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• Police: Death of Woman, 7-Year-Old Child Was Murder-Suicide

  18-06-2021 23:58
  A woman and her 7-year-old daughter were found dead Thursday in a Westport, Connecticut home.
  
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• White Firefighter Accused of Pointing Gun at Black Motorist

  18-06-2021 23:56
  A sheriff's office has filed charges against a white North Carolina firefighter who is shown in a video pointing a gun at a Black motorist.
  
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• Biden Objects to Raising Gas Tax to Pay for Infrastructure

  18-06-2021 23:54
  
  The White House is making clear that President Joe Biden is opposed to letting the federal gasoline tax rise at the rate of inflation to help pay for an infrastructure package that a bipartisan group of 21 senators is trying to craft.
  
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• Pro-Freedom NFL Player Says 'I'm Done,' Rails Against Woke League's New COVID Protocols

  18-06-2021 23:51
  
  For weeks now, the left has attempted to bully each and every American citizen into getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Instead of allowing individuals to make their own decisions, woke progressives […]
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• Land From Former Slave Market Donated to US Park Service

  18-06-2021 23:50
  
  The National Park Service has accepted a Mississippi city’s donation of land at a site that was once one of the largest slave markets in the United States.
  
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• Canadiens Coach Ducharme Tests Positive for Coronavirus

  18-06-2021 23:48
  
  Montreal Canadiens interim coach Dominique Ducharme has tested positive for the coronavirus.
  
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• Weather Service Spotter Reports Tornado in Eastern Indiana

  18-06-2021 23:42
  A tornado has been spotted in eastern Indiana with reports of damage to some homes in the area.
  
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• Govt: Forced-Labor Case Defendant Posed as Psychology Expert

  18-06-2021 23:39
  Prosecutors want a judge to limit what jurors can hear of the psychological history of victims in a forced labor case, saying they were manipulated by a man who posed as a mental health expert and was there before or after some attempted suicide.
  
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• Consortium, Loan Announced for Fargo Flood Project

  18-06-2021 23:39
  
  A $2.75 billion project aimed at protecting Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota, from chronic flooding is gaining ground.
  
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• Watch: Tucker Shows Race Hustler Falling Flat on His Face on Nat'l TV Because of 1 Question: How Do You Define Racism?

  18-06-2021 23:38
  
  Imagine you claim to be an expert on a particular subject. You’ve studied it, you’ve taught classes on it. You’ve even written a book about it. The book, entitled “How […]
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• New Mexico State Workers Who Skipped Vacation Get Payout

  18-06-2021 23:37
  
  New Mexico will provide extra pay worth up to two weeks of salary for many longtime state employees who skipped using their paid vacation time 2020 amid the pandemic.
  
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• Vermont Teen's Message in a Bottle Gets Reply From Portugal

  18-06-2021 23:34
  A Vermont teen's message in a bottle sent off from the Rhode Island coast has received a response back from Portugal.
  
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• Trump’s ex-VP Pence gets booed, denounced as ‘TRAITOR’ by hecklers during speech at conservative conference

  18-06-2021 23:32 via rt.com
  
  Former Vice President Mike Pence has felt the wrath of voters loyal to his old boss, Donald Trump, and was booed and called a “traitor” as he began to give a speech at a conservative conference in Florida.The incident occurred on Friday as Pence took the stage at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s “Road to the Majority” conference in Orlando. Hecklers jeered and shouted “traitor” as Pence began his remarks. He managed to coax cheers from the crowd when
  
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• Permanent Fence Installed Around Kansas Governor's Mansion

  18-06-2021 23:32
  Workers are installing a permanent metal fence around the Kansas governor's mansion in Topeka.
  
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• NRG Announces Plans to Close Indian River Plant Next Year

  18-06-2021 23:32
  NRG plans to retire the Indian River plant in Delaware next year.
  
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• ‘Beyond horrific’: New York City police release GRAPHIC VIDEO of daylight Bronx shooting involving child

  18-06-2021 23:32 via rt.com
  
  New Yorkers have been asked to help the police identify a masked man who shot another man on a busy Bronx street, miraculously not killing him – and missing a woman and a girl who found themselves in the line of fire.On Friday, the New York Police Department posted a 20-second video of the incident, seeking help in identifying the shooter, as well as another man believed to be his accomplice, who drove a scooter. 
  The graphic video shows the shooter, dressed in all black and wearing a
  
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• National Guard Helping With COVID-19 Response to Withdraw

  18-06-2021 23:30
  The more than 1,500 Mississippi National Guard members who have been working throughout the state over the course of the coronavirus pandemic to help with COVID-19 testing, vaccinations and other initiatives are being withdrawn next month.
  
