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• Nevada Lawmaker Who Survived Massacre Pushes ‘Ghost Gun’ Ban

  18-03-2021 23:59
  A proposed Nevada state law to ban possession of build-your-own weapons dubbed “ghost guns” in Nevada is sparking passionate for-and-against arguments in the Legislature.
  
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• NYCLU Sues Syracuse Over Police Misconduct Complaint Records

  18-03-2021 23:56
  The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the city of Syracuse and its police department, saying it had been denied access to certain police misconduct complaints despite state law.
  
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• Report: Migrants Hoping They’d Be Welcomed by Biden Kidnapped and Held for Ransom in Texas, Cops Rescue Them

  18-03-2021 23:52
  
  If this isn’t evidence of a crisis at the border, I don’t know what is. Twelve migrants were rescued by the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday morning after being smuggled into the country and held for ransom by coyotes, according to the New York Post. The Post reportedly witnessed the 5 a.m. rescue during…
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• Merkel's Bloc Loses Another Lawmaker to Corruption Allegations: Der Spiegel

  18-03-2021 23:52
  
  BERLIN (Reuters) - Another legislator from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc stood down on Thursday evening when a magazine...
  
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• Nevada Officials ID Trucker From Tennessee Killed in Crash

  18-03-2021 23:49
  Authorities in Nevada have identified a 65-year-old trucker killed when the tractor-trailer he was driving crashed this week on a stretch of highway north of Las Vegas.
  
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• Facebook Grows in Oregon With Data Center, Fiber-Optic Cable

  18-03-2021 23:49
  Facebook is growing its footprint in Oregon, announcing that it will expand its data center in Prineville — already the social media giant’s largest in the United States.
  
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• Ted Cruz Labels Democrats’ HR1 the ‘Corrupt Politicians Act’

  18-03-2021 23:46
  
  Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas believes that H.R. 1 — the “For the People Act” — should be called the “Corrupt Politicians Act,” and he’s right on the money. The resolution takes the worst practices of the 2020 election and codifies them into law nationwide, with some added doozies that just make you shake…
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• Florida Senate Votes to Close Sex Offender Loophole

  18-03-2021 23:46
  A loophole in Florida’s sexual offender registration law would be closed under a bill the Senate unanimously passed.
  
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• Texas' COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Cases Continue to Decline

  18-03-2021 23:45
  The latest Texas COVID-19 figures show that not only are the number of cases declining, so are COVID-19 hospitalizations.
  
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• LA Police: Armie Hammer Under Sexual Assault Investigation

  18-03-2021 23:44
  
  Los Angeles police said Thursday that they are investigating actor Armie Hammer for sexual assault.
  
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• Florida House Passes Bill Expanding Law to Surrender Babies

  18-03-2021 23:44
  Florida could expand the number of days a parent can surrender a newborn baby at authorized drop off locations.
  
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• No Zoom for Intimate 2021 Oscars, Producers Say

  18-03-2021 23:43
  
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Oscars ceremony in April will be an intimate, in-person gathering, held without Zoom and limited to nominees,...
  
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• New Mom, Army Vet Among 8 Killed in Georgia Spa Shootings

  18-03-2021 23:42
  
  A new mother and an Army veteran who installed security systems are among eight people killed by a gunman who opened fire at three massage parlors in the Atlanta area.
  
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• Former Florida state senator charged in spoiler candidate scheme

  18-03-2021 23:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A former Florida state senator who resigned in disgrace four years ago was charged Thursday with campaign finance violations related to a hotly contested state Senate race in the 2020 election, authorities said.
  
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• Regulators Find 'Forever Chemicals' in 60 Closed Landfills

  18-03-2021 23:40
  Pollution regulators say contamination from toxic man-made “forever chemicals” has been detected in groundwater at nearly 60 closed landfills in Minnesota, with amounts exceeding levels for safe drinking water.
  
