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• Saudi Arabia Says Assistance to Lebanese Depends on Serious Reforms -Cabinet

  10-08-2021 23:59
  CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia reiterated on Tuesday its solidarity with the Lebanese people, but said any assistance to current or future...
  
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• California Sheriff: He, Not Doctor, Diagnosed Video Overdose

  10-08-2021 23:57
  
  San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore has acknowledged that he, not a doctor, concluded a deputy overdosed from fentanyl exposure while searching a vehicle for drugs.
  
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• Kathy Hochul to Become First Woman to Lead New York

  10-08-2021 23:55
  
  By Maria Caspani and Julia HarteNEW YORK (Reuters) - With a range of political experience that has taken her from a town board in upstate New York...
  
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• Woman Charged in Hit-And-Run Death of Bicyclist From Kansas

  10-08-2021 23:54
  A 27-year-old Missouri woman has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Kansas teenager who was struck while riding her bicycle.
  
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• Gov. Murphy Departing NJ for Vacation to Italy

  10-08-2021 23:54
  Gov. Phil Murphy's office says the governor is heading to Italy for a family vacation.
  
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• Connecticut Likely to Reap Billions From Infrastructure Bill

  10-08-2021 23:48
  Connecticut is expected to receive billions of dollars in additional federal transportation funding.
  
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• In Turnabout, San Francisco Requires Teacher COVID Shots

  10-08-2021 23:44
  
  The San Francisco school district has reversed course, saying it will require its 10,000 teachers and other staff to get vaccinated for COVID-19 or be tested weekly.
  
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• Texas Supreme Court Rules Abbott Can Arrest Democrats Who Fail to Show for 2nd Special Session

  10-08-2021 23:41
  
  The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned an order that would have stopped the arrests of the Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to avoid forming a quorum in the […]
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• Watch: Photographer Left Motionless on Sidewalk After Brutal Daytime Robbery

  10-08-2021 23:38
  
  Seattle’s rising crime problem has claimed yet another victim. Surveillance footage posted to Twitter showed the brutal beating of a young man on July 31. Jason Rantz, a Seattle-based radio […]
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• New Mexico Hospital Officials Push for More Vaccinations

  10-08-2021 23:37
  Top officials with New Mexico's largest hospitals are making another plea for more people to get vaccinated.
  
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• Sheriff: Hundreds of Guns Seized From Home, Arrests Expected

  10-08-2021 23:36
  Authorities say deputies seized 337 firearms from a Clackamas County home and related arrests are expected.
  
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• Arizona State Senator Accused of Molestation Resigning

  10-08-2021 23:36
  
  An Arizona state senator facing child molestation charges who had been facing increasing pressure to step down is resigning.
  
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• Virginia Union Player Dies After Collapsing in Practice

  10-08-2021 23:33
  Virginia Union University says a freshman football player died after collapsing during practice over the weekend.
  
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• U.S. Administers 352.6 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines - CDC

  10-08-2021 23:33
  
  (Reuters) - The United States has administered 352,550,944 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed...
  
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• Ethiopia Calls 'All Capable' Citizens to Fight in Tigray War

  10-08-2021 23:32
  
  Ethiopia’s government has summoned “all capable” citizens to war, urging them to join the military and stop resurgent forces from the embattled Tigray region “once and for all.".
  
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• Chad Invites Armed Groups to Participate in National Dialogue

  10-08-2021 23:31
  
  N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's transitional president on Tuesday invited opposition armed groups to participate in a national dialogue to determine...
  
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• California City Agrees to $6M Settlement in Man's Death

  10-08-2021 23:30
  A Northern California city agreed to pay nearly $6 million to settle a lawsuit with the family of a mentally ill man who died in 2018 after police restrained and tasered him.
  
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• With Cuomo out, Kathy Hochul will become New York's first female governor

  10-08-2021 23:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  Hochul might not be a household name, but she is no newcomer to politics.
  
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• Kentucky Governor Orders Masks in Schools as Virus Surges

  10-08-2021 23:24
  Gov. Andy Beshear has imposed a mask-wearing mandate in Kentucky schools.
  
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• Chile's Record-Breaking Drought Makes Climate Change 'Very Easy' to See

  10-08-2021 23:23
  
  By Esteban MedelSANTIAGO (Reuters) - A punishing, decade-long drought in Chile has gone from bad to worse due to a scorching July, a month which...
  
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• Metal Fragments Found in Oil Filter of Doomed Texas Aircraft

  10-08-2021 23:20
  Federal investigators say a mechanic found metal particles in an oil filter during maintenance on a small aircraft before it crashed in Central Texas, killing its pilot.
  
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• County Brings Back Indoor Mask Mandate for Residents Over 5

  10-08-2021 23:20
  Snohomish County’s health officer has announced the return of an indoor masking mandate for all residents over age 5, making the county where Everett is located one of the first in Washington to return to the widespread directive.
  
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• U.S. Eases COVID-Related Travel Advisory for Canada -State Department

  10-08-2021 23:17
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had lowered the COVID-19 related travel advisory for Canada to "Level 2 ­...
  
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• U.S. Eases COVID-19 Travel Advisory for Canada -State Department

  10-08-2021 23:17
  
  By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has lowered the COVID-19 travel advisory for Canada to "Level 2 Exercise...
  
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• Pride flag replaced by Confederate flags on Virginia Tech campus

  10-08-2021 23:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Pride flag was recently stolen outside Virginia Tech’s Wesley Center and replaced by two Confederate flags.
  
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• PBS Chief: Diversity Efforts Not All 'Our Best,' Changes Set

  10-08-2021 23:17
  
  The chief executive of PBS says the public broadcasting service has fallen short on some aspects of diversity.
  
