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• Pollock 8 RBIs, Beaty 7 RBIs, Each Slam as Dodgers Bop Brews

  02-05-2021 23:57
  
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• Why we love pugs — and other snub-nosed dogs. It's in the eyes.

  02-05-2021 23:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Dogs that are snub-nosed, such as pugs, boxers and bulldogs, or dogs that have three other traits are the most likely to look directly into the human eye.
  
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• STORY REMOVED: ND--North Dakota-Wildfires

  02-05-2021 23:51
  Please disregard ND--North Dakota-Wildfires, published on May 2, 2021, and datelined in BISMARCK, N.
  
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• 3 Killed, 27 Hospitalized After Boat Capsizes off San Diego

  02-05-2021 23:44
  
  Authorities say three people were killed and more than two dozen others were hospitalized after a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday.
  
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• Iran Expects US Sanctions to Be Lifted Under Biden

  02-05-2021 23:43
  
  Sanctions slapped on Iran by former President Donald Trump in response to Iranian conduct are likely to be lifted by the Biden administration. “Sanctions … on Iran’s energy sector, which include oil and gas, or those on the automotive industry, financial, banking and port sanctions, all should be lifted based on agreements reached so far,”…
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• Mourners Attend Viewing for Man Shot by N. Carolina Deputies

  02-05-2021 23:36
  Hundreds of mourners paid their respects to a North Carolina man whose shooting at the hands of sheriff’s deputies has triggered a wave of protests.
  
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• 'Hospitals Are Full' as Argentina COVID-19 Cases Hit 3 Million

  02-05-2021 23:32
  
  By Miguel Lo BiancoBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina coronavirus cases hit 3 million on Sunday since the pandemic began, as medical workers said...
  
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• Chad's Military Names New Government but Opposition Still Unimpressed

  02-05-2021 23:30
  
  N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's military rulers named a new government on Sunday after the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby, but leading...
  
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• Unreal Video: Bear Barrels Toward Mountain Biker Hastily Navigating Rough Backwoods Trail

  02-05-2021 23:25
  
  My dad is an intelligent man, a former aeronautical engineer for the Air Force who worked on systems related to the Space Shuttle and International Space Station before transitioning to the software side of things. But he always was a fount of stories Wikipedia would label “[citation needed].” These stories all tended to begin the…
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• Scherzer Leads Nats Over Miami, Heads to Join Wife for Birth

  02-05-2021 23:20
  
  Max Scherzer pitched a five-hitter, Ryan Zimmerman hit a three-run homer and the Washington Nationals defeated the Miami Marlins 3-1.
  
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• Man Shows How Ridiculously Easy It Is to Get a Tesla to Drive with Nobody Behind the Wheel

  02-05-2021 23:18
  
  Tesla prides itself on cutting-edge innovations in car manufacturing, particularly its famous Autopilot system. However, recent developments have indicated that this technology may not be as safe as previously thought. On April 17, a 2019 Tesla Model S carrying two men crashed into a tree near The Woodlands, Texas. Both men died in the accident,…
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• Farmers Leave These Small Boxes All Over Rural America, But They May Soon Be Gone Forever

  02-05-2021 23:17
  
  Urban decay and the scourge of riots don’t tell the full story of America’s slide into moral depravity. Instead, our country’s moral barometer lies in its heartland, where salt-of-the-earth folks have long led quiet lives raising crops and families. This has always been a place where neighbors know and look out for each other, where…
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• Bernie Sanders, Ex-Lawmaker Booker Attend Kentucky Rally

  02-05-2021 23:14
  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has spoken at a rally with a former Kentucky state lawmaker who is considering another run for the U.S. Senate.
  
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• Iowa Turns Down 71% of Available Vaccines on Weak Demand

  02-05-2021 23:13
  Iowa is turning down nearly three quarters of the vaccine doses available to the state from the federal government because demand for the shots remains weak.
  
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• Tick Populations on the Rise in Connecticut

  02-05-2021 23:11
  Experts say the Connecticut's tick population is increasing this season and features some new species.
  
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• Sacramento Bucks ‘Defund Police’ Trend, Proposes Its Highest-Ever Law Enforcement Budget

  02-05-2021 23:11
  
  Amid national outcries to “defund the police,” the city of Sacramento is looking to increase police spending by almost six percent. The police budget is proposed to increase to an “all-time high” of $165.8 million in the next fiscal year that begins July 1, according to the Sacramento Bee. The increase comes despite the creation…
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• US Radar Tracking as Massive Chinese Rocket Plummets Toward Earth in Uncontrolled Re-Entry

  02-05-2021 23:00
  
  A massive Chinese rocket will be falling to Earth, with large sections of the United States among the possible sites, but no one knows where or when the rocket will hit The Long March 5B rocket pushed China’s first module for its space station into orbit on Wednesday. However, the booster rocket remained in orbit…
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• Analysis: Mississippi Legislators Sidestep Some Division

  02-05-2021 23:00
  Mississippi lawmakers grabbed national headlines this year by banning transgender athletes from competing on girls' or women’s sports teams.
  
