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• Migrant Camps Swell in Mexican Border Towns as Central American Families Flee

  25-03-2021 23:58
  
  By Lizbeth Diaz and Mimi DwyerMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - As an increasing number of migrants flee humanitarian crises in Central America, makeshift...
  
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• Maine Wants Lobster Harvesters to Move Gear From Survey Path

  25-03-2021 23:58
  Maine’s marine resources commissioner has asked captains who fish along a planned wind turbine cable survey route to remove their fishing equipment from the route or Maine Patrol will move the equipment.
  
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• Cyprus Mosque Defaced on Bicentennial of Greek Uprising From Ottoman Rule

  25-03-2021 23:57
  NICOSIA (Reuters) - Vandals defaced the facade of a mosque in ethnically split Cyprus on Thursday, daubing it with Greek flags and slogans and...
  
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• Ethiopia Rejected U.S. Call for Unilateral Ceasefire During Talks, U.S. Says

  25-03-2021 23:56
  
  By Phil StewartWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rejected U.S. calls for a unilateral ceasefire in the northern Tigray...
  
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• China Bears Down on US Ally, Fleet of 200 Chinese Vessels Spotted in Formation

  25-03-2021 23:56
  
  Even as President Joe Biden assures us that the People’s Republic of China is nothing to worry about, the communist superpower is bearing down on a key United States ally in the Pacific. China’s gunboat diplomacy is not relying on a few ships to push our allies around either, but an armada of over 200…
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• Mississippi Man to Be Sentenced on 2 Murder Convictions

  25-03-2021 23:54
  A Mississippi man is set for sentencing in the shooting deaths of a father and son.
  
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• U.S. Condemns North Korea's Ballistic Missile Launches as 'Destabilizing'

  25-03-2021 23:52
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday condemned North Korea's ballistic missile launches this week and said the country's nuclear...
  
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• Paralyzed by Crisis After Only 2 Months, Biden Announces He’s Planning His Re-Election Anyway

  25-03-2021 23:49
  
  It’s almost as if he doesn’t believe anything is going badly. Despite the ever-increasing crisis at the border, which the president still refuses to name, President Joe Biden said in his first solo news conference on Thursday that his “plan is to run for re-election.” President Biden: “My plan is to run for reelection. That’s…
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• Walgreens to Open First Corporate COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics at Amtrak

  25-03-2021 23:45
  
  By Richa NaiduCHICAGO (Reuters) - Walgreens Boot Alliance is opening its first corporate COVID-19 vaccine clinics at several Amtrak offices in...
  
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• Man Charged After 2 Women Shot in Jennings; 1 Victim Dies

  25-03-2021 23:43
  A 20-year-old man is charged with murder after one woman died and another was injured in a shooting in suburban St. Louis.
  
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• Georgia Gov. Kemp Signs GOP Election Bill Amid Outcry

  25-03-2021 23:41
  
  Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections.
  
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• Arizona State Fair Is Moving to Another Location This Year

  25-03-2021 23:41
  This year’s Arizona State Fair will be moving away from the fairgrounds in Phoenix to a temporary new location at Wild Horse Pass near Chandler.
  
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• U.S. Gives Palestinians $15 Million for COVID-19 Response: Statement

  25-03-2021 23:40
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is giving the Palestinians $15 million to aid in their COVID-19 response in the West Bank and Gaza...
  
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• Another GOP Governor Signs Bill Barring Males from Competing Against Female Athletes

  25-03-2021 23:40
  
  Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday signed a law banning males from competing in girls’ and women’s school sports, making the state the second to approve such a prohibition so far this year. “This law simply says that female athletes should not have to compete in a sport against a student of the male sex…
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• ID Verified: Woman Missing 28 Years Was in Submerged Car

  25-03-2021 23:35
  Remains found in a submerged car this month have been confirmed as those of a woman missing for 28 years — the sister of a former CNN news anchor.
  
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• Georgia Governor Signs GOP Election Bill Adding New Restrictions for Voting by Mail, Giving Legislature More Influence

  25-03-2021 23:34
  Georgia governor signs GOP election bill adding new restrictions for voting by mail, giving legislature more influence.
  
