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• Ethiopia U.N. Envoy Says Eritrea Troops to Leave Tigray 'Soon'

  15-06-2021 23:56
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ethiopia's government expects Eritrean troops in its Tigray region to "definitely leave soon," Ethiopia's U.N. Ambassador Taye...
  
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• US West Swelters in Record-Busting Heat, Risking Wildfires

  15-06-2021 23:54
  
  Dangerous, record-busting heat is spreading across the U.S. Southwest and into parts of Utah, Montana and Wyoming.
  
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• South Carolina Inmates Want Deaths Delayed During Appeal

  15-06-2021 23:54
  
  The two South Carolina inmates scheduled to die under the state’s recently revamped capital punishment statute want an emergency order to stop their planned electrocutions.
  
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• White Sox Sparkplug Madrigal Out for Year After Surgery

  15-06-2021 23:52
  
  Chicago White Sox second baseman Nick Madrigal will miss the rest of the season after having surgery to repair tears in his right hamstring.
  
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• American workers experience more daily stress than rest of the world – poll

  15-06-2021 23:52 via rt.com
  
  A Gallup poll has shown that US and Canadian employees have become more stressed by their work days than the rest of the world since the Covid-19 pandemic started.While Gallup’s annual State of the Global Workplace report highlighted that many are positive about the future as businesses begin reopening and pandemic-era restrictions are rolled back, it also found that a majority of US and Canada workers (57%), combined for the survey, have felt daily stress from their workloads. 
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• Senate Democrats Press Ahead on Voting Bill Despite Dim Odds

  15-06-2021 23:51
  
  Senate Democrats are pledging to move ahead with a vote on their sprawling elections and voting bill next week, even as it faces universal opposition from Republicans as well as from a key senator from their own party.
  
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• Coroner: Jail Death of Black Man Changed to a Homicide

  15-06-2021 23:49
  A coroner has changed the death certificate of a mentally ill Black man who died in a South Carolina jail earlier this year to say he died by homicide.
  
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• Why the Suburbs Are Safer: Strengthening Our Foundation, The American Family

  15-06-2021 23:48
  
  Being a husband is hard. Being a wife is hard. Raising children is hard. And so it seems obvious that our society should do everything it can to support the […]
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• Arkansas to Submit New Medicaid Expansion Plan Next Month

  15-06-2021 23:47
  Arkansas will submit its proposal to overhaul its Medicaid expansion to the federal government next month.
  
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• 2 Nurses Who Gave Inmates COVID-19 Vaccine Overdoses Fired

  15-06-2021 23:46
  Two nurses who gave 77 Iowa prison inmates COVID-19 vaccine overdoses have been fired.
  
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• Mixed Drinks To-Go Legislation in Peril in Pennsylvania

  15-06-2021 23:45
  Gov. Tom Wolf is suggesting that he'll veto a bill that would allow thousands of retailers with licenses to sell beer and wine to begin selling cans of mixed hard alcohol drinks to-go.
  
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• Mexico Foreign Minister, US Homeland Security Chief Discuss Trade, Travel

  15-06-2021 23:45
  
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said he spoke with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about...
  
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• Federal Judge Blocks Biden Administration’s Suspension of New Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Land and Water

  15-06-2021 23:39
  Federal judge blocks Biden administration’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water.
  
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• State Forced to Bribe People to Return to Work as Labor Crisis Gets Out of Control

  15-06-2021 23:36
  
  Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills is bribing unemployed people to rejoin the workforce by offering a $1,500 bonus to eligible individuals who get off their sofas and back to work […]
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• House Accedes to Senate on 'Divisive Concepts' Budget Insert

  15-06-2021 23:34
  House budget negotiators have agreed with a Senate version of a provision that would prohibit teaching school children or public employees that one race is superior to another or that one inherently discriminates against another.
  
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• Turkey's Trendyol in Talks to Raise $2 Billion Investment - Sources

  15-06-2021 23:33
  
  By Ebru Tuncay and Greg RoumeliotisISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish e-commerce firm Trendyol, backed by Chinese internet giant Alibaba, is in...
  
