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• Partial Bailout for Botched Nebraska Murder Case Advances

  29-04-2021 23:59
  A rural Nebraska county that was ordered to pay a $28.1 million legal judgment for sending six innocent people to prison could get a $4 million bailout from the state under a bill that won initial approval from lawmakers.
  
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• Biden’s First Address to Congress Drew 50% Less Views Than Donald Trump’s Among Big 4 Networks

  29-04-2021 23:58
  
  President Joe Biden’s first remarks before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night saw a roughly 50 percent decline in viewers when compared to former President Donald Trump’s first such speech in 2017. How is it that a man who is supposedly one of the most popular presidents in modern history, at least by…
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• Palantir's Alex Karp Gets $1 Billion Payday in 2020

  29-04-2021 23:57
  
  (Reuters) - Data analytics firm Palantir Technologies Inc's chief earned a billion dollars last year after taking the company he co-founded public,...
  
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• Oversight Agency Finds `Deficiencies’ in Chicago Police Raid

  29-04-2021 23:57
  Chicago’s civilian police oversight agency has completed a 16-month investigation into a wrongful 2019 raid during which a woman was forced to stand naked and handcuffed.
  
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• NC Sen. Tillis Says He Feels Great After Cancer Surgery

  29-04-2021 23:57
  North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis says he feels great following prostate cancer surgery earlier this month.
  
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• ‘Serial sexual assaulter says what?’ De Blasio & Cuomo continue feud, gov denies NYT report he hid Covid-19 nursing home deaths

  29-04-2021 23:57
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has touched on his biggest scandals at a press conference, denying reports he covered up Covid-19 deaths and targeting New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio on rolling back pandemic restrictions.Cuomo’s comments on Thursday came after a New York Times report alleging that the governor and his aides “repeatedly” overruled his Department of Health for months to obscure the statewide death toll from Covid-19, especially in nursing homes. 
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• Ghislaine Maxwell Shown With 'Black Eye' in Photo -Lawyer

  29-04-2021 23:57
  
  By Jonathan Stempel and Catherine KoppelNEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for Ghislaine Maxwell on Thursday released a photo that shows the British...
  
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• EU Countries, Lawmakers Reach Deal to Tackle Online Child Sexual Abuse

  29-04-2021 23:54
  
  By Foo Yun CheeBRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU countries and EU lawmakers agreed late Thursday evening to allow Facebook and Microsoft to scan and remove...
  
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• Op-Ed: Biden’s First 100 Days Have Been a Nightmare for Social Conservatives

  29-04-2021 23:53
  
  Just over a hundred days ago, Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States of America. In his inaugural address, the new president promised to unify the nation. After a contentious election season, and amid a still-dangerous pandemic, Biden pledged to be “a president for all Americans” who will “fight as hard for…
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• Chicago Man Convicted in Death of Iowa Woman From Heroin

  29-04-2021 23:50
  A 40-year-old Chicago man who sold heroin to an Iowa woman who later died has been convicted of drug crimes.
  
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• House Approves Bill to Put Menstrual Products in Schools

  29-04-2021 23:48
  The Alabama Legislature on Thursday advanced a bill to require public schools to provide menstrual products.
  
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• Families of Police Violence Victims Lobby Capitol Hill on Policing Reform

  29-04-2021 23:47
  
  Relatives of four Black men who died at the hands of police held a series of meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to push for ‘meaningful’ reforms.
  
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• Judge Seeks Answers for Jail's Ghislaine Maxwell Treatment

  29-04-2021 23:43
  A judge has ordered the government to explain why it flashes light into Ghislaine Maxwell's cell every 15 minutes overnight, an action her lawyers say may have resulted in a bruise over one eye.
  
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• Palestinian Parliamentary Elections Delayed, Says Abbas, Blaming Israel

  29-04-2021 23:41
  
  By Rami Ayyub, Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-MughrabiJERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday postponed planned parliamentary...
  
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• Cheryl Strange Named New Head of Department of Corrections

  29-04-2021 23:41
  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Cheryl Strange as secretary of the state’s Department Corrections, the first woman to lead the agency.
  
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• Massachusetts House OKs Its Version of $47.7B State Budget

  29-04-2021 23:38
  The Massachusetts House approved its version of the state budget Thursday for the 2022 fiscal year that begins July 1.
  
