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• Unusually Soft Rock Interferes with Mars Rover's Mission to Search for Signs of Life on Mars

  11-08-2021 23:56
  
  NASA is blaming unusually soft rock for last week’s sampling fiasco on Mars. The Perseverance rover came up empty after attempting to collect its first core sample on the red […]
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• Biden's Complicated New Task: Keeping Democrats Together

  11-08-2021 23:51
  
  President Joe Biden’s belief that bipartisanship is still possible in a deeply divided Washington was validated when Senate Democrats and Republicans came together to pass his $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
  
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• Yankees Beats Royals 5-2 for 12th Straight Series Against KC

  11-08-2021 23:50
  
  Luke Voit had a two-run single in the first inning and the New York Yankees beat Kansas City 5-2 on Wednesday for their 12th straight series victory over the Royals.
  
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• Suspect in Clinic Shootings Ruled Competent to Stand Trial

  11-08-2021 23:49
  Attorneys for a man charged in the fatal shooting of a staff member and wounding of four others at a Minneapolis-area health clinic say they won't fight a court exam that found him mentally competent to stand trial.
  
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• Horse Trainer Pleads Guilty in Racehorse-Drugging Scheme

  11-08-2021 23:48
  A racehorse trainer has pleaded guilty in New York to charges related to a scheme to give horses performance enhancing drugs so they perform better.
  
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• Game Officials Offer $1,000 for Tips on Illegal Deer Kill

  11-08-2021 23:44
  Wildlife officials are requesting the public’s assistance in investigating a deer that was killed and left in a residential neighborhood near the South Fork Reservoir in northeastern Nevada.
  
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• South Dakota Virus Cases Double, Hospitalizations Jump

  11-08-2021 23:42
  Coronavirus cases in South Dakota more than doubled in the last week as hospitalizations also saw a large jump in patients with COVID-19.
  
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• Month Before Recall, Unthinkable Move from Newsom Is Being Called a 'Death Wish'

  11-08-2021 23:39
  
  California is at a political crossroads, with voters facing the decision of whether to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and possibly replace him with a Republican. Newsom’s Monday news conference […]
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• Biden Admits Keystone Cancellation Was Political, Needlessly Killed Thousands of Union Jobs

  11-08-2021 23:34
  
  President Joe Biden canceled the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline on day one of his administration, but the move has proven to be completely political. In Minnesota, environmentalists have been protesting […]
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• Kentucky Politicians Feud Over Governor's School Mask Order

  11-08-2021 23:33
  
  Kentucky’s Democratic governor first recommended masks in schools as the delta variant sent coronavirus cases climbing.
  
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• COVID-19 Outbreak Linked to Music Festival in Eastern Oregon

  11-08-2021 23:32
  Local health leaders are looking into a COVID-19 outbreak linked to an outdoor music festival in eastern Oregon.
  
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• Alabama AG Announces $3M Settlement With Tyson Over Spill

  11-08-2021 23:32
  Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall says the state has reached a $3 million settlement with Tyson Farms over a wastewater spill that killed an estimated 175,000 fish.
  
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• All Betts Off: Dodgers Place Betts on IL With Sore Hip

  11-08-2021 23:30
  
   Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Mookie Betts was placed on the injured list Wednesday with a sore right hip.
  
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• Israel to OK New Homes for West Bank Settlers, Palestinians -Security Official

  11-08-2021 23:29
  
  By Rami AyyubTEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel is set to approve construction of new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank but in a rare...
  
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• Cooling Centers Open Doors as Heat Wave Hits Northwest

  11-08-2021 23:28
  
  People are streaming into cooling centers and misting stations as the Pacific Northwest began sweltering under another major, multiday heat wave.
  
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• Senate Democrats Unfazed by GOP Police Funding Proposal

  11-08-2021 23:26
  
  Lawmakers in Congress sometimes concoct amendments that are so politically devastating to the rival party that they provoke terror or grudging admiration.
  
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• College Professor Charged With Setting California Fire

  11-08-2021 23:26
  A college professor suspected in a series of arson fires has been charged with setting a small blaze in a forest near Northern California’s massive Dixie Fire.
  
