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• US Navy confirms nuclear-powered attack submarine hit an ‘object’ while submerged in Indo-Pacific region

  07-10-2021 23:47 via rt.com
  
  The US Navy has acknowledged that an attack submarine operating in international waters of the Indo-Pacific region struck an underwater object, injuring multiple crew members and damaging the vessel.The USS Connecticut, a Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine, struck the unidentified object while submerged on October 2, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet said on Thursday in a statement. Nearly a dozen crew members were reportedly hurt, but none of the injuries are considered life-threatening.Also
  
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• US Navy confirms attack submarine hit an ‘object’ while submerged in Indo-Pacific region

  07-10-2021 23:47 via rt.com
  
  The US Navy has acknowledged that an attack submarine operating in international waters of the Indo-Pacific region struck an underwater object, injuring multiple crew members and damaging the vessel.The USS Connecticut, a Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine, struck the unidentified object while submerged on October 2, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet said on Thursday in a statement. Nearly a dozen crew members were reportedly hurt, but none of the injuries are considered life-threatening.Also
  
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• Joe Biden calls Chicago’s female mayor ‘Mister’, makes a series of additional gaffes during Illinois speech

  07-10-2021 23:42 via rt.com
  
  US President Joe Biden fumbled and stumbled his way through a speech promoting vaccine mandates, referring to Chicago’s female Mayor Lori Lightfoot as “Mister Mayor” and saluting the nonexistent “Ohio Pennsylvania President.”Biden touched down in Chicago on Thursday for a speech promoting his administration’s recently announced vaccine mandate for private companies, which would force employers to require that their workers either be vaccinated against Covid-19
  
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• Joe Biden appears to call Chicago’s female mayor ‘Mister’, makes a series of additional gaffes during Illinois speech

  07-10-2021 23:42 via rt.com
  
  US President Joe Biden fumbled and stumbled his way through a speech promoting vaccine mandates, seemingly referring to Chicago’s Lori Lightfoot as “Mister Mayor” and almost saluting the nonexistent “Ohio Pennsylvania President.”Biden touched down in Chicago on Thursday for a speech promoting his administration’s recently announced vaccine mandate for private companies, which would force employers to require that their workers either be vaccinated against Covi
  
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• North Dakota Man Gets Nasty 182-Pound Surprise From Squirrel

  07-10-2021 23:36
  
  Bill Fischer of Fargo, North Dakota, has a black walnut tree on his property that produces a sizable harvest every two years. He knows this, and the squirrels know it, […]
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• 'Majority of Faculty Agree with Many or Even Most of My Positions': Canceled Professor Speaks Out

  07-10-2021 23:17
  
  A University of Chicago professor, whose prestigious lecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was canceled at the behest of a Twitter mob that disagreed with his viewpoints, warned that […]
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• Biden says he told the Justice Department to address unruly passengers on planes

  07-10-2021 23:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden said Thursday that he has instructed the Justice Department to address rising violence on airplanes as passengers resisting mask requirements threaten airline staff.
  
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• Marine jailed for criticizing Afghanistan withdrawal faces SIX charges in special court-martial

  07-10-2021 23:05 via rt.com
  
  The US Marine Corps is charging Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller, who publicly criticized the bungled withdrawal from Afghanistan, with six crimes in a special court-martial. He reportedly wants to resign instead.Major General Julian Alford, who leads the Marine Training Command (MTC), referred Scheller to a special misdemeanor court-martial on Wednesday, a MTC spokesman told Stars and Stripes. He is accused of “displaying contempt toward officials,” wilfully disobeying and disresp
  
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• Study reveals over 120,000 American children have lost primary caregivers during the Covid-19 pandemic

  07-10-2021 23:03 via rt.com
  
  Research by the American Academy of Pediatrics estimated that 120,630 children went through the death of a primary caregiver during the coronavirus pandemic, while an additional 22,000 lost their secondary caregiver.“Effective action to reduce health disparities and protect children from direct and secondary harms from COVID-19 is a public health and moral imperative,” reads the research paper. 
  Deaths were identified as fatalities from April 2020 to June 30 2021 that were eithe
  
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• French interior minister summons top Catholic bishop for saying that sex crimes confessed in church would ‘remain secret’

