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• Wisconsin Governor Clashes With Lawmakers Over Statewide Mask Mandate to Curb Coronavirus

  04-02-2021 23:58
  
  By Steve Gorman(Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers renewed his statewide mask-wearing mandate on Thursday, defying votes by the...
  
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• Wisconsin Governor Clashes With Lawmakers Over Statewide Mask Mandate

  04-02-2021 23:58
  
  (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers renewed his statewide mask-wearing mandate on Thursday, defying votes by the Republican-controlled...
  
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• California Rains Starting Later, Extending Fire Season: Study

  04-02-2021 23:57
  (Reuters) - California's rainy season now starts a month later than it did decades ago, prolonging the state's destructive wildfire season into...
  
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• FBI: 2 New Englanders Arrested for Roles in Capitol Riot

  04-02-2021 23:54
  The FBI says two men, one from Maine and one from Massachusetts, have been arrested for their roles in the breaching of the U.S. Capitol.
  
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• COVID-19 Cases Stable, Vaccinations Slowly Increase

  04-02-2021 23:54
  State officials announced 69 more deaths from COVID-19 Thursday among 3,328 fresh infections of the coronavirus illness.
  
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• Court: Black Man's Arrest for Refusing to Show ID Improper

  04-02-2021 23:51
  A federal appeals court has ruled that sheriff’s deputies in Virginia violated the constitutional rights of a Black man when they arrested him for refusing to identify himself.
  
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• Biden Withdraws Judy Shelton's Nomination as Fed Board Member

  04-02-2021 23:51
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday withdrew from consideration Donald Trump's contentious nomination of Judy Shelton to...
  
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• Kansas Man Dies After Falling Down Embankment Into Creek

  04-02-2021 23:50
  Barton County officials say a 20-year-old man died when he fell down an embankment into a creek.
  
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• J&J Files COVID-19 Vaccine Application With U.S. FDA

  04-02-2021 23:47
  
  By Vishwadha Chander(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday it has asked U.S. health regulators to authorize its single-dose COVID-19...
  
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• Colorado Reports 26,000 Fewer Calls to Child Abuse Hotline

  04-02-2021 23:46
  The child abuse and neglect hotline in Colorado received 26,000 fewer calls in 2020 than in the year prior.
  
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• New Mexico Teachers Union Opposes Bill Extending School Year

  04-02-2021 23:44
  
  New Mexico’s largest teachers union is opposing legislation that would extend the school year to make up for learning that was lost during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• CBS' Brown to Host Record 10th Super Bowl Pregame Show

  04-02-2021 23:43
  
  CBS’ James Brown knows what it is like to host Super Bowl pregame shows when the day transcended beyond the teams competing for a championship.
  
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• Congressional Report Finds Toxic Metals in Baby Food Brands

  04-02-2021 23:42
  
  A congressional investigation has found levels of arsenic, lead and other toxic metals in many popular baby foods, including organic brands.
  
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• Georgia Hospital, Against Rules, Vaccinated Worker Families

  04-02-2021 23:41
  A northwest Georgia hospital vaccinated hundreds of relatives of employees against COVID-19, another example of a hospital not following Georgia’s rules about who’s eligible to get the medication.
  
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• Bill to End Legal Notice Requirement in Newspapers Advances

  04-02-2021 23:41
  
  Legislation to end the requirement that government agencies publish legal notices in newspapers is heading to the full House.
  
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• Former Teacher Sues After She Was Fired Over Facebook Post

  04-02-2021 23:39
  A former Massachusetts special education teacher fired last summer for allegedly posting political and racist comments on social media is suing Fall River and her teachers’ union in federal court.
  
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• Prison Guard Charged With Sexually Abusing 3 Inmates

  04-02-2021 23:36
  Officials say a guard sexually abused at least three female inmates while working at a Florida federal prison.
  
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• Number of Oklahomans Vaccinated Exceeds Number of Infections

  04-02-2021 23:34
  Oklahoma health officials say the number of residents vaccinated against the coronavirus has surpassed the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
  
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• Pandemic Relief Funding Slated for Kansas Infrastructure

  04-02-2021 23:32
  Kansas plans to invest the nearly $85 million the state received in the federal coronavirus relief funds for infrastructure programs and services in every county, leaving no part of the state behind.
  
