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• Liberals’ Worst Nightmare: Poll Finds Huge Majority of Republican Voters Still Back Trump

  16-02-2021 23:59
  
  These are the kinds of numbers that give liberals nightmares. Despite a determined effort by the Democratic Party and its propaganda arm in the mainstream media that would like nothing better than to pronounce the Donald Trump influence dead, a poll released Monday showed the former president’s influence is alive and thriving. And virtual landslide…
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• Cooper Picks Delli-Gatti as Next NC Environmental Secretary

  16-02-2021 23:59
  North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has again picked a veteran leader from the Environmental Defense Fund to become his environment secretary.
  
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• Double Decker Arts Festival Canceled for 2nd Year in a Row

  16-02-2021 23:55
  A Mississippi festival that usually attracts thousands of people is being canceled for the second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Delayed Census Results Affect Colorado Redistricting Plan

  16-02-2021 23:52
  U.S. census data needed to redraw the lines of Colorado’s congressional and legislative districts has been significantly delayed, interrupting the state’s schedule.
  
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• NJ Small Businesses Could Get 65% PPE Discount Under Program

  16-02-2021 23:51
  New Jersey businesses with 100 or fewer workers can get a 65% discount on personal protective equipment starting Tuesday through a state development authority program.
  
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• Why Texas' energy grid is unable to handle the winter storms

  16-02-2021 23:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  “This has been an extraordinary event for Texas,” said Bill Magness, the CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
  
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• Bill Allows for More Local Restrictions on Tobacco Products

  16-02-2021 23:48
  Maryland legislators introduced a bill that would allow localities throughout the state to place more stringent restrictions on the sale and distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
  
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• Ohio Online Vaccine Scheduling Tool Still 2-3 Weeks Away

  16-02-2021 23:44
  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says the rollout of an online vaccine appointment scheduling tool is still two to three weeks away as the state recruits providers such as pharmacies, hospitals, health clinics and others.
  
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• Taliban keep close ties with Al Qaeda despite promise to U.S.

  16-02-2021 23:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  "We believe that the top leadership of Al Qaeda is still under Taliban protection," said the head of the U.N. panel that tracks terrorist groups in Afghanistan.
  
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• Amid Pandemic, New Mexico Forges Path to Legal Cannabis

  16-02-2021 23:42
  
  New Mexico legislators are sprinting amid the pandemic to come up with a framework for regulating and taxing recreational marijuana after voters ousted key opponents of pot legalization in 2020 elections.
  
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• Cardiologist, Anti-War Activist Bernard Lown Dies at 99

  16-02-2021 23:41
  Dr. Bernard Lown, a Massachusetts cardiologist who invented the first reliable heart defibrillator and later co-founded an anti-nuclear war group that was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, died Tuesday.
  
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• The 'PeaceMobile' - New York City's Anti-Crime Project on Wheels

  16-02-2021 23:38
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - It is a 35-foot beast - bright, bold and a striking shade of orange - that cannot be missed. And in the New York City...
  
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• GOP Asks Oregon House Speaker to Pause Session Due to Storms

  16-02-2021 23:38
  In an effort to “preserve public access” to the Oregon Legislature, the House Republican leader is urging the House Speaker  to pause the virtual 2021 session during mass power outages across the state.
  
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• Tennessee to Expand Vaccination to Teachers, 65-Year-Olds

  16-02-2021 23:36
  Beginning on Monday, Tennessee is expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations to teachers, as well as people who are at least 65 years old.
  
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• Paper Mill Operating Since 1866 to Close; Pandemic Cited

  16-02-2021 23:36
  A Pennsylvania paper mill that has been operating since 1866 will be closing its doors, idling nearly 300 workers.
  
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• Vaccines Go Mobile to Keep Seniors From Slipping Through the Cracks

  16-02-2021 23:35
  
  In Northern California, a 'strike team' of nurses and nonprofit workers targets residents who are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines.
  
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• Police Identify 19-Year-Old Victim in Iowa City Shooting

  16-02-2021 23:33
  Iowa City police have identified a 19-year-old who was fatally shot last week.
  
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• Franchot Expects Marylanders to See Relief as Soon as Friday

  16-02-2021 23:33
  Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot, D, expects 98% of all relief payments to be processed and in eligible people’s bank accounts as early as Friday.
  
