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NEW YORK (AP) — A search is underway across Europe for a Tunisian man suspected of involvement in Monday's deadly Christmas market attack in Berlin. German authorities say he has a criminal record in Tunisia and Italy and had been monitored for a time earlier this year in Germany. Meanwhile, holiday security precautions are being strengthened around the U.S. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio calls the enhanced security "a very sad reality."
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's insurance commissioner says there was an attempt to make the burning of a black church in Greenville appear politically motivated. Someone spray painted "Vote Trump" on a wall of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church. The fire was a week before the election. Charged in the case is a member of the church, who authorities say has a prior criminal record including attempted robbery.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — There's lots of finger pointing over the failure of North Carolina lawmakers to repeal the state's much-criticized 'bathroom bill.' The repeal effort came in a special session today. A Republican leader charged that Governor-elect Roy Cooper and Democrats want to keep the controversy going. The sticking point was a measure that would have barred local governments from passing ordinances that expanded non-discrimination protections until next summer.
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The emergency manager who was running Flint, Michigan, when it switched water sources to the corrosive Flint River has appeared in court on criminal charges related to the city's lead contamination disaster. Darnell Earley, who was appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder, was arraigned today on four charges, including conspiracy and misconduct in office. Earley's lawyer says his client will be "vindicated."
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber is crying uncle in its dispute with California regulators over testing self-driving cars on California roads. The ride-sharing firm says it's taking the cars off the road after the state moved to revoke their registrations. Uber has been arguing that it doesn't need an autonomous car permit because a driver sits in the cars that were being tested in San Francisco.
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