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• Tesla CEO Elon Musk Adding SNL Hosting Job to His To-Do List

  24-04-2021 23:56
  
  Technology mogul Elon Musk has a lined up a new gig in addition to his jobs as CEO of electric car maker Tesla and spaceship maker SpaceX.
  
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• Police Release Dash, Body Camera Video of Deadly Shooting

  24-04-2021 23:53
  Police have released body and dash camera videos of the fatal shooting of a Black man during a Nebraska traffic shop.
  
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• New Virus Vaccine Doses Declined by 17 Arkansas Counties

  24-04-2021 23:53
  Additional first doses of the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccine will not be sent to 17 Arkansas counties next week, only second doses.
  
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• New Temporary Migrant Facility Operational in Yuma

  24-04-2021 23:46
  U.S. Border Patrol has announced a new tent-like temporary migrant processing facility in Yuma, Arizona began operations earlier this week to house people seeking asylum in the U.S. The Yuma Sun reported that the 90,000-square-foot structure, which was built in 20 days in a parking lot behind the Yuma Sector Headquarters building, can accommodate up to 500 people.
  
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• Despite Relentless Media Campaign, Americans’ Fear of COVID Now Eclipsed by Threat on Our Border

  24-04-2021 23:46
  
  For a long time, Americans were hungry for doomsday coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, and establishment media outlets were happy to oblige. The phenomenon led to “doomscrolling,” which Dr. Ariane Ling, a psychologist and assistant professor at New York University’s Langone Health, described as “the act of endlessly scrolling down one’s news apps, Twitter and…
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• Hundreds Show up in Nebraska for Fight Over Name Josh

  24-04-2021 23:42
  
  A fight over the name of Josh drew a crowd from around the country to a Nebraska park Saturday for a heated pool noodle brawl.
  
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• Chinese Warplane Developer Brags America’s Future B-21 Raider Has ‘Already Fallen Behind’ Newest Communist Aircraft

  24-04-2021 23:42
  
  A Chinese drone manufacturer claimed this week to have developed a prototype unmanned stealth aircraft capable of rivaling the U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider. Drone creator Zhongtian Feilong released a statement saying that its new Feilon-2 (Flying Dragon-2) prototype drone could match Northrop Grumman’s B-21 prototype in speed, attack range, payload and stealth capabilities, according…
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• Watch: Family Dog Springs Into Action When Friend Starts to Drown in Swimming Pool

  24-04-2021 23:37
  
  When Byron and Melissa Thanarayen of Boksburg City, South Africa, got home one day in April, they were met with a puzzling sight. They own three dogs, but two of them were damp. Chucky, a 13-year-old Pomeranian, and Jessie, who looks like a young pit bull mix, both had wet fur — but there was…
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• Elon Musk will host SNL in May

  24-04-2021 23:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Live from New York, it's ... Elon Musk?
  
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• Scuffles in Jerusalem After Israeli-Palestinian Ramadan Night Clashes

  24-04-2021 23:34
  
  By Stephen FarrellJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police and Palestinians scuffled outside Jerusalem's Old City walls overnight into Sunday as...
  
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• Report: DHS Whistleblower Reveals the True Horror of Biden’s Policies

  24-04-2021 23:29
  
  Our country’s border patrol agents and other officials within the Department of Homeland Security are quite literally fighting a war against drugs, human trafficking and other ugly enemies amid the Biden administration’s ongoing border crisis. Like in all wars, the need for morale and clear leadership is necessary to achieve the objectives of those charged…
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• Sheriff to Seek Release of Body Cam Video of Fatal Shooting

  24-04-2021 23:28
  
  A North Carolina sheriff whose deputies fatally shot a Black man while serving warrants says he will seek the release of body camera video as soon as he’s confident it won’t compromise the investigation.
  
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• Madrid President Says Super League Clubs 'Can't Leave' Plan

  24-04-2021 23:26
  
  Real Madrid’s president insists all 12 clubs that signed up for the ill-fated Super League are still bound by contract to the project.
  
