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• Biden transition team's head of state-owned media sees ‘DESIGN FLAW’ in First Amendment, advocates law against ‘hate speech’

  14-11-2020 23:43 via rt.com
  
  Richard Stengel, the point man on state-owned media for Joe Biden's transition team, has said protection of hateful speech that can provoke violence is a "design flaw" in the Constitution and should be fixed with "new guardrails."Stengel, a former MSNBC contributor, is transition team leader for the US Agency for Global Media, which includes broadcasters Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks. He's likely to head the agency if Biden becomes p
  
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• Scuffles in Washington as thousands of Trump supporters face off against counter-protesters (VIDEOS)

  14-11-2020 21:56 via rt.com
  
  The streets of Washington, DC were filled with US flags and MAGA banners as Trump supporters marched to protest Joe Biden’s declared victory, which they see as fraudulent. Crowds sang and prayed, and several fistfights broke out.Billed by its organizers as the “the biggest Trump rally in history,” Saturday’s #MillionMAGAMarch drew enormous crowds of President Trump’s supporters to the nation’s capital on Saturday, where they gathered at Freedom Plaza to protes
  
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• Trump Vows Not To Execute National Lockdown, Promises COVID Vaccine Soon

  14-11-2020 21:51
  
  President Donald Trump said Friday during an update on the success of Operation Warp Speed in developing coronavirus vaccines that there would be no national lockdown as long as he is still president. At Friday’s White House media briefing, the president made clear the contrast between him and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden when it…
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• WHO Caught Doing China’s Dirty Work, Blacklist Affected Everyone Regardless of Nationality

  14-11-2020 21:23
  
  The World Health Organization once again has been busted stepping up to bat for the People’s Republic of China with a blacklist that affected people from every country in the world. This most recent discovery only solidifies the WHO’s reputation as a group seemingly dedicated to supporting communist China’s global ambitions. The blacklist came to…
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• Vox co-founder Yglesias becomes latest prominent journalist to flee media job for opportunity to report & speak independently

  14-11-2020 21:19 via rt.com
  
  The mainstream media's problems with diversity of thought and reporting on off-limits subjects seem to have prompted yet another journalist to flee for a chance to speak freely – this time it's Vox co-founder Matthew Yglesias."Parting is always bittersweet, and I'll miss so many colleagues so very much, but I'm looking forward to really telling everyone what's on my mind to an even greater extent than I do now," Yglesias told his 486,000 Twitter followers on Friday. Parting is always bitte
  
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• 'All wars MUST END': Trump's new acting defense secretary signals withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan

  14-11-2020 19:53 via rt.com
  
  Acting US Defense Secretary Christopher Miller is apparently preparing to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, saying the conflict "isn't over," but adding that "all wars must end."“This is the critical phase in which we transition our efforts from a leadership to supporting role,” Miller said on Friday in a letter to all Department of Defense employees. “We are not a people of perpetual war. It is the antithesis of everything for which we stand and for which our ancestors fought.
  
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• Candace Owens backs Trump to remain in White House, hints she might run for president in 2024

  14-11-2020 19:05 via rt.com
  
  Conservative activist Candace Owens has backed Donald Trump to overcome his current electoral predicament and retain the US presidency. The outspoken commentator also hinted that she might run as his “successor” in 2024.Owens made the comments in response to a tweet from boxer Devon Alexander, mocking her career.
  The pugilist shared a message from Owens in which she said that Democrat Joe Biden is “not the president-elect,” despite the latest projections giving Biden 306
  
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• Returning to ‘press that challenges people in power’ will be difficult for US media after Trump – Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi

  14-11-2020 18:38 via rt.com
  
  The mainstream US media has become a Trump-bashing proxy for the Democrats over the last four years, and regaining objectivity under President Biden would be a tough task, Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi told RT’s Going Underground.“The press has changed radically during the Trump era,” Taibbi said while speaking with host Afshin Rattansi. “We’ve seen a shift towards all corporate news organizations essentially being proxies for the Democratic Party.”
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• ‘It’s Donald Trump’s fault he lost, not mine’ - Libertarian Party leader Jo Jorgensen tells irate Americans

  14-11-2020 18:32 via rt.com
  
  In one of the most contentious elections in living memory, third party candidates have played a critical role in key battleground states.The Libertarian Party leader has been targeted by angry Americans, who blame her for deciding who the next president will be. Dr Jo Jorgensen received 1.76 million votes, but it was where they were cast that proved vital. 
  Across Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin; her ballots were far greater than the gaps between Biden and Trump. For example, i
  
