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• Six U.S. states report record COVID hospitalizations, new restrictions in place

  06-10-2020 23:58
  
  The surge of COVID hospitalizations and new cases in some states coincides with U.S. President Donald Trump and several members of his White House staff testing positive for the novelcoronavirus.Trump's doctors on Tuesday said he was not displaying any acute symptoms after he left the Walter Reed Medical Center, where he was treated for three days.The spike in reported hospitalizations on Monday hit states in the Midwest the hardest, with Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyomin
  
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• Court: Wisconsin Republicans Have Standing in Absentee Case

  06-10-2020 23:57
  The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that Republican legislators have standing to appeal a federal ruling that extended the deadline for counting absentee ballots in the battleground state.
  
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• The Latest: Mich. Health Chief Reinstates More Virus Rules

  06-10-2020 23:56
  
  The director of Michigan’s state health department has issued more orders reinstating coronavirus restrictions negated by a state Supreme Court ruling, saying he has “broad” legal authority to deal with the pandemic.
  
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• Colorado Protest Leader Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged Riot

  06-10-2020 23:56
  One of three people arrested after protesting in August outside the home of a Colorado Springs police officer pleaded not guilty Tuesday in court.
  
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• Round up the ‘anti-vaxxers’? Enlist religious leaders? Bill Gates warns US needs to brainstorm ways to reduce ‘vaccine hesitancy’

  06-10-2020 23:53 via rt.com
  
  Billionaire software tycoon Bill Gates has urged the US to prepare for a 2021 Covid-19 vaccine rollout by deputizing trusted community leaders to “reduce vaccine hesitancy,” bemoaning rapid spread of “conspiracy theories” online.The Microsoft founder-turned-vaccine-evangelist painted a mostly rosy picture of a vaccine rollout getting “rich countries” back to normal by the end of 2021 in an interview during the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council on Tuesday
  
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• Lamont, Commissioner Still Optimistic About School Reopening

  06-10-2020 23:52
  Gov. Ned Lamont and state Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona said Tuesday they remain pleased with how the reopening of Connecticut’s public schools has been going.
  
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• Group Seeks Changes at Georgia Park Honoring Confederacy

  06-10-2020 23:50
  Local religious leaders and a grassroots group have held a prayer event on Stone Mountain, gathering in the shadow of a Confederate flag they want removed among other changes at the park boasting a massive carving of Confederate leaders.
  
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• Massachusetts Transit Authority Mulls $225M in Service Cuts

  06-10-2020 23:44
  Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officials are planning service cuts that could reach $225 million and impact the entire transit system.
  
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• How Eddie Van Halen Transformed Michael Jackson's 'Beat It'

  06-10-2020 23:44
  
  Eddie Van Halen made rock history when he added 20 scorching seconds to Michael Jackson's “Beat It.”.
  
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• D'Arnaud, Braves Rally in 7th, Beat Marlins 9-5 to Open NLDS

  06-10-2020 23:44
  
  Ronald Acuña Jr. made history with his leadoff homer, Travis d’Arnaud hit a tiebreaking shot in Atlanta’s huge seventh inning and the Braves beat the Miami Marlins 9-5 in Game 1 of the NL Division Series.
  
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• National Security Advisor: Russia Must Stay Out of Election

  06-10-2020 23:41
  The White House national security adviser says the United States will not tolerate any election interference from foreign countries.
  
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• The Latest: Biden: Law and Order, Racial Justice Compatible

  06-10-2020 23:40
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says the U.S. doesn’t have to choose between “law and order” and racial justice.
  
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• FDA Guidelines Would Likely Push Vaccine Approval Beyond Election Day

  06-10-2020 23:37
  
  The timeline proposed in the new guidelines would likely push any regulatory approval of a vaccine beyond Election Day.
  
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• Netflix faces indictment in Texas over controversial French film 'Cuties'

  06-10-2020 23:36
  
  Netflix promoted material in the film that "depicts lewd exhibition of pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was younger than 18 years of age which appeals to the prurient interest in sex," according to the tweet that had a picture of the indictment document attached.The document, filed on Sept. 23, from Tyler county has not been independently verified by Reuters, as the District Attorney's office did not immediately respond to Reuters request.Netflix did not immediately respond
  
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• Philadelphia Officials Express Alarm Over 2020 Gun Violence

  06-10-2020 23:35
  Philadelphia officials expressed alarm at surging gun violence this year that has already caused more homicides than were recorded in all of last year.
  
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• The Latest: Biden Issues Call for Unity in Gettysburg

  06-10-2020 23:30
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has issued a sweeping call for national unity, using a picturesque, symbolic backdrop of the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War to warn that the U_S_ again is “in a dangerous place.”.
  