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• Gov. Newsom Snaps, Goes Off During Interview: 'Everybody Outside This State Is B****ing About This State'

  11-08-2021 23:25
  
  Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared frustrated, angry and defiant in a July 29 interview with several California newspapers, at one point flipping out that everyone outside California is complaining […]
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• Judge Vacates Lease, Jeopardizes Transmission Corridor

  11-08-2021 23:23
  A Maine judge has vacated a lease of public land to Central Maine Power Co. for a 1-mile section of a planned 145-mile transmission corridor that could jeopardize the entire project.
  
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• Indiana Republicans Eye Quick Approval of New Election Maps

  11-08-2021 23:22
  The couple hundred people who filled the Indiana House chamber applauded loudly several times Wednesday as members of the public told state lawmakers that they wanted the once-a-decade process of drawing new congressional and legislative election districts slowed down.
  
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• Díaz Has 3 Hits, 3 RBIs in Astros' 5-3 Win Over Rockies

  11-08-2021 23:22
  
  Aledmys Díaz had three hits and drove in three runs to lead the Houston Astros to 5-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.
  
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• US Keeping Distance as Afghan Forces Face Taliban Rout

  11-08-2021 23:21
  
  Afghan government forces are collapsing even faster than in the worst-case scenario sketched out by U.S. military leaders when President Joe Biden ordered a full military withdrawal last spring.
  
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• Bombshell: COVID Fatality Rate Hits Lowest Level on Record Despite Media Hysteria Over Delta

  11-08-2021 23:21
  
  We’ve been hearing a lot about the delta variant lately, and it’s no surprise to see COVID-related fears flaring up again. Everyone’s asking how this variant might affect them if […]
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• 'Jeopardy!' Officially Names Not One, But Two New Hosts

  11-08-2021 23:20
  
  After the death of beloved “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek last year, the show has finally named not one, but two permanent hosts. Since Trebek’s death in November, the long-running game […]
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• Belarus Denies Entry to US Ambassador, Cuts US Embassy Staff

  11-08-2021 23:17
  
  Belarus says it has rescinded its permission for the U.S. ambassador's appointment and told the U.S. to cut its embassy staff in retaliation for Washington’s sanctions.
  
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• Proposed Bill Would Penalize NYC for Congestion Pricing Plan

  11-08-2021 23:15
  Legislation proposed by two New Jersey congressmen is the latest shot in what is developing into a battle over New York's plan to charge a new fee to motorists entering the city's center.
  
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• Study: Extra COVID Shot Helps Protect Transplant Patients

  11-08-2021 23:13
  Researchers report a third dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine substantially improved protection for organ transplant recipients.
  
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• Biden Brags on New Jobs Report, But Here's the Ugly Part He Left Out

  11-08-2021 23:13
  
  The news has emerged everywhere since Friday — the new jobs report is ringing in praises for President Joe Biden. “The economy added 943,000 jobs in July, according to the […]
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• COVID: Oregon Governor Warns Hospitals Could Be Overwhelmed

  11-08-2021 23:12
  
  Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced a statewide indoor mask requirement because of the spike in coronavirus hospitalizations and cases, warning that the state’s health care system could be overwhelmed.
  
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• Canada Lawyer: Huawei CFO Committed 'Commercial Dishonesty'

  11-08-2021 23:11
  A Canadian justice department lawyer says a senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies committed fraud because of what she said during a meeting with a bank official, and what she did not say.
  
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• Age Restrictions on AstraZeneca Shot Have Ended Reports of Rare Clots -UK Scientists

  11-08-2021 23:06
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - No new cases of a rare and severe blood clots following vaccination with AstraZeneca's COVID shot have been reported in Britain...
  
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• California Requires Vaccines, Tests for Teachers and Staff

  11-08-2021 23:04
  
  California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.
  
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• Mexico Deports Central Americans After Being Flown in by US

  11-08-2021 23:01
  Central American asylum-seekers being expelled by the U.S. and flown deep into Mexico for deportation to their homelands is drawing criticism from the U.N. refugee agency.
  