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• Mississippi Considers Bill to Outlaw 'Revenge Porn'

  04-02-2021 23:31
  Mississippi could join most other states in punishing people for “revenge porn.”.
  
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• Gun Sales Spike in January as Joe Biden Takes Control of the White House

  04-02-2021 23:31
  
  Gun sales spiked in January after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, as Americans continued their nearly year-long purchase of firearms at a remarkably high volume — and one record was completely shattered. The coronavirus pandemic and nationwide leftist rioting, of course, drove firearm sales and the corresponding background checks to new heights in 2020.…
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• Agents Visit Home of Pink Hat Woman Pictured at Capitol Riot

  04-02-2021 23:31
  
  Federal agents have been at the Pennsylvania home of a woman who told a magazine this week she was at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.
  
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• 420 Gallons of Oil From Cracked Pipeline Reaches Rangeland

  04-02-2021 23:30
  North Dakota officials say a small percentage of the crude oil from a cracked pipeline in Dunn County earlier this week found its way onto rangeland.
  
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• U.S. Climate Envoy Kerry Calls New Chinese Counterpart 'Leader' and 'Believer'

  04-02-2021 23:29
  
  By Jeff MasonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Thursday he expected to speak to his new Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua...
  
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• AP Exclusive: MLB Average Salary Fell for 3rd Straight Year

  04-02-2021 23:28
  
  The average Major League Baseball salary dropped for an unprecedented third straight year, even before the shortened season caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Biden Halts Trump-Ordered US Troops Cuts in Germany

  04-02-2021 23:27
  
  President Joe Biden has formally stopped the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Germany that was ordered last year by the Trump administration but had never actually begun.
  
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• Voting software firm Smartmatic files $2.7 billion suit against Fox, Giuliani & Sidney Powell over election-fraud claims

  04-02-2021 23:25 via rt.com
  
  Fox News is facing a rise of the machines, voting machines that is, as election software firm Smartmatic is suing the network, three of its anchors and lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell for allegedly false claims of fraud.The defamation lawsuit, which was filed on Thursday in New York state court in Manhattan, seeks $2.7 billion in damages. In addition to Fox and the two lawyers, Smartmatic names Fox hosts Lou Dobbs, Jeanine Pirro and Maria Bartiromo as defendants, saying they falsely clai
  
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• Missouri State Lawmaker Charged With Selling Fake COVID-19 Cure

  04-02-2021 23:25
  By Rich McKay(Reuters) - A newly elected Missouri state representative faces 20 federal charges accusing her of selling fake COVID-19 treatments at...
  
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• Man Convicted of Helping Brother Evade Arrest in Slayings

  04-02-2021 23:25
  A federal jury on Thursday found a man guilty of helping his brother evade arrest for over 12 years after being accused of fatally shooting his two teen daughters in Texas.
  
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• Two Google employees quit over AI researcher Timnit Gebru's exit

  04-02-2021 23:23 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Two Google engineers have resigned from the tech giant, citing the departure late last year of prominent Black artificial intelligence researcher Timnit Gebru. The resignations are the latest salvos in an ongoing fight between the company and workers who are furious about its lack of diversity.
  
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• Goodell: Many Lessons NFL Learned in 2020 Will Carry Forward

  04-02-2021 23:23
  
  NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the many lessons learned from 2020 will be needed as the league moves forward.
  
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• Scottish Police Lock Down Kilmarnock Hospital, Street After 'Serious Incidents'

  04-02-2021 23:22
  LONDON (Reuters) - Police in Scotland locked down University Hospital Crosshouse and a main street in the town of Kilmarnock on Thursday as they...
  
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• Police Cordon off Hospital, Main Street in Scottish Town After 'Serious Incidents'

  04-02-2021 23:22
  (Reuters) - The Ayrshire Police on Thursday said they have cordoned off a hospital and a main street in Scotland's Kilmarnock town as they deal...
  
