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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — It could complicate the Mideast peace process. Two rival Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, have agreed to form a unity government and to hold new elections. The West considers Hamas a terrorist group because it's call for the destruction of Israel and decades of bombings and shootings. In Gaza today, hundreds of Palestinians celebrated.
ELLIJAY, Ga. (AP) — Some critics call it the "guns everywhere" bill. It was signed into law today by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal. When it takes effect July 1, licensed carriers will be able to carry their weapons into bars, and under certain circumstances into some churches, schools and government buildings. A spokesman for the gun control group Americans for Responsible Solutions says the legislation is "extremism in action." A major sponsor says the bill is "about good guys."
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A white supremacist responsible for a crime rampage in the Pacific Northwest that claimed four lives in 2011 has pleaded guilty in Portland, Ore., to federal charges. In exchange for his guilty plea, two accomplices of David "Joey" Pedersen will receive lighter sentences. Pedersen has already been serving a life sentence after pleading guilty in state court to murder in the slaying of his father and stepmother in Everett, Wash.
PHOENIX (AP) — A Southern California woman who was held at a Phoenix airport four years ago after refusing to have her breast milk X-rayed says she has reached a tentative settlement with the Transportation Security Administration. Stacey Armato says TSA officials have tentatively offered her $75,000, along with promises to retrain agents and clarify its guidelines on screening breast milk. She says the reassurances are more important than the payment.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer Chris Brown's trial on an assault charge in Washington D.C., has been put on hold for months. Prosecutors today refused to grant immunity to his bodyguard, who would be a key witness in the case. Brown and the guard were accused of hitting a man outside a hotel in October. The bodyguard was tried separately and convicted of assault, but plans to appeal. Brown will remain in custody after a Los Angeles judge denied a request to release him from custody while he awaits trial.
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