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• Right-wing extremists vow to return to Washington for Joe Biden's inauguration

  08-01-2021 23:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  "We will come in numbers that no standing army or police agency can match,” wrote a popular Parler user who frequently posts about QAnon.
  
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• Providence Closes Hospital Unit Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

  08-01-2021 23:59
  Providence Health & Services has shut down a unit of its Northeast Portland hospital after a COVID-19 outbreak that has led to 49 staffers and patients contracting the virus.
  
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• Doctor Sends Out Christmas Cards Letting Cancer Patients Know Their Outstanding Balances Have Been Erased

  08-01-2021 23:55
  
  Dr. Omar Atiq, 60, originally hails from Pakistan but has spent the better part of the last three decades in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, working at The Arkansas Cancer Clinic. He’s connected to the University of Arkansas Medical Services, where he’s a professor, and he’s an oncologist at the UAMS William P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. In…
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• Security Chief Calls Minnesota Capitol Safe Despite Protests

  08-01-2021 23:53
  
  Minnesota’s public safety chief says he’s taken steps to ensure that the state Capitol is safe, despite recent and planned protests there by supporters of President Donald Trump.
  
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• The Latest: New York Will Expand Vaccine Rollout Next Week

  08-01-2021 23:51
  
  Faced with mounting criticism over the slow pace of the coronavirus vaccine rollout, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that, starting next week, New York would allow a much wider swath of the public to get inoculated, including anyone age 75 or older.
  
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• Prisoners Among Those to Get Vaccine Next, Prompting Concern

  08-01-2021 23:51
  
  COVID-19 ravaged prisons in Kansas are set to be prioritized next for vaccinations.
  
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• Pritzker Proposes Federal Tax Decoupling to Save $200M

  08-01-2021 23:50
  The Illinois governor on Friday proposed changes in state tax law that would save the state $500 million during a budget crisis.
  
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• Michael Apted, Director of ‘Up’ Documentary Series, Dies

  08-01-2021 23:50
  
  Acclaimed British director Michael Apted has died.
  
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• Video: Lawmaker Opened Oregon Capitol to Protesters in 2020

  08-01-2021 23:46
  Security video shows a Republican state representative letting protesters into the Oregon Capitol building, which was closed to the public, during a December special legislative session.
  
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• 'Work to Be Done': Harbaugh Has New, 5-Year Deal at Michigan

  08-01-2021 23:45
  
  Michigan has decided to stick with coach Jim Harbaugh.
  
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• Teachers help to make sense of Capitol violence

  08-01-2021 23:43
  Social studies teachers nationwide set aside lesson plans this week to help young people make sense of the scenes of the violent siege in Washington by supporters of President Donald Trump. )Jan. 8)       
  
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• DOJ: 13 Charged in Federal Court in Connection to Deadly Capitol Insurrection

  08-01-2021 23:43
  
  The Justice Department announced charges against 13 people Friday in connection with the deadly Pro-Trump riots at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday.
  
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• Officer Involved Fatal Shooting Was Cleared in 2017 Killing

  08-01-2021 23:42
  A Connecticut police officer cleared of wrongdoing in a 2017 fatal shooting was one of two law enforcement officers who fired their guns in another fatal shooting in Hartford this week.
  
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• 15 hours of chaos that led to Trump's impeachment

  08-01-2021 23:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  As Congress convened to begin the certification process for President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of Trump supporters gathered near the White House to hear the president speak. Watch the events that led to the insurrection of the US Capitol.
  
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• Leftists Target Justice Thomas After Wife’s Alleged Posts on Capitol Protest

  08-01-2021 23:40
  
  Left-wing voices are going after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, Ginni Thomas, for alleged Facebook posts Ginni Thomas made prior to the Capitol incursion Wednesday. Slate staff writer Mark Joseph Stern brought attention to the alleged posts on the latter Thomas’ account, triggering swift scrutiny of both her and her husband. According…
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• Kemp Says He's 'Not Happy' With Georgia's Slow Vaccine Pace

  08-01-2021 23:35
  
  Georgia ranks last among states for the share of available COVID-19 vaccines that is has administered, but Gov. Brian Kemp says that data is misleading.
  
