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• Treasury Secretary Comes Forward with the Truth About US Debt: Country on Course for Devastation in October

  08-09-2021 23:47
  
  Some people are concerned about how the U.S. national debt will affect their children. Or their grandchildren. True, it’s a bad thought; but things are worse than you might think. […]
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• Congressman Whose Special Ops Team Searched for Bergdahl: Obama, Biden Responsible for 'Terrorist Superstate' Rising in Afghanistan

  08-09-2021 23:32
  
  Republican Rep. Michael Waltz of Florida said Wednesday that former President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden are responsible for an emerging “terrorist superstate” in Afghanistan. The former Army Special […]
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• Late-Night Host Ghoulishly Mocks Sick and Unvaccinated: 'Rest in Peace, Wheezy'

  08-09-2021 23:22
  
  Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, those on the left have argued for draconian restrictions, vaccine and mask mandates and other efforts to control the actions of others. Their justification for that […]
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• 'WJ Live': American Tragedy - Memorial for 13 US Service Members Savagely Destroyed

  08-09-2021 22:55
  
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• Game-Changer? In Places Where Ivermectin Is Used to Fight Parasites, Medical Group Notices Something Huge

  08-09-2021 22:45
  
  No, ivermectin is not only available as a veterinary-grade treatment. And, no, it’s not increasing the strain on Oklahoma hospitals, as Rolling Stone previously claimed. When prescribed for human use, […]
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• Déjà Vu: Man Saves Neighbor from Fire 20 Years After Losing Family in Blaze

  08-09-2021 22:03
  
  Mark Collum of Rowley, Massachusetts, is a commercial fisherman by trade, but after the events that transpired over the last weekend, he can add “hero” to his job description. His […]
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• Dog-Gone-It: After Dog Is Stolen in North Carolina, Owner Gets Shocking Delivery

  08-09-2021 21:40
  
  On May 27, Sheila Salazar of Fayetteville, North Carolina, welcomed a pit bull mix named Nigel into her home. He’d made it to a local shelter after being rescued from […]
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• Trump Invited to Fallen Marine's Funeral by Gold Star Mom: 'I Love You and America Loves You'

  08-09-2021 21:39
  
  Gold Star mother Shana Chappell made headlines after her scathing diss of President Joe Biden after the dignified transfer of our 13 fallen service members’ remains last month. Now, the […]
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• Biden Admin Finally Admits the Truth About What Taliban Are Doing to Americans Stuck in Afghanistan

  08-09-2021 21:26
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the Taliban to stop blocking charter flights leaving the Kabul airport after previously denying that Americans and Afghan allies were being kept from departing […]
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• Resign or be fired: Sean Spicer & Kellyanne Conway among 11 Trump appointees Biden is PURGING from military academy boards

  08-09-2021 21:21 via rt.com
  
  The Biden administration has told 11 Trump administration officials – including Sean Spicer, Kellyanne Conway, H.R. McMaster and Douglas Macgregor – to resign or be fired from advisory boards of US military academies.Before leaving the White House, President Donald Trump had appointed a number of his administration officials to advisory boards at the US Military Academy at West Point, the Naval Academy in Annapolis and the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. The current White Hous
  
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• Menace Confirmed: Chinese Engineers Developing F-35 Killer for Communist Army

  08-09-2021 21:07
  
  The country President Joe Biden once said couldn’t “eat our lunch” is readying a hypersonic drone that could take out our most advanced fighter planes, the South China Morning Post […]
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• Texas inmate asks Supreme Court to let his pastor pray and lay hands on him during his execution

  08-09-2021 21:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A death row inmate in Texas is asking the Supreme Court to block his scheduled execution Wednesday night because the Texas Department of Criminal Justice will not allow the inmate's pastor to lay hands on him and audibly pray during the execution.
  
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• US Treasury could default, Janet Yellen warns, calls on Congress to raise debt ceiling AGAIN

  08-09-2021 20:51 via rt.com
  
  US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned Congress that the US is headed for a default on its national debt – a warning that has been issued many times before, with the Fed’s money printer always coming to the rescue.In a Wednesday letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Yellen warned default was coming sooner rather than later. Even the country’s emergency financial resources would be gone come October, she lamented.
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• ‘US obliterating what little history they had’: Toppling of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s statue polarizes Americans

  08-09-2021 20:50 via rt.com
  
  Tempers were running high on Twitter as the towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was torn down in Virginia on Wednesday, a year after plans to remove the monument were announced in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.The dispute over the fate of General Lee statue reached its climax early on Wednesday morning, when municipal workers turned up on Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue with a cherry-picker. As they were removing the statue from its graffiti-covered podium, the
  
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• Spec Ops Sgt Predicts Afghans May Overcome the Taliban: 'Freedom Is Contagious'

  08-09-2021 20:44
  
  It is no secret that the Taliban has absolutely no respect for women and children. Under the terrorist organization’s rule, Afghan citizens have and will continue to be subjected to […]
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• You Know This Conservative Talk Show Host, And He Could Soon Be Much More Famous