  07-10-2021 22:48 via rt.com
  
  France’s top bishop has been summoned by the interior minister for stating that sex abuse revealed to priests during confession would stay a secret. Days earlier, a shocking French report revealed decades of abuse by clergy.Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, Archbishop of Reims and head of the Bishops' Conference of France, told a radio interview on Thursday that the Catholic sacrament of confession is subject to a pact of secrecy “stronger than the laws of the Republic.”
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• The Biden Admin Knew Months Ago That Masses of Haitians Were Headed Toward US But Did Nothing: Report

  07-10-2021 22:39
  
  When what seemed to be a flash mob of Haitian illegal immigrants turned up on the U.S.-Mexico border in September, the sudden appearance probably came as a surprise to most […]
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• Shock Video: Alleged Stalker Nearly Catches Defenseless Woman, But 1 Thing Could Have Turned the Tables in a Heartbeat

  07-10-2021 22:20
  
  The New York City Police Department is looking for a suspect who allegedly attempted to enter a Bronx woman’s dwelling last month after following her home in the middle of […]
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• Dow rallies more than 300 points as market volatility continues

  07-10-2021 22:12 via rss.cnn.com
  
  There's no end in sight to the volatility on Wall Street as US stocks rallied again Thursday.
  
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• How not to rebuild a war-torn nation like Afghanistan

  07-10-2021 22:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  However well intentioned U.S. aid was, it had the ironic effect of contributing to instability in Afghanistan's institutions and fueling corruption.
  
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• Nearly 200,000 COVID Tests Recalled After Kits Produced Huge Number of False Positives

  07-10-2021 22:06
  
  Over the past year and a half, many people around the world have experienced the nerves and annoyance that come with getting a positive COVID-19 test result. In order to […]
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• Virginia Republicans seize on parental rights and schools fight in final weeks of campaign

  07-10-2021 22:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin wasted no time turning a comment made by his Democratic opponent, Terry McAuliffe, into an attack ad aimed at invigorating base GOP voters and parents.
  
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• Trump asks US judge to force Facebook to restore his account, 9 months after he was booted off site over Capitol riot ​​– media

  07-10-2021 22:00 via rt.com
  
  Lawyers for Donald Trump have reportedly asked a Florida judge to make Facebook halt its suspension of the former president, saying his banishment would do “irreparable harm” to Republicans in the 2022 and 2024 elections.The request for a preliminary injunction against Facebook was filed on Thursday in the US District Court in Miami. If granted, it would allow Trump to post content on the social media platform while his class action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google’
  
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• Texas school district 'postpones' a Black author's school visit because parents claim his books teach critical race theory

  07-10-2021 21:58 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A school district in Texas removed books by an award-winning author from its schools' library shelves and postponed a virtual event he had been invited to because of a complaint that his books promote critical race theory.
  
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• Alabama flash flooding kills 4 and spurs rescues from homes and cars

  07-10-2021 21:50 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Heavy rain sparked deadly flash flooding in parts of Alabama from Wednesday into Thursday, killing four people -- including a 4-year-old girl -- as crews rushed to rescue people from cars and homes, officials said.
  
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• Texas abortion provider resumes procedures after sixth week of pregnancy following judge's ruling

  07-10-2021 21:48 via rss.cnn.com
  
  An organization that operates several clinics in Texas said Thursday that its staff has provided abortions for patients who are more than six weeks into their pregnancy, after a federal judge Wednesday blocked a Texas law banning the procedure roughly after that point.
  
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• Mike Huckabee: Dems Lose Their Minds in Last-Ditch Bullying of Sinema

  07-10-2021 21:46
  
  The confirmation hearings for Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 took Democrats to a new low for childish, irresponsible behavior, but the current harassment of a fellow Democrat, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema […]
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• 'Trump of NYC politics' leaves police union leadership with few friends amid federal probe

  07-10-2021 21:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ed Mullins "is essentially the Donald Trump of New York City politics," said Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y.
  