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• Treasury to Launch Education Effort for Relief Package

  18-03-2021 23:39
  
  The Biden administration says it will launch a major campaign to make Americans aware of the benefits available under the $1.9 trillion relief package President Joe Biden signed into law last week.
  
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• Storefront Loan Proposal Hits Stalemate in State Legislature

  18-03-2021 23:38
  The legislature hit a stalemate over an initiative to rein in interest rates on small, short-term loans.
  
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• Co-Founders of San Francisco Biotech Startup UBiome Charged With Fraud

  18-03-2021 23:38
  
  By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Thursday charged the co-founders of uBiome Inc, a San Francisco biotechnology startup,...
  
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• Peoria Pedestrian Dies After Getting Hit by Bus Being Towed

  18-03-2021 23:37
  Police in Peoria say a pedestrian has been killed after getting hit by a full-sized bus that was being towed.
  
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• Ex-Judge Cheri Beasley to Run for U.S. Senate, Advisers Say

  18-03-2021 23:37
  Former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley will soon announce her plan to run for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
  
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• Virginia College Students Reflect on COVID-19 Anniversary

  18-03-2021 23:36
  One year ago, students at several Virginia universities were on spring break when they received notice they would not return to campus.
  
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• Insurance Commissioner Says Vaccine Won't Threaten Coverage

  18-03-2021 23:35
  Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready says receiving a COVID-19 vaccination won't threaten anyone's life insurance coverage.
  
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• The Latest: Missouri Opening up Vaccine to Vulnerable Groups

  18-03-2021 23:32
  
  Missouri is making the homeless, minorities, restaurant workers and other vulnerable communities eligible for coronavirus vaccinations beginning March 29.
  
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• Idaho Governor Outlines Plan for Coronavirus Relief Money

  18-03-2021 23:32
  Idaho Gov. Brad Little says the state will be deliberative in spending the $2.2 billion it is receiving in the latest round of federal coronavirus relief money.
  
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• Nevada Exceeds 1 Million Coronavirus Vaccine Dose Milestone

  18-03-2021 23:31
  
  More than 1 million coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in Nevada.
  
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• Man Faces Hate Crime Charge in Florida Church Arson Attack

  18-03-2021 23:31
  A man accused of setting a Florida church on fire last year is facing a federal hate crime charge.
  
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• GOP Efforts to Tighten Voting Laws Gets Underway in Texas

  18-03-2021 23:29
  
  Republican efforts to tighten voting restrictions across the U.S. are underway in Texas.
  
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• Alabama Protest Bill Approved Over Objections

  18-03-2021 23:29
  Alabama lawmakers have approved a bill to stiffen penalties for participating in riots and traffic-blocking demonstrations.
  
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• Prosecutor: Louisiana Man Tried to Kill, Dismember Gay Man

  18-03-2021 23:27
  A federal hate crime indictment charges a Louisiana man with trying to kill and dismember one of three men he allegedly kidnapped after luring them using social media and dating apps.
  
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• Lawsuit Claims Electric Truck Startup Defrauded Investors

  18-03-2021 23:25
  A shareholder lawsuit has been filed against an electric truck startup company in Ohio claiming it has defrauded investors.
  
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• Judge Orders Release of Records in Police Shooting Case

  18-03-2021 23:25
  A Kansas City suburb has been ordered to turn over records related to the 2018 police killing of a teenager after The Kansas City Star sued for the documents.
  
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• SpaceX Engineer Pleads Guilty to Selling Insider Trading Tips on Dark Web

  18-03-2021 23:24
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An engineer working for Elon Musk's SpaceX pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiracy to commit securities fraud by selling...
  
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• Montana House Advances 'Personhood' Bill to Limit Abortions

  18-03-2021 23:22
  The Montana House advanced a measure that would ask voters to change the state Constitution to define life as beginning at conception, effectively banning most abortion procedures in the state.
  
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• 12th Juror Picked, Lawyers Clash Over Expert in Floyd Trial

  18-03-2021 23:21
  
  Attorneys at the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death have moved closer to seating a full jury.
  