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• Stacey Abrams Accuses GOP of 'Insurrection' with Election Bills: 'This Is Not Hyperbole'

  15-06-2021 23:32
  
  Democratic activist and failed 2018 Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams was most definitely not exaggerating when she said Monday that the January “insurrection” is “continuing” with efforts being taken right […]
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• 1 Dead, 1 Injured in Small Plane Crash Near Truckee

  15-06-2021 23:30
  One person has been found dead and another with injuries after a small airplane crashed in the Sierra Nevada near Truckee.
  
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• Southwest Suffers Technology Problem for Second Straight Day

  15-06-2021 23:27
  
  Southwest Airlines is dealing with technology problems that have delayed and canceled flights for two straight days.
  
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• 'The View' Defends CNN Analyst in the Most Bizarre Way - Nothing Is Off Limits for Liberals

  15-06-2021 23:26
  
  In October, as I awoke from a nap, my wife told me someone from CNN had been caught on a Zoom call, um, enjoying his own company a little bit […]
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• Rays Ace Glasnow Has Elbow Tear, No Surgery for Now

  15-06-2021 23:26
  
  Tampa Bay Rays ace Tyler Glasnow has a partially torn elbow ligament, putting in doubt his future for the rest of this season and beyond.
  
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• Patriots' Newton Knows He Has Much to Prove This Season

  15-06-2021 23:26
  
  Cam Newton would be the first to tell you that his inaugural season with the New England Patriots didn’t go as envisioned.
  
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• Montana Governor Declares Disaster Following Thunderstorms

  15-06-2021 23:26
  Gov. Greg Gianforte has issued a disaster declaration in five eastern Montana counties after a series of severe thunderstorms late last week led to extended power outages.
  
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• 11 Hilo Inmates Ask for Early Release Amid Virus Outbreak

  15-06-2021 23:25
  Eleven inmates at the Hilo jail have asked a judge to release them early for public health reasons amid a COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• Man Jailed in Fatal Crash at Minneapolis Rally Has Past DWIs

  15-06-2021 23:23
  
  Minneapolis police say a 35-year-old St. Paul man with multiple convictions for driving while impaired is the driver who plowed into a crowd of demonstrators, killing one and injuring three others.
  
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• Unemployed Workers Risk Benefits if They Skip Job Referrals

  15-06-2021 23:21
  Unemployed Idaho residents could get kicked out of a state benefits program if they don’t follow new job-seeking requirements that went into effect this month.
  
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• Anderson: QB Sam Darnold Has Different 'Aura' in Carolina

  15-06-2021 23:21
  
  Carolina Panthers wide receiver Robby Anderson couldn’t help but notice a difference in Sam Darnold’s persona when he walked into Bank of America Stadium for the team’s mandatory three-day minicamp.
  
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• Michigan Legislature Passes $6.6 B in Federal Virus Aid

  15-06-2021 23:20
  The Michigan Senate has voted unanimously to allocate nearly $4.4 billion in federal COVID-19 aid to K-12 schools after Republican lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration reached an agreement.
  
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• Jury Selection Begins for Oklahoma Man in Students' Deaths

  15-06-2021 23:20
  
  Jury selection is underway in the case of an Oklahoma man charged with murder for crashing his pickup truck into a group of high school cross country runners, killing three and injuring five.
  
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• 'I'm Not Guilty': Ohio Lawmaker Disputes Effort to Expel Him

  15-06-2021 23:20
  
  The former Ohio House speaker entangled in an alleged federal bribery scheme testified in a hearing for a bipartisan effort to remove him from his seat.
  
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• ACLU Asks Judge to Block Arkansas Trans Youth Treatment Ban

  15-06-2021 23:18
  The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a federal judge to prevent Arkansas from enforcing its ban on gender confirming treatments for transgender youth while a lawsuit challenging the prohibition proceeds.
  
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• South Carolina Police Release Timeline of Mother, Son Deaths

  15-06-2021 23:15
  
  State police have released a brief timeline as part of their investigation into the shooting deaths of a mother and son from one of South Carolina’s prominent legal families.
  
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• Police: Officer on Domestic Call Hears Shots, Fires at 2 Men

  15-06-2021 23:15
  Police say an officer shot and wounded two men after hearing gunfire in northwest Philadelphia.
  
