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• 2 Men Charged in Death, Dismemberment of Fort Wayne Man

  27-04-2021 23:58
  Authorities say two men face charges in the death and dismemberment of a 55-year-old man found in a vehicle that crashed in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
  
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• Unmanned Helicopter Crashes Into US Navy Ship, Damaging Hull

  27-04-2021 23:57
  An unmanned helicopter has crashed into the side of a U.S. Navy ship.
  
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• Advocates Detail 'Shadow Pandemic' of Violence Against Women

  27-04-2021 23:54
  Advocates who work in Indigenous communities in New Mexico and on the Navajo Nation say cases of domestic violence increased over the past year.
  
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• NHL Could Adjust Playoffs for Travel Restrictions in Canada

  27-04-2021 23:53
  
  The NHL is preparing contingency plans if virus restrictions in Canada prevent travel between provinces or back and forth to the U.S. during the playoffs.
  
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• Houston-Area Sheriff Is Named to Lead Immigration Agency

  27-04-2021 23:52
  President Joe Biden has nominated the sheriff of one of the nation’s most populous counties to lead the agency that deports people in the country illegally.
  
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• Biden Nominates Texas Sheriff Who Refused to Enforce Trump Immigration Policy to Lead ICE

  27-04-2021 23:52
  
  President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated the sheriff of one of the nation’s most populous counties to lead the agency that deports illegal immigrants, picking a seasoned law enforcement official who sharply criticized former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, whose jurisdiction includes the Houston metropolitan area, was nominated director of…
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• Prison Workers Alleges Retaliation for Report of Rodents

  27-04-2021 23:50
  A mental-health worker at a state prison in western New Mexico is alleging in a lawsuit that she was harassed and threatened by superiors after reporting details of an apparent rodent infestation.
  
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• Minnesota Legislature Finally Funds Chauvin Trial Security

  27-04-2021 23:49
  
  The Minnesota Legislature has approved $7.8 million to help cover the extra security costs the state incurred ahead of last week’s guilty verdicts in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial over the killing of George Floyd.
  
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• Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Co-Worker's Shooting Death

  27-04-2021 23:47
  A Pasco man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for the shooting death of a co-worker in Burbank, south of the Tri-Cities.
  
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• Tensions simmer as McCarthy won't say whether Cheney should remain in House GOP leadership

  27-04-2021 23:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Party leaders have been at odds since Trump's second impeachment trial in January.
  
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• Poll: 77% of Americans Support Photo ID to Vote, Even a Majority of Democrats Agree

  27-04-2021 23:46
  
  A recent Fox News poll gave new insights into the fact that requiring identification to vote has bipartisan support. The outlet worked with Beacon Research and Shaw & Company to interview 1,002 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points, and discovered that 77 percent of those asked supported a requirement…
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• Keyboard warriors attack Joe Rogan after he DOES NOT recommend young & healthy people get Covid-19 vaccine

  27-04-2021 23:46 via rt.com
  
  Podcaster Joe Rogan has become a target of critics on social media after saying he believes young and healthy people likely don’t need Covid-19 vaccines and even opined that inoculating children is “crazy.”Rogan quickly began trending on social media on Tuesday after a recent clip from his podcast, ‘The Joe Rogan Experience,’ prompted critics to accuse him of spreading Covid-19 disinformation and feeding into vaccine hesitancy.
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• Large-Capacity Magazines Ban Clears Delaware House Committee

  27-04-2021 23:44
  A Democratic proposal to outlaw high-capacity firearm magazines in Delaware cleared a House committee on Tuesday and will be sent to the full House.
  
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• The Latest: COVID Forces Hatton Out of Valspar Championship

  27-04-2021 23:42
  
  Tyrrell Hatton is the fourth player out of the Valspar Championship because of a positive test for the coronavirus.
  
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• Endangered Fin Whale Washes Up on Shore, Likely Killed by Blunt Force Trauma Due to Ship Traffic

  27-04-2021 23:42
  
  On Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard spotted a whale carcass in the water a few miles from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The whale washed ashore Friday night at Fort Funston, and on Saturday a necropsy was performed by The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, that suggested — based on bruising and hemorrhaging…
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• Judge Has Doubts on Voter Privacy in Arizona Recount

  27-04-2021 23:38
  
  A judge hearing a challenge to voter privacy policies during the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate’s recount of 2.1 million 2020 election ballots says he is not convinced voter secrecy is being upheld.
  