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• GOP Tennessee Governor Acknowledges Biden as President-Elect

  08-01-2021 23:32
  Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee says his administration has begun working with the transition team of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden.
  
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• The U.S. has always been the best example of a banana republic. This week shows that.

  08-01-2021 23:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  Washington has interfered with democracy by supporting coups, destabilizing governments, manipulating elections and aiding the killing of elected leaders.
  
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• US Congressman questions Capitol protest security

  08-01-2021 23:26
  Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan on Friday questioned the security measures around the US Capitol after it came under a mob attack this week. (Jan. 8)       
  
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• California Budget Calls for $15 Billion in Economic Relief

  08-01-2021 23:25
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget plan calls for using $15 billion of surging tax returns into economic relief.
  
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• Tennessee Is 1st to Be Approved for Medicaid Block Grant

  08-01-2021 23:24
  Gov. Bill Lee says Tennessee has become the first state in the nation to be approved to receive funding in a lump sum for its Medicaid program through a block grant program.
  
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• Pelosi's Talk of Limits on Trump Nuke Power Raises Old Worry

  08-01-2021 23:23
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's concern about constraining President Donald Trump's ability to launch a nuclear attack in his final days in office highlights a longstanding question: should any president have the sole authority to start a nuclear war.
  
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• Vegas Police ID Woman Sought in Casino Child Abandonment

  08-01-2021 23:20
  Police have identified a woman sought for questioning after a 3-year-old girl believed to be her daughter was found abandoned in a Las Vegas Strip casino restroom.
  
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• Michigan Decides to Stick With Jim Harbaugh With 5-Year Deal

  08-01-2021 23:20
  
  Michigan has decided to stick with coach Jim Harbaugh.
  
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• Man Wanted in Cop Attack, Escape Apprehended

  08-01-2021 23:20
  Police say a man wanted for allegedly striking a Portland police officer while driving a stolen pickup and then escaping custody has been apprehended in Southeast Portland.
  
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• Alaska Airlines Puts 14 People on No-Fly List After Disruption Out of D.C

  08-01-2021 23:20
  (Reuters) - Alaska Airlines said on Friday that it has banned 14 passengers from future travel with the carrier after what it called "unacceptable"...
  
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• Ex-Student Arrested in Death of Dunbar Assistant Principal

  08-01-2021 23:19
  Authorities in Baltimore County say a former student of the Dunbar High School assistant principal found shot to death in his home last month has been arrested and charged in his death.
  
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• Arizona Governor to Stay Focused on Virus in Yearly Address

  08-01-2021 23:19
  
  Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will continue to focus on the coronavirus that has sickened more than a half-million Arizonans and killed nearly 10,000 when he delivers his State of the State address.
  
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• What to know about Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who died from injuries after pro-Trump riot

  08-01-2021 23:17
  
  Capitol Police officer Brian D. Sicknick died from injuries sustained in the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Here's what we know.       
  
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• States are rolling out vaccination plans. Track the numbers inoculated across the country.

  08-01-2021 23:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  NBC News is tracking administered doses in each state by surveying health departments and examining daily reports.
  
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• Beshear Pushes Back Against Bills to Limit His COVID Actions

  08-01-2021 23:16
  
  Kentucky's governor has pushed back against bills to limit his emergency authority to combat COVID-19.
  
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• County Approves Solar Energy Project Near Prescott Valley

  08-01-2021 23:15
  County officials in Arizona have approved an energy project on open ranchland near Prescott Valley that is expected to soon accommodate hundreds of acres of solar panels.
  
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• DOJ investigating whether ‘national security secrets’ stolen during US Capitol siege as more protesters are arrested

  08-01-2021 23:14 via rt.com
  
  The Department of Justice is currently investigating whether any classified information was stolen during the US Capitol riot this week where numerous protesters gained access to lawmakers’ offices.“National security equities” may have been taken when hundreds stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, the DOJ has warned. A laptop belonging to Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) has already been reported as stolen, and images from the breach showed individuals in the office of Rep. Nancy Pelso
  
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• Pot, Virus and Surplus Mark South Dakota Legislative Session

  08-01-2021 23:13
  The South Dakota Legislature will convene for its 96th session in Pierre, where lawmakers will settle a state budget flush with one-time money from federal coronavirus funds.
  
