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• Beshear Urges Indoor Mask Wearing for Some to Combat Variant

  19-07-2021 23:57
  
  Kentucky's governor is urging frontline workers dealing with the public to wear masks, even if they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
  
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• Biden to Nominate Ex-Senate Banking Panel Lawyer to Senior Treasury Post

  19-07-2021 23:56
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will nominate former U.S. Senate Banking Committee lawyer Graham Steele as the U.S. Treasury's top bank...
  
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• Leon Black Rejects Russian Woman's Claims of Violent Behavior, Files Countersuit

  19-07-2021 23:54
  
  By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - Leon Black, the billionaire who until recently led private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc, on...
  
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• Illinois Gov. Pritzker Announces 2022 Re-Election Bid

  19-07-2021 23:53
  Illinois' governor is running for re-election.
  
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• On the Verge of NBA Championship, Milwaukee Bucks Have the Chance to Make History

  19-07-2021 23:51
  
  High atop the outside of Fiserv Forum — way above even a leaping Giannis Antetokounmpo’s reach — blares the Milwaukee Bucks’ postseason motto. “HISTORY IN THE MAKING” it reads, a […]
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• History Awaits: Bucks Try to Focus With Championship Chance

  19-07-2021 23:51
  
  The Bucks are on the verge of making history as Milwaukee's first NBA champion since 1971.
  
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• Judge Upholds COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in Victory for Indiana University

  19-07-2021 23:49
  
  By Tom Hals(Reuters) - Indiana University students must comply with the school's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the fall semester after a federal...
  
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• Central Michigan University Sets Vaccine Scholarship Raffle

  19-07-2021 23:48
  Central Michigan University students could win a full-year scholarship for being fully vaccinated.
  
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• Amazon to Stop COVID-19 Testing for Warehouse Workers - the Information

  19-07-2021 23:42
  
  (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc will stop on-site COVID-19 testing for its warehouse workers, The Information reported on Monday.In a note circulated...
  
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• Amazon to Slow Down COVID-19 Testing for Warehouse Workers - Source

  19-07-2021 23:42
  
  (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc will slow down COVID-19 testing for its warehouse employees in the United States by July 30, a source familiar with the...
  
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• The Latest: Health Dept Urges Masks at Kansas City Schools

  19-07-2021 23:40
  
  The health department in the most populous county in Kansas is urging the county’s public schools to require students and staff who aren’t vaccinated against the coronavirus to wear masks indoors when classes resume for the fall.
  
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• Kawasaki Plans $200M Expansion That Would Add 550 New Jobs

  19-07-2021 23:40
  Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing plans a $200 million expansion at its plant in Lincoln, Nebraska, a move that is expected to bring hundreds of new jobs.
  
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• U.S. Man Gets Jail Time for Threat to Kill Judge in Michael Flynn Case

  19-07-2021 23:39
  By Jan WolfeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A New York man received an 18-month prison sentence on Monday for threatening to kill the judge who handled the...
  
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• Embattled Leader of Canada's Greens Says Party Drops Bid to Oust Her

  19-07-2021 23:34
  
  By David LjunggrenOTTAWA (Reuters) - Annamie Paul, the embattled leader of Canada's Greens, said on Monday that party leaders had dropped a bid to...
  
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• Stocks Skid as Virus Fears Shake Markets; Dow Falls 2.1%

  19-07-2021 23:28
  
  Stocks skidded on Wall Street, and investors sought refuge in government bonds amid worries that fast-spreading variants of the coronavirus will threaten the economic recovery.
  
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• Biden Wants Spending to Boost Economy, but GOP to Block Vote

  19-07-2021 23:27
  
  President Joe Biden said Monday that his infrastructure and families agenda must be passed to sustain economic momentum.
  
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• Idaho Press Club Sues Lt. Gov. McGeachin Over Public Records

  19-07-2021 23:24
  
  The Idaho Press Club is suing Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin after several journalists said they were wrongly denied access to public records.
  
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• Hundreds of Immigrants Amass at Texas Border Wall, Attempt to Force Their Way Through Gate

  19-07-2021 23:24
  
  A video posted Monday by Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin shows a group of more than 300 migrants trying to enter the United States through a gate in Del […]
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• Exclusive-Final Settlement for Brazil's Samarco Dam Disaster Could Reach $19 Billion, Governor Says

  19-07-2021 23:20
  
  By Rodrigo Viga GaierRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -A definitive settlement with miner Samarco and owners, BHP Group and Vale SA, for the damage caused...
  