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• Joe Biden Spotted Maskless After Telling Americans ‘Do Your Part,’ ‘Wear a Mask’

  06-10-2020 23:28 via westernjournal.com
  
  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was conspicuously without his trademark face mask in a video shared by ABC News “20/20” reporter Beatrice-Elizabeth Peterson on Sept. 14. I asked the former Vice President if the gloves were off against @realDonaldTrump? @JoeBiden said “yes.” He also added that when it comes to his support with Hispanic his…
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• Oklahoma jail guards have been charged after forcing inmates to listen to 'Baby Shark' on repeat for more than 2 hours, officials say

  06-10-2020 23:26
  
  Investigators said the jail guards forced inmates to stand up with their hands cuffed behind their backs while listening to "Baby Shark."
  
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• Second City Comedy Theater for Sale, Second Time in 60 Years

  06-10-2020 23:25
  Chicago’s Second City comedy theater is up for sale.
  
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• In 'Time,' Love and a Family Waylaid by Incarceration

  06-10-2020 23:25
  
  Many films have sought to capture the impact of America’s prison industrial complex, but “Time” is something else.
  
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• Democrat's Personal Scandal Roils N. Carolina Senate Race

  06-10-2020 23:24
  
  A race in North Carolina critical to control of the U.S. Senate has been thrown into turmoil over allegations of personal misconduct by Democrat Cal Cunningham, a married man who had an extramarital relationship with a consultant.
  
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• Facebook Says It Will Ban Groups for 'Representing' QAnon

  06-10-2020 23:23
  Facebook is tightening its policy against QAnon, the baseless conspiracy theory QAnon, which paints President Donald Trump as a secret warrior against a supposed child-trafficking ring run by celebrities and government officials.
  
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• Poll: Portland Mayor Way Behind Opponent Who Said ‘I Am Antifa’

  06-10-2020 23:22 via westernjournal.com
  
  Mayor Ted Wheeler of Portland, Oregon, is trailing challenger Sarah Iannarone, who has said she is part of the radical leftist group antifa, by 11 points, according to a poll of likely voters. The poll found that 30 percent of likely voters supported Wheeler in the nonpartisan election, while 41 percent supported Iannarone, Willamette Week…
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• Michigan Health Chief Cites 'Broad' Authority, Issues Rules

  06-10-2020 23:19
  Michigan’s health chief says he has “broad” legal authority to curb the coronavirus.
  
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• Civil Rights Trail Adds Sites, Focus on Education Struggle

  06-10-2020 23:18
  The half-mile road leading to what was then the only state park for African Americans in Virginia in the 1950s was packed with cars parked on one side and a park ranger directing traffic on the other side.
  
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• After Hurricane Sally, Weary Alabama Coast Braces for Delta

  06-10-2020 23:18
  
  Alabama beach communities that are still recovering from Hurricane Sally are warning residents to get ready for Category 4 Hurricane Delta.
  
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• 2 Found Dead in Machias Fire Last Month Identified

  06-10-2020 23:17
  Maine State Police say the two people found dead after a home fire in Downeast Maine last month have been identified.
  
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• Prosecutor: Man Who Fired Gun at Trump Rally 'Undercharged'

  06-10-2020 23:16
  A lawyer for an Ohio man says his client feared for his life when he fired a handgun at a semitrailer that he says hit his vehicle and taunted the Trump “rolling rally” he was participating in.
  
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• Democrats Call for Congress to Rein In, Break up Big Tech

  06-10-2020 23:15
  Democratic lawmakers are calling for Congress to rein in Big Tech, possibly forcing Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business and imposing new uniformity on the terms they offer users.
  
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• Jimmy Kimmel, Sammy Hagar React to Death of Eddie Van Halen

  06-10-2020 23:13
  
  Sammy Hagar, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Jimmy Kimmel, Billy Idol, Nikki Sixx, Paul Stanley, Josh Gad, Tom Morello, Gene Simmons, Diane Warren and more react to the death of guitar rock god Eddie Van Halen, who passed away Tuesday at age 65 after battling cancer.
  
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• Prison Official Put on Leave Following Wildfire Evacuations

  06-10-2020 23:11
  The Department of Corrections confirmed Monday that a high ranking prison official at the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution in Madras has been placed on leave.
  
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• Ending Cash Bail, More Rehab Part of Pritzker Prison Plan

  06-10-2020 23:11
  The governor of Illinois has outlined proposals for improving the criminal justice system.
  
