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• ‘Self-regulation is not working’: White House uses Facebook whistleblower, outages to target Big Tech behemoth

  04-10-2021 23:58 via rt.com
  
  As Facebook deals with global outages and potentially explosive testimony from a whistleblower, the White House used the opportunity to call for more regulation of the social media network and others.White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki added her voice to a flurry of critics targeting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as he deals with what has already shaped up as a very bad week. 
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• 'WJ Live': Biden Suggests Harassing Women in Bathrooms Is 'Part of the Process'

  04-10-2021 23:50
  
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• Fed-Up Del Rio Residents Vent Frustration Over Border Crisis: 'It's the Fault of the President'

  04-10-2021 23:45
  
  In the Texas city that was ground zero for the latest surge of Haitian illegal immigrants, residents know who to blame. “I feel that it’s the fault of the president,” […]
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• Watch: Biden Says Chasing Women Into the Bathroom and Harassing Them Is Just 'Part of the Process'

  04-10-2021 22:48
  
  Democratic Arizona Sen. Krysten Sinema was chased by pro-illegal immigration protesters into a restroom on Sunday while teaching at Arizona State University, which resulted in a viral video circulating around […]
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• Federal judge rejects comparisons between Capitol insurrection and racial justice unrest

  04-10-2021 22:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A federal judge rejected comparisons between the January 6 Capitol insurrection and civil unrest that at times accompanied racial-equity protests during a sentencing for a Capitol rioter on Monday, just days after a judge in the same court had questioned the difference.
  
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• Man Accused of Killing Three Co-Workers Makes Allegation Against Colleagues to Justify the Murders

  04-10-2021 22:27
  
  An electrician accused of killing three co-workers on assignment in central Florida told detectives he did it because his colleagues had raped him, but a Florida sheriff on Monday said […]
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• From homeless tents to penthouses with views

  04-10-2021 22:20 via foxnews.com
  
  A handful of Seattle’s more than 12,000 homeless people will soon be moving from the street to a studio penthouse with a view in Seattle’s pricey Capitol Hill neighborhood.
  
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• Demi Moore, lookalike daughter Scout Willis stun at Paris fashion show

  04-10-2021 22:13 via foxnews.com
  
  The mother-daughter duo joined fellow A-listers at Stella McCartney Spring 2022 show.
  
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• Alligator swallows smaller alligator whole in South Carolina: See the video

  04-10-2021 22:11 via foxnews.com
  
  That’s a hell of a snack.
  
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• Mets decline Luis Rojas' contract for 2022 after two losing seasons

  04-10-2021 22:07 via foxnews.com
  
  Luis Rojas is out of New York after two years.
  
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• ANALYSIS: Supreme Court begins new term highlighted by direct challenge to Roe v Wade abortion rights

  04-10-2021 22:07 via foxnews.com
  
  New Supreme Court term is packed with blockbuster cases, as partisan environment around justices may be eroding confidence in their rulings.
  
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• Biden Says He 'Can't' Guarantee US Won't Default on Debt

  04-10-2021 22:06
  
  On Monday, President Joe Biden fired another salvo in an ongoing game of financial chicken between his administration and congressional Republicans, saying he could not guarantee the United States will […]
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• New York's largest private health care provider fired 1,400 employees who refused the vaccine

  04-10-2021 22:04 via foxnews.com
  
  New York’s largest private health care provider has fired some 1,400 employees who refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19, Fox News has learned.
  
