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• Maine Town Moves Closer to Closing on Shoreline Property

  28-07-2021 23:58
  Brunswick town officials are closing in on purchasing a 42.5-acre parcel of land that it has sought for years on the Androscoggin River in Maine.
  
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• Dell Stops Some U.S. Gaming PC Shipments Over New Efficiency Rules

  28-07-2021 23:58
  
  (Reuters) - PC maker Dell Technologies Inc said it has stopped shipping some versions of its powerful gaming systems to California and five other...
  
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• Illinois Seeks Ben & Jerry's Divestment Over Israel Stance

  28-07-2021 23:57
  Illinois regulators plan to take action against Ben & Jerry's for its decision to stop selling ice cream in the West Bank or East Jerusalem.
  
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• Tunisian President Replaces Head of Television Station

  28-07-2021 23:54
  
  TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied removed the head of the national television station, Mohamed al-Dahach, on Wednesday and appointed...
  
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• Iowa Man Accused of Killing 3 Relatives Pleads Not Guilty

  28-07-2021 23:54
  A 20-year-old Cedar Rapids man accused of killing his father, mother and sister has pleaded not guilty to three charges of first-degree murder.
  
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• Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde evading House mask fines, GOP colleague says

  28-07-2021 23:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Rep. Andrew Clyde, the Georgia Republican who compared scenes from January 6 to a "tourist visit," has found a way to evade the House's mask fines, according to one of his GOP colleagues.
  
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• Kemp Says No Mask Mandate, but Schools Keep Announcing Them

  28-07-2021 23:50
  
  Infections and hospitalizations from COVID-19 in Georgia are rising steeply.
  
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• COVID-19 Rates a Worry as 1 Million Head for Iowa State Fair

  28-07-2021 23:49
  
  With coronavirus cases rising throughout Iowa and around the nation, health experts are becoming increasingly worried about next month’s Iowa State Fair, which will bring more than 1 million people to Des Moines.
  
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• Washington State Recommends Vaccinated Wear Masks Indoors

  28-07-2021 23:47
  Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington state will follow federal guidance and recommend that those who are are vaccinated wear a mask in public indoor settings in areas where there is “substantial or high” rates of COVID-19.
  
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• Panel Weighs COVID Bonuses for Minnesota's Frontline Workers

  28-07-2021 23:45
  Health care, school and food workers who risked their lives at the height of the pandemic have made pitches for a piece of the $250 million in COVID-19 relief money that Minnesota plans to allocate as bonuses to essential frontline workers.
  
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• Ford Overcomes Computer Chip Shortage, Posts Surprise Profit

  28-07-2021 23:39
  
  Sky-high sales prices for pickup trucks and SUVs helped Ford Motor Co. turn a surprise second-quarter profit despite a global shortage of computer chips that cut production in half.
  
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• Iowa to Pay $200,000 Cost of Sending Troopers to Texas

  28-07-2021 23:38
  Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says it’s likely Iowa taxpayers will pay the cost of sending 28 Iowa Department of Public Safety officers to assist Texas officials at the U.S./Mexico border from July 10 through 20.
  
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• Factbox-What's in the U.S. Senate's Bipartisan $1.2 Tln Infrastructure Plan?

  28-07-2021 23:38
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of negotiators in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday said they have reached agreement on the major components of a $1.2...
  
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• Mayor Who Wanted 'Summer of Love' Gets Mugged by Reality, Now Sees Need for More Cops

  28-07-2021 23:29
  
  What a difference a year makes. It was only last June that Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan was drawing national ridicule after suggesting that allowing a segment of her city’s downtown […]
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• Here's something we can all do to help Simone Biles

  28-07-2021 23:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  When we do so in the name of continued entertainment, we inherently cause athletes added stress that can further hurt their performance.
  
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• Wisconsin COVID-19 Cases 7-Times Higher Than Month Ago

  28-07-2021 23:27
  Positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin are twice as high as a week ago and seven-times as high as a month ago, fueled by the more contagious delta variant.
  
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• North Carolina Woman Charged After 4-Year-Old Shoots Self

  28-07-2021 23:25
  Police have charged a North Carolina woman with child abuse after her unattended 4-year-old boy picked up a gun while she drank and smoked marijuana and shot himself in the head.
  