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• California Sees No Link From School Openings to Virus Spread

  06-10-2020 23:11
  California has not seen a link between the reopening of K-12 schools for in-person learning and increased coronavirus transmission.
  
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• St. Louis couple indicted for waving guns at protesters

  06-10-2020 23:10
  
  The McCloskeys, who are both attorneys, have become folk heroes among some conservatives.
  
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• Virus Leads Two Prime Atlantic City Restaurants to Close

  06-10-2020 23:09
  
  Two popular and highly regarded restaurants in Atlantic City will remain closed permanently, victims of the coronavirus and the restrictions that came with it.
  
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• Maryland's First Black GOP Woman Sworn in as State Lawmaker

  06-10-2020 23:09
  The first Black Republican woman to become a state legislator in Maryland has been sworn in to the House of Delegates.
  
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• He violated a COVID-19 quarantine order, and now a Key West man will serve jail time

  06-10-2020 23:08
  
  A Key West man was sentenced to two months in jail Tuesday for refusing to obey a state quarantine order issued after he tested positive for the novel coronavirus in July.
  
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• 80-year-old dies after confronting bar patron over not wearing mask

  06-10-2020 23:08
  
  The district attorney said he believes the man is the first person to die in the U.S. from a physical confrontation over wearing a mask.
  
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• Man Charged With Driving an Iowa School Bus Intoxicated

  06-10-2020 23:06
  A former Iowa school bus driver is accused of driving students while intoxicated after a parent got a worried call and was able to stop the vehicle at a bus stop.
  
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• Collins: Maskless Trump Set a Poor Example at White House

  06-10-2020 23:06
  
  Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she was “shocked” to see President Donald Trump discharged from the hospital so soon.
  
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• Legendary Guitarist Eddie Van Halen Dead at Age 65

  06-10-2020 23:05 via westernjournal.com
  
  Famed guitarist Eddie Van Halen has passed away after a battle with throat cancer that lasted over a decade. He was 65. Sources confirmed to TMZ that the co-founder of “Van Halen” died on Tuesday at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California, after a three-day period during which his health declined dramatically. Van Halen…
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• Human Remains Found at the Base of Glen Canyon Dam Overlook

  06-10-2020 23:04
  Authorities say human remains have been found at the base of the Glen Canyon Dam Overlook near Page.
  
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• Facebook Bans All QAnon Groups as Dangerous Amid Surging Misinformation

  06-10-2020 23:04
  
  By Joseph MennSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Incon Tuesday classified the QAnon conspiracy theory movement as dangerous and began removing...
  
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• Stocks Drop After Trump Calls off Talks on Economic Stimulus

  06-10-2020 23:03
  
  Stocks dropped on Wall Street Tuesday after President Donald Trump ordered aides to stop negotiating with Democrats over another round of aid for the economy until after the election.
  
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• 'Both Gave Everything': Schwartzman Tops Thiem in 5 in Paris

  06-10-2020 23:02
  
  Diego Schwartzman has come back to beat U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem in five sets across more than five hours at the French Open to reach the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career.
  
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• BLM Co-Founder Rips Apart Joe Biden: He Is Part of the ‘Violent White Supremacist’ System

  06-10-2020 23:01 via westernjournal.com
  
  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden might show public adoration for the Black Lives Matter movement, but the feeling is not reciprocated, at least not by some who align themselves with the group. The neo-Marxist organization’s battle cries and riots have had the tacit support of Biden, Democrats and the establishment media since late May. But there…
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• Walter Williams: A Win in the Fight for Free Speech

  06-10-2020 23:00 via westernjournal.com
  
  The violence, looting and mayhem that this nation has seen over the last several months has much of its roots in academia, where leftist faculty teach immature young people all manner of nonsense that contradicts commonsense and the principles of liberty. Chief among their lessons is a need to attack free speech in the form…
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• Plan Ahead to Keep Halloween Safe for Kids With Asthma, Allergies

  06-10-2020 23:00
  By Robert Preidt, HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- This Halloween may be especially challenging for parents of children...
  
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• Second Search for Tulsa Race Massacre Victims Set to Begin

  06-10-2020 22:56
  A second search for the remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre will begin on Oct. 19.
  
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• Grand Jury Indicts Netflix for Lewd Depiction of Minors in ‘Cuties’

  06-10-2020 22:56 via westernjournal.com
  
  A Texas grand jury has indicted Netflix for its lewd depiction of minors in the movie “Cuties,” a Texas state representative said Tuesday. Republican Texas state Rep. Matt Schaefer announced Tuesday that a grand jury for Tyler County, Texas, indicted Netflix for promoting “visual material which depicts the lewd exhibition of the genitals or pubic…
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