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Today, the weatherman is calling for a lot of sunshine with a high around 90°.

Here’s what is brewing in the news this morning:

Weiner admits he lied

Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (video below) admitted he lied when he claimed that a hacker posted a lewd photo to his Twitter account. He also admitted to carrying on inappropriate relationships with several women online.

Fox News reports that when asked if any of the women where minors, Weiner responded, "I don't know the exact ages of the women," he said. "But they're all adults, at least to the best of my knowledge, they were all adults and they were engaging in these conversations consensually. Someone could theoretically have been fibbing about [their age] and that's a risk." Weiner claimed he “panicked” after accidentally posting the Twitter photo. "I lied because I was ashamed at what I had done, and I didn't want to get caught," he said.

(Read more at Fox News)

QUESTION: Weiner claims that he never met these women in person and only corresponded online. Is it still considered an affair? Tell us in the comment section below.

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Robbers loot VA church during service
Two teens were arrested after police say they conspired to steal the collection at a church in Woodbridge, VA. The alleged robbing took place during Sunday service, reports NBC Washington. According to Prince William police, Stephen Ernest Wing Jr., 19, and Andrew Phillip Conteh, 18, snuck in through a back door into a room where cash that had been collected during the service was being counted. They then used guns, according to police, to hold four church volunteers against their will. They took the money and ran away. Both were arrested at their homes.  Photo: Andrew Conteh, left, and Stephen Wing, right. (Read more here)
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Father of woman who died in hotel fall suing
The father of a woman who died after falling from a window at the W Hotel in Atlanta has filed a lawsuit claiming negligence against the hotel and its corporate owner. Maurice Threatt is seeking unspecified damages after his daughter LaShawna Threatt, and another woman crashed through a window on the hotel’s 10th floor, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The incident occurred on May 28. Threatt was at the hotel celebrating her 30th birthday, and witnesses told police the two women had been “play fighting” before the fall. Threatt died on the scene. Photo: LaShawna Threatt (left) and Cierra Williams were "play fighting" before falling through a window. Threatt was killed, Williams is in critical condition (Read more here)

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