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• Stats: Sweden Said No to COVID Lockdowns - And Suffered Much Less Than Most European Countries

  09-11-2021 23:25
  
  All hail the land of meatballs! While much of the rest of the world has suffered turmoil due to lockdowns implemented in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden proved […]
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• Zuckerberg's Meta Will Be in the Business of Messing with Minds

  09-11-2021 23:17
  
  Blurring reality has always been hazardous. For the mentally fragile, the potential for blurring the divide between reality and the pretend worlds of the internet is about to get a […]
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• DOJ launches probe into ‘racist’ sewage in rural Alabama

  09-11-2021 23:13 via rt.com
  
  The US Department of Justice has launched its first-ever “environmental justice” investigation, looking into complaints on behalf of black residents in rural Lowndes County, Alabama about the disparate impact of waste disposal.“Sanitation is a basic human need, and no one in the United States should be exposed to risk of illness and other serious harm because of inadequate access to safe and effective sewage management,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said on T
  
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• DOJ launches probe into ‘racist’ sewage

  09-11-2021 23:13 via rt.com
  
  The US Department of Justice has launched its first-ever “environmental justice” investigation, looking into complaints on behalf of black residents in rural Lowndes County, Alabama about the disparate impact of waste disposal.“Sanitation is a basic human need, and no one in the United States should be exposed to risk of illness and other serious harm because of inadequate access to safe and effective sewage management,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said on T
  
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• Russiagate pusher Adam Schiff tries to distance himself from disgraced Steele Dossier he promoted

  09-11-2021 23:01 via rt.com
  
  House Intelligence Committee head Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) has scrambled to spin the Russiagate narrative following the arrest of one of the scandal’s major sources, exposing some massive hypocrisy into the bargain.Schiff acknowledged that anyone who lied to the FBI and to British ex-spy Christopher Steele should be prosecuted during a Tuesday appearance on The View, where he was grilled by Donald Trump's former deputy secretary of state Morgan Ortagus over his role in the ever-metastasizin
  
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• One of the greatest pushers of disgraced Steele Dossier is trying to distance himself from it

  09-11-2021 23:01 via rt.com
  
  House Intelligence Committee head Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) has scrambled to spin the Russiagate narrative following the arrest of one of the scandal’s major sources, exposing some massive hypocrisy into the bargain.Schiff acknowledged that anyone who lied to the FBI and to British ex-spy Christopher Steele should be prosecuted during a Tuesday appearance on The View, where he was grilled by Donald Trump's former deputy secretary of state Morgan Ortagus over his role in the ever-metastasizin
  
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• Gun Baldwin Used When He Accidentally Killed Worker Was Supplied by Mysterious 'Armorer Mentor': Report

  09-11-2021 22:53
  
  There’s a new wrinkle in the Alec Baldwin movie set shooting. While investigators have focused on novice armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, Baldwin and events on the set before the deadly […]
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• Nancy Pelosi Exposes Her Political Elitism: Officiates at Billionaire Oil Heiresses' Wedding

  09-11-2021 22:31
  
    Too often in modern politics, people who are elected to represent the people begin to see themselves as elitists who are somehow better than the common man. There is […]
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• Suspect arrested in fire set at memorial for Pulse nightclub shooting victims

  09-11-2021 22:28 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Authorities in Orlando, Florida, are investigating a fire set last month at the Pulse Interim Memorial, which honors the victims of one of the worst mass shootings in US history.
  
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• Kmart only has a few US stores left

  09-11-2021 21:58 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Kmart is shuttering its last-remaining store in Michigan, the state where the once-proud retail chain launched in 1899. It's one of series of store closings that will leave the company with only six locations in the continental United States still in business by year's end.
  
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• Kmart closes will only have a few US stores by year's end

  09-11-2021 21:58 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Kmart is shuttering its last-remaining store in Michigan, the state where the once-proud retail chain launched in 1899. It's one of series of store closings that will leave the company with only six locations in the continental United States still in business by year's end.
  
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• Kmart closes last Michigan store; will only have a few US locations by year's end

  09-11-2021 21:58 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Kmart is shuttering its last-remaining store in Michigan, the state where the once-proud retail chain launched in 1899. It's one of series of store closings that will leave the company with only six locations in the continental United States still in business by year's end.
  
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• Kmart closes its last Michigan store; will have only a handful of US locations by year's end

  09-11-2021 21:58 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Kmart is shuttering its last-remaining store in Michigan, the state where the once-proud retail chain launched in 1899. It's one of series of store closings that will leave the company with only six locations in the continental United States still in business by year's end.
  