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• 4 Ex-NJ Officials Indicted on Bribery, Misconduct Charges

  16-02-2021 23:31
  New Jersey's top law enforcement officer says four former public officials have been indicted on bribery and misconduct charges after accepting bribes from a cooperating witness.
  
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• Lanett Mayor Arrested on Ethics Charges

  16-02-2021 23:27
  An east Alabama mayor has been jailed on felony ethics charges.
  
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• Bill Would Redirect Student Funds Toward School of Choice

  16-02-2021 23:23
  After Maryland Democrats successfully pushed through a multi-billion dollar education reform bill last week, one Republican lawmaker has proposed pandemic-related education legislation of her own.
  
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• Restaurant to Go Alcohol Sales Could Become Permanent

  16-02-2021 23:21
  Florida restaurants would be able to sell alcohol for take out and delivery under a bill approved by a Senate committee that would would make permanent a suspension of rules the governor allowed during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Captain Pleads Not Guilty to Manslaughter in Boat Fire

  16-02-2021 23:21
  
  The captain of a scuba diving boat that burned and sank off the California coast, killing 34 people, has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges.
  
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• Fauci, Who Once Praised New York for ‘Correctly’ Responding to COVID, Goes Silent When Asked About Cuomo’s Scandal

  16-02-2021 23:18
  
  After awarding praise to Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic last year, Dr. Anthony Fauci on CNN Tuesday refused to comment on Cuomo’s brewing nursing home scandal. Asked about Cuomo’s decision to pack nursing homes full of vulnerable residents with COVID-positive patients, Fauci, who is now President Joe…
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• Kentucky to Receive Another Increase in COVID Vaccine Supply

  16-02-2021 23:16
  Kentucky's governor says the state is set to receive a 29% increase in its COVID-19 vaccination supply from the federal government starting next week.
  
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• Twitter Star to Vaccine Tsar: Japan's Taro Kono's Moment in the Spotlight

  16-02-2021 23:14
  
  By Elaine LiesTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's recently appointed vaccine tsar, Taro Kono, is having a breakout moment.Twitter-savvy and educated at...
  
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• Australia's Victoria Reports No Coronavirus Cases, Set to Ease Curbs

  16-02-2021 23:14
  
  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state reported no local coronavirus cases on Wednesday, when a snap five-day lockdown is due to end,...
  
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• After being cancelled, Gina Carano's ‘Mandalorian’ figure sells for big bucks as thousands demand she be rehired by Disney

  16-02-2021 23:13 via rt.com
  
  Following her firing from Disney’s ‘The Mandalorian’ over conservative social media posts, Gina Carano’s support appears to only be growing as her character’s action figure is going for hundreds now that it has been discontinued.Hasbro has announced it will no longer produce figures for Carano’s Cara Dune character from the popular Disney Plus series and even revealed this week plans for another production run were scrapped in the wake of her firing.
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• Trump remains unchallenged frontrunner among potential 2024 Republican presidential candidates - poll

  16-02-2021 23:10 via rt.com
  
  Despite the former US president’s tumultuous exit from the Oval Office as the first to be impeached - and acquitted - twice, Donald Trump remains the top pick of the majority of Republican voters for president in 2024.Trump would be a clear favorite to win the Republican primary were it held today, according to a Politico-Morning Consult poll published on Tuesday. Nearly three fifths – 59 percent – of Republican voters want Trump to play a major role in the party going forward,
  
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• Taxes May Be Offset by Diaper, Feminine Hygiene Donation

  16-02-2021 23:10
  A Maryland bill would allow deductions of up to $1,000 from state income tax for donations of diapers or feminine products to a qualified charitable organization starting in tax year 2021.
  
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• The Latest: California Restrictions Could Ease Next Week

  16-02-2021 23:09
  
  A substantial number of California counties could see fewer restrictions on business operations starting next week as coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths continue to fall.
  
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• Auto Hauler Maker Cottrell to Build $125M Factory in Georgia

  16-02-2021 23:07
  A Georgia manufacturer of auto haulers says it will invest $125 million to build a new factory.
  
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• House OKs Bill to Trim Idaho Governor's Emergency Powers

  16-02-2021 23:06
  Lawmakers in the Idaho House have passed legislation to trim a governor’s powers and increase their own during declared emergencies such as the pandemic.
  
