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• Real-life Professor Snape goes viral for leading Covid-19 vaccine study

  14-04-2021 23:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Dr. Matthew Snape is leading a U.K.-based trial of Covid-19 vaccines.
  
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• Psychedelic drug worked for depression as well as common antidepressant, small trial finds

  14-04-2021 23:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  A growing body of evidence suggests that the psychedelic compound found in "magic mushrooms" could help ease depression symptoms.
  
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• Prosecutors Say Kristin Smart Was Killed During Rape or Attempted Rape

  14-04-2021 23:57
  
  By Dan WhitcombLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Wednesday charged a former classmate with the murder of Kristin Smart, a California college...
  
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• Kentucky Reports 782 New Virus Cases

  14-04-2021 23:57
  Kentucky is reporting 782 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday as Gov. Andy Beshear continued to push for a goal of 2.5 million vaccinations in the state.
  
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• EXPLAINER: Chauvin Defense Suggests Prone Position Not Risky

  14-04-2021 23:57
  
  The attorney for the officer on trial in George Floyd’s death says several studies suggest police can safely use their bodyweight to hold a handcuffed suspect facedown on the ground, as Floyd was in the last minutes of his life.
  
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• Nashville Mayor: Oracle to Bring 8500 Jobs, $1.2B Investment

  14-04-2021 23:56
  Officials in Tennessee say the Texas-based Oracle Corporation plans to bring 8,500 jobs and a $1.2 billion investment to Nashville.
  
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• House Panel Poised to Advance Bill on Slavery Reparations

  14-04-2021 23:56
  
  A House panel is expected to advance a decadeslong effort to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves.
  
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• ‘Let’s Make It Higher’: CNN Director Admits Network Weaponized COVID Death Toll – Bombshell Project Veritas Report

  14-04-2021 23:53
  
  The mainstream media loves a high human death toll. Take it from CNN Technical Director Charlie Chester, who was reportedly catfished through a dating site, according to Mediaite, and led to unwittingly disclose to the world that leftist CNN’s dark reporting tactics through the last year were allegedly rooted in a desire to see more…
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• Biden to Name Asian American-Pacific Islander Liaison

  14-04-2021 23:53
  President Joe Biden will name Erika Moritsugu, a Capitol Hill veteran and vice president of a women’s rights advocacy group, as his liaison to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, according to two sources familiar with the decision.
  
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• Ex-Weyerhaeuser Manager Gets Prison for Fraud Scheme

  14-04-2021 23:52
  An ex-finance manager from Weyerhaeuser who stole over $4.5 million from the timber business has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison.
  
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• Offers of Cash, Free Passes to WVa Gets Big Response

  14-04-2021 23:50
  
  A recruitment program for remote workers to come to West Virginia has received 2,000 applications in the first two days.
  
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• Biden’s UN ambassador slammed for declaring white supremacy ‘weaved’ into US ‘founding documents and principles’

  14-04-2021 23:50 via rt.com
  
  Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Joe Biden’s ambassador to the United Nations, is facing criticism after saying “the original sin of slavery weaved white supremacy” into America’s “founding documents and principles.”Speaking to the National News Network, a civil rights organization founded by Al Sharpton, Thomas-Greenfield spoke about the Biden administration’s intention to reenter the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, which former President Donald Tru
  
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• Missouri Lawmakers Move to Make Daylight Saving Permanent

  14-04-2021 23:48
  The Missouri House has advanced a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent.
  
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• Judge Censors Damning Undercover Look at the Abortion Industry – But Lawyer Says People ‘Deserve’ to See

  14-04-2021 23:48
  
  A recent ruling from a United States district court judge has blocked the release of additional undercover videos recorded by pro-life journalist David Daleiden from the public eye. In 2015, Daleiden and his team at the Center for Medical Progress released footage of high-ranking Planned Parenthood officials negotiating the sale of aborted body parts at…
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• Georgia Deputy Charged After Inquiry Faults Use of Force

  14-04-2021 23:48
  Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy in middle Georgia has been criminally charged after an inquiry faulted him in a use-of-force case.
  
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• J&J Vaccine to Remain in Limbo While Officials Seek Evidence

  14-04-2021 23:45
  
  Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine will remain in limbo a while longer.
  
