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• White House Calls on States to Prevent Evictions

  02-08-2021 23:59
  
  The White House is moving to pressure state and local governments to swiftly adopt policies to protect renters after an eviction moratorium expired over the weekend.
  
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• The Latest: Ark. Has New High for Hospitalizations for COVID

  02-08-2021 23:56
  
  Arkansas has reported 42 new deaths from COVID-19 and its biggest one-day spike in hospitalizations since the pandemic began.
  
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• Beshear: Kentucky Posting Higher Recent Vaccination Numbers

  02-08-2021 23:54
  Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky’s vaccination rate against COVID-19 has taken an upward turn.
  
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• Coalition Forms as USA, Israel, UK Announce Certainty of Iran's Role in Fatal Ship Attack, All Vow a Joint Response Is Coming

  02-08-2021 23:53
  
  With Iran now suspected of sowing death on the high seas, Israel, Britain and the United States say they are going to do something about it. For months, Israel and […]
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• Instagram Says Some Users Having Issues With Platform

  02-08-2021 23:52
  
  (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's Instagram said on Monday some users were facing glitches with its platform and the social media company was working on a...
  
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• Instagram Says Resolved Issue Affecting Some Users

  02-08-2021 23:52
  
  (Reuters) -Facebook Inc's Instagram said on Monday it had resolved an issue that caused glitches for some users with its platform."And we're back!...
  
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• U.S. CDC Extends COVID-19 Policy Allowing Border Expulsions

  02-08-2021 23:50
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday extended a Trump-era policy allowing for the expulsion of...
  
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• Colorado Governor Plans Disaster Declaration After Mudslides

  02-08-2021 23:50
  Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says he's planning to issue a state disaster declaration and it could be “a few days to a few weeks” before a canyon in the western part of the state can be reopened following massive mudslides that blocked Interstate 70.
  
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• 5 Florida Officers Charged Over Violent Arrests of Black Men

  02-08-2021 23:50
  Prosecutors say five Florida police officers are being charged with battery connected to the violent arrests of two Black men last week.
  
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• Push for Public Vote on New Missouri Gas Tax Increase Tabled

  02-08-2021 23:44
  A campaign to put Missouri's new gas tax increase to a public vote has been tabled.
  
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• Chief: Video 'Looks Bad,' Shows Detroit Cop Slugging Man

  02-08-2021 23:44
  The Detroit police chief says he has “serious concerns” after seeing video of an officer slugging a man in the popular Greektown nightlife area.
  
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• Body of Missing Kansas Swimmer Found at Cheney Reservoir

  02-08-2021 23:42
  Authorities say the body of a swimmer who went missing over the weekend at Cheney Reservoir has been found.
  
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• Dog Found After Suspects Force Way Into Hotel Room and Assault Owner Before Making Off with Pup: Police

  02-08-2021 23:41
  
  On June 29, two people staying at a hotel in San Francisco were the victims of a robbery, police say. Three suspects allegedly broke into their hotel room. According to […]
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• Body of California Man Who Apparently Drowned Is Recovered

  02-08-2021 23:40
  Authorities say the body of a California man who apparently drowned in Bullhead City has been recovered Monday.
  
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• Reports of a Serial Killer in Atlanta After the Deaths of Two Women Appear to Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

  02-08-2021 23:36
  
  After two women were found dead in Atlanta-area parks last week, false reports spread on social media suggesting a serial killer was on the loose. Law enforcement say the killings […]
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• FACT FOCUS: False Reports of Serial Killer in Atlanta Area

  02-08-2021 23:36
  
  The killings of two women whose bodies were discovered in Atlanta-area parks on July 28 have led to false reports on social media that a serial killer is on the loose in the region.
  
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• California Voters Approved Animal Rights Law in 2018, Now Face a Bacon Apocalypse as Pork from Only 4% of US Farms Makes the Cut

  02-08-2021 23:35
  
  I’ve heard it said by many conservatives that the left hates anything fun. That’s probably an exaggeration, although the left’s cancel culture has attempted to erase everything from children’s authors […]
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• More Michigan Counties Enter Higher Risk Virus Threat

  02-08-2021 23:33
  Nearly half of Michigan residents live in counties where the federal government is urging even the fully vaccinated to wear masks in public indoor settings because transmission of the coronavirus is “high” or “substantial.”.
  
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• Firefighters Find Man Dead After Virginia House Fire

  02-08-2021 23:33
  Virginia State Police are looking into the death of a man whose body was found inside a house which caught fire.
  
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• Multiple People Killed in South Carolina Shooting

  02-08-2021 23:31
  Investigators say more than one person has been killed in a shooting in rural South Carolina and deputies released the name and picture of a man they want to interview.
  
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• Trump to Object to Release of Tax Returns - Lawyer

  02-08-2021 23:28
  
  By Jan Wolfe(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump will challenge a recent U.S. Justice Department order that his tax returns should be...
  
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• Rep. Gunby Running for Wagner's Suburban St. Louis Seat

  02-08-2021 23:24
  A state lawmaker is running for Republican U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner's suburban St. Louis seat.
  
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• 'My pants didn't fit': Weight-loss resorts are filling up

  02-08-2021 23:23 via rss.cnn.com
  
  If the "baking elf" hadn't spent the pandemic whipping up sweet confections, Frances Hohl might not have gained 25 pounds.
  
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• Survivor of Capsized Lift Boat Details Escape During Hearing

  02-08-2021 23:22
  A man who was on a liftboat that capsized off the coast of Louisiana in April recalled to a Coast Guard hearing how he hammered on a window with a fire extinguisher and was sucked into the sea by a wave.
  