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• Disney+ debuts cringey trailer for Fauci documentary as doctor accuses media of ‘misinterpreting’ his Christmas-gathering comments

  04-10-2021 22:04 via rt.com
  
  Dr. Anthony Fauci is again facing the scorn of critics, over a new documentary on his public service. At the same time, the White House adviser is trying to walk back “misinterpreted” comments on canceling Christmas.Those tired of the health official’s seemingly constant presence on television screens will need to brace themselves, as the Disney+ streaming service is debuting the National Geographic movie ‘Fauci’ on Wednesday. 
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• Denver Police Officer Forced to Take COVID Vaccine, Now He Says He Lost the Ability to Walk

  04-10-2021 22:04
  
  In early August, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. He declared that all city employees, and even some private-sector employees who worked in “high-risk settings,” must […]
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• Facebook plunged into chaos as employees ‘CAN’T ACCESS’ servers – or even their workspaces

  04-10-2021 21:55 via rt.com
  
  Facebook’s offices are as much of a mess for employees as its social media platforms are for users, according to anonymous workers who’ve spoken to reporters in the midst of the apparent companywide breakdown.As the major Facebook outage dragged into hours, a Reddit poster claiming to be a member of the “recovery/investigation team” wrote the companywide snafu was indeed a “global outage for all FB-related services/infra[structure]” and explained that while re
  
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• Biden Lets Slip Just How Little He Thinks of the American People

  04-10-2021 21:53
  
  When President Joe Biden took the podium in Washington on Monday, he probably had no intention of telegraphing to the country just how much contempt he has for Americans. A […]
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• Rare Mastodon tooth discovered by 6-year-old boy in Michigan creek

  04-10-2021 21:47 via foxnews.com
  
  Six-year-old Julian Gagnon discovered a 12,000-year-old rare mastodon tooth in Michigan.
  
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• Hundreds of Biden's Afghan Refugees Are Walking Off Military Bases - Experts Say No One Can Stop Them

  04-10-2021 21:47
  
  The Washington Post reported Friday that the Department of Defense was trying to dispel the notion that there was any kind of security risk represented by Afghan refugees hastily airlifted […]
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• Zuckerberg loses OVER $6 BILLION as Facebook empire outage drags into HOURS

  04-10-2021 21:43 via rt.com
  
  Mark Zuckerberg is facing some major financial consequences, according to Forbes, losing billions of dollars, as well as his No.5-richest man rank as users continue to be shut out of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp.After mass complaints about the various platforms being down and users getting error messages, Facebook said it was working to resolve the issue.
  As the platforms have remained down for hours, more and more have piled onto Zuckerberg and gone to other social media apps th
  
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• NY Times' Maureen Dowd mocked for chiding Sinema over obstructing bill when Biden 'really needs a win'

  04-10-2021 21:40 via foxnews.com
  
  New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd chided Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., for her opposition to President Biden's $3.5 trillion spending plan, asking in a new opinion piece why the moderate Democrat would obstruct Biden's plans when he "really needs a win."
  
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• Gene Hackman recalls ‘The French Connection’ 50 years later: ‘A moment in a checkered career of hits, misses’

  04-10-2021 21:36 via foxnews.com
  
  It’s the heart-stopping moment when a bashed-in Pontiac LeMans hurtles beneath NYC’s elevated subway at 90 miles an hour, dodging traffic and pedestrians in a wild race to keep up with a hijacked N train rumbling overhead. That five-minute sequence — a crash course in ‘70s guerrilla filmmaking — is now regarded by many to be the best movie car chase of all time. 
  
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• Abby Johnson: What Always Happens in the Waiting Room After an Abortion Is What Ends Many Abortion Careers

  04-10-2021 21:33
  
  When I walked out of Planned Parenthood after working there for eight years and climbing the ladder within the organization, so many people on the pro-life side had endless questions […]
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• Psaki says Biden to negotiate lower price tag with progressives on $3.5T spending bill

  04-10-2021 21:31 via foxnews.com
  
  White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that President Biden will host a virtual meeting with progressive House members to negotiate a lower price tag on the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill.
  
