Obama issues new China sanctions threat over cybertheft

Obama issues new China sanctions threat over cybertheft

WASHINGTON (AP) — Somber against a backdrop of grand pageantry, President Barack Obama laid out a fresh threat of sanctions against China for alleged cybercrimes on Friday, even as he and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached an agreement not to conduct or support such hacking.

"It has to stop," Obama declared.

Senate okays repeal of license suspension law for drug offenders
Massachusetts

Senate okays repeal of license suspension law for drug offenders

State House News Service

STATE HOUSE — Hoping to provide relief from an "unacceptable burden" imposed by the state on individuals convicted of drug crimes unrelated to driving, the Senate on Thursday voted unanimously to repeal a 1989 law mandating that those offenders have their licenses suspended.

Sen. Kenneth Donnelly, an Arlington Democrat, spoke passionately in favor of granting more autonomy to those who had already served their sentence for drug crimes.

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