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• AP Top Stories August 19 P

  19-08-2021 23:56
  Here's the latest for Thursday, August 19: US struggles to speed Afghan evacuation; Man surrenders after DC standoff; Three Albuquerque officers shot; Hurricane strikes Mexico.      
  
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• Olympian Tries to Auction Off Medal to Pay for Infant's Heart Surgery, But Winning Bidder Refuses Prize

  19-08-2021 23:53
  
  Polish Olympian Maria Andrejczyk won a silver medal in women’s javelin at the Tokyo Olympics, but she’s proved she has a heart of gold after using her platform to help […]
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• Biden Admin Demands Americans Pay $2,000 for Flight out of Kabul or Live Under Taliban Rule: Report

  19-08-2021 23:48
  
  Did President Joe Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan leave you stranded in a terrorist-controlled country? Hopefully, you have $2,000 to cough up to the U.S. government. If not, it might […]
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• Vet Calls to Crisis Hotline Surge as Heroes Grieve Biden's Afghanistan Defeat

  19-08-2021 23:36
  
  It’s a sad time for America. It’s a sad time for the Afghan people. Showing up everywhere are images of the moment that’s making us a shameful spectacle before the […]
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• US Capitol rioter's sentencing delayed after online sleuths uncover new footage

  19-08-2021 23:31 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The sentencing for one of the January 6 US Capitol rioters was abruptly postponed Wednesday after new videos emerged of the man allegedly fighting with police, an unexpected twist in the case because prosecutors hadn't previously accused him of committing violence that day.
  
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• Biden Administration Announces It Will Completely Forgive Hundreds of Thousands of Student Loans

  19-08-2021 23:22
  
  The U.S. Department of Education announced on Thursday that more than 320,00 Americans who are classified as permanently disabled will have a total of $5.8 billion in student loans forgiven. […]
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• Phenom Shohei Ohtani is shaking up baseball — and some old white guys don't like it

  19-08-2021 23:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  A day that should have been spent celebrating the Angels' pitching-slugging phenom was instead overshadowed by the racist comments of a 66-year-old white man.
  
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• Hugh Jackman on new film 'Reminiscence'; reprising 'Wolverine' role

  19-08-2021 23:16
  Hugh Jackman stars in "Reminiscence" as a private investigator who uses technology to help his clients access lost memories. His life takes a different route when he meets a new client.The actor also answers whether he will ever play Wolverine again, and talks about his upcoming Broadway show, "The Music Man." (Aug. 19)      
  
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• Sean Penn talks directing daughter Dylan in 'Flag Day'

  19-08-2021 23:07
  Sean Penn, who stars in and directed "Flag Day," says working with his daughter, Dylan, was "an incredibly prideful experience." The Oscar winner also says he'd "rather be alone than out there on the dating scene" in terms of how films are now being made.(Aug. 19)      
  
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• Rebecca Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton talk new film "Reminiscence"

  19-08-2021 23:06
  Rebecca Ferguson and Thandiwe Newtwon discuss their new film, "Reminiscence," starring Hugh Jackman. The movie follows private investigator Nick Bannister (Jackman) who helps his clients access lost memories using technology. However, his life takes a different route when he meets a new client named Mae , played by Ferguson. (Aug. 19)      
  
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• Man claiming to have bomb near Capitol surrenders

  19-08-2021 23:01
  A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the Capitol has surrendered to law enforcement after an hourslong standoff that prompted a massive police response and the evacuations of government buildings and businesses in the area. (Aug. 19)      
  
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• MLB Superstar Responds After Broadcaster Is Suspended for Alleged Racist Comments: 'I'm Not Offended'

  19-08-2021 22:57
  
  MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani said he is not bothered over a media controversy in which an announcer was accused of making a “racist” remark about him during a game telecast. […]
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• After Family Friend Allegedly Steals New Mom's Car, 6-Week-Old Baby in Back Seat Found Safe 75 Miles Away

