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Obama to set new limits on police use of military equipment

By Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to put in place new restrictions on the use of military equipment by police departments, following unrest in U.S. cities over the deaths of black men at the hands of police officers, the White House said on Monday. Obama will ban police use of equipment such as explosive-resistant vehicles with tracked wheels like those seen on army tanks, the White

U.S. top court agrees to weigh U.S. Navy text message lawsuit

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider advertising agency Campbell-Ewald Co’s attempt to fend off a class action lawsuit over claims the company violated a federal consumer law by sending unsolicited text messages on behalf of the U.S. Navy. Campbell-Ewald, a subsidiary of the Interpublic Group of Companies Inc , says the court has no grounds to hear the case brought by