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• In Open Letter to Dr. King, Stevie Wonder Calls for Equality

  18-01-2021 23:59
  Stevie Wonder, whose advocacy helped make the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday, is urging the incoming Biden administration to form a national commission on equality.
  
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• Police: Knoxville Mayor's House Vandalized With Spray Paint

  18-01-2021 23:56
  Police say they are investigating after the mayor of a Tennessee city caught a man vandalizing her home with spray paint.
  
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• Audubon Sues Over Water Rights at Quivira Wildlife Refuge

  18-01-2021 23:55
  Audubon of Kansas has sued over water rights at a wildlife refuge in central Kansas.
  
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• Exclusive: Trump Lifting COVID-19 Travel Restrictions on Europe, UK, Brazil - Sources

  18-01-2021 23:46
  
  By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rescinded entry bans imposed because of the coronavirus on most...
  
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• Biden to Block Trump's Plan to Lift COVID-19 European Travel Restrictions

  18-01-2021 23:46
  
  By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to quickly extend travel restrictions barring travel by most people...
  
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• Montana Man Dead After Vehicle Falls Through Lake Ice

  18-01-2021 23:38
  A Montana man is dead after falling through the ice on a lake.
  
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• ‘Capitol Hill supermax’? Make DC security fence PERMANENT, Dem Congressman pleads in bill

  18-01-2021 23:34 via rt.com
  
  With the US Capitol walled off behind security fencing ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration, one Democratic Congressman wants to seal lawmakers off from the masses forever, moving to make the 7-foot, barbed wire enclosure permanent.Washington, DC is locked down: 25,000 National Guardsmen are patrolling its streets, and a razor wire fence has been installed to keep the public away from the US Capitol, ahead of Joe Biden’s high-security inauguration on Wednesday. Security around the build
  
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• Texas Reports 10,000 New COVID-19 Cases, 46 More Deaths

  18-01-2021 23:33
  Texas reports more than 10,000 new cases of COVID-19 and 46 more deaths from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
  
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• 12 Arrested After Blocking Interstate 5 Lanes in Seattle

  18-01-2021 23:32
  Twelve people were arrested and two vehicles were impounded after protesters blocked Interstate 5 in Seattle, the Washington State Patrol reports.
  
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• Gov. Lujan Grisham Not Planning to Attend Biden Inauguration

  18-01-2021 23:27
  New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will not be attending President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration in Washington on Wednesday.
  
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• WaPo Op-Ed Blames ‘Multiracial Whiteness’ for Trump’s Popularity

  18-01-2021 23:25
  
  When an angry mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, the overwhelming majority of politicians and political commentators from across the political spectrum condemned the rioters and their incursion. Members of the left took things a bit farther with their condemnation, however, by describing the incursion as a violent insurrection full of…
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• Guatemala Troops, Police Break up Caravan of Weary Migrants

  18-01-2021 23:20
  
  Guatemalan police and soldiers have broken up a group of hundreds of migrants who had spent two nights stuck at a roadblock on a rural highway.
  
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• Fred Weinberg: Believe It or Not, There’s Good News Coming for America

  18-01-2021 23:17
  
  Joe Biden will soon be President Biden and his followers in the media would like to make it illegal to say that the Nov. 3 election was rigged against President Donald Trump. Some years ago, our Reno radio station did high school football broadcasts. One week, we broadcast the Reed High School Raiders playing Carson…
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• Prominent Anti-Abortion Activist Joe Scheidler Dies at 93

  18-01-2021 23:15
  The founder of the Pro-Life Action League has died at the age of 93 in his Chicago home.
  
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• Sen. Josh Hawley finds new publisher after Simon & Schuster dropped book

  18-01-2021 23:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Republican Sen. Josh Hawley's forthcoming book will now be published by conservative publishing house Regnery Publishing after it was dropped by Simon & Schuster earlier this month following the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol building.
  
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• Nevada Gov. Sisolak Not Attending Biden Inauguration in DC

  18-01-2021 23:13
  Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak is not planning to attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday.
  
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• 2 More Texas Men Arrested in Connection to Capitol Attack

  18-01-2021 23:08
  The FBI has arrested two more Texas men for alleged crimes related to the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.
  