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• Federal judge rules private land on border can be seized for the wall

  14-04-2021 23:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The federal government can take "immediate possession" of a Texas family's land along the US-Mexico border after a years-long court battle, a federal judge has ruled -- a move at odds with President Joe Biden's pledge to halt wall construction.
  
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• Biden Admin May Be Skirting the Law to Avoid Deporting Illegal Immigrants

  14-04-2021 23:42
  
  The Biden administration has tried to avoid or downplay every aspect of the border crisis — and now it’s acting on the fringes of the law, according to a report Monday. Border officials have been directed to “use prosecutorial discretion” when deciding to issue court notices to illegal immigrants, opening a loophole for the Biden…
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• More Than 1 Million Get at Least 1 Vaccine Dose in Kansas

  14-04-2021 23:39
  Kansas has crossed the threshold of vaccinating more than 1 million people as a third highly contagious variant is detected in the state.
  
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• House to Review Capitol Artifacts for Offensive Depictions

  14-04-2021 23:38
  
  An Illinois House task force will review artifacts in the state Capitol for their depiction of historical figures with racist or other objectionable traits.
  
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• U.S. Advisory Panel Makes No Decision on Pause to J&J's COVID-19 Vaccine

  14-04-2021 23:37
  
  (Reuters) - A U.S. health advisory panel on Wednesday did not make a decision related to the pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19...
  
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• Admin Who Didn't Report OSU Doc's Misconduct Cedes License

  14-04-2021 23:37
  A former Ohio State student health director has surrendered his medical license after being accused of failing to report complaints in the mid-1990s about sexual misconduct by university doctor Richard Strauss, who's accused of abusing young men for two decades.
  
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• Intel officials admit they don't know Covid's origins. WHO reform could fix that.

  14-04-2021 23:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.S. should push the WHO to establish global health sanctions that could be levied to compel compliance from countries during a health crisis.
  
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• 'Death is too good for him': Bernie Madoff's death reopens wounds for victims

  14-04-2021 23:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  Madoff's victims, many of whom were elderly, lost their savings without warning — cheated by a Wall Street financier who built a lavish lifestyle for himself.
  
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• Illinois House Passes Bill Mandating Asian-American History in Schools

  14-04-2021 23:32
  By Nathan Layne(Reuters) - The Illinois lower house passed a bill on Wednesday requiring public schools to teach Asian-American history, setting...
  
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• New Mexico School District Wants 20,000 Youth Vaccinated

  14-04-2021 23:31
  Albuquerque Public Schools is ramping up its efforts to get vaccines to students.
  
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• Brooklyn Center Mayor: Officers Don’t Necessarily Need Weapons During Traffic Stops

  14-04-2021 23:31
  
  The mayor of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, is considering new police reforms in the wake of the fatal Daunte Wright shooting, but one of his proposals is under scrutiny. Mayor Mike Elliott suggested at a news conference that police officers do not need weapons while pulling people over for traffic violations. “I don’t believe that officers…
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• 5 Astros Land on Injured List Because of COVID-19 Protocols

  14-04-2021 23:27
  
  The Houston Astros have placed second baseman Jose Altuve, third baseman Alex Bregman, designated hitter Yordan Álvarez, catcher Martín Maldonado and infielder Robel Garcia on the injured list because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
  
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• Mississippi Ends License Requirements for Some Beauty Jobs

  14-04-2021 23:26
  Mississippi no longer requires professional licenses for beauty service providers who offer low-risk services.
  
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• Daunte Wright: Doting Dad, Ballplayer, Slain by Police

  14-04-2021 23:26
  
  Twenty-year-old Daunte Wright was fatally shot Sunday by a police officer in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center.
  
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• US Health Advisers Seek More Data on Rare Clots Before Deciding Next Steps on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

  14-04-2021 23:25
  US health advisers seek more data on rare clots before deciding next steps on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Grandson Sentenced to Life After Murdering Grandmother

  14-04-2021 23:24
  A 33-year-old Georgia man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murdering his grandmother.
  
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• Student Journalist Protection Bill Stalls in Legislature

  14-04-2021 23:22
  A bill that would have extended free-speech protections to Nebraska student journalists and their advisers stalled in the Legislature after advancing through an initial vote last month.
  
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• $20K in Trading Cards Stolen From Hobby Store

  14-04-2021 23:22
  Maine authorities are investigating the theft of several sports trading cards estimated to be worth nearly $20,000.
  
