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• Man Charged in NJ Slaying, Questioned in 4 New Mexico Deaths

  10-03-2021 23:57
  
  A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of his ex-wife and three other people in New Mexico has been charged with a separate killing in New Jersey.
  
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• U.S. Senate Votes to Confirm Biden EPA Pick Michael Regan

  10-03-2021 23:55
  
  By Valerie Volcovici(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Michael Regan as the next administrator of the Environmental...
  
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• Majority of U.S. Senate Votes to Confirm Biden EPA Pick Regan

  10-03-2021 23:55
  (Reuters) - The majority of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Michael Regan as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection...
  
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• ‘No data, no evidence’: Fauci admits CDC advising against air travel for vaccinated Americans a ‘judgement call’

  10-03-2021 23:54 via rt.com
  
  Asked what the “science” is behind health officials still advising against air travel, even for those vaccinated against Covid-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci earned backlash by admitting a lack of “data” behind the “judgement call.”“What’s the science behind not saying it’s safe for people who have been vaccinated...to travel?” CNN’s John Berman asked Fauci on Wednesday, noting too that the Biden administration’s promise to base thei
  
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• Mitch McConnell on Capitol security: 'I think we've overdone it'

  10-03-2021 23:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday acknowledged security changes need to be made at the United States Capitol but the Republican of Kentucky told CNN, "I think we've overdone it" when it comes to the current security measures in place.
  
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• Senate Panel Revises Bill Creating Open-Records Restrictions

  10-03-2021 23:48
  Kentucky lawmakers have made changes to a bill denounced by many media outlets as an attempt to weaken the open records law.
  
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• Colorado Governor, Lawmakers Outline $700M Stimulus Plans

  10-03-2021 23:44
  
  Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and state lawmakers say they plan to spend $700 million on job-creating transportation projects, sustaining a multibillion-dollar agriculture industry and delivering critical aid to small businesses battered by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Biden Boosts US Vaccine Stockpile as World Waits

  10-03-2021 23:44
  
  President Joe Biden has directed his administration to order another 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, growing a likely U.S. surplus of doses later this year when much of the rest of the world struggles with deep shortages.
  
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• UN Calls for Reversal of Myanmar Coup and Condemns Violence

  10-03-2021 23:43
  
  The U.N. Security Council is unanimously calling for a reversal of the military coup in Myanmar and strongly condemning the violence against peaceful protesters.
  
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• Ag Commodities Company Treasurer Sentenced for Wire Fraud

  10-03-2021 23:40
  A former treasurer for an agricultural commodities business who was accused of embezzling more than $230,000 was sentenced Wednesday to one year in prison.
  
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• Maryland Board OKs Settlement on Juvenile Life Sentences

  10-03-2021 23:39
  A Maryland board has approved a settlement that will require the state to adopt new policies regarding the parole process for people sentenced as children to life imprisonment.
  
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• PSG Draws 1-1 With Wasteful Barcelona to Reach CL Quarters

  10-03-2021 23:37
  
  Paris Saint-Germain withstood early pressure from a much-improved but wasteful Barcelona side to draw 1-1 and reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
  
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• Maryland Bill Would Lessen Punishment for Some Teen Sexting

  10-03-2021 23:34
  A bill that defines how to handle juveniles charged with sexting in Maryland passed in the House with a wide majority on Wednesday.
  
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• Florida Will Soon Lower COVID Vaccine Age Eligibility to 55

  10-03-2021 23:32
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says that after the state makes people 60 and older eligible for the COVID vaccine on Monday, it will soon drop the age to 55 and then probably open it up to the rest.
  
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• EXPLAINER: Why Jurors Can't Be Dismissed Based on Their Race

  10-03-2021 23:27
  The issue of race looms over the trial of a white former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death last May of George Floyd, a Black man.
  
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• COVID ‘Relief’ Package Has $3.5 Billion Earmarked for Bill Gates-Backed Global Fund

  10-03-2021 23:27
  
  Hidden in the last few pages of the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion “COVID-19 relief” bill is a shocking provision earmarking at least $3.5 billion to a globalist foundation backed by multibillionaire Bill Gates. This revelation lends credence to mounting criticism that the pork-filled package — which is supposed to help struggling Americans — is yet another…
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• Texas AG Says Probe to Continue Despite Twitter Lawsuit

  10-03-2021 23:26
  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says a lawsuit by Twitter won’t deter his office from investigating the content moderation practices of the social media giant and four other major technology companies.
  