  08-09-2021 20:32
  
  Recent poll results from California indicate talk show host Larry Elder is dominating the field to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom as governor. The nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California has […]
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• Prominent Democratic Candidate Slammed with 5 Felony Charges

  08-09-2021 20:26
  
  A Democrat running for a U.S. Senate seat in Wisconsin is facing five felony charges after an investigation into her campaign finances. Milwaukee Alderwoman Chantia Lewis, who announced her candidacy […]
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• Watch: Biden Speaks Complete Nonsense for 25 Seconds That Feels Like an Eternity

  08-09-2021 20:10
  
  President Joe Biden wants those affected by Hurricane Ida to know that his “Build Back Better” agenda involves rebuilding the infrastructure so that there’s no damage. Even though there would […]
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• State Department Is 'Concerned' After Taliban Puts Designated Terrorist in Its Cabinet

  08-09-2021 19:59
  
  The U.S. State Department expressed concern over the Taliban placing a designated terrorist as the interim prime minister in Afghanistan’s new cabinet. A spokesperson for the department told the Daily […]
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• House Republicans Issue Urgent Warning About 'Most-Wanted' Terrorist Who Now Controls Fate of Americans Stuck in Afghanistan

  08-09-2021 19:51
  
  Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee expressed concern over the safety of Americans in Afghanistan following the announcement of terrorist leader Sirajuddin Haqqani as interior minister. New York Rep. […]
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• Jimmy Kimmel Says Hospitals Should Turn Away the Unvaccinated and Tell Them 'Rest in Peace'

  08-09-2021 19:45
  
  Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel made his return to television Tuesday by suggesting that anyone not vaccinated against the coronavirus should be turned away from a hospital to go die. […]
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• ‘Do I have to sue CNN?’ Joe Rogan lashes out at liberal network for claiming he took ‘horse dewormer’ to fight Covid-19

  08-09-2021 19:36 via rt.com
  
  Podcast host Joe Rogan says he rapidly recovered from Covid-19 after taking a stack of medication, including ivermectin. Now he’s talking about suing CNN for calling the anti-parasitic drug he took a “horse dewormer.”“Bro, do I have to sue CNN?” Rogan asked during an episode of his podcast released on Tuesday. “They’re making s**t up. They keep saying I’m taking horse dewormer. I literally got it from a doctor.”
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• White House Staffers Can't Bear to Watch 'Gaffe Machine' Biden, So They Mute His Speeches: Report

  08-09-2021 19:29
  
  Everyone knows the instinct: When you see a train wreck or other calamity about to happen, there is a natural reaction to turn away from the carnage about to transpire. […]
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• Biden pushes economic agenda while honoring labor unions at White House

  08-09-2021 19:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden held a belated Labor Day celebration at the White House on Wednesday as he made the case for his large-scale economic agenda and how it would benefit working and middle-class families at an event honoring labor unions.
  
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• Ron DeSantis Gives Forceful Answer When Asked About Potential 2024 White House Run

  08-09-2021 19:13
  
  Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday sought to dispel speculation that he is positioning himself to run for president in 2024. “All the speculation about me is purely manufactured. […]
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• Joe Biden Speaks Out on Tornadoes: 'They Don't Call Them That Anymore'

  08-09-2021 18:59
  
  I know President Joe Biden isn’t in the business of taking advice from Republicans, but I’m sure no one on his team would be too upset if he began taking […]
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• 4 of the Prisoners Obama Exchanged for Bowe Bergdahl Were Just Named to Senior Taliban Government Roles

  08-09-2021 18:42
  
  A 2014 prisoner swap engineered by then-President Barack Obama has paid stunning dividends for the Taliban now that four of the five terrorists exchanged for former Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl […]
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• South Carolina suspends lawyer Alex Murdaugh's law license as investigation widens

  08-09-2021 18:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  The ruling by the state's highest court comes after Murdaugh's law firm said he had misappropriated funds and was reporting him to law enforcement and the South Carolina Bar.
  
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• Supreme Court justices returning to the courtroom for first time since pandemic began

  08-09-2021 18:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  The justices have not met together since the pandemic shut down the court building in March 2020.
  
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• Trump Is About to Take On Liz Cheney by Making Major Move: Report

  08-09-2021 18:02
  
  Donald Trump is reportedly planning to endorse Wyoming attorney Harriet Hageman as a primary challenger against Republican Rep. Liz Cheney in an effort to oust the anti-Trump congresswoman. Politico broke […]
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• Nicole Kidman stars in $25 million AMC ad campaign

  08-09-2021 18:02 via rss.cnn.com
  
  "We Make Movies Better."
  