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• North Dakota Officials Say Virus Trend Headed the Wrong Way

  14-04-2021 23:21
  North Dakota health officials say the number of confirmed variant cases of the coronavirus has doubled this month and are warning about the possibility of another wave of infections.
  
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• U.S. Cancels Warships Deployment to Black Sea -Turkish Diplomatic Sources

  14-04-2021 23:17
  ANKARA (Reuters) - The United States has cancelled the deployment of two warships to the Black Sea, Turkish diplomatic sources said on Wednesday,...
  
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• Jury Convicts Man of Fatally Shooting 16-Year-Old Girl

  14-04-2021 23:15
  A jury has convicted a man of murder in the December 2018 slaying of a 16-year-old girl who was fatally shot at an apartment in Marion County.
  
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• Defense Expert Blames George Floyd's Death on Heart Trouble

  14-04-2021 23:15
  
  A defense expert says George Floyd died from a sudden heart rhythm problem due to his heart disease while being restrained by police officers, not because former Officer Derek Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd's neck.
  
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• Restaurant Offers Burglary Suspect a Job Instead of Pressing Charges After He Threw Brick Through Front Door

  14-04-2021 23:14
  
  There is a pretty straightforward way that people deal with something like a theft or burglary: The victim is thoroughly upset and seeks reparations and punishment for the crime. But one man changed that narrative in a timely reflection of another who changed an even greater narrative centuries ago. Carl Wallace, owner of Diablo’s Southwest…
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• New Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan Could Exclude Local Councils

  14-04-2021 23:13
  The Boy Scouts of America have filed a new bankruptcy reorganization plan that increases the proposed contribution of local BSA councils to a trust fund for victims of child sex abuse.
  
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• Biden's agenda hinges on new Senate push for bipartisan deals amid distrust between the parties

  14-04-2021 23:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Major items on President Joe Biden's domestic agenda hang in the balance this month, hinging on Republicans' willingness to cut deals and whether Democrats agree to pare back their ambitions at the risk of causing a backlash on the left.
  
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• Corrections Official Resigned Over Inmate Abortion Decision

  14-04-2021 23:12
  A Nebraska prison official resigned in protest after the corrections department denied an inmate's request for an abortion.
  
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• Biden Admin Discusses Tribes' Broader Oversight in Oil-Rich Oklahoma

  14-04-2021 23:09
  
  By Valerie Volcovici and Jennifer Hiller(Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is in talks with Oklahoma tribes over whether...
  
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• WVU Hospitals Gets OK to Add Beds to Fairmont Medical Center

  14-04-2021 23:08
  WVU Hospitals has received regulatory approval to add 32 beds to Fairmont Medical Center.
  
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• Former Priest Charged With Sexually Abusing Children Near LA

  14-04-2021 23:06
  Prosecutors say a former Catholic priest has been charged with sexually assaulting four children while serving at two Los Angeles area churches two decades ago.
  
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• ‘WJ Live’: Bombshell Report – CNN Director Admits Network Created Anti-Trump ‘Propaganda’

  14-04-2021 23:04
  
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• Video Shows Man Firing on Deputies After High-Speed Chase

  14-04-2021 23:04
  
  Dashcam video released Wednesday shows a man opening fire on Georgia sheriff’s deputies and the deputies returning fire following a high-speed chase.
  
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• Omar Secures Muslim Exemption from Curfew So They Can Observe Ramadan

  14-04-2021 23:04
  
  Radical Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has convinced the mayor of Minneapolis and the governor of Minnesota to provide special treatment for people who practice the same religion as her. “My office reached out to the Minneapolis Mayor and Governor’s offices to urge them to include an exemption to the curfew this evening for…
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• Omar Says She Secured Exemption from Curfew So Muslims Could Observe Ramadan

  14-04-2021 23:04
  
  Tweets from radical Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota implied that she had convinced Minnesota leaders to provide special treatment for people who practice the same religion as her. “My office reached out to the Minneapolis Mayor and Governor’s offices to urge them to include an exemption to the curfew this evening for travel to…
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• Montana Bills Would Limit Governor's Powers in Emergencies

  14-04-2021 23:04
  A slate of bills limiting the governor’s powers during states of emergency are nearing passage in Montana.
  
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