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• UK, France Sending in Troops to Rescue Citizens While US Relies on Taliban for Safe Passage of Americans

  20-08-2021 23:44
  
  While other countries rescue their citizens from the Taliban-controlled country of Afghanistan, President Joe Biden’s military has decided to, instead, negotiate with terrorists. The Kabul airport has been secured by […]
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• Education secretary calls to encourage Florida superintendents in battle over masks

  20-08-2021 23:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Miguel Cardona tells local school leaders that federal funds will cover salaries docked because they instituted mandates.
  
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• GOP views of major U.S. institutions take sharp negative turn, survey suggests

  20-08-2021 23:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  The downturn comes as many of these institutions face internal and external pressures on social issues and voting rights.
  
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• 2 more deaths reported, 5 people still missing after flooding in North Carolina

  20-08-2021 23:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Four people are dead and five remain missing in Haywood County, North Carolina, following flooding caused by Tropical Depression Fred, according to a Friday update from the county's emergency management services.
  
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• Confirmed: Joe Biden Made Osama bin Laden's Prediction Come True

  20-08-2021 23:10
  
  Former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden apparently thought so little of Joe Biden that he predicted the former vice president would “lead the U.S. into a crisis” if he became […]
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• InfoWars host Owen Shroyer charged over Capitol riot

  20-08-2021 23:07 via rt.com
  
  InfoWars’ Owen Shroyer has been charged with participating in the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill. Shroyer, a co-host of controversial media personality Alex Jones, says he’s innocent of the charges, which include violent entry.Shroyer was charged on Thursday with knowingly entering a restricted building, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.  New: Infowars host Owen Shroyer has been charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol — fe
  
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• Senator Calls for Biden Impeachment 'If We Leave One American Behind' in Afghanistan

  20-08-2021 23:06
  
  A Republican senator is calling for President Joe Biden to be impeached if American citizens are left behind in Afghanistan as the U.S. attempts to evacuate citizens from the region. […]
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• Business Groups Sue Biden Over Health Care Policy that Will Allegedly Cost Over $3.5 Billion in Its First Year

  20-08-2021 22:59
  
  The Chamber of Commerce and the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association filed separate complaints over federal rules creating health care cost transparency. The business groups alleged that the rules maintained by […]
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• 'WJ Live': Biden's Irresponsible Actions Sow Further Chaos in Afghanistan

  20-08-2021 22:55
  
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• New 'Jeopardy!' Host Is Out Before He Even Started After Past Comments About Women Spark Backlash

  20-08-2021 22:54
  
  Newly announced “Jeopardy!” host Mike Richards stepped down on Friday amid backlash over comments he made on a comedy podcast in 2014. The Ringer unearthed the comments this week in […]
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• DC bomb suspect charged, will go through competency hearing after saying he’s off medication

  20-08-2021 22:48 via rt.com
  
  Floyd Ray Roseberry, the man identified as the suspect demanding to speak to President Joe Biden or else he’d set off explosives outside the Library of Congress, has been charged and will go through a competency hearing.Roseberry, 51, has been charged with threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to use an explosive device. Outside of the Library of Congress on Thursday, Roseberry warned Capitol Police he was armed with a bomb that could wipe out more than two city bl
  
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• Why did OnlyFans ban sexually explicit content? It says it's the credit card companies

  20-08-2021 22:47 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Thursday's decision by the creator platform OnlyFans to soon stop hosting a wide swath of sexually explicit content is sending shockwaves through the internet.
  
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• Fact Check: Biden Was NOT Handcuffed by Trump Administration's Peace Deal

  20-08-2021 22:45
  
  As the fallout from the Biden administration’s ill-conceived and poorly executed withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan continues, President Joe Biden has repeatedly blamed the chaotic exit on the Trump administration’s […]
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• DOJ wants three months in jail for Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag

  20-08-2021 22:25 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department told a judge on Friday that Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio should get three months in jail for burning a Black Lives Matter flag in December and bringing high-capacity rifle magazines to Washington, DC, days before the US Capitol riot.
  