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• Tucker Carlson Urges Viewers to ‘Contact Child Protective Services’ If They See Kids Wearing Masks Outdoors

  27-04-2021 23:36
  
  Fox News host Tucker Carlson encouraged his audience on Monday night to contact child protective services if they see children outside wearing a mask. His exhortation was part of a critique of the whole notion of donning a mask while outdoors. Masks are “signifiers of shame and submission,” he said on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” “Until…
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• Dispute Over Powers Could Spark Idaho Government Shutdown

  27-04-2021 23:36
  State officials say Idaho government offices and services could start shutting down in June if the part-time Legislature refuses to adjourn and leave coronavirus pandemic decisions solely to Republican Gov. Brad Little.
  
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• Ex-Boston Police Officer Admits to Overtime Fraud Scheme

  27-04-2021 23:31
  A former Boston police officer has pleaded guilty to collecting more than $20,000 in bogus overtime payments.
  
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• U.S. Antitrust Senators Query Google Over Testimony Meddling Concerns

  27-04-2021 23:30
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee sent a letter to Google on Tuesday saying they were "deeply troubled" by what they...
  
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• New York considers legal action over census count

  27-04-2021 23:28
  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday his office is exploring whether it can contest a U.S. Census Bureau tally that found the state would lose a congressional seat after coming in 89 residents short of the cutoff. (April 27)      
  
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• Report: Jail Reform Group Led by BLM Co-Founder Spent $26K at Luxury Resort in Malibu

  27-04-2021 23:27
  
  If this is what Black Lives Matter means when it calls its members “trained Marxists,” the status quo will be safe and sound. The Daily Caller News Foundation once again exposed BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors for seemingly exploiting her donors in 2019, reporting that a jail reform organization she founded spent over $26,000 on “meetings”…
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• Biden picks Texas sheriff who criticized Trump-era policies for ICE director

  27-04-2021 23:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden will nominate Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a critic of former President Donald Trump's immigration policies, to serve as director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the White House announced Tuesday.
  
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• AG: Ceding Lawmakers Spending Control Not Stand up in Court

  27-04-2021 23:25
  North Dakota’s attorney general says a bill that would give a lawmakers more oversight on how federal funding is spent between legislation sessions may not survive a court challenge.
  
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• Why the 2020 Census should doubly frustrate Democrats

  27-04-2021 23:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  We are definitely going to see more political power shift from the coasts to the South and Western states.
  
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• Maine Finishes 1st Phase of Vehicle Charging Station Network

  27-04-2021 23:22
  With the installation of a high-speed electric vehicle charging station in North Windham, Maine has completed the first phase of an expanding public network of charging stations.
  
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• Michigan House Votes to Move August Primary to June

  27-04-2021 23:15
  Michigan’s August primary date would be moved six weeks earlier, to June, and the state would be required to more quickly check if ballot drives have submitted enough qualifying signatures for the general election under bills advancing in Lansing.
  
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• Biden to Meet With Former President Carter in Georgia on Thursday

  27-04-2021 23:15
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will meet with former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, in...
  
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• Ohio Legislative Leaders May Advance Map-Making Date Changes

  27-04-2021 23:14
  Ohio’s legislative leaders are negotiating a potentially fast-moving constitutional amendment that would allow September deadlines for making state political maps to be extended because of pandemic-related delays in the 2020 Census.
  
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• Interest on NC Taxes Paid Waived in Bill Heading to Cooper

  27-04-2021 23:11
  North Carolina income tax filers won’t have to pay interest on payments turned in by the new May 17 deadline in a bill receiving final legislative approval.
  
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• Microsoft Profits Soar as Cloud Demand Continues in Pandemic

  27-04-2021 23:10
  Microsoft’s profits soared during the first three months of 2021, thanks to ongoing demand for its software and cloud computing services during the pandemic.
  
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• Opioid Use, Fentanyl Deaths in Maryland Spike Amid Pandemic

  27-04-2021 23:05
  Preliminary data from 2020 reveals a dramatic increase in deaths linked with opioids in Maryland, particularly fentanyl; health officials blame the pandemic.
  