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• Co-Founder of Anti-Trump Org That Employed Alleged Predator Compares Conservatives to Bloodthirsty Terrorists

  04-10-2021 21:13
  
  One would think Steve Schmidt, co-founder of the anti-Trump political action committee the Lincoln Project, would be keeping a low profile these days. The former Republican strategist-turned-professional NeverTrumper got what […]
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• 1 person detained after a shooting on an Amtrak train in Tucson

  04-10-2021 20:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A shooting happened aboard an Amtrak train in Arizona on Monday morning, the railroad service said in a statement.
  
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• California Judge Rules Against Mask-Choice Advocates

  04-10-2021 20:29
  
  A California judge has declined an emergency injunction request from mask-choice advocates to block school mask mandates in K-12 public schools in the state, KFMB-TV in San Diego reported. The […]
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• The Buck Stops Where?

  04-10-2021 20:26
  
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• Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Hits Back After Being Filmed in Bathroom: 'Unacceptable' and 'Unlawful'

  04-10-2021 20:26
  
  Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema responded Monday to a protester who recorded video while following the senator into a restroom at Arizona State University on Sunday night, calling the action […]
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• Afghan Ambassador to US Calls Out Biden, Says He Doesn't Care About Women

  04-10-2021 20:26
  
  America’s image went down in flames due to President Joe Biden’s actions to abandon Afghanistan, according to the ambassador of the former Afghan regime. Adela Raz, who is still in […]
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• Archbishop Floats 'Unbeatable' Test for Seminary After Discovering a Massive Fraud Fooled the Church

  04-10-2021 20:20
  
  A Catholic archbishop has come up with a foolproof test to determine if a person can meet the church’s requirements for seminary after it became known that more than one […]
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• Officer Reportedly Slain After Shooter Opens Fire Aboard Amtrak Train in Arizona

  04-10-2021 20:18
  
  One person is in custody after someone opened fire Monday aboard an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona, causing passengers to flee, police said. The shooting happened just after 8 a.m. […]
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• The game-changing secret weapon in the search for Gabby Petito

  04-10-2021 20:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  Widespread citizen engagement on social media platforms could be the secret weapon that turns the tide in the fight for missing persons.
  
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• Schumer's Signature on Secret, Leaked Agreement Shows Dems Even Dishonest with Each Other

  04-10-2021 19:56
  
  Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is one of the most powerful men in Washington, and even Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has had to acknowledge Manchin’s pivotal role as a centrist […]
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• This underwater concrete could help marine life, and get stronger at the same time

  04-10-2021 19:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Concrete structures like sea walls, breakwaters and ports can discourage ocean life, but Israeli startup ECOncrete says its technology for sea defenses helps marine biodiversity.
  
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• House Republicans Demand Info on Climate Groups' Ties to China

  04-10-2021 19:41
  
  A pair of top House Republicans demanded information from several progressive organizations on their ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Oversight […]
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• Video: Driver's Shoes Melt to the Floor in Car Inferno, Heroic Rookie Cop Drags Him From Burning Vehicle

  04-10-2021 19:37
  
  I knew the left’s collective self-flagellation following the death of George Floyd last May had officially become a self-parody when Rolling Stone’s E.J. Dickson wrote this June 12, 2020, piece: […]
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• Son of Man Detained in Iran Demands Ailing Father's Immediate Release

  04-10-2021 19:35
  
  The son of an Iranian-American man who has been detained in Iran for more than five years called for his father’s immediate release on Monday so that he can receive […]
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• ‘Part of the process’: Biden says bathroom stalking of Democrat Senator Sinema ‘not appropriate’ but ‘happens to everybody’

  04-10-2021 19:34 via rt.com
  
  US President Joe Biden formally disagreed with activists hounding two Senate Democrats blocking his agenda, but then endorsed such tactics as part of the legislative process happening to those without Secret Service protection.Biden was asked by the White House reporters on Monday if it was appropriate for Democrat activists to hound the two senators who weren’t on board with the party’s $3.5-trillion spending proposal or raising the debt ceiling. Doocy asks Biden about activists who
  
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• Mitch McConnell Warns Biden That Pelosi and Schumer Are Leading Government on a 'Sleepwalk Toward an Avoidable Catastrophe'

  04-10-2021 19:22
  
  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Monday regarding the duty of Democratic leadership to address the nation’s debt limit that could lead to […]
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• A drone survives a sail into a major hurricane and "lives" to show the video

  04-10-2021 19:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hurricane hunters have been flying inside hurricanes for more than 50 years, collecting data. They've been tossed around and risked their lives for the sake of hurricane research and keeping communities safe.
  