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• ‘WJ Live’: Why Are There More Troops in Washington D.C. Than in Afghanistan?

  18-01-2021 23:00
  
  Support Christian, conservative journalism at The Western Journal by joining our subscription service. Twenty-five thousand national guard members are estimated to be on duty for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20. In comparison, only around 2,500 U.S. troops are currently deployed in Afghanistan. Does the excessive military presence in our nation’s capitol reveal anything…
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• Ex-Baltimore Mayor Seeks Commutation of Prison Sentence

  18-01-2021 22:59
  A former Baltimore mayor serving a three-year prison sentence stemming from a public corruption scandal is among the people hoping for clemency from President Donald Trump before he leaves office.
  
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• More Than 100,000 Have Had 1st Vaccine Dose in Mississippi

  18-01-2021 22:54
  
  Gov. Tate Reeves says more than 100,000 people in Mississippi have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
  
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• Gov. Hutchinson, Health Secretary Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

  18-01-2021 22:50
  Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Secretary of Health Dr. José R.
  
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• ‘Help is coming’: Conservatives howl as Covid fight-touting Team Biden tells migrant caravans at the border to hang in some more

  18-01-2021 22:49 via rt.com
  
  Conservatives on Twitter are mocking the apparent cognitive dissonance between President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to fight a Covid pandemic while working on a vow to welcome caravans of socially undistanced aliens into the country.Biden has promised to provide a pathway to citizenship for the millions of illegal aliens already living in the US and to end the strict measures that President Donald Trump put in place to block the influx of new migrants. However, an anonymous transition team off
  
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• High Wind Warnings Issued for Lake Tahoe Monday Into Tuesday

  18-01-2021 22:47
  The National Weather Service has issued wind warnings for Lake Tahoe starting Monday afternoon with higher gusts starting at night.
  
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• The Latest: Canadian Women’s Hockey Team Opens Calgary Camp

  18-01-2021 22:46
  
  The Canadian women’s hockey team has opened a 35-player camp in a Calgary bubble.
  
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• Haunting Video: Security for Biden’s Inauguration Looks More Like Something from North Korea

  18-01-2021 22:45
  
  The massive presence of National Guard troops in preparation for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration has left many people feeling unsettled. A video from Politico national security correspondent Natasha Bertrand showed dozens of troops walking in formation on the streets of Washington, D.C., on Sunday evening. Three days to Inauguration… (feat. Wally) pic.twitter.com/xe8epYwasu — Natasha Bertrand…
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• The Latest: California Urges Halt to 300K Vaccine Doses

  18-01-2021 22:40
  
  California’s state epidemiologist is urging a halt to more than 300,000 coronavirus vaccine doses by Moderna because some people who received it needed medical treatment for what could be severe allergic reactions.
  
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• Missing Woman Found Dead in Surf on Oregon Coast

  18-01-2021 22:40
  A Waldport, Oregon woman reported missing after she took her dogs for a walk was later found dead in the surf at the mouth of the Alsea River.
  
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• Nevada Reports 1,221 New Coronavirus Cases, 5 More Deaths

  18-01-2021 22:39
  Nevada officials reported 1,221 new coronavirus cases and 5 new deaths on Monday.
  
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• West Virginia Governor to Be Sworn in for Second Term Friday

  18-01-2021 22:36
  West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and other state officials will take the oath of office later this week.
  
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• Teen Who Walked to Work Every Day Receives Life-Changing Gift from a Stranger

  18-01-2021 22:35
  
  Jayden Sutton of Cobb County, Georgia, is a high school senior on a mission. He works 40 hours a week at a restaurant in addition to his schooling, and he’s trying to save up for a car. His family has seen hard times, and his mother recently lost her car. Working full time without wheels…
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• Census Bureau Director to Resign Amid Criticism Over Data

  18-01-2021 22:32
  
  U.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham says he plans to resign with the change in presidential administrations.
  
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• Judge Orders Company to Take 3M's Trademarks off N95 Masks

  18-01-2021 22:27
  A federal judge has ordered a Florida company accused of selling counterfeit N95 face masks with 3M’s name on them to stop using the Minnesota company’s trademarks and representing itself as a distributor or authorized retailer for 3M.
  