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• Questions and Anger Over Chicago's Lack of Foot Chase Policy

  29-04-2021 23:36
  Chicago's scramble to create a police foot pursuit policy following the recent fatal shootings of two people by officers has raised questions about why one wasn't already in place.
  
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• New Mexico Tribe, US Agency Reach Agreement Over Hospital

  29-04-2021 23:36
  The U.S. government has agreed to provide emergency and in-patient care at a hospital on tribal lands in New Mexico at least through next February.
  
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• 5 Arrested in Violent Robbery of Lady Gaga's Dogs

  29-04-2021 23:35
  Los Angeles police say the woman who returned Lady Gaga’s stolen French bulldogs was among five people arrested in connection with the theft and shooting of the music superstar’s dog walker.
  
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• Delegates to Consider Censuring Romney Over Impeachment Vote

  29-04-2021 23:33
  GOP delegates attending the Utah Republican Party convention will consider a resolution this weekend to censure U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney for voting to impeach former President Donald Trump.
  
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• Brown Extends Oregon COVID Emergency as Cases Spike

  29-04-2021 23:30
  Gov. Kate Brown is extending Oregon’s state of emergency for COVID-19 until June 28, saying a fourth surge of the pandemic is being driven by variants of the disease and causing increased cases and hospitalizations.
  
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• Appeals Court Tells EPA to Ban Pesticide or Decide It's Safe

  29-04-2021 23:30
  
  A federal appeals court has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to quickly determine whether a pesticide linked to brain damage in children should be banned.
  
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• Eight students indicted in fraternity hazing death at Bowling Green State University

  29-04-2021 23:29
  
  Stone Foltz, 20, died March 5 from alcohol poisoning at a fraternity event. Charges against the 8 men include involuntary manslaughter and hazing.      
  
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• 2nd Suspect in Fatal Shooting in Downtown Tucson Is Arrested

  29-04-2021 23:28
  Police in Tucson say a second suspect sought in a fatal shooting case has been arrested.
  
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• Friend of Homicide Victim's Son Charged in Topeka Killing

  29-04-2021 23:27
  The friend of a Topeka woman's son has been charged in her death.
  
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• Five People Arrested in Connection With Snatching of Lady Gaga's Dogs, Los Angeles Police Say

  29-04-2021 23:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Five people have been arrested in connection with the snatching in February of Lady Gaga's dogs, a Los Angeles police...
  
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• Five Charged in Snatching at Gunpoint of Lady Gaga's Dogs

  29-04-2021 23:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Five people have been charged with attempted murder and robbery in connection with the snatching at gunpoint in February of...
  
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• How to make the next 100 days of Biden's presidency as successful as the first 100

  29-04-2021 23:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  The president is doing the job Americans elected him to do and getting this country back on track. Now, we all need to look to the future together.
  
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• Eight Men Indicted in Hazing Death at Ohio's Bowling Green State University

  29-04-2021 23:22
  By Brendan O'Brien(Reuters) - An Ohio grand jury indicted eight men on Thursday on charges stemming from an alcohol-induced death of a 20-year-old...
  
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• Biden’s ratings MUCH lower than Trump’s least-viewed speech to Congress, but he did beat the Oscars

  29-04-2021 23:21
  
  Turns out US President Joe Biden didn’t just have a smaller than usual audience inside the halls of Congress, as preliminary ratings reports indicated that only 22.6 million Americans watched his speech on broadcast TV channels.Only 200 or so people were inside the House chambers on Wednesday evening as Biden gave the first joint address of his presidency – not a proper State of the Union, as fact-checkers hastened to point out – but just 12.5 million Americans tuned in to ABC,
  
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• S Carolina Senate Appears Ready to Debate Open Carry of Guns

  29-04-2021 23:18
  
  South Carolina senators have taken several steps to bring to a vote a bill that would allow licensed people to openly carry pistols and not hide them under a jacket.
  
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• Fisherman's Body Pulled From Savannah River

  29-04-2021 23:14
  South Carolina officials say they’ve recovered the body of a missing fisherman in the Savannah River.
  
