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• Man Dies After Being Partially Run Over by Skid Loader

  12-01-2021 23:56
  Linn County authorities say a man died after he was partially run over by a skid loader near Cedar Rapids.
  
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• U.S. Representative Cheney Says Will Vote to Impeach Trump

  12-01-2021 23:54
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Liz Cheney, who holds a high-ranking position in Republican leadership in the House of Representatives,...
  
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• FBI: QAnon Backer From Iowa Was Among 1st to Breach Capitol

  12-01-2021 23:52
  
  The FBI says a right-wing conspiracy theorist from Iowa was among the first to break into the U.S. Capitol during last week’s deadly pro-Trump insurrection in which he chased and menaced a Black police officer.
  
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• CNN’s Cuomo rages as his own words supporting BLM riots come back to bite him

  12-01-2021 23:50 via rt.com
  
  Confronted over his condemnation of last week’s riot at the US Capitol, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has struggled to excuse his seemingly hypocritical endorsement of less-than-peaceful protest tactics by Black Lives Matter in June.A little over six months ago, Cuomo savaged commentators who dared voice their disapproval for the large-scale property destruction and physical attacks perpetrated by groups of Black Lives Matter rioters. “Please, show me where it says protesters are supposed t
  
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• Beshear Hoping for Virus Case Plateau After Holiday Surge

  12-01-2021 23:50
  Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky is possibly seeing a leveling off of new COVID-19 cases after a holiday gatherings surge.
  
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• Supreme Court Backs Trump Admin Rule on Obtaining Abortion Pills

  12-01-2021 23:48
  
  The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that women must visit a doctor’s office, hospital or clinic in person to obtain an abortion pill rather than receiving it by mail during the coronavirus pandemic. The justices granted a Trump administration appeal to be able to enforce a longstanding rule on getting the abortion pill mifepristone. The pill…
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• High-Ranking GOP Congresswoman Says She Will Vote to Impeach President Trump

  12-01-2021 23:48
  
  Republican Rep. Liz Cheney says she will vote to impeach President Donald Trump. The Wyoming congresswoman, the No. 3 Republican in the House, said in a statement on Tuesday that Trump “summoned” the mob that stormed the Capitol last week and “lit the flame of this attack.” “Everything that followed was his doing,” she said.…
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• Foundation Boots UNC-Chapel Hill Fraternity From House

  12-01-2021 23:48
  A foundation has ended the lease for a fraternity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that was linked to a drug trafficking ring.
  
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• No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney to Vote to Impeach Trump, Says There's 'Never Been a Greater Betrayal' by a President

  12-01-2021 23:43
  No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney to vote to impeach Trump, says there's "never been a greater betrayal" by a president.
  
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• Egypt Follows Gulf Allies in Reopening Airspace to Qatar

  12-01-2021 23:43
  
  CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt reopened its airspace to Qatari flights on Tuesday and will allow the resumption of air traffic between the two countries...
  
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• Yellen's Senate Confirmation Hearing Expected Jan. 19

  12-01-2021 23:42
  
  The Senate Finance Committee is expected to hold a confirmation hearing for Treasury Secretary-nominee Janet Yellen on Jan. 19.
  
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• Missing Cat Turns up 3 Years After California Disaster

  12-01-2021 23:40
  A pet cat believed killed along with her owner in the Montecito debris flow disaster has been found three years later.
  
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• Column: Trump and Golf Were Never a Comfortable Fit

  12-01-2021 23:39
  
  Even before Donald Trump became president, his relationship with golf was always uncomfortable.
  
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• Edwards Keeps Same COVID-19 Rules, Urges Work From Home

  12-01-2021 23:38
  
  Gov. John Bel Edwards is calling on Louisiana's employers to keep workers at home if possible.
  
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• Oklahoma Governor Pushes for Return to In-Person Schools

  12-01-2021 23:37
  
  Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has announced a new policy that he says will allow schools to offer more in-person classes despite the rising number of coronavirus cases in the state.
  
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• CDC Expands Negative Coronavirus Testing Requirements for International Air Travelers

  12-01-2021 23:37
  
  Anyone traveling by air would need to test negative for the coronavirus before boarding a flight to enter the U.S. under an order from the CDC.
  
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• US to Require All Arriving Passengers to Get COVID-19 Test

  12-01-2021 23:36
  
  Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19.
  