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• Edwards Rolls Back Louisiana Mask Mandate, Limits Locations

  27-04-2021 23:02
  
  Gov. John Bel Edwards is partially lifting Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate enacted to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• U.S., Israeli Officials Voice Concern Over Advances in Iran's Nuclear Program: White House

  27-04-2021 23:01
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Israeli officials meeting in Washington on Tuesday discussed their "serious concerns" about advancements in Iran's...
  
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• Starbucks Returns to Sales Growth in Its Fiscal Q2

  27-04-2021 23:00
  
  After four straight quarters of sales declines, Starbucks returned to growth in the January-March period.
  
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• Montana Bill Aims to Stop Work Bias Based on Vaccine Status

  27-04-2021 23:00
  Montana’s Legislature has passed a bill that would prohibit employers from requiring vaccinations as a condition of employment.
  
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• Stocks End a Wobbly Day Mixed, S&P 500 Still Near Record

  27-04-2021 22:59
  
  Major U.S. stock indexes ended a wobbly day mixed on Wall Street, keeping the S&P 500 near the record high it set a day earlier.
  
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• CDC Announces Americans Can Go Outside and Socialize Without a Mask – If They’re Vaccinated

  27-04-2021 22:59
  
  Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has announced updated mask guidelines for fully vaccinated Americans, noting that it’s no longer necessary for them to wear masks in most outside situations. “Today, I hope, is a day when we can take another step back to the normalcy of before,” Walensky…
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• Visa 2Q Profits Fall 2%, as Economic Slowdown Hits Payments

  27-04-2021 22:58
  Visa says fiscal second-quarter profits fell 2% from a year earlier, as the company dealt with a slowdown across its payment network due to the global pandemic.
  
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• SpaceX in Deal for Facility in Port of Long Beach

  27-04-2021 22:55
  SpaceX is in a deal to use a marine terminal in the Port of Long Beach for West Coast rocket recovery operations.
  
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• Report: Chief of Border Patrol Says No Way to Biden, Will Not Endorse Ban on Using ‘Alien’

  27-04-2021 22:55
  
  Instead of focusing on the border crisis fueled by his own policies, President Joe Biden has spent his time attempting to ban certain language related to the crisis. However, a new report suggests U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott is standing up to him. According to Breitbart, Biden issued a policy change prohibiting both Customs…
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• Guatemalan Civil Society to Ask U.S. to Help Tackle Corruption

  27-04-2021 22:55
  
  By Sofia MenchuGUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan civil society leaders say they will implore the United States to sanction more people linked...
  
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• US to share its stock of AstraZeneca vaccines; CDC updates masking guidelines for fully vaccinated Americans: Live COVID-19 updates

  27-04-2021 22:53
  
  US to share up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, India sets another infection record and more COVID news you need to know Tuesday.      
  
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• Maryland Officials Trying to Limit Bear-Human Conflict

  27-04-2021 22:53
  As Maryland black bears emerge from hibernation, the state’s Wildlife and Heritage Service is warning people to keep food tucked away to avoid attracting them.
  
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• Commander says farewell to Space Station

  27-04-2021 22:53
  NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts deliver farewell remarks from the International Space Station; return to Earth set for Saturday (April 27)      
  
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• Arizona Vaccine Sites No Longer Requiring Appointments

  27-04-2021 22:53
  State health officials say Arizona has sufficient COVID-19 vaccine to meet demand and appointments are no longer required at the state-run vaccination sites in metro Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff and Yuma.
  
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• Tempe Police Arrest Suspect in Hit-And-Run That Injured 2

  27-04-2021 22:52
  Police in Tempe say a suspect has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run last weekend that injured two Arizona State University students.
  
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• $585K to Be Paid in Sex Harassment Suit Against 'TikTok Doc'

  27-04-2021 22:52
  Oregon Health and Science University says it will pay $585,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a social worker who accused a former anesthesiology resident of sexually assaulting her and accused the school of failing to act.
  
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• No Charges Against R&B Artist Trey Songz Over NFL Scuffle

  27-04-2021 22:51
  R&B artist Trey Songz will not face charges in an alleged altercation with police officers at the AFC championship game in Kansas City.
  
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• 2 More Guards at NJ Women's Prison Charged in Attack

  27-04-2021 22:51
  Two more New Jersey prison guards have been charged with misconduct stemming from what officials said was a January attack on inmates at the state’s only women’s prison.
  
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