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• The Latest: Canada Plans Vaccine Record for Outside Travel

  11-08-2021 22:59
  
  Canada’s immigration minister says fully vaccinated Canadians will soon be able to get a government document that will certify their COVID-19 vaccine history for the purpose of international travel.
  
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• Lebanese Central Bank Effectively Ends Fuel Subsidy

  11-08-2021 22:57
  
  BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's central bank said it would offer credit lines for fuel imports based on the market price for the Lebanese pound from...
  
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• Former Montgomery School Worker Sentenced to Prison in Scam

  11-08-2021 22:57
  A former public school administrator in Alabama has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $300,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to fraud.
  
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• 'WJ Live': Biden's Latest Episode Shows Just How Lost He Truly Is

  11-08-2021 22:55
  
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• Philly Prosecutor Files Contempt Motions Against Police

  11-08-2021 22:55
  The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office is asking the courts to hold the city’s police department in contempt of court for failing to turn over information related to officers’ misconduct and disciplinary histories.
  
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• Storms Pummel Parts of Wisconsin for 6th Straight Day

  11-08-2021 22:51
  Wisconsin residents were taking cover Wednesday from a sixth straight day of severe thunderstorms, with tornado warnings in effect for three counties and at least two twisters that had touched down in the west-central and northeast parts of the state.
  
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• Louisiana Schools Chief Outlines Priorities for Pandemic Aid

  11-08-2021 22:49
  
  Louisiana’s top public schools leader has released a $132 million plan for spending federal coronavirus aid that he hopes will help students recover from the learning losses that occurred when classroom teaching moved online because of the pandemic.
  
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• Lawsuit Could Delay Replacement for Aging Postal Fleet

  11-08-2021 22:47
  
  The Postal Service’s aging fleet of trucks is soldiering on even as a contract for greener replacement vehicles is being challenged.
  
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• Taliban Denies Killing Civilians, Calls for Independent Inquiry

  11-08-2021 22:46
  (Reuters) - The Taliban on Wednesday denied targeting and killing civilians during an offensive against Afghan government troops, calling for an...
  
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• Nevada Officials Hit Impasse Over Coyote Killing Contests

  11-08-2021 22:45
  
  Efforts by the Nevada Department of Wildlife to develop a policy on coyote killing contests are failing to progress after commissioners last week said they lacked faith that hunters and conservationists could reach an agreement.
  
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• Kansas City Man Indicted on Hate Crime Charge After Shooting

  11-08-2021 22:45
  A federal grand jury has indicted a 25-year-old Kansas City man who is accused of trying to kill a teenager because of the victim's sexual orientation.
  
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• Scientists Find the Chances of Asteroid Bennu Colliding with Earth Are Higher Than They Initially Predicted

  11-08-2021 22:44
  
  The good news is that scientists have a better handle on asteroid Bennu’s whereabouts for the next 200 years. The bad news is that the space rock has a slightly […]
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• MSNBC Struggles to Attract Viewers as Multiple Shows Hit Multi-Year Lows

  11-08-2021 22:44
  
  The first week of August was one to forget for left-wing network MSNBC, as many flagship programs experienced record or near-record low viewership. Since former President Donald Trump left office […]
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• Higher but Still Slim Odds of Asteroid Bennu Slamming Earth

  11-08-2021 22:44
  
  Scientists have fine-tuned the path of the asteroid Bennu and say the odds of it smacking into Earth are higher than previously thought but still quite low.
  
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• Taiwanese Man Gets 6 Years in Prison in COVID-19 Fund Fraud

  11-08-2021 22:42
  A Taiwanese man has been sentenced to six years in prison after admitting to defrauding a program designed to rescue businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Police: Man Arrested for Tattooing Child Inside a McDonald’s

  11-08-2021 22:41
  Authorities in Laurens, South Carolina, say a 28-year-old man is facing charges after tattooing a child inside a fast-food restaurant.
  
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• Police Search for Man Following Abduction of Young Child

  11-08-2021 22:40
  Alabama authorities say a man who broke into a home took an 11-month-old child who was later found unharmed.
  
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