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• Ex-Mexico Governor Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering in US

  25-03-2021 23:34
  A former governor of a Mexican border state who prosecutors say was connected to drug cartels has pleaded guilty in Texas to taking more than $3.5 million in bribes for government contracts then laundering that money in the U.S. Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba was governor of Tamaulipas from 1999 to 2005.
  
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• NCAA hires law firm to evaluate gender equity issues within all championships

  25-03-2021 23:32 via rss.cnn.com
  
  National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Mark Emmert announcedThursday that the organization has retained a law firm to help address gaps in gender equity in college sports.
  
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• U.S. Should Help Countries Without COVID-19 Vaccines: Colombia's Duque Says

  25-03-2021 23:27
  
  By Julia Symmes CobbBOGOTA (Reuters) - The United States should help countries in the Western Hemisphere that do not yet have COVID-19 vaccines to...
  
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• Inslee: K-12 Schools Can Reduce COVID Social Distancing

  25-03-2021 23:26
  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is reducing the COVID-19 social distancing requirements for K-12 classrooms in the state from 6 feet to 3 feet as more schools in the state begin to open up.
  
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• 3 Men to Stand Trial in 2017 Slaying of Michigan Woman

  25-03-2021 23:26
  Three men will stand trial in the slaying of a southeastern Michigan woman who police say was bound with Christmas lights and shot in her home.
  
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• ‘Hands-off philosophy on censorship’: Substack shoots down activists’ ‘pressure campaign’ looking to silence non-PC journalists

  25-03-2021 23:23 via rt.com
  
  Independent publishing website Substack has faced recent criticism from mostly liberal critics looking for more policing of views and speech on the platform, but the company has shot these wishes down.In a Thursday statement titled, ‘How we approach moderation decisions,’ Substack did not leave much room for hope for its recent vocal critics who have attacked users such as Glenn Greenwald and claimed the platform tolerates harassment.
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• Fed Says Restrictions on Bank Dividends and Buybacks to End

  25-03-2021 23:21
  
  The Federal Reserve says that as of June 30 it will end for most banks the temporary limits it had imposed on their ability to make dividend payments and buy back their own stock.
  
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• New Wave of ‘Hacktivism’ Adds Twist to Cybersecurity Woes

  25-03-2021 23:20
  
  (Corrects spelling to Kottmann from Hottmann, paragraphs 3, 16, 18-25)By Joseph Menn(Reuters) - At a time when U.S. agencies and thousands of...
  
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• EU Asks Britain, Others, to Export Vaccines as It Does

  25-03-2021 23:18
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The head of the European Commission said on Thursday Europe was the biggest vaccine exporter in the world and challenged other...
  
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• Macron Backs EU Vaccine Export Controls, Sees More French Restrictions

  25-03-2021 23:17
  
  PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he supported stricter EU export controls on vaccines for drug companies that do...
  
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• DJ Fired for Comparing Toast, Black Women's Skin Tones

  25-03-2021 23:17
  A Buffalo radio host is apologizing after being fired for using Black women’s skin tones to describe how he likes his toast.
  
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• Reports Say CNN's Chris Cuomo Got Special COVID-19 Testing

  25-03-2021 23:16
  
  Having a brother for governor is no longer the benefit it once seemed for CNN's Chris Cuomo.
  
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• U.S. Plans on 'Going After' Smugglers Aiding Migrant Surge on Mexico Border -Official

  25-03-2021 23:15
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government plans in the next 90 days on "going after" smuggling and trafficking organizations that Washington...
  
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• Deputies: Teens Blame Autopilot for Crash With Patrol Car

  25-03-2021 23:15
  Officials say a pair of South Carolina teenagers claimed that their car was on autopilot before it crashed into a Florida deputy’s patrol car.
  
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• Georgia House Passes Special Education Voucher Expansion

  25-03-2021 23:14
  A plan to make more Georgia public school students eligible for a program that pays for special education students to attend private schools has narrowly cleared a key hurdle.
  
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• No More Vaccine Exports Until You Fulfill Your Contracts, EU Tells AstraZeneca

  25-03-2021 23:13
  
  (Reuters) - AstraZeneca cannot export any more COVID-19 vaccines from Europe until is makes good on its contracts with the European Union, EU...
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Biden Skews Figures on Border, Taxes, More

  25-03-2021 23:13
  
  Joe Biden has held his first formal news conference as president and an AP Fact Check looks at his remarks.
  