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• Elizabeth Warren Asks Amazon to Deplatform Products Containing 'COVID-19 Misinformation'

  08-09-2021 17:20
  
  Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged Amazon to remove books and other products that spread “COVID-19 misinformation” from its online marketplace. In a letter sent Wednesday to Amazon CEO Andy […]
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• The Beat Goes On

  08-09-2021 17:08
  
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• Something Sickening Just Happened to a Memorial for the 13 Service Members Killed in Kabul

  08-09-2021 16:59
  
  A California freeway display of 13 flags to honor the U.S. military members killed outside the Kabul airport last month was destroyed in an act of vandalism, according to the […]
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• Amazon Will Open Cashierless Whole Foods Stores with Cameras Tracking Shoppers' Movements

  08-09-2021 16:53
  
  Amazon is set to open two Whole Foods stores in 2022 without anyone manning the cash registers, the company announced Wednesday. The two stores will be located in Sherman Oaks, […]
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• Red Wave Rising: Biden's Approval Ratings Tank in 2022 Swing Districts

  08-09-2021 16:40
  
  “Build Back Better” has been President Joe Biden’s slogan for his gargantuan infrastructure boondoggle. According to a new poll, however, the catchphrase might as well apply to the effect the […]
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• Robert E. Lee statue taken down, cut into pieces

  08-09-2021 16:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Crews on Wednesday hoisted the statue off a giant pedestal where it has towered over Virginia’s capital city for more than a century.
  
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• Bob Odenkirk tweets he is 'back to work' on 'Better Call Saul' after heart attack

  08-09-2021 16:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  "So happy to be here and living this specific life surrounded by such good people," the actor wrote.
  
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• Donald Trump to provide commentary on boxing match on 9/11 anniversary

  08-09-2021 16:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump has a history with boxing, having hosted several matches at his casinos in the 1980s and '90s.
  
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• Suspects arrested after heist at luxury Paris jewelry store

  08-09-2021 16:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  Robbery took place in one of French capital's most expensive and luxurious shopping areas, where many of prestigious labels base their flagship stores.
  
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• 'Dancing With the Stars' to feature a Spice Girl, a 'Bachelor' and a Peloton instructor

  08-09-2021 16:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  The full cast was announced Wednesday on ABC's "Good Morning America."
  
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• WATCH Massive Robert E. Lee statue dismantled in Richmond after Virginia's Supreme Court greenlit removal

  08-09-2021 16:10 via rt.com
  
  A 12-ton statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee, the largest remaining Confederate monument, has been taken down in Richmond. The removal was ordered by Democrat Governor Ralph Northam last year, triggering a bitter court battle.Worker crews showed up at the equestrian monument early on Wednesday, taking it down from its pedestal with a massive crane. The removal of the statue, which used to be the largest confederate monument still standing in the US, attracted a crowd of onlookers, who cheered as the st
  
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• China Considering Move to Humiliate US by Taking Over Afghanistan Military Base: Report

  08-09-2021 15:54
  
  China reportedly is considering the deployment of military personnel to Afghanistan’s Bagram airfield following the U.S. departure from the Taliban-controlled nation after two decades. “The Chinese military is currently conducting […]
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• Trump Signs Deal with ESPN to Begin a Career as a Sports Commentator

  08-09-2021 15:12
  
  Former President Donald Trump, who knows a lot about fighting — within both the moderately polite confines of the boxing ring and the no-holds-barred world of politics — will provide […]
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• Biden expected to nominate historically diverse group, including 3 Latinos, for federal judgeships

  08-09-2021 15:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The president is pushing to broaden the makeup of the federal judiciary.
  
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• Four Guantanamo inmates swapped for ‘deserter’ Bowe Bergdahl named as ministers in Taliban government

  08-09-2021 14:38 via rt.com
  
  Four former Guantanamo inmates, released as part of a swap for court-martialed soldier Bowe Bergdahl, have been named as high-ranking acting ministers in the Taliban’s new Afghan government.On Tuesday, the Taliban announced its first interim government for the war-torn nation, which is now under the group’s control. However, many of those named in the government are known to the US and its allies, but not for good reasons. Four of those announced as ministers were previous inmates at
  
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• A night of terror left 130 dead in Paris. Six years later France's biggest ever trial begins.

  08-09-2021 14:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  "It’s never really left the front of my mind," one survivor said. "It’s omnipresent for me."
  
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• Why there isn't a single Asian player in the Baseball Hall of Fame

  08-09-2021 14:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  On a spring day at San Francisco’s now-shuttered Candlestick Park, a 26-year-old named Hideo Nomo, in a fresh Los Angeles Dodgers jersey, stepped onto the
  
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• 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes in Mexico near Acapulco; 1 reported dead

  08-09-2021 13:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  The earthquake was felt in Mexico City, which is around 180 miles from Acapulco. One death was reported in Guerrero state.
  
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• Democrats hit the gas on Biden's multitrillion-dollar safety net bill

  08-09-2021 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  "The rubber is hitting the road in terms of shaping the policy and fine-tuning everything," said one senior Democratic aide, with the party hoping to vote on the bill this month.
  
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