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• Biden to Launch Vaccine Push for Millions of Federal Workers

  28-07-2021 23:25
  
  President Joe Biden is set to announce that federal employees must show proof they’ve received a coronavirus vaccine or submit to regular testing and stringent social distancing, masking and travel restrictions.
  
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• Police: Woman Killed When Car Hits Tractor Trailer

  28-07-2021 23:23
  Delaware State Police say a 33-year-old Lincoln woman was killed when the car she was driving crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a tractor trailer in Milford on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Lottery Delayed for Appeal

  28-07-2021 23:22
  State regulators say the lottery to award licenses to operate six new medical marijuana facilities has been delayed due to an ongoing appeal of a rejected lottery applicant.
  
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• Georgia Asks Judge to Toss DOJ Lawsuit Targeting Voting Law

  28-07-2021 23:22
  Georgia is asking a judge to toss out a Department of Justice lawsuit challenging the state’s sweeping new election law.
  
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• 2nd Arrest in Shooting Death Outside Cheesesteak Shop

  28-07-2021 23:21
  Authorities have announced a second arrest in a shooting death outside a well-known Philadelphia cheesesteak shop last week.
  
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• Biden's DOJ Just Sent States a Warning About Election Audits: 'We Will Be Following This Closely'

  28-07-2021 23:19
  
  The Department of Justice sent states a warning on Wednesday about their federal obligations when conducting post-election audits and changing election laws. The memo addressing post-election “audits” addressed concerns about […]
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• Mask or no mask? Biden covers up to meet Belarus activist, goes bare-faced in Pennsylvania crowd

  28-07-2021 23:18 via rt.com
  
  US President Joe Biden put on a mask to meet with Belarus opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya at the White House, but took it off on a trip to Pennsylvania, where he mingled with a crowd to promote his economic plan.A photo posted on the official presidential Twitter account on Wednesday shows Biden standing close to Tikhanovskaya, and says they met at the White House.
  The US “stands with the people of Belarus in their quest for democracy and universal human rights,” Biden decla
  
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• Feds Seek Money in Nassar's Prison Account for Restitution

  28-07-2021 23:18
  U.S. prosecutors are asking a judge to order the Federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer all money in Larry Nassar’s prison account — about $2,000 — to help provide restitution to five victims as part of his 60-year child porn sentence.
  
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• Key Official Blames Nevada's Return to Masks on Unvaccinated

  28-07-2021 23:17
  Northern Nevada’s top health officer says the return to mandatory indoor masks across most of the state is an unwelcome but necessary move due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases.
  
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• 9 Seattle Bars Close Temporarily Due to COVID-19

  28-07-2021 23:16
  At least nine Seattle bars temporarily closed because a worker tested positive for COVID-19 or came into contact with an infected person.
  
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• Health Officials: Mississippi Teen Dead From COVID-19

  28-07-2021 23:15
  
  Another child in Mississippi has died of complications related to the coronavirus, marking the fourth pediatric death since the start of the pandemic.
  
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• Baker Announces $17.3M in Grants to Repair Dams, Seawalls

  28-07-2021 23:15
  Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced more than $17.3 million in grants Wednesday aimed at helping repair failing dams, coastal infrastructure, and levees across the state.
  
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• Portland Bars Camping in Forested Areas During Fire Season

  28-07-2021 23:14
  The city of Portland plans to prohibit people from camping in forested areas of the city to protect individuals experiencing homelessness and people in nearby homes from potentially deadly wildfires.
  
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• FedEx facility shooter who killed 8 was not motivated by bias, officials say

  28-07-2021 23:14 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Brandon Hole, the 19-year-old shooter who killed eight people in a FedEx facility earlier this year, was not motivated by racial bias or ideology, according to officials.
  
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• Plan to honor Trump with banquet becomes flashpoint at one of America's most elite golf clubs

  28-07-2021 23:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  The former president has been a member of Winged Foot, one of the country's top golf clubs and host of the 2020 U.S. Open, for more than 50 years.
  