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• Adopted Pit Bull Receives Hero Award for Saving His Owner’s Life

  24-04-2021 23:25
  
  When Bertha Martinez first met Astro, she wasn’t sure what to think. Scared of pit bulls, she was hesitant to commit to him when her family got him off the streets. “I’ve always been scared of Pitbulls and when we brought him home I wasn’t sure we’d keep him for a long time cause he…
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• WaPo Digs Into Sen. Scott’s Background to Show He Hasn’t Suffered Enough to Be a Real Black, It Backfires as People Step Forward

  24-04-2021 23:20
  
  On Friday, The Washington Post’s “fact-checker” Glenn Kessler published his inconclusive look into the family history of South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the only black Republican in the U.S. Senate, and whether he’d really gone from “cotton to Congress in one lifetime,” as the conservative lawmaker has claimed. Yes, this was real life — and…
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• Oxygen Packing Plant in Brazil Hit by Explosion

  24-04-2021 23:20
  SAO PAULO (Reuters) - An industrial plant dedicated to oxygen packing in the city of Fortaleza, in Brazil's northeastern region, exploded on...
  
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• Defenseless 61yo Asian man repeatedly stomped on the head in latest New York City attack caught on video (DISTURBING FOOTAGE)

  24-04-2021 23:16 via rt.com
  
  New York City’s wave of apparently unprovoked attacks on people of Asian descent continued in horrific fashion, with an elderly man seen being repeatedly stomped on the head by an unknown assailant in a video released by police.The video, which was released on Saturday by the New York Police Department's Hate Crimes unit, shows the tail end of the attack, with the 61-year-old man being stomped on the head at least six times as he lays on the ground, helpless and possibly unconscious. At on
  
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• North Carolina to Resume Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

  24-04-2021 23:14
  North Carolina health officials are recommending that healthcare providers in the state resume use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following a safety review by federal agencies.
  
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• New Mexico Praised for $87M in Road Construction Funding

  24-04-2021 23:13
  A coalition of energy companies has thanked government leaders after receiving millions of dollars of road improvements in the southeast New Mexico.
  
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• Perez, Cahill Lead Pirates Over Twins 6-2

  24-04-2021 23:09
  
  Michael Perez had three hits and drove in three runs, helping Trevor Cahill and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2.
  
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• South St. Paul Police Search for Wild Goat

  24-04-2021 23:07
  Police in South St. Paul are trying to corral a wild goat before a driver hits it.
  
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• Portland Police: Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Train

  24-04-2021 23:06
  Police in Portland say one person was killed early Saturday after being struck by a TriMet train.
  
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• Rep. Crenshaw Undergoes Successful Eye Surgery, Still Has ‘A While to Go’ Before Full Recovery

  24-04-2021 23:00
  
  Two weeks after GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas divulged he had been given a terrifying prognosis over an upcoming operation to save his eyesight, he offered a hopeful update on Friday after having had surgery. The former Navy SEAL lost his right eye following injuries sustained after an IED blast in Afghanistan in 2012.…
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• Hundreds Show up for Josh Fight in Nebraska

  24-04-2021 22:58
  A fight over the name of Josh drew a crowd from around the country to a Nebraska park Saturday for a heated pool noodle brawl.
  
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• House and Senate Democrats Release Final $59B Budget Plan

  24-04-2021 22:53
  House and Senate Democrats have released a final two-year $59 billion state budget plan, just one day before the Legislature is set to conclude its session.
  
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• Man Arrested in After High-Speed Police Pursuit

  24-04-2021 22:47
  A Harrisburg man is in trouble with the law after he allegedly led sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase.
  
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• Singer Sharp, and Unearned Run Lifts Royals Over Tigers 2-1

  24-04-2021 22:43
  
  Brady Singer pitched seven impressive innings, and the Kansas City Royals took advantage of some defensive sloppiness by Detroit in a 2-1 victory over the Tigers.
  
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• Appeals Court Reinstates Tennessee Abortion Waiting Period

  24-04-2021 22:43
  A federal appeals court has reinstated a 48-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions in Tennessee as the state appeals a judge’s ruling in the case.
  
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• Report: State Warned CVS Was Vaccinating Out-Of-Staters

  24-04-2021 22:42
  More New York residents than Connecticut residents had been vaccinated at a CVS by the time state officials visited the location in February.
  
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• Crosby, Rust Score as Penguins Defeat Devils 4-2

  24-04-2021 22:37
  
  Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust each scored their 20th goal of the season, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2.
  
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• Colton Herta Matches Dad, Grabs Pole in Tight IndyCar Field

  24-04-2021 22:37
  Colton Herta has rebounded from a first-lap crash in the IndyCar season opener to win the pole on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg.
  