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• Senate votes to open floodgates, passes bipartisan $35 billion water infrastructure bill

  29-04-2021 23:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act passed overwhelmingly by a vote of 89-2.
  
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• Popularity of Chile's Pinera in the Doldrums Following Pensions Fiasco

  29-04-2021 23:11
  
  By Fabian CamberoSANTIAGO (Reuters) - Three quarters of Chileans disapprove of Chilean President Sebastian Pinera's management of the country,...
  
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• Police: Florida Man Attacked Family With Samurai Sword

  29-04-2021 23:10
  Police say a Florida man stabbed his parents and sister with a samurai sword.
  
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• Portugal Reaches Final Phase of Lockdown Easing, Land Border With Spain Reopens

  29-04-2021 23:08
  
  By Sergio GoncalvesLISBON (Reuters) - Most of Portugal's territory will proceed to the final phase of a gradual easing of COVID-19 restrictions...
  
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• David Harsanyi: Sen. Scott and VP Harris Said Exactly the Same Thing – Here’s How the Media Responded

  29-04-2021 23:08
  
  South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott gave a competent Republican response to Joe Biden’s mendacious speech to congress this week. Considering the failed history of the opposition responses, being competent is no easy accomplishment. And boy, the contrived, hyperbolic outrage and derision we saw from liberal talking heads was something to behold. Some of it was…
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• Colorado Police: Three Arrested in Asian-Targeted Burglaries

  29-04-2021 23:08
  Colorado police say they have arrested three suspects in a string of 2019 residential burglaries targeting the homes of Asian business owners.
  
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• Water Bill May Open Spigot for Biden Infrastructure Plan

  29-04-2021 23:07
  
  Rarely has a routine water resources bill generated so much political buzz.
  
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• The Latest: Study: About 1/3 in Mexico Showed Virus Exposure

  29-04-2021 23:04
  
  A study suggests that as many as one-third of Mexicans may have been exposed to the coronavirus by the end of last year.
  
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• 4th Flight Fizzles for NASA's Mars Helicopter, Retry Friday

  29-04-2021 23:04
  
  NASA's Mars helicopter fizzled on its fourth flight attempt after three successes.
  
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• Sheriff: Suspect, 2 Others in Family Among Dead in Standoff

  29-04-2021 23:02
  
  Authorities say a married couple found dead along with the suspected gunman in a North Carolina home after a 13-hour standoff were all members of the same family.
  
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• New Hampshire State Workers to Return to Offices by May 10

  29-04-2021 23:01
  New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says state government employees who have been working from home during the coronavirus pandemic will be back in their offices by May 10.
  
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• Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Stabbing Death in Davenport

  29-04-2021 23:00
  A 25-year-old Davenport man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the stabbing death of another man in a Davenport hotel room.
  
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• Blinken Meets Israeli Spy Chief as Iran Talks Continue

  29-04-2021 23:00
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top Biden administration national security aides have met with the chief of Israel's Mossad spy agency for talks that focused primarily on Iran.
  
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• Indiana Governor Signs Wetland Repeal Bill, Despite Pushback

  29-04-2021 22:58
  A bill removing some protections from Indiana’s already diminished wetlands was signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb Thursday despite widespread criticism that it could damage waterways, wildlife and vegetation.
  
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• Panel: Remove Fulbright Statue, Name From Arkansas Campus

  29-04-2021 22:57
  
  A University of Arkansas committee says tributes honoring a former senator, alum and segregationist whose beliefs did not align with the values of the institution today should be removed from campus.
  
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• Biden's Agenda: What Can Pass and What Faces Steep Odds

  29-04-2021 22:55
  
  President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress, and some are more politically plausible than others.
  
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• Northam Updates Mask Mandate to Align With New CDC Guidance

  29-04-2021 22:52
  Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is updating the state’s mask mandate to align it with newly relaxed guidelines issued earlier this week by the federal government.
  
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• Group of Armed Iranian Boats Closes in on American Cutter, Rethinks Poor Decision When US Navy Ship Opens Fire

  29-04-2021 22:52
  
  Three Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy armed speedboats were met with warning shots from a U.S. warship after they came within 68 yards of U.S. naval vessels in the Persian Gulf on Monday, according to a statement from the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. U.S. Navy patrol craft USS Firebolt and U.S. Coast…
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