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• Missing Cat Turns up 3 Years After Montecito Disaster

  12-01-2021 23:36
  A pet cat believed killed along with her owner in the Montecito debris flow disaster has been found three years later.
  
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• Noem's Address Features Down Syndrome Abortion Ban, Economy

  12-01-2021 23:34
  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is using her State of the State address to return to themes that have marked her two years in office, touting the state’s economy, focusing on job development and unveiling a proposal to ban abortions based on a Down Syndrome diagnosis.
  
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• Visa, Plaid Call off Merger Following Antitrust Pressure

  12-01-2021 23:32
  Visa Inc. has called off its planned $5.3 billion purchase of payment processing technology company Plaid, citing the Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit filed last year to block the deal.
  
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• Slow Return to Normal for Some Kansas Schools, Bars

  12-01-2021 23:32
  Students in Wichita are resuming in-person learning and some bars and restaurants in the Kansas City area are extending their hours as the bumpy COVID-19 rollout continues.
  
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• Inmate at State Prison in Buckeye Dies From Apparent Suicide

  12-01-2021 23:31
  Authorities say an Arizona inmate at the state prison in Buckeye has died from an apparent suicide.
  
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• School Board Member Sues Police After Being Pepper-Sprayed

  12-01-2021 23:30
  A Muslim school board member from northern Virginia has filed a federal lawsuit alleging her civil rights were violated after she was pepper-sprayed during a traffic stop and then photographed without her hijab following her arrest.
  
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• The Latest: Firefighter Photographed in Capitol Is Charged

  12-01-2021 23:28
  
  A Florida firefighter who was photographed inside the Capitol during a riot by loyalists of President Donald Trump has been charged with disorderly conduct.
  
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• Top Military Leaders Remind Troops of Limits of Free Speech

  12-01-2021 23:27
  
  The military’s top leaders have issued a written reminder to all service members that the deadly insurrection at the Capitol last week was an anti-democratic, criminal act, and that the right to free speech gives no one the right to commit violence.
  
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• Lamont Sends Guard to D.C. as State Prepares for Any Rallies

  12-01-2021 23:26
  
  Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday announced he is authorizing the deployment of more than 100 members of the Connecticut National Guard to help with protecting the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
  
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• Big Tech Crackdown: Retailer PatrioticMe Permanently Banned from Advertising Pro-America Products on Facebook

  12-01-2021 23:25
  
  Facebook has informed a pro-American apparel retailer that its ads on the platform are permanently banned, for no apparent reason, other than they celebrated patriotism. In recent days, Big Tech has de-platformed thousands of Americans, including the President of the United States. The message seems to be clear: a deviation away from the politics of…
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• US Chamber Says Some Legislators Will Lose Campaign Funding

  12-01-2021 23:23
  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is threatening to withhold campaign funds from politicians who fought approval of Joe Biden’s election victory, but it wouldn’t identify which ones.
  
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• Huawei Had Plane Waiting to Whisk CFO Away After Extradition Judgment in May, Canada Court Hears

  12-01-2021 23:23
  
  By Moira Warburton(Reuters) - Huawei Technologies had a plane waiting to take Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou back to China from Vancouver as...
  
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• Wrigley to Retire as Leader of Georgia Public Universities

  12-01-2021 23:22
  The leader of Georgia’s mammoth public university system announced Tuesday that he will retire on July 1.
  
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• Sheldon Adelson, Casino Mogul and GOP Donor, Dies at 87

  12-01-2021 23:22
  
  Billionaire casino mogul and Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson has died.
  
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• Reporter ‘reassigned’ from WH job after Pompeo & ‘woke’ media fight it out at Voice of America headquarters

  12-01-2021 23:21 via rt.com
  
  Press freedom is a partisan issue in Washington. State Secretary Mike Pompeo wants reporters to drop the wokeness and focus on what makes America great, again, while journalists want to fight for their right to grandstand.Voice Of America reporter Patsy Widakuswara has reportedly been pulled from her job covering the White House, NBC reported on Tuesday. Widakuswara has been reporting on the Trump administration for the state-funded broadcaster since 2018, and was due to travel to Alamo, Texas,
  
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• Senior House Democrat Proposing Measure to Make ‘Black National Anthem’ Official