  19-08-2021 22:49
  
  Six-week-old Cannon Tatum went missing on Tuesday, spurring a hunt for the woman who’d allegedly driven off with him. According to a post in the Mid-Ohio Valley Weather Update Facebook […]
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• Mike Huckabee: Red Cross Disappoints, Helps Migrants Break the Law

  19-08-2021 22:37
  
  Sometimes even the most well-intentioned idea can go horribly wrong. The Red Cross obviously wanted to help those making the long and treacherous journey from Central America, through Mexico and […]
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• Taliban Fighters Turn Weapons on Afghan People as Independence Day Demonstrations Sweep Nation

  19-08-2021 22:34
  
  Taliban gunmen reportedly opened fire Thursday on citizens in Afghanistan as they waved their national flag to celebrate the country’s 1919 independence from the then-British Empire. Reuters reported a number […]
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• Federal judge in Texas blocks ICE enforcement guidelines

  19-08-2021 22:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A federal judge in Texas blocked guidance that limits who Immigration and Customs Enforcement should arrest or deport from the United States, marking a setback for the Biden administration, which had put those rules in place in January.
  
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• Facebook Comes After The Western Journal Over Hunter Biden Story

  19-08-2021 22:16
  
  In 2019 I wrote a book, “Big Tech Tyrants: How Silicon Valley’s Stealth Practices Addict Teen, Silence Speech, and Steal Your Privacy.” Much of the book’s content was animated by […]
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• Biden Falsely Claims 'No One Is Being Killed' in Afghanistan, Makes Most Flippant Hand Gesture - Knocks on Wood

  19-08-2021 22:15
  
  President Joe Biden is struggling with the proper messaging regarding the disastrous U.S. pullout and Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, and one of his latest claims is downright false. In an […]
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• Fact-checking Biden's ABC interview on Afghanistan

  19-08-2021 21:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden sat down with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos on Wednesday for an interview that focused on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
  
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• Biden's Blatant Attempt at Afghanistan 'Damage Control' Backfires

  19-08-2021 21:53
  
  Nobody can do a backfire like Joe Biden. The man currently presiding over the country’s worst international humiliation since Jimmy Carter held the office of president probably thought it was […]
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• Gang Members Busted in New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's Socialist Paradise

  19-08-2021 21:14
  
  Over a dozen members of the New York City “Chico” gang were indicted on Wednesday in a joint investigation between police and prosecutors, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office. […]
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• Unprecedented Dishonor: UK Holds Biden in Contempt for 'Shameful' and 'Catastrophic' Afghanistan Withdrawal

  19-08-2021 21:11
  
  President Biden’s mishandling of the Afghanistan withdrawal may yet prove to be the defining stretch of his administration. The Taliban’s swift takeover of the country — which the president, only […]
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• DC bomb threat suspect arrested after evacuation and police standoff (VIDEOS)

  19-08-2021 21:05 via rt.com
  
  A man outside Capitol Hill claiming to have enough explosives to wipe out multiple city blocks has surrendered to police following a tense standoff where the suspect demanded to speak to President Joe Biden.The man, identified as 49-year-old Floyd Ray Roseberry from Grover, North Carolina, surrendered to police on Thursday afternoon after a phone was delivered to his truck via robot for negotiations.  My view from inside the Capitol of the suspicious truck. It looks like there’s a rob
  
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• ACLU Accidentally Admits BLM Is a Violent Organization

  19-08-2021 21:05
  
  The American Civil Liberties Union needs to make up its mind: Is Black Lives Matter an extremist organization prone to the type of rioting the public saw from it last […]
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• NFL Team Cut 2 Unvaccinated Players Just to Get to 100 Percent Vaccination Rate: Report

  19-08-2021 20:53
  
  The Atlanta Falcons were quick to boast about becoming the first NFL team to reach a 100 percent vaccination rate on Monday. However, a new report suggests there is more […]
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• Whopping Number of Potential Airline Fines Will Make You Rethink Your Airplane Etiquette

  19-08-2021 20:48
  
  Rowdy airline passengers have racked up a record $1 million in potential fines this year, an average of about $29,000 per person. The Federal Aviation Administration announced the latest cases […]
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• FTC files fresh antitrust complaint seeking to break up Facebook

  19-08-2021 20:44 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Federal Trade Commission renewed its bid to break up Facebook on Thursday by filing an amended complaint in federal court alleging the tech giant has monopolized social media and harmed competition.
  