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• The Latest: Easter Celebrations to Be in Person in Romania

  25-03-2021 23:11
  
  Romanian authorities have announced that Easter celebrations in the deeply Christian country will go ahead in person this year, even though Romania is battling a surge of COVID-19 infections that is threatening to overwhelm its hospitals.
  
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• Brazil Hits Record 100,000 Coronavirus Cases in a Day, Piling Pressure on Bolsonaro

  25-03-2021 23:10
  
  By Pedro FonsecaRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil on Thursday registered a record 100,158 new coronavirus cases within 24 hours, the Health...
  
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• Arkansas Governor Signs Transgender Sports Ban Into Law

  25-03-2021 23:06
  Arkansas' governor has signed a law banning transgender women and girls from competing in school sports teams consistent with their gender identity.
  
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• Kentuckians 40-Plus Eligible for COVID Vaccine on March 29

  25-03-2021 23:05
  Governor Andy Beshear says that Kentuckians 40 and up will be able to sign up for the COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, March 29.
  
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• Georgia Lawmakers Pass GOP Election Reform Bill Amid Outcry

  25-03-2021 23:04
  
  Lawmakers in Georgia have given final passage to GOP-sponsored legislation that seeks a sweeping overhaul of state election law.
  
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• Failed Subway Bomber Seeks 35 Years in Prison, Not Life

  25-03-2021 23:04
  A lawyer for a Bangladeshi immigrant who set off a pipe bomb attached to his chest in New York City’s busiest subway station says the 35-year mandatory prison sentence for his crime is a sufficient penalty.
  
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• EU Says on Track for 70% of Adults Vaccinated in Second Quarter

  25-03-2021 23:04
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is at the start of a third wave of COVID-19 infections but vaccinations are progressing steadily and the...
  
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• Law Will Allow New Mississippi Residents to Keep Licenses

  25-03-2021 23:03
  A new law signed by Gov. Tate Reeves will allow people who move to Mississippi from out-of-state to maintain their professional licenses.
  
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• Biden Declares Filibuster ‘Jim Crow’ Relic, But Gave Adoring Speech on It in 2005

  25-03-2021 23:03
  
  Maybe Joe Biden just doesn’t remember his own words. Among the numerous low points of Thursday’s news conference, the 46th president’s answer to a question about the Senate filibuster was close to the bottom. In one exchange, he managed to insult the country, the political institution where he spent most his of adult life and…
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• Cayard Takes Helm of Underperforming US Olympic Sailing Team

  25-03-2021 23:02
  
  Paul Cayard has raced in the America’s Cup and the Olympics, and was the first American skipper to win one of sailing’s toughest challenges, the Whitbread Round the World Race.
  
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• Biden Condemns Efforts to Limit to Voting Rights as ‘Sick,’ ‘Un-American’

  25-03-2021 23:02
  
  At his first press conference, Biden said if Democrats’ voting rights legislation faces consistent opposition in the Senate, he’d be open to more dramatic reforms to the filibuster.
  
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• Police: Man in Atlanta Grocery Had 6 Guns, Wore Body Armor

  25-03-2021 23:00
  
  A sharp-eyed Instacart worker is getting credit for averting what could have been an awful crime in Atlanta, where a man brought body armor, ammunition and at least five guns into a grocery store.
  
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• EU 'Deplores' That Turkey Left Convention Protecting Women

  25-03-2021 23:00
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday that she lamented Turkey's decision to quit a convention...
  
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• EXPLAINER: Suez Canal Block Could Hit Product Supply Chains

  25-03-2021 22:59
  
  The pictures of a cargo ship lodged across the Suez Canal are vivid, but what impact will the blockage have on shipping and consumers.
  
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• Arkansas Governor Signs Law Banning Transgender Women, Girls From Female Sports Teams

  25-03-2021 22:57
  Arkansas governor signs law banning transgender women, girls from female sports teams.
  
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• Dutch PM Is Cautiously Optimistic EU-UK Vaccine Dispute Can End Soon

  25-03-2021 22:55
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte expressed optimism on Thursday that Britain and the European Commission could soon resolve a...
  
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• Turkey Must Stick to Its 'Moderate Behaviour', EU's Michel Says

  25-03-2021 22:54
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will remain cautious on its improved relationship with Turkey, which must stick to its recent more "...
  
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