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• Phillies LHP Alvarado Suspended 3 Games for Dustup With Mets

  02-05-2021 22:58
  
  Philadelphia Phillies reliever José Alvarado has been suspended three games by Major League Baseball for inciting a bench-clearing dustup with the New York Mets.
  
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• Biden's climate push promises 'jobs, jobs, jobs.' Here's what that might look like

  02-05-2021 22:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In his first address to a joint session of Congress last week, President Joe Biden framed his climate-change agenda as a once-in-a-generation economic opportunity, speaking directly to blue-collar workers. He promised that the focus on climate change would result in "jobs, jobs, jobs."
  
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• State Police Probe Fatal Shooting by Porter County Police

  02-05-2021 22:52
  Indiana State Police are investigating after Porter County sheriff's officers fatally shot a 30-year-old man at a South Haven home.
  
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• Apple's App Store Goes on Trial in Threat to 'Walled Garden'

  02-05-2021 22:50
  
  On Monday, Apple faces a trial that could upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of dollars each year while feeding more than 1.6 billion iPhones, iPads, and other devices.
  
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• Biden administration denies Iranian state media report of prisoner-swap agreement with Tehran that would free four Americans

  02-05-2021 22:48 via rt.com
  
  White House chief of staff Ron Klain has denied a report by Iran’s state-owned television broadcaster of a prisoner-swap agreement, saying work remains ongoing to free four Americans who had been accused by Tehran of spying.“Unfortunately, that report is untrue,” Klain said in an interview Sunday on CBS News’ ‘Face the Nation’ program. “There is no agreement to release these four Americans. We're working very hard to get them released. We've raised this
  
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• Two Dead, 23 Hurt When Boat Overturns off California Peninsula

  02-05-2021 22:40
  (Reuters) - Two people were killed and 23 injured on Sunday when a suspected human smuggling boat overturned off Cabrillo National Monument in...
  
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• Three Dead, Dozens Hurt When Suspected Smuggling Boat Overturns off California

  02-05-2021 22:40
  (Reuters) -Three people were killed and more than two dozen injured on Sunday when a suspected smuggling boat broke apart off Cabrillo National...
  
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• Four Dead When Suspected Migrant-Smuggling Boat Breaks Apart off San Diego

  02-05-2021 22:40
  (Reuters) - Four people were killed and more than two dozen injured on Sunday when a boat suspected of attempting to smuggle migrants into...
  
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• NJ Governor Vows 'Major' Announcement on Virus Restrictions

  02-05-2021 22:36
  New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is promising a “major announcement” Monday on easing restrictions imposed in the Garden State due to COVID-19.
  
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• Second Big Name in Biden Administration Backs a Global Tax

  02-05-2021 22:33
  
  The Biden administration affirmed its support for what’s known as a global minimum tax on Sunday as part of its push to make corporations shell out more in taxes. Last month, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said it was time to end “a 30-year race to the bottom on corporate tax rates” and establish a global…
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• Man United Fans Storm Stadium, Force Game to Be Called Off

  02-05-2021 22:29
  
  Manchester United’s Premier League game against Liverpool was postponed after supporters stormed into the stadium and onto the field.
  
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• Proud Boys Canada Dissolves Itself, Says It Was Never a 'White Supremacy' Group

  02-05-2021 22:25
  TORONTO (Reuters) - Proud Boys Canada, a far-right group that Ottawa named as a terrorist entity earlier this year, has dissolved itself, saying it...
  
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• Montanans Following Through With 2nd COVID-19 Vaccine Dose

  02-05-2021 22:16
  Montana health officials say about 96% of Montanans who received their first COVID-19 vaccine have been returning to get their second dose.
  
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• Lawyer for Breonna Taylor’s Family Named an Animal After the Dead Woman, Enters It In Competitions

  02-05-2021 22:13
  
  A racehorse owned by the wife of a lawyer who represented Breonna Taylor’s family against the Louisville Police Department has won a race at the site of the Kentucky Derby. Interestingly, the horse was also actually named after the late Taylor, who was shot and killed by police amid an exchange of gunfire between her…
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• House Runoff in Texas Set Between GOP's Wright, Ellzey

  02-05-2021 22:12
  
  A runoff for a U.S. House seat in Texas is set.
  