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• Woman Praises Tom Cotton for Helping Get 'Family' Member Trapped by Taliban to Kabul Airport

  19-08-2021 20:37
  
  A Tennessee woman praised Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas for his efforts to help get a former Afghan interpreter, now U.S. citizen, who served alongside one of her family […]
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• DC bomb suspect claims explosives-laden truck is one of FIVE, warns detonation could destroy city blocks in livestream

  19-08-2021 20:29 via rt.com
  
  A man who claims to have an explosive device that could destroy multiple city blocks near the Library of Congress in Washington, DC has directly addressed President Joe Biden in a livestream that has since been taken down.Capitol Police revealed earlier on Thursday they had evacuated the area near the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill after a man pulled up in a pickup truck and claimed to have an explosive device. 
  The man, identified in media reports as Floyd Roy Rosberry though he has o
  
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• Colorado rescinds 1864 order encouraging the massacre of Native Americans

  19-08-2021 20:28 via rss.cnn.com
  
  More than 150 years ago, leaders in Colorado issued proclamations urging citizens to kill Native Americans in the area. That order was never officially rescinded -- until now.
  
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• As Thousands of Americans Remain Trapped Under Taliban Rule, It Looks Like Biden's Scheduled a Long Weekend in Delaware

  19-08-2021 20:25
  
  While thousands of Americans remain stuck in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, President Joe Biden appears to have scheduled a long weekend for himself. On Wednesday, journalist Jack Posobiec tweeted that […]
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• Woke Teacher Disciplined for Hanging BLM Flag Gets Outrageously Huge Settlement

  19-08-2021 20:14
  
  For left-wing race baiters, Black Lives Matter is the grift that keeps on giving. And you don’t even have to be black to profit from race-hustling white guilt today. Just […]
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• Man whose home was raided by FBI says he was just ‘joking with memes’ when he threatened to firebomb Israeli embassy

  19-08-2021 20:10 via rt.com
  
  A young internet troll had his home raided by the FBI after he declared his intention to firebomb the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC. Now he claims it was posted as a joke that went too far.The unnamed man in his early 20s made the alarming post last month on messaging platform Discord, where it was reported to authorities soon after.
  “On July 20th, I am going to firebomb the Embassy of Israel to the United States located at 3541 International Drive NW, Washington, D.C. 20008,” he
  
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• Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are arguing over the moon already. Here's what it all means

  19-08-2021 20:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, the two wealthiest people on this planet, both want to be center stage when NASA returns astronauts to the moon. But NASA only has enough money for one of them, and it went with Musk's SpaceX. That means Bezos' Blue Origin is mad.
  
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• Where's Kamala? VP Hasn't Been in Public in 6 Days, Will Ditch US for Asia on Friday

  19-08-2021 20:02
  
  When President Joe Biden was sworn into office along with his barriers-breaking vice president, Kamala Harris, it wasn’t long before it became clear the administration wanted to give the impression […]
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• Heroic Afghan Police Officer Who Worked with the US Escapes the Taliban After Timely Rescue

  19-08-2021 20:02
  
  The U.S. military and its allies have rescued a high-profile Afghan national police officer who the Taliban was hunting because of his years working with the American military, airlifting him […]
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• Defense Sec. Austin Stunned by Simple Taliban Question, Gen. Milley Interrupts and Gives Reporter the Runaround

  19-08-2021 19:44
  
  The men in control of the U.S. military under the leadership of President Joe Biden on Wednesday demonstrated what dereliction of duty looks like when they couldn’t explain how they […]
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• Planned Parenthood Furious as Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Common Abortion Procedure

  19-08-2021 19:21
  
  A Texas law that banned a widely accepted abortion procedure was upheld by a federal appeals court, paving the road for a potential case in the Supreme Court. The 5th […]
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• Organization Announces Plan to Settle Hundreds of Afghan Refugees in US Cities