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• Judge Keeps Bail at $20M in Yale Student Killing Case

  28-07-2021 23:10
  A Connecticut judge has declined to reduce the $20 million bail for a man accused of killing a Yale graduate student earlier this year, calling him a danger to the public.
  
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• Auburn Man Sentenced After Leaving Woman He Hit With Car

  28-07-2021 23:07
  A 34-year-old Auburn man has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for not stopping to help a woman he had hit with his car.
  
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• OSBI Investigates Separate Police Shootings in Oklahoma

  28-07-2021 23:06
  The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is looking into separate police shootings in Chickasha and Stephens County.
  
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• Connecticut Awards Security Grants to 97 Groups, Churches

  28-07-2021 23:06
  The state of Connecticut is awarding grants totaling $3.8 million to 97 nonprofit agencies across the state, including places of worship, to make security infrastructure upgrades.
  
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• The Latest: Michigan Healthcare Workers to Be Vaccinated

  28-07-2021 23:04
  
  Michigan's largest health systems are requiring all healthcare workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Two More Health Systems Mandate Employee Virus Vaccinations

  28-07-2021 23:03
  Two of Michigan’s largest health systems are requiring all employees, volunteers and medical providers at their hospitals to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Shopping Malls, Dismissed as Dead, May Be Making a Comeback

  28-07-2021 23:02
  
  After visits plummeted during the height of the COVID-19 crisis, mall visitor numbers are now exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report.
  
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• 'Horrified,' 'shocked': Celebrities and activists slam rapper DaBaby's anti-gay comments

  28-07-2021 23:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Rapper DaBaby is facing widespread criticism for comments he made about people living with HIV/AIDS.
  
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• 'WJ Live': Video of Hunter Biden Smoking Crack Parallels Joe's 1994 Crime Law in Worst Way

  28-07-2021 22:58
  
  Support the truth. Become a member of The Western Journal. A devastating video of Joe Biden appears to show that he thinks his son should be in jail. ► Click HERE to […]
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• Body of Woman Swept Away in Albuquerque Arroyo Is Recovered

  28-07-2021 22:57
  Crews have recovered the body of an unidentified woman who was swept away by floodwaters in an arroyo in northeast Albuquerque.
  
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• First Amendment Win: NJ Town Drops Case Against Trump Supporter with 'F*** Biden' Sign in Yard

  28-07-2021 22:55
  
  A New Jersey supporter of former President Donald Trump is thrilled after her town vacated its charges against her that sought to force her to remove signs protesting President Joe […]
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• Berkeley Orders Vegan Meals at Public Events, Buildings

  28-07-2021 22:52
  The city of Berkeley will start serving vegan food at public events, jails, senior centers and other city buildings.
  
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• Health Officials Recommend All Alabama Students Wear Masks

  28-07-2021 22:50
  Alabama public health officials are recommending that all students and teachers wear masks in the classroom because of the surge in COVID-19 cases.
  
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• Some Workers Facing More Charges in Youth Center Abuse Case

  28-07-2021 22:49
  Ten former workers at New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center have been formally indicted and in some cases are facing more charges than they did when they were arrested in April.
  
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• Report: Plane Flew Low Into Power Line After Control Seized

  28-07-2021 22:49
  A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board says a small plane that crashed in New Hampshire, killing one man and injuring another, was flying low and descended into a power line after one of the men seized control of the aircraft from the other.
  
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• Plumber Turned Political Candidate Busted in Capitol Riot

  28-07-2021 22:49
  A New York City plumber who’s moonlighted as a fringe political candidate is in hot water for allegedly storming the U.S. Capitol during January’s insurrection, boasting about it on social media and then trying to cover his tracks.
  
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• Pelosi Calls McCarthy a 'Moron' for Objecting to New Mask Decree

  28-07-2021 22:49
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is resorting to name-calling as a way to explain how science is involved in the recent decision to re-impose a mask mandate on the House. Restoration […]
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• Ford Posts 2Q Profit; Factory Output Better Than Expected

  28-07-2021 22:48
  Sky-high sales prices for its pickup trucks and SUVs helped Ford Motor Co. turn a surprise second-quarter profit despite a global shortage of computer chips that cut production.
  
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