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• US ‘a long way off’ from democracy or freedom, Ron Paul tells RT

  02-11-2021 23:44 via rt.com
  
  A new poll showing other countries unimpressed with American democracy and healthcare is not a surprise, as the US has turned corporatist and has too much democracy but too little freedom, former congressman Ron Paul tells RT.A new Pew Research poll of 16 advanced economies showed widespread belief that the US healthcare system is below average or downright bad, while only 17% thought American democracy was a good model for other nations. New from @pewglobal: https://t.co/AJBmHclDwe @pewresearch
  
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• US ‘a long way off’ democracy or freedom, Ron Paul tells RT

  02-11-2021 23:44 via rt.com
  
  A new poll showing other countries unimpressed with American democracy and healthcare is not a surprise, as the US has turned corporatist and has too much democracy but too little freedom, former congressman Ron Paul tells RT.A new Pew Research poll of 16 advanced economies showed widespread belief that the US healthcare system is below average or downright bad, while only 17% thought American democracy was a good model for other nations. New from @pewglobal: https://t.co/AJBmHclDwe @pewresearch
  
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• It's not the people who run US democracy, Ron Paul tells RT

  02-11-2021 23:44 via rt.com
  
  A new poll showing other countries unimpressed with American democracy and healthcare is not a surprise, as the US has turned corporatist and has too much democracy but too little freedom, former congressman Ron Paul tells RT.A new Pew Research poll of 16 advanced economies showed widespread belief that the US healthcare system is below average or downright bad, while only 17% thought American democracy was a good model for other nations. New from @pewglobal: https://t.co/AJBmHclDwe @pewresearch
  
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• Democrats' Tiki Torch Stunt Backfires, McAuliffe in Big Trouble on Election Day

  02-11-2021 23:32
  
  Democrats can’t help but get in their own way. In the months leading up to the Virginia gubernatorial election, it appeared that Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe had the advantage. Then, […]
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• Marjorie Taylor Greene has been fined $48,000 for not wearing a mask on House floor

  02-11-2021 23:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has been fined $48,000 for not wearing a mask on the House floor, according to a letter from the House Sergeant at Arms, obtained by CNN.
  
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• ‘Sounds about WHITE’: Skin color of Kyle Rittenhouse’s jury triggers Twitter

  02-11-2021 23:12 via rt.com
  
  Left-wing Twitter users are enraged that the legal fate of Kyle Rittenhouse – a white teenager who shot three white men in a predominantly white Wisconsin county – will be decided by a jury with only one non-white member.Controversy over skin color arose after the 12 jurors and eight alternates for Rittenhouse’s murder trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin, were selected on Monday. Media reports indicated that only one member of the 20-person jury group was a “person of color.&rdqu
  
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• 'This Is Illegal Voter Suppression': Reports Emerge of Virginia Polling Places Wrongly Requiring Masks for Voters

  02-11-2021 23:09
  
  Allegations of misconduct are surfacing in Virginia where Republican Glenn Youngkin has waged a fierce battle against Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the race for governor. Multiple allegations emerged Tuesday that […]
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• Dr. Drew: I 'Can't Trust' Fauci Because Top Doc Wasn't Transparent About Connections to Wuhan Lab

  02-11-2021 23:03
  
  TV personality and physician Dr. Drew Pinsky said he can no longer trust Dr. Anthony Fauci due to Fauci’s behavior in recent months and especially with regard to his reported […]
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• Sideline Reporter Michele Tafoya Enrages Whoopi Goldberg and Other 'The View' Hosts with 2 Bold Stances

  02-11-2021 22:55
  
  NBC “Sunday Night Football” sideline reporter Michele Tafoya filled in on ABC’s “The View” on Tuesday, where she held firm with regard to her opposition to both vaccine mandates and […]
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• Teenager Injected with COVID Vaccine at School Without Parental Consent

  02-11-2021 22:38
  
  It’s normal that the parents of a minor want to know what is going into their child’s body. But on Oct. 20 in Louisiana, a teen was given the COVID […]
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• Zillow to shut down its home buying business

  02-11-2021 22:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Zillow is getting out of the iBuying business and will shut down its Zillow Offers division, resulting in a 25% reduction in its staff.
  