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• The Claims Against Cuomo: A Look at the Women's Allegations

  10-03-2021 23:24
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing allegations that he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately toward six women, including several former staffers in his administration but also someone he met purely socially.
  
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• Here’s How Much of Biden’s $1.9T ‘Rescue Plan’ Actually Combats the Virus

  10-03-2021 23:24
  
  President Joe Biden and the Democrats’ coronavirus relief bill does not focus on fighting the pandemic as much as people may think. “About 9 percent of it [is] actually going to COVID, meaning 91 percent of it [is] not even COVID-related,” Republican Rep. Ted Budd of North Carolina said on the House floor in February.…
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• Flights Halted at North Carolina Airport After Drone Sighted

  10-03-2021 23:23
  A drone disrupted flights from a North Carolina airport, prompting an investigation from the Federal Aviation Administration and local law enforcement.
  
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• Regulators Expand Audit to Include Payment to Former Chair

  10-03-2021 23:22
  The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has voted to expand an audit of FirstEnergy Corp. to include whether customer money was used for a $4.3 million payment to utilities attorney Sam Randazzo shortly before Gov. Mike Dewine appointed him the commission's chairman.
  
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• The Latest: SC Nursing Homes Can Open Indoor Visitation

  10-03-2021 23:20
  
  A year into the coronavirus pandemic, more people can now spend time with family members and friends in South Carolina nursing homes and residential care facilities after state officials updated visitation guidelines Wednesday.
  
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• Missouri Lawmaker Faces Complaint for Saying 'China Virus'

  10-03-2021 23:19
  A complaint has been filed against a Missouri lawmaker for describing COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus.”.
  
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• US Congress passes long-awaited $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill, Biden to sign it by end of week

  10-03-2021 23:17 via rt.com
  
  The House of Representatives has adopted the final version of the American Rescue Plan, a long-awaited Covid-19 relief and “stimulus” package, which includes $400 billion to get a $1,400 check to many – but not all – Americans.The final vote on Wednesday saw 220 representatives in favor and 211 opposed, breaking mostly along party lines. Republicans who opposed the bill were joined by one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine). President Joe Biden is expected to sign the A
  
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• Tornado, flood threats mark first multiday severe storm potential of the year

  10-03-2021 23:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Tornadoes are possible every day for the next four days across the central US. It is a sure sign that severe weather season is kicking into high gear.
  
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• Stand Owner Accused of Filing False Race-Based Police Report

  10-03-2021 23:17
  A former ice cream shop owner accused of calling police on peaceful Black Lives Matters protesters has become the first person to be charged by New York's attorney general with filing a false, race-based police report.
  
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• L3Harris Divestitures Set up New CEO With Cash Cushion

  10-03-2021 23:16
  By Mike StoneWASHINGTON (Reuters) - L3Harris Technologies Inc plans to return billions in cash from recent divestitures to shareholders while...
  
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• Third Party Joins Plano Police to Investigate Racist Claims

  10-03-2021 23:15
  Texas school leaders and officials said a third party will be hired to investigate allegations of racist bullying and abuse against a Black 13-year-old boy during a sleepover after claims that he was invited only to entertain his white classmates.
  
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• Biden Immediately Begins Selling Virus Aid Plan to Public

  10-03-2021 23:15
  
  The White House began highlighting the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill immediately after it gained final congressional approval on Wednesday, wasting no time in selling the public on President Joe Biden’s first legislative victory.
  
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• US Hits IS Groups in Mozambique, Congo With Terror Sanctions

  10-03-2021 23:14
  
  The Biden administration has designated two Islamic State affiliates in Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo as “foreign terrorist organizations," imposing wide-ranging sanctions on the groups.
  
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• 1 Man Dead in Police Shooting in Southwest Kansas

  10-03-2021 23:13
  Law enforcement officers fatally shot a driver in southwest Kansas when he got out of his sport utility vehicle with a gun after a chase, authorities say.
  
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• Influx of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Poses Political Test for Biden

  10-03-2021 23:12
  
  President Joe Biden is fielding criticism from both sides of the aisle over how his administration is handling a dramatic rise in border crossings by unaccompanied migrant minors.
  
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• Bay Area Mask-Less Passenger Coughs On, Assaults Uber Driver

  10-03-2021 23:10
  San Francisco Police say they are investigating an attack on an Uber driver who was assaulted by a woman who refused to wear a mask.
  