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• ‘Forever war’ returns: Biden’s Pentagon team puts the military-industrial complex back in command - reports

  14-11-2020 18:28 via rt.com
  
  Despite campaign-trail overtures to progressives, a Joe Biden presidency seems to spell a return to normalcy in the most time-honored American way: by placing the military-industrial complex in charge of the country’s defense.Joe Biden’s campaign message focused almost entirely on Donald Trump, and on Biden’s supposed ability to “unify” a polarized electorate and “restore the soul of America.” Since he claimed victory last week, Biden’s prospective
  
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• Trump greets supporters from presidential limo in Washington during ‘biggest rally in history’ (VIDEO)

  14-11-2020 17:34 via rt.com
  
  As droves of Trump supporters descended on Washington, DC for a massive rally, President Donald Trump made an appearance, waving to the crowds from his armored limo.Billed by organizers as “the biggest Trump rally in history,” the #MillionMAGAMarch saw crowds of Trump supporters gather in Washington, DC on Saturday, to protest what they see as the fraudulent election victory of Joe Biden.
  President Trump himself drove by the rally on Saturday morning, waving at the crowds from his pr
  
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• Conservatives find home on social media platforms rife with misinformation

  14-11-2020 17:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Among tweets containing baseless claims about election results, Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo echoed a rallying cry of many prominent conservative voices in a tweet shortly after Election Day: "I will be leaving [Twitter] soon and going to Parler. Please open an account on @parler right away."
  
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• Organizers look to build off momentum and turn out a new batch of young voters in Georgia's runoffs

  14-11-2020 17:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Rebecca Spoor was too young to vote in the general election. The 17-year-old Georgian thought she would have to wait until the next election cycle to cast her first ballot. But now, with her state's runoff elections on the horizon, Spoor, who turns 18 on January 3, is excited to become a first-time voter much sooner.
  
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• No irregularities? Tennessee voter says SIGNATURE-VERIFIED ballot was cast in Maricopa County, Arizona using his name

  14-11-2020 15:03 via rt.com
  
  A Tennessee resident has gone public after discovering that someone used his name to cast a mail-in ballot in Maricopa County, Arizona. The county claims that an audit of votes found no irregularities.
  Nahshon Garrett told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham that he had received a call from a voter integrity group telling him a ballot using his name had been cast in Arizona, and that he should contact the organization if he did not vote in the state. As it turns out, Garrett, a professional wrestler,
  
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• Trump supporters advance on Washington, DC in droves ‘for biggest rally in history’ (VIDEOS)

  14-11-2020 14:45 via rt.com
  
  With Donald Trump fighting Joe Biden’s proclaimed electoral win, thousands of the incumbent president’s supporters are gathering in Washington, DC. Video footage shows pickup trucks en route, decked out in Trump flags.Promoted on social media by Trump’s supporters, the #MillionMAGAMarch is being billed as “the biggest Trump rally in history.” The march is supposed to gather thousands of Trump supporters together at Washington, DC’s Freedom Plaza at noon, to pr
  
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• FBI wanted to arrest pedophile Epstein at 2007 beauty pageant just months before he signed sweetheart deal

  14-11-2020 14:13 via rt.com
  
  A Justice Department report claims the FBI wanted to arrest Jeffrey Epstein while he was judging a beauty contest in the US Virgin Islands in 2007, just seven months before he signed a cushy non-prosecution deal.Details of the failed arrest bid are revealed in a lengthy report from the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) which investigated the secret 2008 plea deal that gave Epstein a minimal prison sentence and shielded him from federal sex crime charges.  
  
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• Target makes abrupt U-turn & RELISTS ‘transphobic’ book after being bombarded with censorship accusations

  14-11-2020 13:57 via rt.com
  
  Retail giant Target has reversed its decision to pull a ‘transphobic’ book from its website after the move sparked a severe backlash. Twitter users mocked the sudden change of heart as spineless corporate pandering.Target’s customer service Twitter account announced on Saturday that it was adding ‘Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters’, by Abigail Shrier, back to its online catalog. The move came just hours after the chain publicly stated
  
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• F(und) the police: Minneapolis allocates $500k to hire cops from other departments amid officer shortage

  14-11-2020 13:03 via rt.com
  
  Minneapolis, ground zero for the continuing BLM protests, has approved a plan to add more law enforcement personnel to the city’s police department for the remainder of 2020, allocating nearly $500,000 to the force.The decision was narrowly passed by the Minneapolis City Council in a 7-6 vote on Friday. The city has allocated $496,800 to bring 20 to 40 additional officers from Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and Metro Transit, who will be helping the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) fr
  