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• Left in a Horrific Position by Biden, US Paratroopers Turn Two Cans of Dip Into Almighty Taliban Deterrent: 'It Was a Hell of a Feat'

  07-10-2021 21:17
  
  As the world watched President Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan unfold in real time, American troops on the ground were left facing an even more horrific reality than what […]
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• Haitian Migrants Have Located 'The Gap,' a 'New Route' to Illegally Enter the US

  07-10-2021 21:16
  
  Illegal Haitian migrants are crossing the southern border of the U.S. via a new route in Yuma, Arizona, as Border Patrol braces for the arrival of up to 60,000 Haitian […]
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• Area with Highest COVID Vaccination Rate Sees Record Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths

  07-10-2021 20:59
  
  New England, the region of the country with the highest vaccination rate, is currently experiencing a record surge in COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The Associated Press reported the cases, hospitalizations […]
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• How Chuck Grassley's 'work ethic' and 'your people' comments perpetuate harmful model minority myth

  07-10-2021 20:58 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Cringeworthy, insulting, obtuse: There are many words that accurately describe Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley's remarks on Wednesday to Lucy Koh, a Korean American judicial nominee to the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
  
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• Former Amazon worker sues over unpaid time required for Covid-19 screenings

  07-10-2021 20:48 via rt.com
  
  A former Amazon warehouse employee has filed a lawsuit claiming the online retail giant violated Colorado state law by not paying for time taken to get Covid-19 tests.According to the suit, Amazon required employees to take unpaid time to meet their requirements for having positive Covid-19 tests. 
  The federal lawsuit claims employees have been required since March 2020 to undergo health screenings before they clock in at work. To actually make their punch-in time, employees would have to a
  
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• Trust in US media drops near record low with only 36% of Americans expressing confidence in reporting

  07-10-2021 20:38 via rt.com
  
  A new Gallup poll shows that Americans’ trust in mass media outlets has tumbled to the second-lowest level on record, and the relatively few US adults who think they’re seeing truth in news reports are predominantly Democrats.Just 36% of American adults expressed some level of trust in mass media in a survey done last month, down from 40% last year and historic highs around 70% in the 1970s, Gallup said on Thursday. In fact, only 7% of respondents said they have “a great deal&r
  
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• New Perseverance rover images reveal what happened before ancient Martian lake disappeared

  07-10-2021 20:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Images captured by the Perseverance rover have allowed scientists to peer back in time at what Mars was like billions of years ago.
  
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• Border Patrol Catches Convicted Child Rapist Who Illegally Entered Country Amid Biden's Border Crisis

  07-10-2021 20:27
  
  This one didn’t get away. Amid an unprecedented flood of illegal immigrants pouring across the southern border, a convicted child rapist was apprehended in the Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector, which […]
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• NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Busted for Using Taxpayer Funds for Personal and Political Expenses

  07-10-2021 20:14
  
  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio used the city’s police department for his and his family’s personal benefit, as well as to assist his 2020 presidential bid, according to […]
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• Federal agencies release plans to steel themselves against the climate crisis

  07-10-2021 20:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  More than 20 federal agencies on Thursday released plans to ensure federal facilities and programs are resilient against the climate crisis, including bumping pay to federal firefighters, electrifying vehicle fleets and pinpointing which military bases are most at risk to climate hazards.
  
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• Chuck Schumer Just Announced the Major Deal He and Mitch McConnell Have Agreed On

  07-10-2021 20:00
  
  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday that he had reached a deal with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to extend the debt ceiling and avert the federal government defaulting […]
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• 18 Former NBA Players Arrested in Connection to Massive Scam

  07-10-2021 19:46
  
  Eighteen former NBA players were charged by federal prosecutors Thursday in a fraud scheme related to the league’s health care plan. According to ESPN, the players were indicted for defrauding […]
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• Levi's says casual comfort is our new normal, and it's here to stay

  07-10-2021 19:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Levi's says it could take a while before consumers are ready to toss aside a pair of comfy baggy jeans for dressier clothing.
  
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• US forms team to crack down on crypto crimes… Just like JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon called for

  07-10-2021 19:31 via rt.com
  
  The US Justice Department has formed a National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team to investigate crimes committed by, with, and involving virtual currency exchanges, days after JP Morgan’s CEO predicted such regulation was imminent.The NCET will oversee probes into “crimes committed by virtual currency exchanges, mixing and tumbling services, and money laundering infrastructure actors,” the Justice Department said in a news release on Wednesday. Its primary tasks will be to &ldqu
  
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• The NFL's ratings are up this year. Here's why.