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• Biden Admin Says to Hell with Girls Sports, Sues W. Virginia to Force State to Allow Trans Players

  18-06-2021 23:30
  
  President Joe Biden’s assault on women’s sports took a huge leap forward this week. On Thursday, Biden’s Department of Justice filed court documents contesting a law in West Virginia that […]
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• Hawaii Driver Gets 30 Years After Truck Kills 3, Injures 4

  18-06-2021 23:29
  A Hawaii judge is sentencing a man to 30 years in prison for manslaughter and assault after his speeding pickup truck killed three people waiting to cross a street and injured four others.
  
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• NCAA Memo: Emmert Urges Schools to Act on NIL or He Will

  18-06-2021 23:26
  
  NCAA President Mark Emmert says he will seek temporary rules as early as July to ensure all athletes can be compensated for their celebrity.
  
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• Flashback: Just Last Year Bumbling Biden Couldn't Even Explain What Juneteenth Is

  18-06-2021 23:19
  
  On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which makes Juneteenth a federal holiday. This should be an astonishing development considering that Biden didn’t even know […]
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• U.S. Soccer Stars Tell Story of Fight for Equal Pay in New Film 'LFG'

  18-06-2021 23:17
  
  (Reuters) - Soccer stars Megan Rapinoe and Jessica McDonald rested their cleats and walked the red carpet at the premiere of documentary "LFG" at...
  
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• This House Democrat is trying to end food insecurity in the United States

  18-06-2021 23:14 via rss.cnn.com
  
  On Capitol Hill at the height of the pandemic, Rep. Jim McGovern could always be spotted wearing a black mask with the words "end hunger now!" in thick, white block letters.
  
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• Investigation: More Than 100 Batches of Absentee Ballots in Fulton County Could Be Missing

  18-06-2021 23:13
  
  More concerns have been raised about election irregularities in Fulton County, Georgia, where now-President Joe Biden’s narrow victory over Donald Trump in the state was heavily bolstered in the Democratic-majority […]
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• Canada Vows to Nearly Double Intake of 'Protected Persons' as Refugee Family Backlog Grows

  18-06-2021 23:10
  
  By Anna Mehler PapernyTORONTO (Reuters) - Canada will admit more refugees and their families this year as part of its effort to tackle a global...
  
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• Kentucky Judge Blocks Parole Board Rule on New Hearings

  18-06-2021 23:09
  
  A Kentucky judge has temporarily blocked a new parole board policy that would give dozens of convicted murderers another chance at potentially cutting short their life-in-prison sentences.
  
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• Man Who Killed Son's Girlfriend Sentenced to Life in Prison

  18-06-2021 23:08
  A 62-year-old Joplin man who killed his son's girlfriend during a custody dispute over the couple's children has been sentenced to life in prison.
  
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• Man spends 15 hours at Waffle House after finishing last in fantasy football

  18-06-2021 23:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  For every waffle Lee Sanderlin ate, he shaved an hour off his 24-hour penalty. "Full of waffles but devoid of life," he tweeted.
  
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• NJ Law Bars Landlords From Asking About Criminal Histories

  18-06-2021 23:07
  New Jersey landlords won’t be able to inquire about potential renters’ criminal histories under a new law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy.
  
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• Kansas Judge Finds CDC Eviction Moratorium Unenforceable

  18-06-2021 23:06
  
  A judge in Kansas’ most populous county is beginning to evict tenants who are behind on rent in advance of a federal moratorium expiring at the end of the month.
  
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• Woman Says Doctor Used His Genetic Material for Insemination

  18-06-2021 23:04
  A Colorado woman is suing a retired Vermont doctor accusing him of using his own genetic material when he artificially inseminated her in 1978 at the Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin.
  
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• Teen Sets Out to Mow Lawns of 50 Veterans for Free in Honor of Late Grandfather: 'He Taught Me'

  18-06-2021 23:03
  
  Most people see mowing the lawn as an annoying chore that has to be completed. For 14-year-old Nathan Adams of Buffalo, New York, mowing lawns is his mission. When he […]
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• California Wildfire Leads Campground, Zen Center to Evacuate

  18-06-2021 23:03
  A wildfire burning near California’s central coast has forced the evacuation of a campground and Buddhist retreat center.
  