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• Syrian Air Defences Intercept Israeli Attack Over Aleppo - State Media

  19-07-2021 23:19
  CAIRO (Reuters) - Syria's air defences on Monday intercepted an Israeli attack on Al-Safirah area in the southern countryside of Aleppo, Syrian...
  
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• Suns Remain Upbeat as They Face Elimination Game on Road

  19-07-2021 23:16
  
  The Phoenix Suns say they aren’t feeling sorry for themselves after squandering a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals and moving within one game of elimination.
  
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• Peru Electoral Authority on Cusp of Confirming New President, Scraps Last Fujimori Appeals

  19-07-2021 23:16
  
  By Marco AquinoLIMA (Reuters) - Peru's electoral authority said on Monday it will announce a winner of the country's June 6 presidential election...
  
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• PG&E Says Its Equipment Possibly Linked to Big Wildfire

  19-07-2021 23:13
  
  Pacific Gas & Electric says its equipment may have been involved in the start of a fire burning in the Sierra Nevada that is threatening hundreds of homes.
  
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• Airlines, Cruise Lines and Hotel Stocks Fall on Virus Fears

  19-07-2021 23:11
  
  Air travel in the United States hit another pandemic-era record over the weekend as vacationers jammed airports, but shares of airlines, cruise lines, hotels and almost anything else related to travel are tumbling on growing concerns about highly contagious variants of coronavirus.
  
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• Afghans Who Helped US Being Evacuated to Virginia Army Base

  19-07-2021 23:11
  
  The Biden administration says it will evacuate about 2,500 Afghans who worked for the U.S. government and their families to a military base in Virginia pending approval of their visas.
  
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• Trump calls McConnell 'KNUCKLEHEAD', bashes Pence and Barr for letting Biden win election via 'fraud' in newly-published interview

  19-07-2021 23:09 via rt.com
  
  Donald Trump blasted Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) for refusing to kill the filibuster – now the roadblock to partisan Democrat bills – and complained that former allies allowed Joe Biden to steal the presidency from him.“He's a stupid person,” the former president said of McConnell in an interview published by Vanity Fair on Monday. “I don't think he's smart enough.” He added, “I tried to convince Mitch McConnell to get rid of the filibuster, to
  
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• Des Moines Halts Contract Raise After Racial Remarks Surface

  19-07-2021 23:07
  Des Moines will no longer consider doubling the funding for a private security firm after a newspaper investigation revealed its top official had referred to local racial justice protests as “terrorism” and made denigrating remarks about Black activists.
  
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• Bradford Pear Tree Ban Begins in South Carolina in 2024

  19-07-2021 22:57
  South Carolina is banning sales of a popular but invasive tree.
  
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• 'WJ Live': Texas Dems Use COVID Diagnoses as Stake for Martyrdom

  19-07-2021 22:55
  
  Support the truth. Become a member of The Western Journal. Instead of owning up to the consequences of their actions, the Texas Democrats who fled the state last week are twisting the […]
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• Oahu Restaurants Not Using Vaccination Exemptions

  19-07-2021 22:54
  Oahu restaurants and bars have the option to do away with social distancing if customers provide proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test.
  
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• FBI Agent in Investigation of Whitmer Kidnap Plot Is Charged

  19-07-2021 22:52
  Records show an FBI agent who has testified about an alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been charged with assault.
  
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• Kansas County: Schools Should Mandate Masks for Unvaccinated

  19-07-2021 22:51
  
  The health department in the most populous county in Kansas is urging the county's public schools to require students and staff who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 to wear masks indoors when classes resume for the fall.
  
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• Friends and Relatives of Missing Miami Condo Collapse Victims Share Their Pain

  19-07-2021 22:51
  
  Estelle Hedaya was the outspoken life of the party who loved travel and fashion. She lived on the sixth floor and quickly connected with fellow former New Yorker Linda March, […]
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• Families of Last Victims in Condo Say Waiting Is Agony

  19-07-2021 22:51
  
  Two close friends and former New Yorkers are among the last of the missing as the South Florida condo search stretches into a fourth week.
  