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• PBS Announces the Network Will Enact New Measures to 'Reflect our Country and the Diversity of It'

  10-08-2021 23:17
  
  PBS is taking steps toward comprehensive change to be overseen by a new executive hired for the task, CEO and President Paula Kerger said. While the measures took into account […]
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• Panel: Police Should Not Stop Drivers for Minor Violations

  10-08-2021 23:15
  Connecticut's police accountability task force is proposing that police officers statewide be prohibited from stopping drivers for broken headlights and other minor violations.
  
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• Records: Herschel Walker's Wife Voted in Georgia in 2020

  10-08-2021 23:13
  The wife of potential U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker voted in Georgia in November, although she doesn’t identify her Atlanta house as her primary residence for property tax purposes.
  
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• Virginia Lawmakers Elect 8 New Judges to Appeals Court

  10-08-2021 23:10
  Eight judges have been elected to the state Court of Appeals following a selection process that Republicans criticized as one-sided and secretive.
  
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• Police: 2 Dead, 1 Wounded in Vegas Owner-Tenant Rent Dispute

  10-08-2021 23:10
  
  Las Vegas police say a landlord argued with his live-in tenants over unpaid rent before opening fire with a gun in a small house near downtown Las Vegas, killing two women and shooting a man nine times but he survived.
  
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• Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos & Michael Bloomberg make Greenland trend in US again as they seek to mine it for electric car materials

  10-08-2021 23:09 via rt.com
  
  The three billionaires have faced scorn and mockery on social media for their part in a venture mining “natural resources” in Greenland.Mineral exploration company KoBold Metals, which is backed by the billionaires, signed a deal with Bluejay Mining this week to mine Greenland for resources that can be used in electric vehicles. 
  KoBold uses artificial intelligence to search for materials and the company is paying $15 million for the exploration project on the west coast of Gree
  
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• New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty in Death of Wife, Father

  10-08-2021 23:08
  A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to 35-years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he strangled his wife and father to death nearly three years ago.
  
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• The Latest: Biden Says Vaccination Vital for Emergency Prep

  10-08-2021 23:04
  
  President Joe Biden says it is “vital” that Americans get vaccinated against COVID-19 as the nation heads into the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season.
  
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• Republican Venture Capitalist Joins Race for Nevada Governor

  10-08-2021 23:04
  Republican venture capitalist Guy Nohra announced Tuesday that he is running for Nevada governor next year.
  
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• Woman Sentenced for Collecting Dead Mom's Social Security

  10-08-2021 23:03
  A Florida woman has been sentenced to one year and six months in federal prison for collecting her mother’s Social Security payments for nearly five years after her death.
  
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• Regulator Reports New Spills Along Line 3 Construction Route

  10-08-2021 23:02
  
  Minnesota regulators say there have been more releases of drilling fluid along the Line 3 oil pipeline construction route than previously reported.
  
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• Body of Man Found on SE Oklahoma State University Campus

  10-08-2021 23:02
  The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says a man's body has been found in a vehicle on the Southeastern Oklahoma State University campus in Durant.
  
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• Former MLB star Omar Vizquel accused of sexually harassing batboy

  10-08-2021 23:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  The former big league shortstop was named as a defendant along with the Chicago White Sox and the Birmingham Barons.
  
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• Chinese Court Rejects Canadian's Appeal, Plans to Execute Him for Drug Smuggling

  10-08-2021 23:01
  
  A Chinese court decided to uphold the death sentence of a Canadian national who was convicted of drug smuggling in 2018. The Liaoning High People’s Court said it rejected Robert […]
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• Court Order Splits House Over N. Carolina Education Spending

  10-08-2021 22:58
  House Republicans are trumpeting their North Carolina budget proposal for an education consrtuction spree and for teacher raises.
  
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• Pressure Builds on Texas Democrats as Some End Holdout

  10-08-2021 22:55
  
  Cracks are widening in a standoff over a new GOP voting bill in Texas.
  
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• The Latest: Arkansas COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hit High

  10-08-2021 22:54
  
  Arkansas’ COVID-19 hospitalizations have hit a new high for the second day in a row as a surge in coronavirus cases continued to overwhelm the state’s health system.
  
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• Ethiopia Urges Citizens to End Tigray War 'Once and for All'

  10-08-2021 22:52
  
  Ethiopia’s government has summoned “all capable” citizens to war, urging them to join the military and stop resurgent forces from the embattled Tigray region “once and for all.".
  
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• Cuomo Resigns: What We Know, What We Don't and What's Next

  10-08-2021 22:48
  
  After months of holding on to power, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo abruptly resigned Tuesday.
  
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• Southeast Montana Town Evacuated as Wildfire Closes In

  10-08-2021 22:47
  A small town in southeastern Montana has been ordered evacuated as a wind-driven wildfire closes in on it.
  
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• Kentucky Senators Split Votes on Infrastructure Measure

  10-08-2021 22:44
  Kentucky’s Republican senators split their votes on a Senate-approved $1 trillion infrastructure plan.
  
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• Fate of Bipartisan Juvenile Crime Reforms Appear Uncertain

  10-08-2021 22:43
  The chances of reaching a bipartisan agreement on juvenile justice reforms this summer appear questionable.
  
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• Cuomo's tenure nears end, but his legal headaches may have just begun

  10-08-2021 22:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  Cuomo could face civil suits and criminal charges stemming from the sexual harassment allegations. He is also the target of other investigations.
  
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• Man Repeatedly Threw Away Trash on Day Wife Disappeared

  10-08-2021 22:40
  
  An investigator says a Colorado man charged with killing his wife last year spent the day she disappeared throwing away trash at various locations after leaving for a work trip.
  
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