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In which the government says, "Never mind!"(Photo: JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images)
Justice Department to Apple: Never mind
There's an end in sight<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to the legal brouhaha between the Justice Department and Apple. DOJ will withdraw its motionto force Apple to break into a terrorist's iPhone after FBI investigators were able to crack the phone’s security function without erasing the contents. Police found the phone<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in the vehicle of Syed Farook and wife Tashfeen Malik, the San Bernardino, Calif., couple who killed 14 people in December. A fierce legal debate ignited when Apple refused to create a "back door" so the FBI could access the phone<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and it was all we heard about for weeks,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>even though hardware<span style="color: Red;">*</span>security experts said there were at least three ways to break into the phone.
Tashfeen Malik, left, and Syed Farook are seen in this 2014 photo.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: AP)
Shots fired at the U.S. Capitol
A suspect is in custody after shots were fired at the Capitol Visitor Center, gateway to the U.S. Capitol,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on Monday. What we know: The suspect himself was shot by the Capitol Police, and a civilian woman suffered minor injuries.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The good news: The suspect appears to have been caught during the screening process, which means that all those metal detectors that everyone has to pass through to get into the building<span style="color: Red;">*</span>have served their purpose. We know the news may leave some feeling jittery, given that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>it's the height of tourist season in the nation's capital. But officials said<span style="color: Red;">*</span>that it<span style="color: Red;">*</span>appeared to be an isolated incident.
USA TODAY Congress editor Paul Singer is on the scene to share the latest developments in the shooting that took place at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Monday afternoon. USA TODAY
Georgia governor flip-flops in the name of not discriminating
You could say it was a flip-flop on an issue, but the flip-flop won support from<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Hollywood, the NFL and the business community.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal<span style="color: Red;">*</span>vetoed a bill Monday that would have allowed people and businesses to deny services to gay people based on religious belief.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"I do not think that we have to discriminate against anyone to protect the faith-based community in Georgia," the Republican governor said. But he previously said positive things about the legislation. Did threats of boycotts from major studios and the NFL have anything to do with the governor's change of heart? Deal didn't say.
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal vetoed a highly-contested bill known as the "religious freedom" bill after receiving pressure from the NFL, Walt Disney Company and more. VPC
Work<span style="color: Red;">*</span>hard for the money
Looking for a job is a full-time job.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>And when you do it for a while<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and nothing happens, it's easy to get discouraged and give up.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>That happened to a lot of American workers after 2008, when the recession hit and it became really hard<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to find work. Some people retired, some<span style="color: Red;">*</span>went on disability, and some didn't know what to do, so they<span style="color: Red;">*</span>went back to school. Now the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>labor market is improving, and many Americans who were hanging on the sidelines<span style="color: Red;">*</span>are streaming back into the workforce.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Employers are raising wages and becoming less selective in the hiring process. As in, you don't necessarily need a college degree to compete. Don't worry, going back to school wasn't for nothing. More educated = more opportunity. Wear yo<span style="color: Red;">*</span>hoodie with pride.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are streaming back into an improving labor market as employers raise wages and hire less skilled job candidates to cope with an intensifying worker shortage. USA TODAY
Football players aren't the only ones who want you to study their brains
Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants to donate his brain to science.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(You know, eventually.) The biggest name in NASCAR mentioned his plans casually during a Twitter chat over the weekend. Why the possible interest? Earnhardt suffered a pair of concussions in 2012 that caused him to miss two races.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>NASCAR instituted mandatory baseline concussion testing for its drivers in 2014.
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Extra Bites
Renting a cable modem? You should probably<span style="color: Red;">*</span>stop.
If you're interested in the Trump phenomenon (and really at this point who isn't), you'll want to read this.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>And then<span style="color: Red;">*</span>this.
A demolition company accidentally tore down the wrong home. Google Maps #fail.
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