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• Dividers Need Not Apply: GOP Needs the Compromising Spirit That Built Our Constitution

  16-02-2021 23:06
  
  The American Revolution. The Founding Fathers. The Constitutional Convention. “We the People.” Evocative phrases — so evocative, in fact, that the picture paints itself: A delegation of powdered wigs and established overcoats descends on adolescent Philadelphia. Perfectly packed is the Assembly Room at Independence Hall — then, the Pennsylvania State House — as now-famed aristocrats…
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• U.S.'s Blinken: 'The Path to Diplomacy Is Open Right Now' With Iran

  16-02-2021 23:05
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday "the path to diplomacy is open right now" with Iran over its 2015...
  
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• Firefighter Injured Battling Warehouse Blaze in Mobile

  16-02-2021 23:04
  Officials say an Alabama firefighter was injured while battling a blaze inside a warehouse in Mobile.
  
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• Trump Lashes Out at McConnell in Deepening Feud Between Top Republicans

  16-02-2021 23:03
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, signaling a growing feud...
  
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• Lawmakers Kill Bill Targeting Officer Accountability

  16-02-2021 23:02
  A Virginia Senate committee recently killed a bill intended to minimize police misconduct and incentivize accountability among law enforcement.
  
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• Audit: FEMA Paid for Unused Rooms for 2017 Disaster Victims

  16-02-2021 23:01
  An audit has found that the Federal Emergency Management Agency paid for unused hotel rooms and may have overpaid room taxes as it provided emergency shelter to thousands of disaster victims in 2017.
  
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• Trump declares war on Senate GOP leader McConnell, calls him ‘dour, unsmiling hack’ & vows to back ‘America First’ primary rivals

  16-02-2021 23:00 via rt.com
  
  Former US President Donald Trump has launched a blistering attack on Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, calling him a “third rate” leader and pledging to support those challenging establishment candidates in GOP primaries.“The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political ‘leaders’ like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm,” the lengthy statement begins. “McConnell's dedication to business as usual, status quo polici
  
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• Trump declares war on Senate GOP leader McConnell, calls him ‘dour, unsmiling hack’ who puts ‘Beltway first’

  16-02-2021 23:00 via rt.com
  
  Former US President Donald Trump has launched a blistering attack on Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, calling him a “third rate” leader who “doesn’t have what it takes” to do the right thing for America.DETAILS TO FOLLOW Donald Trump just put out a very long statement through his "Save America PAC" attacking @LeaderMcConnell.
  The lede: "The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political 'leaders' like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm
  
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• Biden Rallies Public to Pressure Republicans on Virus Aid

  16-02-2021 22:57
  
  Joe Biden is making his first official trip outside the nation’s capital as president as he tries to refocus Congress and build public support for his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
  
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• Anti-Immigrant Vitriol Complicates Vaccine Rollout in Southern States

  16-02-2021 22:57
  
  Mistrust of government and law enforcement among unauthorized immigrants threatens progress toward herd immunity.
  
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• Mexico Suffers Another Day of Rolling Blackouts Due to Storm

  16-02-2021 22:56
  Mexican authorities have announced rolling blackouts that will hit 12 states covering more than one-third of the country as hundreds of factories are being forced to shut down.
  
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• South Carolina Vaccine Relief Bill Headed to McMaster's Desk

  16-02-2021 22:51
  
  South Carolina lawmakers have agreed to spend up to $208 million to bolster coronavirus vaccination efforts across the state.
  
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• Kansas City Police Suggest New Strategies for Protests

  16-02-2021 22:51
  The Kansas City Police Department is proposing new policies on use of force during large demonstrations and public gatherings.
  
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• ‘WJ Live’: Biden Destroys MLK Legacy with Racial Executive Order

  16-02-2021 22:50
  
  Support Christian, conservative journalism at The Western Journal by joining our subscription service. Joe Biden is destroying the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which states all people “shall be entitled to be free, at any establishment or place, from discrimination or segregation of any kind on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin.” With…
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• Stocks End Wobbly Day Mostly Lower; Natural Gas Prices Surge

  16-02-2021 22:50
  
  Stocks ended a tentative day of trading with mixed results as gains for energy companies and banks were offset by losses in other sectors.
  
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• Bill Would End Tax Hikes for Companies Researching Disease

  16-02-2021 22:50
  
  Some California Democrats want to end some tax increases for businesses that are developing treatments for COVID-19 and other diseases.
  
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• Mohave County Authorities Investigating Jail Inmate's Death

  16-02-2021 22:49
  Mohave County Sheriff’s officials say detectives are investigating the in-custody death of a jail inmate.
  
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