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• Illinois governor signs bill expanding background checks on gun sales starting in 2024

  02-08-2021 23:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed new legislation expanding background checks on all gun sales in the state starting in 2024, a step he touted as "commonsense" and with bipartisan support.
  
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• Fox Employee Alleges Harassment, Discrimination in Lawsuit

  02-08-2021 23:18
  An associate producer has filed a lawsuit against Fox News Network.
  
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• Bill and Melinda Gates have finalized their divorce

  02-08-2021 23:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are officially divorced, after a judge approved their split on Monday.
  
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• In Bolivia, Ritual Fires Honor Earth Goddess Pachamama

  02-08-2021 23:17
  (Reuters) - High atop the Andes Mountains in Bolivia, indigenous people gathered at dawn for a ritual ceremony in honor of Pachamama, the goddess...
  
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• Judge Denies New Trial Request in Mollie Tibbetts Case

  02-08-2021 23:15
  
  A judge has denied a convicted man’s request for a new trial in the 2018 killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts.
  
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• Fort Scott National Historic Site Plans Geophysical Survey

  02-08-2021 23:15
  Fort Scott National Historic Site is conducting a geophysical survey to better understand how the fort looked in the 1840s.
  
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• Construction Firm Expected to Resolve Huge Wage-Theft Case

  02-08-2021 23:15
  A Pennsylvania construction contractor is expected to resolve a massive wage-theft case in which it was accused of stealing tens of millions of dollars from its own workers by systematically violating state and federal prevailing wage laws.
  
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• Judge Denies Convicted Man’s Request for a New Trial in the Killing of Iowa College Student Mollie Tibbetts

  02-08-2021 23:12
  Judge denies convicted man’s request for a new trial in the killing of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts.
  
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• Woman Pleads Guilty to Terror Charge on Train Tracks

  02-08-2021 23:11
  A Bellingham woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to a terrorist attack and violence against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway in northwestern Washington, while another Bellingham woman is scheduled to go to trial later this month.
  
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• Arkansas Reports 42 New Virus Deaths, Hospitalizations Spike

  02-08-2021 23:11
  Arkansas has reported 42 new COVID-19 deaths and its biggest one-day spike in hospitalizations since the pandemic began.
  
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• Murder Trial Starts Over Fatal Shooting of Tennessee Deputy

  02-08-2021 23:09
  A prosecutor and defense attorney agree that jurors won’t have doubts that the man charged with killing a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy in 2018 did fatally shoot him and set fire to his patrol car with his body inside.
  
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• Illinois Law Requires Background Checks for All Gun Sales

  02-08-2021 23:09
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• Once Border Protection Saw What Came on This Ship from Asia, They Immediately Expelled It from US Waters

  02-08-2021 23:08
  
  China and South Korea import plenty of goods to the United States — some would argue too many, in fact. No matter what your feelings on our balance of trade […]
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• Virginia Man Charged With Hate Crime Following Attack

  02-08-2021 23:06
  A Virginia man is in jail after police say he attacked another man after targeting the victim with a racial slur.
  
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• Lending Platform Kredivo to Go Public Via $2.5 Billion SPAC Merger

  02-08-2021 23:06
  (Reuters) - FinAccel on Monday agreed to go public through a merger with a blank-check firm, valuing the parent of Indonesian buy now, pay later...
  
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• Appeals Court Upholds Indiana University’s Vaccine Mandate

  02-08-2021 23:05
  A federal appeals court has ruled that Indiana University can proceed with its plan to require students and employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
  
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• Woman Accused of Killing Ex-Husband, Burying Body in Yard

  02-08-2021 23:01
  A St. Paul woman is charged with murder for allegedly shooting her ex-husband in the back of his head and burying his body in the yard, then building a shed on top of him.
  
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• Facing Peacetime and Rising China, Top General Identifies New Threats to U.S.

  02-08-2021 23:00
  
  Speaking as the U.S. tries – again – to extricate itself from two decades of war in the Middle East, Army Gen. Mark Milley warns of the threats posed by China and new technologies.
  
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• Mississippi Weekend Virus Cases Increase Sixfold in 3 Weeks

  02-08-2021 22:58
  Mississippi’s department of health reported that the state saw almost 5,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the weekend as the virus surges statewide.
  
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• 'WJ Live': Graphic Content Warning: Crowd Horrified by School's Pornographic Books

  02-08-2021 22:56
  
  Support the truth. Become a member of The Western Journal. These books that were made available to children will make your stomach churn. ► Click HERE to subscribe to “WJ Live” on […]
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• Prosecutor in Early Talks With Some Proud Boy Defendants to Resolve Jan 6 Case

  02-08-2021 22:56
  By Sarah N. Lynch and Mark HosenballWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors revealed on Monday they are in preliminary settlement talks with...
  
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• Mississippi Could Consider Takeover of Holmes County Schools

  02-08-2021 22:55
  The Mississippi Commission on School Accreditation says an “extreme emergency” exists for schools in one of the poorest parts of the state.
  
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• Threat of Rising Evictions Looms in North Carolina

  02-08-2021 22:54
  
  Legal Aid of North Carolina is seeing strong demand for assistance from residents who cannot afford to pay their rent.
  
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• Law Aims to Speed up Job Certification of Military Spouses

  02-08-2021 22:51
  The state of Connecticut is attempting to make it easier for military spouses and other people relocating from out-of-state to obtain state occupational licenses.
  
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• U.S. Cases and Deaths From COVID-19 Rise, So Do Vaccinations -U.S. Officials

  02-08-2021 22:50
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cases of COVID-19 along with hospitalizations and deaths from it have increased in the last week, U.S. officials said on...
  
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• Stocks End Mixed After Starting August off on a Choppy Note

  02-08-2021 22:50
  
  Stocks closed mixed on Wall Street Monday after a day of choppy trading.
  
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