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• Michael Apted, Director of ‘Up’ Doc Series, Dies at 79

  08-01-2021 23:12
  
  Michael Apted, the acclaimed British director, has died.
  
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• Labor Dept Suit: Union Officials Intimidated Challengers

  08-01-2021 23:11
  The U.S. Department of Labor has accused the leaders of a powerful Philadelphia electricians union of intimidating challengers so they could run opposed in last year’s board elections.
  
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• Aurora Mayor Criticized After Posing as Homeless Person

  08-01-2021 23:10
  Criticism levied toward Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman in Colorado continued this week after he posed as a homeless person on the streets and called homelessness a “choice” in a television segment.
  
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• FBI Arrests Man Photographed Sitting in Pelosi’s Office During Capitol Incursion

  08-01-2021 23:09
  
  The FBI on Friday arrested an Arkansas man who was photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office following the storming of the Capitol, authorities announced. Richard Barnett was arrested in Little Rock, according to Ken Kohl, the top deputy federal prosecutor in Washington. Kohl said Barnett was charged for entering Pelosi’s…
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• FBI Arrests Arkansas Man From Photo Inside Pelosi's Office

  08-01-2021 23:09
  
  The FBI has arrested an Arkansas man who was photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office following the storming of the Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters.
  
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• The Latest: Oregon Stepping up Vaccinations

  08-01-2021 23:08
  
  Oregon will be stepping up its vaccinations against COVID-19, including by administering thousands of doses at the state fairgrounds in Salem this weekend with the support of the National Guard, Gov. Kate Brown said Friday.
  
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• Rejecting Criticism, Pompeo Says US Isn't 'Banana Republic'

  08-01-2021 23:07
  
  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met with his designated successor as America's top diplomat and is rejecting suggestions that the United States is a “banana republic.".
  
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• Mexican President Sees Political Intrigue in Rape Claims Against Candidate

  08-01-2021 23:07
  
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday allegations of rape made against one of his party's...
  
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• Leave it to Biewer: New dog breed for many US shows

  08-01-2021 23:06
  It's called the Biewer terrier, and it's been busy. The American Kennel Club announced Monday that the tiny, chipper Biewer — pronounced like "beaver" — became its 197th recognized breed. (Jan. 8)       
  
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• Nikki Haley Denounces Trump, Sends Sobering Message to GOP in Wake of Capitol Incursion

  08-01-2021 23:04
  
  Former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, often mentioned as a possible 2024 GOP presidential contender, denounced President Donald Trump’s comments after a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol. “He was badly wrong with his words,” Haley said Thursday during a speech at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting, according to excerpts…
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• Minnesota Police Kill Knife-Wielding Suspect After Chase

  08-01-2021 23:04
  Police say officers in a Minneapolis suburb shot and killed a man Friday after he refused their commands to drop a knife and rushed at them following a brief chase.
  
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• Rapper DaBaby Arrested on Beverly Hills Weapons Allegation

  08-01-2021 23:01
  
  Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby has been released from a Los Angeles County jail after an arrest in Beverly Hills, where police said he took a loaded gun into an upscale store on Rodeo Drive.
  
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• ‘Offensive on So Many Levels’: Whitmer Mocks Christians with Stacey Abrams Prayer Candle

  08-01-2021 23:01
  
  Twitter users woke up Wednesday morning to a fresh outrage from Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. By the afternoon, as you might have imagined, things had taken a turn and had put things in perspective. That said, while what Whitmer did was only not-so-bad by comparison, it was still pretty terrible. Yes, it was minor-key…
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• Michigan Man Charged in Threats to State Capitol, Lawmaker

  08-01-2021 23:01
  A mid-Michigan man accused of threatening a state lawmaker and falsely reporting a bomb in the state Capitol building has been charged with terrorism.
  
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• The Latest: GOP Sen. Murkowski Calls for Trump Resignation

  08-01-2021 23:00
  
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has become the first Republican member of the Senate to call for President Donald Trump’s resignation.
  
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• U.S. Capitol Siege Emboldens Motley Crew of Extremists

  08-01-2021 22:58
  
  By Ted Hesson, Ned Parker, Kristina Cooke and Julia HarteWASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the nation recoiled in horror at scenes of rioting and chaos in...
  
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