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• US Officials Investigating as Dangerous Vaccine Side Effect Seems More Common Than Previously Thought

  20-08-2021 22:22
  
  Even as the federal government is demanding more people be vaccinated against the coronavirus, questions are being raised about the side effects associated with one of the three vaccines allowed […]
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• Democrat NYC councilman ripped after saying city requires Covid vaccine proof AND photo ID to ‘reduce fraud’

  20-08-2021 22:20 via rt.com
  
  New Yorkers will need a form of identification as well as proof of vaccination to enjoy numerous businesses, a Democrat council member was quick to remind them…only to be then be asked why showing ID to vote is any different.“The ID requirement is to help reduce fraud,” Mark D. Levine tweeted on Friday after reminding New Yorkers of the vaccine mandate in the city. 
  New York City’s mandate, announced earlier this month by Mayor Bill De Blasio, applies to restaurants
  
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• Biden Admin Sabotaged Trump-Era Plan to Rescue Americans in Crisis Zones Just Before Taliban Took Kabul: Report

  20-08-2021 22:19
  
  As if the Afghanistan withdrawal plan formulated by President Joe Biden’s administration couldn’t have looked any worse, a report from multiple sources indicates Biden’s State Department ended a plan designed […]
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• ‘Thoughts and prayers’: Politico laments the lack of partying in DC after Obama hammered for birthday bash

  20-08-2021 22:12 via rt.com
  
  Barack Obama’s lavish birthday bash may have been a little too on-the-nose for Americans still dealing with Covid restrictions, but Politico has found the real victims: the DC Democrats and journos who can’t party any more.Former President Barack Obama drew howls of indignation for his 60th birthday party, which saw hundreds of guests, including celebrities like Beyonce and Tom Hanks, cram into a massive marquee on the former president’s $12 million property in Martha’s V
  
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• Biden Helped Evacuate the French Embassy While Leaving American Citizens at the Mercy of the Taliban

  20-08-2021 21:59
  
  President Joe Biden boasted during a news conference Friday that his administration supported the evacuation of the French embassy in Kabul while at the same time American citizens are being […]
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• Age 7 Girl Battling Deadly, Incurable Condition Made Honorary Firefighter: 'This Was My Dream All Along'

  20-08-2021 21:58
  
  Plenty of children are in awe of firetrucks and firemen. The lights, the sounds, the excitement, the heroism — all of it dazzles young hopefuls. Hanford Fire Department Chief Steve […]
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• CNN Reporter Who Called Taliban 'Friendly' Gets Charged by Taliban Fighters with Gun

  20-08-2021 21:54
  
  CNN’s chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward was in for a rude awakening while reporting from the ground in Afghanistan on Wednesday. Even as she called some members of the Taliban […]
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• Judicial Watch to Depose Lightfoot Staff Member Over Allegedly Racist Interview Policy

  20-08-2021 21:47
  
  A federal court ordered the deposition of a staff member in Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office in the Daily Caller News Foundation’s ongoing lawsuit over the Democrat’s policy to only […]
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• Tech Billionaire Gifts New Hampshire Hermit 'River Dave' $180,000 to Rebuild Cabin in Secret Location

  20-08-2021 21:44
  
  A tech billionaire gifted a New Hampshire hermit known as “River Dave” a $180,000 check to rebuild his cabin that was destroyed in a fire, local news outlets reported. David […]
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• Biden finally takes questions on Afghanistan, says Kabul evacuation ‘one of the most difficult airlifts in history’

  20-08-2021 21:38 via rt.com
  
  US President Joe Biden took questions from the press about the unfolding evacuation from Kabul, only to repeat talking points from earlier and make an emotional appeal to Americans to support him in ending the war.Scheduled to appear at 1pm local time at the White House, Biden ran almost an hour late, eventually addressing the press flanked by masked-up Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. He tried to put a brave face on the situation, saying the US has “made
  
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• Biden Administration Is Counting on Americans to Lose Interest in Afghanistan: Report

  20-08-2021 21:38
  
  President Joe Biden intends to navigate his way through his administration’s deadly and botched Afghanistan exit by hoping Americans have a short memory, according to a report. Reuters on Friday […]
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• Investigation exonerates officer who shot Ashli Babbitt

  20-08-2021 21:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Capitol Police memo obtained by NBC News says “no further action will be taken in this matter” after the officer was exonerated for use of force.
  