  12-01-2021 23:20
  
  House Majority Whip James Clyburn plans to introduce a measure to make “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a song long revered in the black community, the national hymn. The South Carolina Democrat wants to give the song that is known as “the black national anthem” a special place alongside the country’s national anthem, USA Today…
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• New Mexico Legislature Seeks Greater Spending Amid Pandemic

  12-01-2021 23:17
  
  Leading New Mexico legislators are proposing a 4% increase in state general fund spending that would devote new resources to health care and public education amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• 5 CES Trends to Watch

  12-01-2021 23:17
  CES, the annual gadget show that showcases the buzziest and brightest tech, looks different this year — less Vegas glitz, more internet efficiency.
  
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• North Dakota Reports 1st Deaths Due to COVID-19 in 4 Days

  12-01-2021 23:15
  North Dakota health officials reported their first deaths due to the coronavirus in four days, with three fatalities confirmed in Tuesday’s update.
  
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• Military’s Top Officers Defy Trump, Supporters, Denounce Violence in New, Rare Statement

  12-01-2021 23:14
  
  The remarks represent a widespread fear throughout the federal government of the pernicious blowback from last week’s siege by Trump supporters on the Capitol building.
  
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• CDC Expands COVID-19 Testing to All Air Passengers Before Entering the US

  12-01-2021 23:14
  CDC expands COVID-19 testing to all air passengers before entering the US.
  
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• Cuba Condemns New US Sanctions, Hopes for Better With Biden

  12-01-2021 23:12
  
  A senior Cuban diplomat says Cuba is convinced that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden does not believe the Caribbean island nation sponsors terrorism.
  
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• Biden’s DHS Nominee Has Raked in Millions Working for Big Tech and Wall Street

  12-01-2021 23:12
  
  President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of homeland secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, might face scrutiny from progressives for his legal background. Mayorkas is a lawyer who made more than $3.3 million representing several large corporations in the past two years, according to financial disclosures reported by Politico. It is an honor to be nominated and entrusted…
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• Ohio Gov. Activates National Guard Ahead of Potential Riots

  12-01-2021 23:11
  
  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has activated 580 National Guard members Tuesday in preparation for what the FBI identified as massive armed protests planned to take place in Columbus and every state capital in the country leading up to Inauguration Day.
  
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• House Races to Oust Trump; He Blames Accusers for US 'Anger'

  12-01-2021 23:11
  
  With impeachment ahead, the House is first trying to push the vice president and Cabinet to act even more quickly to remove President Donald Trump from office.
  
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• Arkansas Expands Shots to Teachers, People Aged at Least 70

  12-01-2021 23:10
  
  Teachers and people aged 70 and older will be able to get the coronavirus vaccine in Arkansas starting next week.
  
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• FBI Defends Actions Despite Reports it Ignored ‘War’ Warning at U.S. Capitol

  12-01-2021 23:06
  
  Despite reports the FBI knew more about the violence that would take place last week, top officials for the bureau said the responsibility for security shortcomings belonged elsewhere.
  
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• Republican Congressman Katko Says He Will Vote to Impeach Trump: Syracuse.com News Website

  12-01-2021 23:05
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Representative John Katko said on Tuesday he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump for the attack on...
  
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• Man Accused of Making Phone Threats to Members of Congress

  12-01-2021 23:05
  A New Hampshire man has been accused of leaving threatening phone messages in December threatening to hang six members of Congress if they didn't support President Donald Trump.
  
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• Elko Homicide Suspect in Double Shooting Arrested in Sparks

  12-01-2021 23:03
  A homicide suspect in a double shooting in Elko last week has been arrested in Sparks.
  
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• Officials: Space Heater Believed to Be Source of Fatal Fire

  12-01-2021 23:02
  Authorities say a space heater is believed to have started a predawn fire that claimed the life of a woman in northeastern Pennsylvania.
  
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• Lawmakers Likely Unwilling to Overhaul HIV-Transmission Law

  12-01-2021 23:02
  The Republican-led Legislature has signaled its reluctance to back legislation that would overhaul a state law that makes it a felony for people who have HIV to knowingly transmit the disease.
  
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• Hogan Forms Announces Legislative Redistricting Commission

  12-01-2021 23:02
  Gov. Larry Hogan has announced a commission to draw legislative and congressional maps for the 2022 elections.
  
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