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• Former Obama Adviser Gives Democrats a Sobering Warning

  02-05-2021 22:07
  
  As President Joe Biden celebrated his 100th day in office on Thursday, political analysts across the spectrum took the opportunity to weigh in on his administration’s achievements. As you would imagine, the view from the right was pretty dismal. You may be surprised to hear, however, that not all liberals are giving the president high…
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• Texas special election: Republicans Susan Wright and Jake Ellzey advance to runoff for House seat, NBC News projects

  02-05-2021 22:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  It's the first hotly contested special election of President Joe Biden's term, with Wright running to fill her late husband's North Texas seat.
  
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• Analysis: La. Policing Change Bills Advance With Ease So Far

  02-05-2021 22:00
  
  A study group created by Louisiana lawmakers to discuss ways to address police misconduct issues had the formidable task of getting law enforcement leaders and groups alleging racial bias in policing to agree on substantive change.
  
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• Republican Jake Ellzey Advances to Runoff Election in Texas' 6th Congressional District

  02-05-2021 21:55
  Republican Jake Ellzey advances to runoff election in Texas' 6th Congressional District.
  
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• The Latest: US to Talk to WTO on Wider Vaccine Distribution

  02-05-2021 21:54
  
  The White House says the U.S. trade representative will begin talks with the World Trade Organization on ways to overcome intellectual property issues that are keeping critically needed COVID-19 vaccines from being more widely distributed.
  
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• Powerful Teachers Union Given Major Say in CDC School Reopening Guidelines: Report

  02-05-2021 21:54
  
  When the Biden-era Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote guidance about reopening schools, it collaborated with a powerful union that has often fought against a return to in-person learning, according to a new report. The American Federation of Teachers was intimately involved in developing guidance for re-opening that was issued in February, according to…
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• Brush Fire Chars Estimated 120 Acres Northwest of Shiprock

  02-05-2021 21:50
  Crews are still battling a brush fire that has charred an estimated 120 acres 5 miles northwest of Shiprock and led to some evacuations.
  
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• Judge Refuses to Lower Bond for Man Charged With Killing 3

  02-05-2021 21:45
  A judge refused to reduce the $1 million bond for a man charged in the 2016 killings of a man, woman and an unborn child at a Topeka apartment complex.
  
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• Kluber Gets 100th Win, Yankees Sweep Tigers to Reach .500

  02-05-2021 21:38
  
  Corey Kluber handcuffed Detroit batters to gain his 100th career win with his most dominant performance since 2018, and the New York Yankees beat the Tigers 2-0 to complete their first series sweep this season and get back to.
  
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• Gamer Gone: A's Lefty Luzardo Breaks Finger on Video Game

  02-05-2021 21:38
  
  Oakland Athletics left-hander Jesús Luzardo will be off the mound for a while.
  
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• 2 Killed, 23 Hurt When Boat Capsizes off San Diego Coast

  02-05-2021 21:36
  Authorities say two people were killed and nearly two dozen others were hospitalized after a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast.
  
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• Authorities: 2 Killed, 23 Hospitalized After Boat Capsizes off San Diego Coast.

  02-05-2021 21:33
  Authorities: 2 killed, 23 hospitalized after boat capsizes off San Diego coast.
  
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• Lawsuit Wants DeSantis to Set a US House Special Election

  02-05-2021 21:31
  A candidate for the U.S. House seat left vacant by the death of longtime Rep. Alcee Hastings has filed a lawsuit seeking to force Gov. Ron DeSantis to schedule a special election.
  
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• How’s that unity going? Even normally sympathetic polls think Biden has made the US more divided

  02-05-2021 21:30 via rt.com
  
  Joe Biden is a popular guy, if polls are to be believed. Although these surveys paint a rosy image of his presidency, they can’t disguise the reality that the US is divided, and Biden’s promise of “unity” may be wearing thin.The first 100 days of Joe Biden’s presidency have passed, and a glut of polls show the Democrat enjoying majority support. Furthermore, Biden’s address to Congress last week, in which he pushed liberal police reform, gun control and i
  
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• Antetokounmpo Back in Action for Bucks' Game Vs. Nets

  02-05-2021 21:26
  
  Two-time reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has returned from a sprained ankle to play for the Milwaukee Bucks in the first of two straight games with the Eastern Conference-leading Brooklyn Nets.
  
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• Firefighters Making Progress on North Dakota Wildfires

  02-05-2021 21:25
  Firefighters are making progress on two large wildfires burning in western North Dakota.
  
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• Palestinian Woman Killed, Two Israelis Wounded in West Bank Violence

  02-05-2021 21:21
  RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A Palestinian woman was killed and two Israelis were seriously wounded in two separate shooting incidents in the...
  
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