star general who headed the National Security Agency

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has abruptly fired the director of the National Security Agency, according to U.S. officials and members of Congress, but the White House and the Pentagon have provided no reasons for the move. Senior military leaders were informed Thursday of the firing of Air Force Gen. Tim Haugh, who also oversaw the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, the officials said. They received no advance notice about the decision to remove a four-star general with a 33-year career in intelligence and cyber operations, according to the officials, who…

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Public School Fires Substitute Teacher for Raising Concerns Over Book Depicting Same-Sex Couples

Lindsey Barr was fired from her substitute teaching job after expressing concern over the content of a book in the school library.   Barr is a mother of three boys. All her children attend public school in Bryan County, Georgia, about 30 miles southwest of Savannah, where she also works as a substitute teacher.   In August, Barr learned that McAllister Elementary School, where her first- and third-grade sons attend and where she sometimes works, planned to have the book “All Are Welcome” read during a “read aloud” story time in the…

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Obama fires up Virginia crowd for governor’s race he calls a U.S. “turning point” – Reuters

Obama fires up Virginia crowd for governor’s race he calls a U.S. “turning point”  Reuters Obama sharply criticizes Glenn Youngkin in Virginia governor’s race  The Hindu Obama hits the stump in US battleground Virginia  msnNOW Obama stumps for Virginia candidate in race seen as referendum on Biden  WTVB News View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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Omar fires back at Trump: ‘You can’t #MuslimBan us from Congress’ | TheHill – The Hill

Omar fires back at Trump: ‘You can’t #MuslimBan us from Congress’ | TheHill  The Hill Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) fired back at President Trump on Sunday for retweeting an article suggesting that Minnesota Democrats are trying to remove her from … “us congress” – Google News

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