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• Teen Bicyclist Dead After Collision With Car

  18-01-2021 22:25
  North Carolina authorities are investigating the death of a 14-year-old bicyclist who was hit by a car.
  
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• Albuquerque Schools Appeals Fines for Late Filings, Payments

  18-01-2021 22:23
  Albuquerque Public Schools officials say they are appealing more than $650,000 in fines from the IRS due to late tax form filings and payroll tax payments.
  
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• Census chief quits early after final round of citizenship controversy

  18-01-2021 22:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Trump-appointed official overseeing the 2020 census announced his resignation on Monday, nearly a year before his term was scheduled to end.
  
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• Irate Customer Throws Bottle at Worker Over Mask Mandate

  18-01-2021 22:11
  A grocery store customer became “irate” when workers asked him to wear a mask.
  
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• U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham Is Resigning After Criticism Over Citizenship Data.

  18-01-2021 22:08
  U.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham is resigning after criticism over citizenship data.
  
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• Student, Retired Firefighter Charged in U.S. Capitol Riots

  18-01-2021 22:08
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal authorities arrested a retired firefighter and a fashion student, both from New York, and a man from Iowa on Monday...
  
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• New York Governor Asks Pfizer to Directly Sell COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

  18-01-2021 22:01
  
  By Kanishka Singh(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo asked Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Albert Bourla on Monday if the state could buy COVID-...
  
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• Ridership on Washington Ferries Plummeted in 2020

  18-01-2021 21:51
  Ridership on vessels in the Washington State Ferries fleet plummeted in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Mainstream Media Outlet Celebrates Biden’s Plan to ‘Make America California Again’

  18-01-2021 21:51
  
  Only days before the inauguration of a new president, this might be the last message the country wanted to hear — but the one it needed to see what’s coming. After four years of the relentless, in-your-face optimism of President Donald Trump’s motto of “Make American Great Again,” citizens of the greatest country on earth…
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• Wizards See a 5th Consecutive Game Postponed by Virus Issues

  18-01-2021 21:44
  
  Washington's game at Charlotte on Wednesday has been postponed, the 14th such move by the NBA since Jan. 10.
  
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• Wisconsin Reports 19 New Deaths Due to the Coronavirus

  18-01-2021 21:44
  Wisconsin health officials are confirming 19 new deaths due to the coronavirus, all but two of which were in Milwaukee County.
  
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• Sheriff: Tucson Inmate Hospitalized With COVID-19 Dies

  18-01-2021 21:44
  An Arizona inmate who was hospitalized with COVID-19 has died.
  
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• Missouri Man Charged With Murder, Arson in Deadly House Fire

  18-01-2021 21:41
  A Missouri man has been accused of setting a house fire that left a man dead, officials said Monday.
  
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• Tennessee Fires Pruitt, 9 Others for 'Serious' NCAA Issues

  18-01-2021 21:38
  
  Tennessee has fired football coach Jeremy Pruitt, two assistants and seven members of the Volunteers’ recruiting and support staff for cause after an internal investigation found what the university chancellor called “serious violations of NCAA rules.”.
  
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• Four Charged With Murder After Body Found in Trunk

  18-01-2021 21:38
  Four North Carolina men are facing charges after a police officer who pulled their car over for speeding found a body in the trunk.
  
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• Far-Right Party Accepts That Migrants Can Be German Citizens

  18-01-2021 21:36
  The far-right Alternative for Germany party says it accepts that people can be German citizens “regardless of their ethno-cultural background,” The move is an about-face for a party whose leading figures have in the past questioned whether immigrants from outside Europe can be integrated.
  
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• Nearly 1,200 Acres Protected in Vermont's Taconic Mountains

  18-01-2021 21:35
  Nearly 1,200 acres of land in the area of West Mountain in Shaftsbury is now protected with a deal arranged by the Vermont Land Trust.
  
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• Young Tunisians Clash With Police Days After Revolution Anniversary

  18-01-2021 21:34
  
  TUNIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of youths clashed with police in cities across Tunisia late on Monday, throwing stones and gasoline bombs in the capital...
  
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