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• Size of Oregon Wildfire Underscores Vastness of the US West

  19-07-2021 22:49
  
  The monstrous inferno burning in Oregon has grown to one-third the size of Rhode Island and spreads miles each day, but evacuations and property losses have been minimal compared to much smaller blazes in densely populated areas of California.
  
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• Louisiana Heads Into Historic Veto Session With Uncertainty

  19-07-2021 22:49
  
  Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder says he’s “comfortable 100%” that his chamber has the votes to overturn Gov. John Bel Edwards’ rejection of a bill to ban transgender girls from school sports.
  
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• Drone Captures Moment Teen Risks Life to Save Mother and Son from Drowning in a Riptide

  19-07-2021 22:45
  
  When the Shrout family hit Topsail Beach in North Carolina for their last day of vacation on July 3, they had no idea the day would end with one of […]
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• Ex-Lawmaker Joins Mississippi Archives and History Board

  19-07-2021 22:44
  A former state lawmaker is the newest member of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees.
  
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• Police Rescue Dog from Hot Car After Owner Dies in Fatal Shooting

  19-07-2021 22:40
  
  On July 14, a man was shot and killed at a Walmart Neighborhood Market in Springfield, Missouri. According to KNWA-TV, 33-year-old Tanner Stichka was shot when an altercation broke out […]
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• Stocks Skid, Yields Sink as Virus Fears Shake Global Markets

  19-07-2021 22:38
  
  Stocks skidded on Wall Street, and investors sought refuge in government bonds amid worries that fast-spreading variants of the coronavirus will threaten the economic recovery.
  
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• Man convicted of murdering his wife on an Alaskan cruise is found dead in his prison cell

  19-07-2021 22:37 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A Utah man convicted of murdering his wife on an Alaskan cruise after she demanded a divorce has been found dead in his prison cell.
  
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• Judge: Indiana University Can Require COVID-19 Vaccinations

  19-07-2021 22:37
  Indiana University can require its roughly 90,000 students and 40,000 employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 under a federal judge’s ruling that might be the first of its kind regarding college immunization mandates.
  
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• District Judge Rules That Indiana University Can Require Students to Obtain COVID-19 Vaccine

  19-07-2021 22:37
  
  Indiana University can require its roughly 90,000 students and 40,000 employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 under a federal judge’s ruling that might be the first of its kind regarding […]
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• Afghan refugees who aided US to be housed at Fort Lee military base with families while awaiting final visa approval

  19-07-2021 22:36 via rt.com
  
  The State Department has announced that Afghan nationals who aided the military efforts in Afghanistan will be housed at a military base with their families, with thousands more still awaiting processing amid the US’ withdrawal.The first set of applicants will be taken to Fort Lee, Virginia, according to a Defense Department notice given to members of Congress. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the base will be an “initial relocation site” for refugees whose visa sta
  
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• Peyton Manning Teams up With Brother, ESPN for MNF MegaCast

  19-07-2021 22:35
  
  ESPN has finally landed Peyton Manning as a “Monday Night Football” commentator.
  
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• Noem Announces $86 Million Budget Surplus

  19-07-2021 22:35
  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announces the state finished the last fiscal year with an $86 million surplus.
  
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• State Taking Comment on Winter Alaska Ferry Schedule

  19-07-2021 22:32
  The state-run ferry system is proposing a winter schedule that suggests limited service for some southeast Alaska communities and improved service for Kodiak Island and some parts of south-central Alaska.
  
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• Sources Say Multiple US Olympic Athletes Have Tested Positive for COVID-19

  19-07-2021 22:32
  
  Multiple U.S. athletes have tested positive for coronavirus less than one week before the Olympic opening ceremony, multiple sources reported. U.S Women’s Tennis player Cori “Coco” Gauff withdrew from the […]
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• Mexican President's Inner Circle Potential Targets of Pegasus Spyware -The Guardian

  19-07-2021 22:31
  
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's inner circle, politicians from every party, dissidents and journalists were...
  
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• Searchers Rescued After Helicopter Crash, Hiker Also Found

  19-07-2021 22:30
  A crew looking for a hiker who was missing in the Sierra Nevada survived after their Navy helicopter crashed along the California-Nevada line.
  
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