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• Tennessee Bust Reveals Criminal Black Market Thriving Under Elites' Quasi-Soviet System

  20-08-2021 21:14
  
  The federal government has helped create a black market for fake COVID-19 vaccine cards, and the same people who have sat back and cheered the death of individual liberties for […]
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• Capitol bomb threat suspect charged with threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction

  20-08-2021 21:09 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department has charged Capitol bomb threat suspect Floyd Ray Roseberry with threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to use an explosive device, a judge said Friday.
  
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• Determined to Make It Down the Aisle, Bride Hitchhikes to the Church After Wedding Car Breaks Down

  20-08-2021 20:59
  
  No matter how diligently you plan every detail, how meticulously you search for the perfect vendors or how closely you stick to your deadlines, wedding days are known for their […]
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• Court allows Biden administration's eviction moratorium to continue

  20-08-2021 20:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A federal appeals court on Friday said that it would not block the Biden administration's latest eviction moratorium.
  
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• Viral Video: Target Employees Go Above and Beyond for Teacher Who Fainted in Store

  20-08-2021 20:34
  
  When 24-year-old English teacher Emme Aipperspach was shopping for a few essentials at a Target in North Dakota, she had no idea that she was about to experience a stroke […]
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• Biden Administration's Eviction Moratorium Upheld by Appeals Court, Paving the Way for Supreme Court Review

  20-08-2021 20:29
  
  A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s decision to keep the Biden administration’s eviction moratorium in place, setting up a potential Supreme Court review. A panel of three judges […]
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• In 1972, Melvin McNair helped hijack a plane to join Black Panthers in Algeria. 'I am at peace with what I did.'

  20-08-2021 20:28
  
  In exile in France, McNair has built a life around community service and baseball. He is wanted by authorities in the U.S. for his 50-year-old crime.      
  
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• Sheryl Lee Ralph on 'Motherland: Fort Salem'; will return to Broadway

  20-08-2021 20:22
  Sheryl Lee Ralph says she was offered the role of President Kelly Wade on "Motherland: Fort Salem" while she was working for now-Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign. The original "Dreamgirls" star also reveals she's returning to Broadway as a producer on "Thoughts of a Colored Man." (Aug. 20)      
  
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• Intimacy expert Shan Boodram on 'Ex-Rated,' strengthening relationships

  20-08-2021 20:22
  Intimacy expert Shan Boodram talks about her new show "Ex-Rated," hosted by Andy Cohen, which brings former flames together to address fun and sometimes awkward adult-themed topics. Boodram says she hopes the pandemic has taught people to be "more interested in what their individual needs are." (Aug. 20)      
  
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• Black former Kraft Heinz employees say coworkers threatened to kill them if they didn't quit

  20-08-2021 20:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A trio of Black former Kraft Heinz factory workers are suing the company for $30 million over what they claim was routine racist harassment from former co-workers and supervisors.
  
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• Black former Kraft Heinz employees say coworkers threatened to kill them

  20-08-2021 20:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A trio of Black former Kraft Heinz factory workers are suing the company for $30 million over what they claim was routine racist harassment from former co-workers and supervisors.
  
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• DOJ investigation draws renewed interest in Phoenix police challenge coin controversy

  20-08-2021 20:20
  
  Phoenix police came under scrutiny after a challenge coin that depicted a violent act was distributed among Phoenix police following a 2017 protest.      
  