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• US Reports Surge of Kids at SW Border, a Challenge for Biden

  10-03-2021 23:07
  
  The number of migrant children and families seeking to cross the southwest border of the U.S. has surged to levels not seen since before the pandemic.
  
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• Stocks Mostly Climb, Except Tech, as Inflation Worries Ease

  10-03-2021 23:07
  
  Stocks closed mostly higher on Wall Street as a benign reading on inflation led to long-term interest rates easing lower in the bond market.
  
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• Minnesota Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal of Ex-Cop Trying to Block Third-Degree Murder Charge in George Floyd's Death

  10-03-2021 23:03
  Minnesota Supreme Court won't hear appeal of ex-cop trying to block third-degree murder charge in George Floyd's death.
  
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• Prestigious nursing school docks students points if they fail to give their ‘preferred pronouns’ in mock examination - media

  10-03-2021 23:02 via rt.com
  
  Nursing students attending the University of Pennsylvania are required to refer to their “preferred pronouns” and ask those of an imaginary patient or be punished with point deduction in one course.In an integrated human anatomy class for those looking to graduate UPenn’s nursing program, students must go through a mock examination of an imaginary patient. One of the requirements for this exam is that the student introduce themselves with their “preferred pronouns”
  
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• Potential George Floyd Juror Dismissed Over Concerns That Rioters Would Target His House

  10-03-2021 23:01
  
  Jury selection is underway in the coming trial for the alleged murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, and one potential juror was dismissed this week after he reportedly expressed fear that a mob would target his family and home if he sat on the jury. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported…
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• Houston Area Flood Control Effort Facing $1.4B Shortfall

  10-03-2021 22:59
  Officials say that flood control projects approved by Houston area voters in 2018 in response to Hurricane Harvey are facing a $1.4 billion shortfall that could delay their completion.
  
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• 'Healthy' Prescott Signs Richest Contract in Cowboys History

  10-03-2021 22:56
  
  Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is celebrating the richest contract in franchise history while saying he is healthy.
  
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• ‘WJ Live’: How Larry Elder Single-Handedly Destroyed the Dems’ Case for Reparations

  10-03-2021 22:55
  
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• Layoffs, Upheaval at Zacharias Ministry Roiled by Scandal

  10-03-2021 22:55
  
  The global Christian ministry founded by the late Ravi Zacharias says it will suspend fundraising, lay off 60% of its staff and overhaul its mission in the wake of revelations about sexual misconduct by the late author and speaker.
  
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• Capturing the Moment a U.S. Border Patrol Agent Reaches Out to a Young Migrant

  10-03-2021 22:55
  
  (Reuters) - Lying patiently in the long grass near the Rio Grande in Texas on Tuesday, Reuters photographer Adrees Latif was watching and waiting.A...
  
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• Washington Farm Exports Hampered by Cargo-Container Shortage

  10-03-2021 22:54
  Farm exporters in Washington state have been left with stockpiles of product and idle trucks as the pandemic has created a shortage of cargo containers.
  
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• UN: Too Little of Recovery Spending Fights Climate Change

  10-03-2021 22:52
  
  A new United Nations report says the world is spending unprecedented amounts of money to bounce back from the pandemic and economic shock, but too little of it is building a greener world.
  
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• Judge Rejects Detroit's Claims Against Police Protesters

  10-03-2021 22:51
  A judge has dismissed claims by Detroit that activists who regularly protested after the death of George Floyd had conspired to commit disorderly conduct.
  
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• Canadian Man Sentenced to Six Years for Attack on Prime Minister's Home

  10-03-2021 22:51
  
  OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian man who drove with five loaded firearms through the gates of the wooded estate where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
  
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• Velodyne Board Fostering 'Anti-Stockholder' Culture, Says Founder Hall

  10-03-2021 22:49
  (Reuters) - Sensor maker Velodyne Lidar Inc's board is fostering an "anti-stockholder" culture that is resulting in "troubling underperformance",...
  
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• Police: Homicide Suspect Dead After Standoff on Coast

  10-03-2021 22:48
  Police say they tracked a person suspected of murder to the Oregon Coast on Tuesday, sparking a standoff and the fatal shooting of the suspect.
  
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• Arizona Senate Still Working to Set up Election Audit

  10-03-2021 22:47
  Arizona’s Republican Senate president says she's narrowed the search for a firm to do a full audit of Maricopa County's 2020 election results won by President Joe Biden.
  
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