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• Kyle Rittenhouse Judge Issues Bold Warning to Jury as Opening Statements Begin

  02-11-2021 22:30
  
  In America, justice is supposed to be blind. But is this even possible when everything from the media to the classroom is charged with politics? Bruce Schroeder, the Wisconsin Circuit […]
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• Ex-NFL Player Says Kap Is Critical Threat to Black Americans: 'He Has an Evil, anti-American Spirit'

  02-11-2021 22:15
  
  In his new Netflix special, radical leftist Colin Kaepernick compared the NFL combine to slavery. On Monday, another former NFL player called out Kaepernick’s insanity. A clip from the former […]
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• Iran Sees Its Ultimate Nightmare Calmly Cruising Over the Persian Gulf

  02-11-2021 21:58
  
  Iran’s worst nightmare just appeared over the Persian Gulf, and it’s not a threat that any missile can break. The most terrifying thing for the rogue nation wasn’t the American […]
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• Manchin Is Blowing Up Dems' $1.75T Spending Plan, So Here's How One Hard-Left Rep Tried to Change His Mind

  02-11-2021 21:43
  
  Like it or not, the Democrats are going to have to get West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin on board if they’re going to pass their massive spending plan. No, the […]
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• 30,000 People Locked Inside Shanghai Disneyland, Then China Shows Disney Who Is Really in Charge

  02-11-2021 21:23
  
  It should come as no surprise that, as the rest of the world is starting to function more normally, China is still wielding the pandemic as a powerful tool against […]
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• More Than 100 Groups Demand the Biden Admin Take Responsibility for the Thousands of Afghan Allies It Left Behind in Afghanistan

  02-11-2021 21:05
  
  More than 100 non-governmental groups demanded the Biden administration evacuate tens of thousands of Afghan allies still stranded in the country, according to a letter posted by Iraq and Afghanistan […]
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• World Leader Declares Antifa Is a 'Global Terrorist Organization'

  02-11-2021 21:01
  
  Protesters who bring bloody anarchy to cities have become a threat to everyone, according to one top European official. Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa tweeted his verdict on antifa on […]
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• WATCH: Illinois prisoner wrestles gun from officer’s holster before being shot by deputy

  02-11-2021 20:42 via rt.com
  
  Video footage posted online shows an Illinois inmate wrestling away an officer’s gun while being brought to court for his trial, only to be shot by a deputy who came to the rescue of the disarmed jailer.The video begins in a Jefferson County Courthouse garage, with the officer opening a car door for the prisoner, identified by police as 55-year-old Fredrick Goss. The officer then appears to remove handcuffs from Goss, before holding a wheelchair so the apparently injured prisoner can climb
  
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• Americans defy media narrative, cite Democrats as bigger threat to US democracy, poll shows

  02-11-2021 20:31 via rt.com
  
  Nearly 10 months of messaging by Democrat politicians, the MSM, and celebrities framing Republicans as domestic terrorists has apparently failed, as a new poll shows the accusing party is seen as the bigger threat to US democracy.An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released on Monday found that the vast majority of Americans of all political stripes – 81% of overall respondents – believe there is “a serious threat to the future of our democracy.” Those concerns are at the sam
  
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• Americans cite Democrats and Republicans as equal threat to US democracy, poll shows

  02-11-2021 20:31 via rt.com
  
  A new poll suggests that the messaging by Democrat politicians, the MSM, and celebrities, framing Republicans as domestic terrorists, has apparently failed: both parties are now viewed near-equally as a threat to US democracy.An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released on Monday found that the vast majority of Americans of all political stripes – 81% of overall respondents – believe there is “a serious threat to the future of our democracy.” Those concerns are at the same le
  
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• DEA Agent Charged in Jan 6 Incursion Says FBI Informant Urged Him to Break Into Capitol with Mob

  02-11-2021 20:11
  
  A former Drug Enforcement Agency official faces up to 15 years in prison over his alleged role at the U.S. Capitol despite never entering the Capitol Building. Mark Ibrahim, an […]
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• Rage over Bisexual Superman sees illustrators and producers call for police protection