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• Kane Struggles as England Held 0-0 by Scotland at Euro 2020

  18-06-2021 23:02
  
  England and Scotland played to a 0-0 draw at the European Championship.
  
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• 'WJ Live': Biden Border Crisis - CBP Finds 33 Illegal Immigrants Crammed Inside U-Haul

  18-06-2021 22:55
  
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• Sharpton Condemns Honolulu Police Shooting of Black Man

  18-06-2021 22:53
  
  Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton is condemning the Honolulu Police Department for the fatal shooting of a Black man as various versions of what led to his death emerge.
  
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• Biden reacts to Catholic bishops’ plan to deny him Holy Communion over pro-abortion views

  18-06-2021 22:52 via rt.com
  
  US Catholic bishops have overwhelmingly approved the drafting of a document that will set out their position on pro-abortion politicians receiving Holy Communion. The vote is widely seen as a rebuke of President Joe Biden.The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced on Friday that they had voted 168 in favor and 55 against drafting a document condemning Catholic politicians who support abortion – like President Joe Biden. The proposed document will need a two-thirds majority vot
  
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• Biden claims America doesn't meddle in foreign elections. Don't make me laugh.

  18-06-2021 22:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  Denying America's history of foreign intervention does us no favors with the rest of the world.
  
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• PacifiCorp Proposes Big Build of Rocky Mountain Region Wind

  18-06-2021 22:41
  A utility proposes to build six wind farms that could supply enough electricity for over 1 million homes in Wyoming and other states by 2024.
  
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• Watch: Frightening Moment Caught on Camera as 15 People Drop Out of the Sky

  18-06-2021 22:40
  
  Roughly twenty seconds of terror ended in horrific tragedy as the cable moving a gondola with 15 people above the Italian Alps snapped, causing the cable car to rocket back […]
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• Idaho Unemployment Rate Drops to 3% as Pandemic Fades

  18-06-2021 22:37
  Idaho’s unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percent to 3% from April to May as the coronavirus pandemic fades.
  
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• Trump Endorses Murkowski Challenger in 2022 Senate Race

  18-06-2021 22:35
  
  By David MorganWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka against Senator Lisa...
  
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• New Mexico Water Provider Stops Diverting From Rio Grande

  18-06-2021 22:34
  One of New Mexico's largest drinking water providers has stopped diverting from the Rio Grande to help prevent the stretch of the river that runs through Albuquerque from going dry this summer.
  
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• Michigan AG will not charge county commissioner who displayed a gun during a virtual meeting

  18-06-2021 22:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Citing a lack of evidence of malicious intent, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel will not pursue charges against a county commissioner who brandished a firearm during a virtual board meeting in January, her office announced Friday.
  
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• Democrats Forge Ahead With Voting Rights Bill in the Face of GOP Opposition

  18-06-2021 22:33
  
  Senate Democrats, who are trying to lock down party unity on elections reforms, have scheduled a vote on the legislation for next week despite certain defeat.
  
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• Hundreds of Amazon packages arrive at woman's doorstep that she never ordered

  18-06-2021 22:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  The boxes delivered to Jillian Cannan's home by the truckload contained silicone support frames for face masks.
  
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• Sound familiar? Biden froze military aid to Ukraine ahead of summit with Putin, US media reports

  18-06-2021 22:31 via rt.com
  
  The White House reportedly froze a $100 million aid package to Ukraine ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. When Donald Trump held up a similar package, he was impeached by Democrats.Amid military tension between Ukraine and Russia, the US National Security Council instructed officials to put together a $100 million military aid package earlier this spring, Politico reported on Friday, citing government sources. The package, put together by the Stat
  
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• Biden administration denies holding back aid to Ukraine ahead of summit with Putin

  18-06-2021 22:31 via rt.com
  
  The White House has denied freezing aid package to Ukraine ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. When Donald Trump held up a similar package, he was impeached by Democrats.Amid military tension between Ukraine and Russia, the US National Security Council instructed officials to put together a $100 million military aid package earlier this spring, Politico reported on Friday, citing government sources. The package, put together by the State Department
  
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• Costly Low Bid for Nebraska Child Services May Cause Changes

  18-06-2021 22:29
  Some Nebraska lawmakers are calling for changes in how the state picks contractors, after a child welfare service that succeeded in winning a contract with an unusually low bid failed to deliver and cost taxpayers millions of dollars.
  
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• Coast Guard: 4 Rescued on Sinking Boat 32 Miles off Virginia

  18-06-2021 22:28
  The Coast Guard rescued four people on a boat taking on water and sinking about 32 miles off Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
  
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