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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A friend says a man who was among the 14 people killed in the rampage at a Southern California social service center had worked with one of the shooters -- and that they'd had a heated conversation about Islam two weeks before the attack. It's not clear if the discussion was a factor in the attack. The friend of shooting victim Nicholas Thalasinos says Syed Farook had argued that Americans don't understand Islam, and that it's a peaceful religion. Thalasinos was passionate about pro-Israel causes. But his wife tells The New York Times that he had never said anything negative about Farook.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) —The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Community says it's premature to conclude that one of the California attackers had self-radicalized. Adam Schiff told CNN that he was briefed by the FBI this morning, and that information is still coming in. He says it's possible that the killings were connected to terrorism but that it's also possible it was workplace violence or a combination of the two. He says investigators are looking through social media and chasing down both foreign and domestic leads to look for connections to terrorism.
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Hillary Clinton is issuing a fresh plea for stricter gun control after yesterday's mass shooting in California. She told a Women's Economic Opportunity Summit in New Hampshire that there's no way to "stop every incident of gun violence" -- but added that "we can stop a lot of them." Clinton said, "We need to take action now." She stressed that she wanted people to "feel safe" but urged them not to vilify Muslims as a result of the attack. Gun control has been a central cause of Clinton's presidential bid in recent months.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's defense chief is rejecting requests from the Marine Corps to keep some front-line combat jobs available to men only. Defense Secretary Ash Carter today ordered the military to open all combat jobs to women. He said that will present some challenges, but that the military can no longer afford to exclude half of the population from grueling military jobs. Carter says any man or woman who meets the standards should be able to serve. He's giving the armed service 30 days to submit plans for the historic change.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock prices have finished sharply lower on Wall Street, following an even bigger slump today in Europe. This, after the European Central Bank announced stimulus plans that were less aggressive than investors were expecting. The Dow lost 251 points. The S&P fell 29 points and the Nasdaq declined 85 points.
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