  19-08-2021 19:21
  
  One Texas nonprofit is preparing to resettle 324 Afghan refugees in the coming weeks as the U.S. prepares for as many as 30,000 new immigrants fleeing Afghanistan after America’s military […]
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• Pentagon DOES NOT KNOW how many Americans are still in Afghanistan, or how many were among the 7,000 evacuated so far

  19-08-2021 19:20 via rt.com
  
  The US military has no idea how many Americans remain in Afghanistan, or even how many were among the 7,000 or so people that have been evacuated via the Kabul airport so far, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters.Approximately 7,000 people have been evacuated via Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) in Kabul since August 14, Major General Hank Taylor said at a Pentagon briefing on Thursday. Neither he nor Kirby could say how many of them were Americans – or how many Americans
  
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• Biden Calls for 'Legal Action' Against Governors Who Oppose Mask Mandates in Schools

  19-08-2021 19:03
  
  President Joe Biden said Wednesday he wants the federal government to take governors to court if they ban mask mandates in school. Biden tried to claim that he was rising […]
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• Biden Admin Demands Taliban Respect Women's Rights in Strongly Worded Statement

  19-08-2021 18:59
  
  The U.S. government issued a joint statement on Wednesday co-signed by countries and organizations including the U.K., EU and Canada, expressing concern for women and girls amid the current crisis […]
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• New York police evacuate some areas of Times Square due to ‘suspicious package’ amid bomb threat situation in Washington, DC

  19-08-2021 18:56 via rt.com
  
  New York City's Times Square has been partially evacuated after a mysterious container was thrown at folks enjoying the area's famous 'red steps,' popular among tourists.Two blocks, 45th to 47th Street, have been evacuated in response to the incident. Video of Times Square, Midtown Manhattan, New York being evacuated.pic.twitter.com/2Xgc4BTOrT— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) August 19, 2021
  Sources in law enforcement have told NBC New York that the object could be a harmless cookie tin,
  
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• Get used to high car prices: Auto production isn't returning to normal

  19-08-2021 18:47 via rss.cnn.com
  
  This quarter was supposed to be when computer chip supply and auto production were returning to normal. Instead, the surge in Covid cases, especially in Southeast Asia, is causing a new round of parts shortages and auto plant shutdowns around the globe. That could keep already astronomical car prices high.
  
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• General Oblivious

  19-08-2021 18:39
  
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• Multiple Buildings Evacuated Amid 'Active Bomb Threat' Near US Capitol

  19-08-2021 18:08
  
  The Library of Congress and three Capitol office buildings have been evacuated after a report of a suspicious truck and an active bomb threat search, according to Capitol Police. U.S. […]
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• Funeral for Ella French Delayed as Hundreds Gather to Mourn the Slain Chicago Police Officer

  19-08-2021 18:08
  
  Scores of police officers stood to attention as the casket containing the body of a Chicago police officer fatally shot this month was carried into a South Side church for […]
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• Real estate agent who asked Trump for a pardon pleads guilty in Capitol riot

  19-08-2021 18:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A Texas real estate agent who went viral after asking former President Donald Trump to pardon her for storming the Capitol pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor for her role in the riot.
  
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• Anti-war activists mock CNN as it cries over $1 trillion worth of ‘desperately needed’ minerals left behind in Afghanistan

  19-08-2021 17:55 via rt.com
  
  CNN has been hit with a wave of anti-war sentiment after publishing a curious piece highlighting the $1 trillion worth of minerals in Afghanistan being left behind that “the world desperately needs.”When the US finishes its exit from the country after 20 years, it will be leaving behind valuable, untapped mineral deposits worth a $1 trillion, according to US military officials and geologists in 2010. 
  Minerals such as iron, copper, gold and lithium are found in huge quantities t
  
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• Congressman Launches Investigation Into Biden Administration's Plan to Spy on American Citizens

  19-08-2021 17:54
  
  Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday demanding records and a briefing on the agency’s proposal to use third-party […]
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