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• 'I Was in a State of Shock': James O'Keefe Describes the Bone-Chilling FBI Raid on His Home

  09-11-2021 21:54
  
  Conservative journalist James O’Keefe spoke out Monday about a reported FBI raid on his home last week, saying it left him “in a state of shock.” In an interview with […]
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• If you use Venmo this IRS rule change may affect you

  09-11-2021 21:49 via cnn.com
  
  If you're among the millions of people who use payment apps like PayPal, Venmo, Square, and other third-party electronic payment networks, you could be affected by a tax reporting change that goes into effect in January.
  
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• If you use Venmo or other payment apps this IRS rule change may affect you

  09-11-2021 21:49 via cnn.com
  
  If you're among the millions of people who use payment apps like PayPal, Venmo, Square, and other third-party electronic payment networks, you could be affected by a tax reporting change that goes into effect in January.
  
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• US inflation crisis deepens as wholesale prices soar

  09-11-2021 21:33 via rt.com
  
  US wholesale prices continued to balloon at the fastest rate on record in October, portending further pressure on household budgets as rising costs ripple through the world’s largest economy.The producer price index (PPI) last month climbed 8.6% from a year earlier as energy costs jumped, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Tuesday. Excluding food, energy and trade, the index climbed 6.2% on year. Read moreForget Yellen’s promises… US inflation is out of control, and we
  
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• GE is splitting into three companies

  09-11-2021 21:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  General Electric, the industrial conglomerate founded by Thomas Edison in 1892 is breaking up. GE announced plans Tuesday to split into three separate companies.
  
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• Judge Drops Charge in Kyle Rittenhouse Case as State Rests Case

  09-11-2021 21:20
  
  Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed a curfew citation charge against Kyle Rittenhouse on Tuesday after defense attorneys said the prosecutors failed to present evidence that a curfew was in place on […]
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• Atmospheric river returns to the West Coast

  09-11-2021 21:20 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Another deluge is on tap for the West this week as a series of systems line up and take aim at the Pacific Northwest coast.
  
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• Security breach over jurors’ identities in Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial

  09-11-2021 21:14 via rt.com
  
  The Wisconsin judge in teenager Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial has ordered tougher measures to protect the identities of jurors in the case after someone was caught filming them as a bus arrived to take them to the courthouse.“It was reported to me...that this morning, at the pickup, there was someone there and was videorecording the jury,” Kenosha County District Court Judge Bruce Schroeder said on Tuesday as the trial entered its seventh day. He added that officers approache
  
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• Rittenhouse judge says someone caught filming jurors as they were picked up for trial

  09-11-2021 21:14 via rt.com
  
  The Wisconsin judge in teenager Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial has ordered tougher measures to protect the identities of jurors in the case after someone was caught filming them as a bus arrived to take them to the courthouse.“It was reported to me...that this morning, at the pickup, there was someone there and was videorecording the jury,” Kenosha County District Court Judge Bruce Schroeder said on Tuesday as the trial entered its seventh day. He added that officers approache
  
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• Respect Everyone's Right to Choose: State Farm Has Aaron Rodgers' Back After His COVID Vax Comments

  09-11-2021 21:11
  
  Last week, NFL superstar Aaron Rodgers dared to voice a dissenting opinion about COVID-19 after testing positive for the virus. During an appearance Friday on “The Pat McAfee Show,” the […]
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• New book 'Dawn of Everything' upends historical assumptions about so-called progress

  09-11-2021 21:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  When we erase what’s come before, we can't imagine what’s to come. We need to remember different possibilities if we want to create a better future.
  
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• Lady Gaga Says She Wore a 'Bulletproof Dress' to Biden's Inauguration, Felt 'Deep Fear' When Trump Was President

  09-11-2021 20:55
  
  Pop star Lady Gaga said the dress she wore to sing the national anthem at President Joe Biden’s inauguration this year was bulletproof and that she felt “deep fear” when […]
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• Public School Stages Drone Camp for Students: White Kids Not Welcome

  09-11-2021 20:51
  
  Some Pennsylvania students just got a lesson in how discrimination really operates in American public schools. A middle school used a video broadcast during school announcements to invite kids interested […]
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• Joyless Agenda

  09-11-2021 20:45
  
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• Public allowed on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier plaza for first time in nearly 100 years

  09-11-2021 20:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For the first time in nearly a century, members of the public will be able to walk on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier plaza and lay flowers before the sacred memorial site in Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday and Wednesday.
  
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• Texas governor is asking agencies for new standards to 'shield' children from obscene content in schools

  09-11-2021 20:31 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state education officials to create new standards that would keep "pornography" and "obscene" content out of public schools after Republican lawmakers have recently targeted LGBTQ books.
  