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• Child of 'Jane Roe' of Roe v. Wade Says Her Mother Tried to Use Her for Publicity

  04-10-2021 18:59
  
  Pro-abortion activists used Norma McCorvey, her troubled past and her unborn baby to send Roe v. Wade all the way to the Supreme Court. That former baby, who was born […]
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• ‘No longer being a Democrat is the right thing’: Andrew Yang explains departure from Democratic Party after two election failures

  04-10-2021 18:58 via rt.com
  
  Former US presidential candidate Andrew Yang announced his “strangely emotional experience” of leaving the Democratic Party on Monday, just a day before his new book went on sale, claiming that he feels more like an independent.In a statement titled “Breaking up with the Democratic Party,” Yang revealed that he’d changed his official voting registration from Democrat to Independent.
  “I registered as a Democrat back in 1995 when I was 20 years old to vote for B
  
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• Afghanistan ambassador says she does not trust Biden, ‘laughs’ at idea of US as beacon of democracy & says admin won’t meet her

  04-10-2021 18:51 via rt.com
  
  Adela Raz, Afghanistan’s former ambassador to the US, has spoken out about the chaotic military withdrawal and said it will be some time before her country trusts another American president due to the “betrayal” under Joe Biden.Raz made her comments during an appearance on ‘Axios on HBO’ on Sunday. She added that not only does she believe many in her country do not trust the US government and Biden’s administration, but she doesn’t, either.  .@jonat
  
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• Biden blames debt ceiling worries on Republicans, orders them to ‘get out of the way’ to avoid ‘dire consequences’

  04-10-2021 18:27 via rt.com
  
  US President Joe Biden has addressed the standstill in which Congress has found itself as lawmakers face an October 18 deadline to address the debt ceiling before the Department of Treasury warns it could default on commitments.“Get out of the way, just get out of the way,” was the message Biden gave Republicans on Monday during a press conference addressing issues affecting Congress, the passage of infrastructure bills, and the debt ceiling. 
  Biden blamed his predecessor, Donal
  
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• Netflix establishes $5.4 million Chadwick Boseman scholarship at Howard University

  04-10-2021 18:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Netflix and Howard University have established a $5.4 million scholarship in honor of Chadwick Boseman, called The Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship.
  
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• Afghan Music Students Flown to Safety in One of the Largest Airlifts Since the Taliban's Takeover

  04-10-2021 18:13
  
  More than 100 students, alumni and faculty members of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music have been flown out of Kabul on their way to Portugal, where the government has […]
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• Pope Francis Joins Others in Calling on Missouri's Governor to Grant Clemency to Death Row Inmate

  04-10-2021 18:08
  
  Pope Francis has joined the chorus of people calling on Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to grant clemency to a death row inmate who is set to be executed for killing […]
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• Former NASCAR Driver Killed in Shooting, Investigation Underway

  04-10-2021 17:40
  
  Former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley was killed in a double shooting Saturday night in Athena, Georgia. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department responded to a report of a shooting at […]
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• Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson claims his media startup is no longer shutting down

  04-10-2021 17:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Carlos Watson went on TV Monday morning to say that Ozy Media, the company he co-founded, would not shut down even though it announced Friday that it would. Anyone who wanted to find out how what Watson said could be true would run into a problem: Ozy's email appears to be shut down. Emails sent Monday morning to Watson, his co-founder Samir Rao, and the company's generic press address, all bounced back.
  
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