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• Majority of Americans favor vaccine mandates for ‘crowded events’ like concerts – poll

  20-08-2021 20:14 via rt.com
  
  A new poll suggests a majority of the American public may be opening up more to the idea of people showing proof of a Covid-19 vaccination when attending public events, like a movie or a concert.Over half of respondents (56%) in a new poll released by the Associated Press/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research said they approve of vaccine mandates if people are attending a “crowded” event with other members of the public. 
  Only 27% expressed strong or moderate disapproval for s
  
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• Landlord group asks U.S. Supreme Court to block eviction moratorium

  20-08-2021 20:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  At least five justices have indicated their skepticism that the CDC has the proper authority to ban the residential removals.
  
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• GOP Leader Says Biden Owes the American People 'Answers' to These 4 Questions

  20-08-2021 20:01
  
  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy blasted President Joe Biden on Friday, arguing that he owes the American people answers for his administration’s failures in Afghanistan. “Dear Mr. President: You have […]
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• New England prepares for 1st hurricane in 30 years

  20-08-2021 19:51
  New Englanders bracing for their first direct hit by a hurricane in 30 years began hauling boats out of the water and taking other precautions Friday as Tropical Storm Henri barreled toward the southern New England coast. (Aug. 20)      
  
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• Moving vans seen at NY Gov. mansion

  20-08-2021 19:51
  A moving van was at the governor's mansion in Albany on Friday and workers were seen carrying out boxes and artwork as Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepared for his last day in office. The Democrat is scheduled to have a last full day as governor Monday. (Aug 20)      
  
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• Thanks, Biden: Taliban Executes Journalist's Relative While Hunting for the Reporter

  20-08-2021 19:29
  
  Taliban fighters executed the relative of a journalist and seriously harmed another after a door-to-door search for the reporter in Afghanistan. The unnamed journalist, who works for German state-owned broadcaster […]
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• Biden Administration Considering Launching Airstrikes to Destroy US Equipment Left in Afghanistan: Report

  20-08-2021 19:26
  
  As the Taliban wallow in advanced military hardware that the United States gave the Afghan government in hopes of preventing a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, one option reportedly under consideration […]
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• Oh, so now Lindsey Graham wants to impeach a president?

  20-08-2021 19:23 via rss.cnn.com
  
  South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said something amazing on Friday morning during an interview with "Fox & Friends." Asked what he would do about Americans -- and Afghans who aided Americans over the years -- trapped in Afghanistan. Graham responded this way:
  
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• Analysis: Oh, so now Lindsey Graham wants to impeach a president?

  20-08-2021 19:23 via rss.cnn.com
  
  South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said something amazing on Friday morning during an interview with "Fox & Friends." Asked what he would do about Americans -- and Afghans who aided Americans over the years -- trapped in Afghanistan. Graham responded this way:
  
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• Capitol rioter accused of ‘egregiously’ violating release terms by accessing internet & watching symposium on ‘election fraud’

  20-08-2021 19:17 via rt.com
  
  Prosecutors are saying accused Capitol rioter Douglas Jensen’s “disavowal of QAnon” is just “an act” after he violated his release and accessed the internet.Jensen has been accused by investigators of being part of a group that pursued a Capitol police officer inside the Capitol. He was wearing a QAnon shirt and was in possession of a knife at the time. 
  Jensen has since disavowed his support of QAnon and other far right groups. He was granted pretrial release
  
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• Rep. Brian Mast on 'Faulkner Focus': Biden admin created 'an Afghanistan hostage crisis'

  20-08-2021 19:13 via foxnews.com
  
  Florida Rep. Brian Mast, a veteran injured in combat, told “The Faulkner Focus” Friday that Biden’s chaotic withdrawal is resulting in an “Afghanistan hostage crisis” amid the Taliban takeover.
  
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• Justice Barrett rejects effort to halt Obama library construction

  20-08-2021 19:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett denied a petition to stop the construction of an Obama Foundation library in Chicago.
  
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