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• Maine City Protects Area Around River Headwaters

  24-04-2021 22:34
  Maine’s largest city has acquired a parcel of land to help protect the headwaters of the Fore River.
  
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• Police Arrest Arizona Man After Finding His Severed Finger

  24-04-2021 22:31
  Authorities in Arizona have arrested a man who police believe severed his finger while slashing his neighbor's car tires after an argument.
  
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• The Latest: Olympic Champ Bobsledder in Hospital With Virus

  24-04-2021 22:30
  Olympic champion bobsledder Alex Kopacz of Canada has been hospitalized with COVID-19.
  
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• The Big Pentagon Internet Mystery Now Partially Solved

  24-04-2021 22:29
  
  After weeks of wonder by the networking community, the Pentagon has now provided a very terse explanation for why it hired a shadowy company residing at a shared workspace above a Florida bank to manage a colossal, previously idle chunk of the internet that it owns.
  
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• Edwards: Louisiana Green Fuels Plans $700M Refinery

  24-04-2021 22:28
  Plans are in the works to build a renewable diesel plant in north Louisiana.
  
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• Olympics Committee Steps In, Protects the Prestigious Games from Woke Protests and Political Stunts

  24-04-2021 22:26
  
  There was a time not long ago when Americans could tune into a sporting event without being bombarded with woke politics. That changed when NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem and other athletes quickly followed suit. Such theatrics are almost inevitable now after the death of George Floyd and the…
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• Unidentified Remains Found Near Trail in Manchester

  24-04-2021 22:19
  Authorities in New Hampshire are investigating after human remains were found near a recreational trail.
  
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• India Asks Twitter to Take Down Some Tweets Critical of Its COVID-19 Handling

  24-04-2021 22:18
  
  By Kanishka Singh(Reuters) - The Indian government asked social media platform Twitter to take down dozens of tweets, including some by local...
  
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• Police: Teen Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of Woman in Murray

  24-04-2021 22:13
  A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in Utah, accused by police of fatally stabbing a woman at an apartment complex in a Salt Lake City suburb.
  
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• Report: Biden DOJ Thinking About Stepping In, Charging Chauvin for Completely Separate Incident

  24-04-2021 22:12
  
  Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd last week, and now the Justice Department is reportedly considering filing charges against him over an incident in 2017 in which he was accused of using excessive force against a minority teenager. In the wake of the landmark trial which came to…
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• Good Samaritan Fatally Stabbed Defending Teenager, Mother

  24-04-2021 22:12
  Police say a suburban Chicago man faces a murder charge after fatally stabbing another man who came to the defense of a woman and her daughter during an altercation inside a grocery store.
  
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• Prototype of 1st US Dollar Coins Auctioned for $840,000

  24-04-2021 22:07
  
  Officials say a piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation’s money was auctioned off for $840,000, considerably more than expected.
  
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• 4 Held as French Seek Motive in Deadly Police Station Attack

  24-04-2021 22:03
  
  French authorities detained a fourth person as anti-terrorism investigators questioned three others.
  
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• The Latest: California Among States Considering Resuming J&J

  24-04-2021 21:59
  
  A panel of public health experts from California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington was meeting to discuss potentially lifting the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, a spokesman for the California Department of Public Health says.
  
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• Small Earthquakes Rattle North-Central Kansas

  24-04-2021 21:53
  Several small earthquakes have rattled north-central Kansas.
  
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• Knicks Extend Winning Streak to 9, Beat Raptors 120-103

  24-04-2021 21:49
  
  Julius Randle had 31 points and 10 rebounds, RJ Barrett had 25 points and 12 boards, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 120-103 for their ninth straight victory.
  
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• Armenian Americans Welcome Biden's Declaration of Genocide

  24-04-2021 21:44
  
  Armenian Americans welcomed the news Saturday that President Joe Biden formally declared as genocide the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of their ancestors by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 1900s, saying the recognition by a sitting U.S. president was long overdue.
  
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• Students, Faculty Back at College After Wildfire Evacuation

  24-04-2021 21:40
  Approximately 300 students and faculty of a small private college in northern New Mexico returned to campus Saturday as firefighters worked to mop up and fully contain a wildfire that prompted a precautionary evacuation.
  
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• 76ers Missing Embiid, Simmons for Matchup With Bucks

  24-04-2021 21:34
  
  All-Stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons have been ruled out for Philadelphia’s game at the Milwaukee Bucks.
  
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