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• Wyoming Advocates Hopeful About Pot Initiatives Despite Odds

  15-06-2021 23:14
  
  Supporters of two new marijuana ballot petitions in Wyoming say they’re optimistic about getting pot questions before voters next year, especially with growing support from conservatives in the deep-red state.
  
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• Salt Lake City Hits Hottest Day of the Year, Breaks Record

  15-06-2021 23:14
  Salt Lake City has set another heat record and is experiencing its hottest day of the year as the state’s record-breaking heat wave persists.
  
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• Gov. DeSantis Just Officially Brought Back the Opportunity for Prayer in Schools

  15-06-2021 23:13
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that will require public schools to hold a moment of silence at the beginning of each day. The bill will give students […]
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• Why We’ve Declared a State of Emergency for Children’s Mental Health

  15-06-2021 23:12
  
  Kids are suffering from depression and anxiety and dying by suicide in record numbers. We must act now.
  
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• Senate Gives Final Approval to 2 Gun-Control Bills

  15-06-2021 23:12
  The Delaware Senate has given final approval to a bill outlawing homemade “ghost guns” that don’t have serial numbers.
  
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• Former Student Guilty of Murder in Colorado School Shooting

  15-06-2021 23:12
  
  One of two former students accused in a fatal shooting at a suburban Denver school in 2019 has been found guilty of murder, attempted murder and other crimes.
  
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• Louisiana Steers Federal Money to Infrastructure Upgrades

  15-06-2021 23:11
  
  Louisiana lawmakers have charted the spending of nearly $1.7 billion in federal pandemic aid in their just-ended legislative session.
  
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• Congressional Democrats Wary of U.S. Senate Infrastructure Plan

  15-06-2021 23:11
  
  By Makini Brice and Susan CornwellWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday criticized a $1.2 trillion infrastructure...
  
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• Congressional Democrats Wary of Senate Infrastructure Plan

  15-06-2021 23:11
  
  By Makini Brice and Susan CornwellWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday criticized a $1.2 trillion infrastructure...
  
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• New Poll Reveals Many Likely General Election Voters Blame Biden for Rising Inflation

  15-06-2021 23:02
  
  A poll published Monday showed that likely general election voters blamed Biden for inflation more than anyone else. Thirty-nine percent of likely voters surveyed said Biden was to blame when […]
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• Jack Weinstein, Legal Maverick on Federal Bench, Dead at 99

  15-06-2021 23:02
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• Man Died of Multiple Gunshot Wounds in Exchange With Police

  15-06-2021 23:01
  A state medical examiner says a man died of multiple gunshot wounds in an exchange of gunfire with police following a 10- shooting in Pittsfield.
  
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• Own-Goal Gives France 1-0 Win Over Germany at Euro 2020

  15-06-2021 23:00
  
  Mats Hummels scored an own-goal and France beat Germany 1-0 at the European Championship.
  
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• Gates empire still intact as newly-divorced Melinda recasts herself as HR maven to Biden administration - reports

  15-06-2021 23:00 via rt.com
  
  Melinda Gates, who split with Microsoft founder-turned-vaccine-evangelist Bill Gates last month in a surprise but reportedly long-brewing divorce, is diving into politics, according to an Axios report on her policy ambitions.Now calling herself Melinda French Gates, the billionaire’s former spouse has wasted no time seeking out a selection of senior figures in domestic policy to woo with her infrastructure plans, the report says. On Monday, she ventured to Washington, DC on a mission to ta
  
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• 10 California Residents Get $1.5M Richer Via Vaccine Jackpot

  15-06-2021 23:00
  
  Gov. Gavin Newsom has doled out $1.5 million each to 10 vaccinated winners at Universal Studios to mark the end of the state’s coronavirus restrictions.
  
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• The Latest: Vaccine Supplies in New Mexico Eclipse Demand

  15-06-2021 22:53
  
  Vaccine supplies have eclipsed demand in New Mexico even as the state makes a hard push toward meeting a key vaccination goal Thursday.
  
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• Oregon Inches Closer to Lifting COVID Restrictions

  15-06-2021 22:52
  As Oregon inches closer to reaching the statewide vaccination target, at least 22 of the state’s 36 counties have moved into the “lower risk” level.
  
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