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• Target accused of enabling ‘Woke Inquisition’ after SECOND gender-related book disappears from retail giant’s website

  14-11-2020 12:06 via rt.com
  
  Outraged Twitter users have placed Target in their crosshairs after the retailer apparently pulled a book that challenged politically correct views about gender, after the store dumped, then re-listed, another gender-related tome.Dr. Debra Soh, the author of ‘The End of Gender: Debunking the Myths about Sex and Identity in Our Society’, revealed that Target had quietly removed her book from their website. 
  “Where did my book go?” she asked, including screengrabs show
  
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• Ready to concede? Trump hints at 1-term tenure, reportedly says he will ‘surrender’ if legal challenges fail

  14-11-2020 10:24 via rt.com
  
  Donald Trump has acknowledged that he may not be staying in the White House for another four years, even as he hopes to reverse Joe Biden’s declared election win through litigation.The Trump administration has yet to formally acknowledge the Democrat’s projected electoral victory and has even blocked Biden from receiving intelligence briefings. However, the president let slip during remarks about the US government’s Covid-19 vaccine development program that his presidential opp
  
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• ‘One second that got it pulled’: YouTube removes podcast featuring Alex Jones for ‘harassment and bullying’ policy violation

  14-11-2020 09:21 via rt.com
  
  Alex Jones has found himself at the center of another censorship dispute, after comments he made resulted in his podcast discussion with journalist Tim Pool being pulled by YouTube. 
  The Infowars host appeared as a guest on Pool’s Timcast IRL podcast on Thursday, alongside conservative pundit and provocateur Michael Malice. 
  The episode, which touched on topics ranging from coronavirus lockdowns to the US presidential election, received around one million views before YouTube scr
  
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• ‘I’m going to RELEASE THE KRAKEN’: Michael Flynn’s attorney vows to expose Dem collusion behind prominent voting machine firm

  14-11-2020 08:44 via rt.com
  
  Republican attorney Sidney Powell has vowed to “expose every one of” the officials who helped allegedly steal the 2020 election for Democrat Joe Biden, claiming voting machine maker Dominion Voting Systems facilitated the theft.Powell, who is representing former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn in his Russiagate-spawned legal battle, leveled her own allegations of foreign collusion and election meddling on Fox News’ Lou Dobbs Tonight show on Friday. Threatening tho
  
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• Amid Virus Surge, Paris Hospitals Begin to See Signs of Hope

  14-11-2020 08:22
  
  Experience in how to fight and beat COVID-19 is proving invaluable at the hospital in Paris that recorded the epidemic's first death in Europe.
  
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• Iran Denies Report Al Qaeda Operative Killed in Iran

  14-11-2020 08:07
  (Reuters) - Iran on Saturday denied a New York Times report that al Qaeda's second-in-command was killed in Iran in August by Israeli operatives at...
  
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• The Latest: North Dakota Governor Orders Mask Mandate

  14-11-2020 07:13
  
  North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has ordered a statewide mask mandate and imposed several business restrictions in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus that has stressed the state’s hospital capacity.
  
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• Trump Supporters Head to the Streets as He Pushes False Election Claims

  14-11-2020 07:11
  
  By John WhitesidesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's supporters will take to the streets on Saturday to back his unsubstantiated...
  
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• New Mexico Shuts Tax Offices, Jury Trials to Stem Pandemic

  14-11-2020 07:09
  New Mexico is putting on hold jury trials and closing state motor vehicle offices in response to surging coronavirus infections across the state.
  
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• Acoma Tribal Governor Says Hospital Cut Vital Services

  14-11-2020 07:07
  Native American authorities at Acoma Pueblo say that federal authorities have suspended emergency and in-patient medical care at a hospital on Acoma tribal lands.
  
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• St. Cloud Mayor Aims to Bridge Community Divide With Chili

  14-11-2020 07:01
  ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — For the past five years, St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis has opened his home for monthly dinners, often serving Minnesota favorites chili and ice cream cake.
  
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• Merger Between South Dakota, Utah Hospitals Tips the Scale

  14-11-2020 07:01
  
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Dan Liljenquist had two years to get to know Sanford Health in a different kind of setting.
  
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• Madison Hospitals Deal With Uncertainty During COVID Crisis

  14-11-2020 07:01
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Monitors beep and intravenous poles line the hallway on an eight-bed wing in UW Hospital’s ever-expanding COVID-19 unit.
  