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• NFL Reviewing Sex Assault Claims Against Texans QB Watson

  18-03-2021 23:19
  
  The NFL says it's investigating allegations that Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson sexually assaulted multiple women after three masseuses filed lawsuits against the star player.
  
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• Storms Send TV Anchors Scrambling off Set in N Carolina

  18-03-2021 23:13
  
  Storms that left splintered homes and broken trees across Alabama and Mississippi have moved into Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas.
  
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• FedEx's Profit Nearly Triples as Online Shopping Grows

  18-03-2021 23:13
  
  FedEx says its profit nearly tripled in its most recent quarter, despite winter weather that hobbled some of its facilities.
  
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• California to Set New Window for Assault Weapon Registration

  18-03-2021 23:11
  
  California will give gun owners more time to register their legal assault weapons after critics say the state botched its registration system in 2018.
  
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• Buttigieg: Biden Plan Will Usher in a New Transportation Era

  18-03-2021 23:11
  
  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says an infrastructure plan expected soon from President Joe Biden will offer a “once in a century” opportunity to remake transportation in the United States, with cars and highways no longer king.
  
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• Legal Protection for 'Dreamer' Immigrants Wins Support of Majority of U.S. House

  18-03-2021 23:09
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation giving young "Dreamer" immigrants protection from deportation and a path toward citizenship won the backing of a...
  
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• NASA Completes Engine Test Firing of Moon Rocket on 2nd Try

  18-03-2021 23:08
  
  NASA has completed an engine test firing of its moon rocket, after the first attempt in January ended prematurely.
  
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• New Mexico Governor Signs Prescribed Fire Measure

  18-03-2021 23:06
  Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation that will clear the way for more prescribed fires as New Mexico deals with worsening drought and climate change.
  
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• U.S. Tells China It Does Not Seek Conflict; but Will Stand up for Principles, Friends

  18-03-2021 23:05
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The Biden administration began its first high-level in-person talks with rival China on Thursday, saying that Chinese...
  
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• Divided House OKs Dems' Bill Helping Dreamer Immigrants

  18-03-2021 23:05
  
  The House has voted to open a gateway to citizenship for young Dreamers and other immigrants who have fled war or natural disasters abroad.
  
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• House OKs Dems' Bill Opening Gateway to Citizenship for Young Dreamer Immigrants; GOP Demands Make Senate Prospects Dim

  18-03-2021 23:04
  House OKs Dems' bill opening gateway to citizenship for young Dreamer immigrants; GOP demands make Senate prospects dim.
  
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• Florida House OK's Campus 'Viewpoint Diversity' Measure

  18-03-2021 23:04
  
  The Florida House has approved a measure that conservatives says will take stock of the bias on public university campuses.
  
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• Court Confirms New Trial for Man Convicted of Killing Wife

  18-03-2021 23:04
  The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld an appellate court decision to order a new trial for a Kenosha County man convicted in the 1998 poisoning death of his wife.
  
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• Man Who Killed 2 at Supermarket Pleads Guilty to Hate Crimes

  18-03-2021 22:59
  A Kentucky man already serving a life prison sentence for fatally shooting two shoppers at a grocery store has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes.
  
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• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Earns More Praise from Conservatives with ‘Critical Race Theory’ Move

  18-03-2021 22:56
  
  Ron DeSantis keeps proving why he’s the governor liberals love to hate. He not only eked out a whisker of a victory against a radical Democrat in the 2018 governor’s race and helped win the Sunshine State for former President Donald Trump in 2020; he’s also put on a real-time demonstration for the nation of…
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• With Striking of Black Juror, Floyd Activists See Racism

  18-03-2021 22:55
  
  A prospective juror who once lived in the neighborhood where George Floyd was arrested told the attorney for an ex-officer charged in Floyd’s death that he had a personal reason for wanting to serve on the jury.
  
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