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• Police: Man Shot Assisted Living Worker to Stop 'Thievery'

  04-02-2021 23:17
  Police say a 95-year-old Colorado man accused of shooting and killing a maintenance worker at his assisted living center said he was tired of staffers stealing money from him and decided to shoot the man to stop the thefts.
  
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• Congress Debates Rebuke of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

  04-02-2021 23:14
  
  Congress is debating whether to strip far-right Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments over past comments Greene made that were racist, embraced conspiracy theories or endorsed violence directed at Democratic officeholders.
  
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• Gun Sales Hit High in January, Continuing 2020 Surge

  04-02-2021 23:10
  Gun sales hit a historic high in January as violent riots hit the U.S. Capitol and a new president took over, continuing a record-setting surge that began as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in early 2020.
  
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• A Glance at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Incendiary Words

  04-02-2021 23:09
  
  Freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia is likely to be stripped of her committee assignments by the House Democratic majority over her past remarks.
  
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• Artist Creates Natural Portrait of Lewis in Atlanta Park

  04-02-2021 23:08
  
  Freedom Park in Atlanta is doubling as the canvas for one of the city’s portraits of the late civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis.
  
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• Minnesota Prosecutors Ask to Reinstate Charge in Floyd Death

  04-02-2021 23:07
  Minnesota prosecutors are asking a judge to reinstate one count that had been previously dismissed against the former Minneapolis officer charged with killing George Floyd — saying an appellate court decision from earlier this week shows the count can apply.
  
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• Criminal Conspiracy Probe Launched After Greta Thunberg Accidentally Posts Her Marching Orders

  04-02-2021 23:07
  
  Environmental extremist Greta Thunberg sparked a criminal conspiracy probe after sharing the wrong document with her nearly 5 million Twitter followers. The investigation began after the 18-year-old Thunberg accidentally tweeted apparent orders advising her on what to post and say about sensitive world issues. The Wednesday post was quickly deleted, but not before being saved…
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• Library Association Awards Carnegie Medals to McBride, Giggs

  04-02-2021 23:04
  
  The American Library Association has announced its winners of the Carnegie medals for literary excellence.
  
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• New Mexico State Police Say Officer Shot, Killed on Highway

  04-02-2021 23:02
  New Mexico’s state police agency says one of its officers has been killed in a shooting along a highway.
  
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• Sununu Apologizes for Vaccine Scheduling Woes, Promises Fix

  04-02-2021 23:01
  Gov. Chris Sununu is apologizing to New Hampshire residents who’ve struggled with scheduling coronavirus vaccinations while promising a smoother process going forward.
  
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• Man With Extensive Burns Dies After West Phoenix House Fire

  04-02-2021 22:56
  Authorities say a man has died after a house fire in west Phoenix.
  
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• ‘WJ Live’: The American Dream – Eric Metaxas Speaks on Growing Up in an Immigrant Family

  04-02-2021 22:54
  
  Support Christian, conservative journalism at The Western Journal by joining our subscription service. Number-one New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas conveys how his life growing up in an immigrant family and his salvation experience impacted him in his new book ‘Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life.’ ► Click HERE to…
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• Jeffrey Epstein Fund Abruptly Halts Payouts to Victims

  04-02-2021 22:54
  A fund set up to provide money to victims of financier Jeffrey Epstein has abruptly suspended payouts, saying it has temporarily run out of funds.
  
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• Work Starts on $32M Project to Turn Open Water Back to Marsh

  04-02-2021 22:51
  Construction has begun on a $32 million project to bring back hundreds of acres of marsh to a part of southwest Louisiana that has been turned to open water by storms, sinking and other causes.
  
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• Missouri House Passes Ban on Enforcement of Federal Gun Laws

  04-02-2021 22:51
  The Missouri House has passed a bill to ban local police from enforcing federal gun laws.
  
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• Missouri Governor to Vaccinators: Don't Go Rogue

  04-02-2021 22:51
  Missouri’s governor and health director are warning local entities responsible for COVID-19 vaccinations to stick with the state’s priority list or risk losing future distributions.
  
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• Governor Says Pfizer, Moderna, Boosting Vaccination Supply

  04-02-2021 22:51
  Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio can expect to see more doses of the coronavirus vaccine from both Pfizer and Moderna in coming weeks.
  
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