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• Bucking COVID: Mandan Man's Stock Rules Bull-Riding Circuit

  14-11-2020 07:01
  MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Chad Berger’s bucking bulls didn’t give a rip about COVID. For them, 2020 was like the nine years previous and they bucked just as hard as they ever had. Business as usual.
  
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• Pilot Hurt in Crash of Small Plane in Southern California

  14-11-2020 06:47
  A pilot was seriously injured when a small plane crashed in a dry riverbed near an inland Southern California airfield.
  
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• Biden Faces Tough Choice of Whether to Back Virus Lockdowns

  14-11-2020 06:44
  
  President-elect Joe Biden’s advisers are already signaling that a nationwide lockdown is not under consideration for combating the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Bloomberg's Big Spending Struggles to Sway Election Outcomes

  14-11-2020 06:39
  
  After pouring more than $1.2 billion of his personal fortune into presidential politics this election, former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg has little to show for it.
  
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• Can Trump Win With 'Fantasy' Electors Bid? State GOP Says No

  14-11-2020 06:34
  
  Republican leaders in four critical states won by President-elect Joe Biden say they won’t participate in a legally dubious scheme to flip their state’s electors to vote for President Donald Trump.
  
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• North Dakota Mandates Masks, Capacity Limits as Virus Surges

  14-11-2020 06:18
  North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has ordered a statewide mask mandate and imposed several business restrictions in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus that has stressed the state’s hospital capacity.
  
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• Western Union Says Suspending U.S. Transfers to Cuba

  14-11-2020 06:10
  
  HAVANA (Reuters) - Western Union said on Friday it was suspending U.S. money transfers to Cuba in 10 days due to the Trump administration's latest...
  
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• Winter Brings Unusual Species of Hummingbirds to Mississippi

  14-11-2020 06:01
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — With cooler temperatures and falling leaves, it’s beginning to feel like winter in Mississippi and not the time of year when we typically think of hummingbirds. However, some are still coming to the state and small numbers of various species will spend the winter here.
  
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• Tiny Home Village Opens in South Carolina City

  14-11-2020 06:01
  WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — You’ve seen them on HGTV and social media. Now tiny homes are coming to the Midlands.
  
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• Tiny Atlanta Record Label Scores With Folk Anthology

  14-11-2020 06:01
  ATLANTA (AP) — Lance and April Ledbetter, the mom and pop creators of Atlanta’s internationally recognized record label Dust-to-Digital are masters of detail.
  
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• Program Brings Lafourche Inmates and Students Together

  14-11-2020 06:01
  THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Malor Landry said she didn’t know what to expect when she walked into the Lafourche Parish jail to take a class with inmates.
  
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• Indiana's Only Federal Wilderness Area Faces Misuse Problems

  14-11-2020 06:01
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The Charles C. Deam Wilderness is close to 13,000 acres just south of Lake Monroe where people can wander outdoors in relative solitude whether they’re boating, hiking or riding a horse — and officials are concerned that it’s being misused by some.
  
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• Fallen Soldier’s Family Receives New Home in North Carolina

  14-11-2020 06:01
  WENDELL, N.C. (AP) — On Sept. 5, 2019, Army Sgt. 1st Class Elis Barreto was killed in action in Afghanistan, leaving behind his wife, Legna Barreto, and their three children. He was 34.
  
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• Changes for College Students Pivoting to Virtual Instruction

  14-11-2020 06:01
  DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — Jolie Money’s best friend is her planner — that’s how she keeps track of all of her assignments and tests now that she doesn’t really have a set schedule for college classes.
  
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• Baquet Family’s Long History in New Orleans Food Is Ending

  14-11-2020 06:01
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Creole gumbo has been a cornerstone dish in every restaurant Wayne Baquet has run, including the last, Li’l Dizzy’s Café in Treme.
  
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• As Zeta Raged, Bay St. Louis Family Watched Their Home Burn

  14-11-2020 06:01
  BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — Whenever Bobby Turgeau talks about the night Hurricane Zeta swept across the Coast, there’s one line he can’t stop repeating: “I did everything wrong.”
  
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• North Dakota Orders Mask Mandate, Business Restrictions

  14-11-2020 05:51
  North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has ordered a statewide mask mandate and imposed several business restrictions in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus that has stressed the state’s hospital capacity.
  
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• North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum Ordered a Statewide Mask Mandate Late Friday in an Effort to Stem the Spread of the Virus.

  14-11-2020 05:35
  North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ordered a statewide mask mandate late Friday in an effort to stem the spread of the virus.
  
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• The Latest: Connecticut Governor Is Self-Quarantining

  14-11-2020 05:31
  
  Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is self-quarantining after his chief spokesperson tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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