  02-11-2021 20:02 via rt.com
  
  The latest reboot of DC Comics’ Superman, in which the quintessential superhero’s son comes out as bisexual, outraged some fans so much that the company has asked Los Angeles police to patrol its offices and some artists’ homes.LAPD officers have been asked to patrol both the offices of DC Comics and the comics offices of Warner Brothers Studios, as well as the private homes of some DC artists, according to a Tuesday report from TMZ citing “threats” generated by fan
  
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• GOP Senator Says Attorney General Merrick Garland 'Should Be Resigning in Disgrace' After Missing Crucial Deadline

  02-11-2021 19:35
  
  Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton spoke out Tuesday after Attorney General Merrick Garland refused to meet his deadline to provide answers regarding a memo to the FBI to investigate parents. […]
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• After Taking Facial Data on Over One Billion Users, Facebook Shuts Down Facial Recognition

  02-11-2021 19:26
  
  Facebook announced Tuesday it will end its facial recognition program after gathering more than one billion user profiles, following growing concerns from regulators and users. The social network, which recently […]
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• America finally issued me an accurate passport. Here's why it took so long.

  02-11-2021 19:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  To understand why I almost cried opening my mail last week, you first have to understand that this was a moment many years in the making.
  
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• Deep State: Leaks Suggest Admin Staffers Intentionally Kept Biden Ignorant of Key Details on AUKUS Sub Deal

  02-11-2021 19:21
  
  During a joint media briefing with French President Emmanuel Macron in Rome last week, U.S. President Joe Biden swore he didn’t know the French hadn’t been briefed in advance on […]
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• Trump Finds Out About Biden's Climate Conference Nap and Does Exactly What You'd Expect

  02-11-2021 19:08
  
  As President Joe Biden lived down to the nickname of “Sleepy Joe,” former President Donald Trump bemoaned the sight of America’s leader asleep at the switch. In video shot at […]
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• Watch: Tired-Looking Biden Insults Boris Johnson by Checking His Watch During PM's Closing Remarks

  02-11-2021 18:25
  
  President Joe Biden chose to fly out to Scotland this week to participate in the United Nations’ COP26 Climate Summit. Expectedly, the president has spent the whole trip embarrassing the […]
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• White Castle thinks a robot can make better french fries

  02-11-2021 18:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It's harder than you might think to deliver french fries that aren't too crispy or soggy. Just ask the burger chain White Castle.
  
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• Apple's 'crash detection' will dial 911 when it thinks you're in an accident – reports

  02-11-2021 17:50 via rt.com
  
  Apple's iPhone will soon be able to detect vehicle crashes and call 911 emergency, documents obtained by the Wall Street Journal suggest, taking the device's motion-sensing capabilities to a smarter (and more intrusive) level.The tech giant plans to debut its "crash detection" feature next year with the new generation of iPhones and Apple Watches, according to documents the Wall Street Journal reviewed on Tuesday. The devices will use sensors including the accelerometer to detect car accidents b
  
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• Heroes to Zeros

  02-11-2021 17:49
  
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• Sheriff Gives Update on Brian Laundrie Death, Reveals How He 'Probably' Died

  02-11-2021 17:48
  
  The Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito case has enthralled Americans for nearly two months and inspired many a far-flung conspiracy theory fomented in the minds of the thousands of internet […]
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• College Cancels Historian's Speech After Speaker's Planned Parenthood Ties Are Revealed

  02-11-2021 17:48
  
  A conservative Christian university withdrew an invitation for historian Jon Meacham to speak during inaugural activities for its new president this week after critics complained the Pulitzer Prize-winning author has […]
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• Jesse Jackson Hospitalized After Incident at College

  02-11-2021 17:44
  
  The Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized Monday after a fall that took place at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The 80-year-old civil rights leader went to the historically black college […]
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• Ex-FBI Agent Equates 'Let's Go, Brandon' Chant with Proclaiming 'Long Live ISIS'

  02-11-2021 17:12
  
  “Let’s go, Brandon” has gone airborne thanks to a Southwest Airlines pilot — and, to a former FBI agent who’s now in a media gig. To this ex-FBI agent, the […]
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• Minneapolis votes on replacing police with ‘peace officers’

