Anderson, South Carolina: More than 20 flags were taken from graves at an Anderson, South Carolina, cemetery just before the Fourth of July. An unknown suspect or suspects collected 21 flags, piled them on cemetery grounds and burned them around 10:30 p.m. on July 3, leaving behind only scorched remains, Forest Lawn Memorial Park manager Joe Owens confirmed to Fox News. "The flags were placed in our cemetery to celebrate the 245th birthday of Our Nation's Independence," Owens said in a July 3 statement, adding that it is the second time American flags have been burned at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Anderson. The perpetrator(s) also vandalized the cemetery's bell tower with graffiti that appears to read, "Seperating church and state," according to Owens. (Read more.)

It begins: Under new legislation signed into law, local and state police agencies in Missouri will be banned from enforcing unconstitutional federal gun laws.

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⚠️ ALERT! Severe thunderstorm watches have been issued into the evening hours for parts of the Northeast, including Boston, New York City and Philadelphia. Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat from any storms that turn severe.

From Inbox: Continuing the bullfrog theme ... 👀

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Aviation responded to the report of an injured hiker in the area of Devil's Backbone http://nixle.us/CWP2J

Tbilisi, Georgia: LGBTQ supporters and anti-LGBTQ activists clash in front of Tbilisi parliament.

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Two extremist Manhattan attorneys who firebombed an NYPD cruiser get to keep their law licenses. But Rudy Giuliani can't? This is absolutely insane.

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⚠️ ALERT! Florida: Hurricane warning issued for Florida coastline as Tropical Storm Elsa approaches

Cities between Tallahassee and Tampa are urged to prepare as Elsa picks up strength.

Tampa International Airport will close in the coming hours.

Criminal justice reforms have led to crime wave: Keiran Lalor
Spike in crime triggering New York City Police Benevolent Association to second guess changes to racial justice policing. Assemblyman Kieran Lalor with insight on 'Fox & Friends First.

The LAPD sergeant accused of sharing a George Floyd Valentine-style meme around the department days before the February holiday was cleared by an administrative trial board and will not face any disciplinary action, it was reported Tuesday.

https://www.foxla.com/news/lapd-sergeant-accused-of-george-floyd-valentine-style-meme-wont-face-disciplinary-action

According to a Rasmussen poll released this week, less than 20% of American voters believe we should be spending less on police - and 52% believe that we need to spend more on police.

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⚠️ ALERT! A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of IA, MN, NE, SD, WI until 10 PM CDT

BREAKING! California Assemblyman Kevin Kiley announces he’s running to replace Gov. Newsom in upcoming recall election.

Kiley adds to the list of Republicans set to be on the ballot in September. The lead proponent of the recall has asked him to get in the race.

AlexVnews: brushfire near Riverside Drive and East End Ave .

Somebody called in a noise complaint on the Workman High School Band while they were playing outside of their fundraiser firework booth at 15301 Gale. Deputies arrived and joined in on the music to support the fundraiser! 😁

The failing Hartford Courant, desperate for attention and relevancy, decided to launch a full-blown attack on parents who are simply trying to protect their kids.

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BREAKING! Russian government hackers breached the computer systems of the Republican National Committee last week, around the time a Russia-linked criminal group unleashed a massive ransomware attack, according to two people familiar with the matter. It’s not known what data the hackers viewed or stole, if anything. An RNC spokesman on Tuesday denied its systems were breached and referred to a statement citing IT provider Synnex Corp. released on Saturday. “Microsoft informed us that one of our vendors, Synnex, systems may have been exposed,” Mike Reed, a spokesman for the RNC, said in the earlier statement. “There is no indication the RNC was hacked or any RNC information was stolen. We are investigating the matter and have informed DHS and the FBI.” A spokesperson for the Russian Embassy in Washington didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, Bloomberg reported.