  07-10-2021 19:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  One month into the 2021 season, the NFL's viewership is up around 17% compared to this time last year. The league is attracting an average of roughly 17 million viewers across its various network partners, according to Nielsen data.
  
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• Soldier Charged for Allegedly Murdering Pregnant Wife at Military Base

  07-10-2021 19:14
  
  Authorities arrested a soldier stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and charged him with murder for allegedly killing his pregnant wife on the military base, FOX 17 reported on Wednesday. Sgt. […]
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• Teen Driver Kills 3 After Fleeing Cops: All 'Because One Person Decided They Didn't Want a Ticket'

  07-10-2021 19:11
  
  On Friday night, a 17-year-old valet at Cafe Mawal in Houston made some decisions that led to heartbreak for three families. According to KTRK-TV, valet Ahmedal Tayeb Elnouman Modawi and […]
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• Biden's America: Gas Prices Skyrocket to Highest Since 2014, Natural Gas Prices Threaten Middle-Class

  07-10-2021 18:59
  
  Americans keep coughing up more cash at the gas pump, and globalization may be to blame. The national average gas price on Wednesday was $3.22, according to the American Automobile […]
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• 'We Are Ready for War': Leader of Migrant Caravan Says Nothing Will Get in His Way of Making It to US

  07-10-2021 18:43
  
  An army of 60,000 illegal aliens, mostly Haitians, is expected to flood the U.S. border in the coming weeks, and a second caravan is waiting in the wings preparing to […]
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• Maryland man charged with killing pharmacist brother & 2 others for ‘poisoning’ people with Covid-19 vaccine

  07-10-2021 18:43 via rt.com
  
  A Maryland man has been arrested and charged with murdering his pharmacist brother, sister-in-law, and another woman, because he believed the Covid-19 vaccine is “poison.”Police arrested Jeffrey Allen Burnham, 46, last week in West Virginia after he allegedly went on the run.
  Police have indicated that the death of Burnham’s 58-year-old brother, Brian Robinette, could be due to a disagreement over coronavirus vaccines, as the brothers’ mother told police Burnham planned o
  
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• More Americans are getting booster shots than initial doses, CDC data shows

  07-10-2021 18:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  An average of nearly 400,000 people per day have received booster shots in the previous seven days, double from the week before.
  
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• Afghan Father Who Worked for the US Is Now Suing the Government He Once Helped

  07-10-2021 18:30
  
  The Afghan man was attending a conference in California as part of his job for a U.S. government-funded project in Afghanistan when the Taliban sent a written death threat to […]
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• Trump tried to pressure Justice Department into overturning Biden’s election win, Senate Democrats claim

  07-10-2021 18:16 via rt.com
  
  Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have released a report accusing former President Donald Trump of attempting to use the Justice Department to overturn Joe Biden’s electoral win. Republicans say it’s all baloney.Within days of President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard Durbin (D-Illinois) launched an investigation into Trump’s alleged efforts to “weaponize” the Department of Justice to overturn Biden&rs
  
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• Video: Squad Member Admits She Only Masks Up When GOP Cameras Are Around

  07-10-2021 18:11
  
  During a moment caught on camera this week, Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan admitted that her decision to wear a mask after being vaccinated against COVID is nothing more […]
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• It Looks Like the Facebook Whistleblower Is a Pro-Democrat Operative, Had Key Woke Role at Other Big Tech Companies

  07-10-2021 18:05
  
  If the Trump years taught conservatives anything, it was to beware of so-called whistleblowers, because they always seem to have a liberal agenda motivating them. Such appears to be the […]
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• Soccer Player Charged with Attempted Murder for Shocking Mid-Match Attack on Referee

  07-10-2021 17:41
  
  Police charged Brazilian soccer player William Ribeiro with attempted murder for attacking a referee during a match. William Ribeiro kicked a referee, Rodrigo Crivellaro, in the head during a Monday […]
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• Dow rallies 500 points as market volatility continues

  07-10-2021 17:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  There's no end in sight to the volatility on Wall Street as US stocks rallied again Thursday morning.
  
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• Video: Woke Educator Indoctrinates Little Kids with COVID-Friendly Version of Common Nursery Rhyme

  07-10-2021 17:22
  
  Over the weekend, a stunning video began making the rounds on social media that appeared to be filmed by a teacher who was teaching her students a cute little song […]
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