  02-11-2021 17:06 via rt.com
  
  Some 17 months after George Floyd’s murder, which sparked nationwide unrest, the city of Minneapolis, where it occurred, is holding a vote on the future of the local police department, which may well be radically transformed.Minneapolis is holding municipal elections on Tuesday, with the post of mayor and city councillors being contested. The poll has been somewhat overshadowed by Question 2 on the ballots, however, which asks citizens to help decide the future of the city’s embattle
  
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• Democratic Lawmaker Pulled Over After Police Notice Something Strange on Eve of Election

  02-11-2021 17:01
  
  A Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates was pulled over Monday evening just hours before Tuesday’s election after police said a woman in his car was taking campaign […]
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• Biden's Commerce Secretary Tried to Shield a $42 Billion Provision in Infrastructure Bill from Public Eyes

  02-11-2021 16:44
  
  Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo requested a provision in the Democratic infrastructure bill shielding a $42 billion broadband funding program from public scrutiny, according to several people familiar with the […]
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• Biden Endangers America, Decides to Raid Emergency Gov Stockpiles to Make Up for Rampant 'Shortfalls'

  02-11-2021 16:44
  
  As if President Joe Biden hasn’t already jeopardized national security by incentivizing countless illegal aliens to flood the country, Americans are being further endangered because he wants to raid emergency […]
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• Suicide Bombings at Kabul Military Hospital Leave 23 Dead, Bear Hallmarks of ISIS Assault

  02-11-2021 16:14
  
  At least 23 people died in an attack on a military hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, orchestrated by a militant group, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. No group has […]
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• Seconds After Being Shot by Alec Baldwin, Here's What Halyna Hutchins Told Someone Nearby

  02-11-2021 16:13
  
  They may not have been the first publication to publish such an opinion piece, but the first place I saw one — fittingly — was in the U.K. Guardian. The […]
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• McAuliffe Makes False Claims About Youngkin to Link His Campaign to Trump

  02-11-2021 16:02
  
  Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe falsely claimed his Republican opponent, Glenn Youngkin, was campaigning with former President Donald Trump on the eve of the election. Reporters told McAuliffe Sunday […]
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• A Republican Senator Is Introducing the FAUCI Act

  02-11-2021 16:01
  
  Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa wants to make sure that never again will the American people hear a tangled tale of American dollars funding research in China while officials […]
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• Manchin Shatters Biden's Hopes and Dreams of Passing $1.75 Trillion Bill This Week

  02-11-2021 15:30
  
  West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is sticking to his guns as progressives try to ram President Joe Biden’s spending plan through Congress. Manchin released a statement Monday saying that […]
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• NBC News Treating 'Let's Go Brandon' as an Attempt on Biden's Life, Contacts Secret Service

  02-11-2021 15:04
  
  A South Carolina-based gun manufacturer is cashing in on the hilarious “Let’s Go Brandon” trend, which triggered one establishment media reporter to such a degree that he actually contacted the […]
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• Federal advisory committee, CDC director to decide on vaccines for kids ages 5-11: COVID-19 updates

  02-11-2021 14:58
  A federal advisory committee is meeting Tuesday to decide whether to recommend coronavirus vaccines to children ages 5 to 11. Latest COVID news.      
  
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• 3 reasons it's so hard for companies to hire right now — and what they can do about it

  02-11-2021 14:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The US is experiencing a historically tight labor market. The speed of the current recovery is far outpacing the last recession, and the supply of available jobs is still well above the demand from job seekers.
  
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• Election Day in America, Supreme Court questions Texas abortion law: 5 Things podcast

  02-11-2021 14:35
  
  Key gubernatorial races underway from Virginia to New Jersey, Minneapolis voters decide whether to ditch their police department: 5 Things podcast      
  
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• Cryptocurrencies rally on Facebook's 'Meta' rebrand

  02-11-2021 14:07 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Facebook announced its company rebrand just last week, but a little-known cryptocurrency is already rallying in anticipation of an expanding metaverse.
  
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