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• Abbott Invites Veterans to State Capitol After City Cancels Parade: 'We Celebrate Our Nation's Heroes'

  09-11-2021 20:27
  
  Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has invited the state’s veterans to hold their annual Veterans Day parade on the south steps of the state Capitol after the city of Austin […]
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• Drone Footage at Rittenhouse Trial Reveals Clearest Footage Yet of Rosenbaum Shooting

  09-11-2021 20:26
  
  A forensic specialist provided the clearest drone footage yet on Tuesday of the Joseph Rosenbaum shooting in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. The footage, presented by forensic imaging specialist James […]
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• Oklahoma court reverses $465mn judgment against Johnson & Johnson over opioid case

  09-11-2021 20:17 via rt.com
  
  A $465 million judgment against pharma giant Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries for allegedly violating a public nuisance law over its sale of huge quantities of opioids has been thrown out by Oklahoma’s Supreme Court.The five-to-one judgment found that J&J had no liability for the opioid crisis that has devastated Oklahoma’s population, arguing instead that “the district court’s expansion of public nuisance law went too far.”
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• Court reverses $465mn judgment against Johnson & Johnson over opioid case

  09-11-2021 20:17 via rt.com
  
  A $465 million judgment against pharma giant Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries for allegedly violating a public nuisance law over its sale of huge quantities of opioids has been thrown out by Oklahoma’s Supreme Court.The five-to-one judgment found that J&J had no liability for the opioid crisis that has devastated Oklahoma’s population, arguing instead that “the district court’s expansion of public nuisance law went too far.”
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• Can Joe Biden Be Primaried Before November 2024?

  09-11-2021 20:09
  
  The primary is a legal political vehicle that allows an incumbent in office to be challenged. The notion of a president being primaried, once a rare bird, is now going […]
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• Behind political polarization, there's a complex picture of partisans

  09-11-2021 20:07 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hidden beneath the stark partisan polarization of American politics today are sharp intraparty divisions over some of the most central issues facing the nation, according to a new analysis from the Pew Research Center.
  
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• Blue State Dumped: Legendary Gun Maker Decides to Relocate Its HQ to Historically Red State

  09-11-2021 19:51
  
  Remington Arms, America’s oldest gun manufacturer, announced Monday that it is moving its headquarters from New York to Georgia. “We are very excited to come to Georgia, a state that […]
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• Human Smugglers Ferry Illegal Immigrants to National Guard in Coordinated Effort Captured on Video

  09-11-2021 19:33
  
  Human smugglers transported more than 100 illegal immigrants by ferry into Roma, Texas, Monday night in an incident captured in exclusive video showing coordination with National Guard members. The video, […]
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• Controversial AZ School District Cooperated with Police to Gather Intel on Dissenting Parents: Report

  09-11-2021 19:02
  
  We can say this about the Chandler Unified School District in Chandler, Arizona: They didn’t need Attorney General Merrick Garland to start spying on parents and coordinating their arrest. According […]
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• California Governor Newsom mysteriously vanishes from public life after vaccination

  09-11-2021 19:00 via rt.com
  
  Governor Gavin Newsom has not been seen in over two weeks, leading foes and fans alike to wonder about his health, their imaginations running wild due to his receiving a Covid-19 booster shot at his last public appearance.The California governor was last seen receiving a Moderna booster shot on live television, something many politicians have done in order to bolster confidence in the controversial shots. However, he has not been seen publicly since receiving that jab on October 27, his absence
  
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• Climate Change Is Sexist Against Women, According to Pelosi

  09-11-2021 18:02
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated that climate change poses a greater risk to women than men across the world. “Climate change ‘is the existential threat of our time,’” Pelosi remarked […]
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• Americans have never been in so much debt

  09-11-2021 18:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  American households are carrying record amounts of debt as home and auto prices surge, Covid infections continue to fall and people get out their credit cards again.
  
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• Did GOP Rock Star Ron DeSantis Just Reveal That Donald Trump Is Running for President in 2024?

  09-11-2021 17:52
  
  Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seemed to indicate Monday that he does not plan to run for president in 2024, leading many to conclude that former President Donald Trump will […]
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• Communist Leader Eats Gold-Covered Steak with 'Salt Bae' After Visiting Karl Marx's Grave

  09-11-2021 17:50
  
  Celebrity chef Nusret Gokce, also known as “Salt Bae,” fed gold-plated steak to To Lam, a leader of Vietnam’s Communist Party, after Lam led a visit to Karl Marx’s grave […]
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• CBO says social spending bill score 'will take longer,' in potential blow to Dems' timing

  09-11-2021 17:49 via cnn.com
  
  The timetable for President Joe Biden's social spending bill, known as Build Back Better, may have just hit a new snag.
  
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• Friendly Fire

  09-11-2021 17:45
  
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• Obama Pulls a Biden: Thinks He's in Ireland During Speech to Climate Change Conference in Scotland

  09-11-2021 17:35
  
  Working with someone for eight years can rub off on a guy — even if you’re that guy’s boss. On Monday, former President Barack Obama delivered an address in Glasgow, […]
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• 'Insane': Hawley Blasts Dem Plan to Keep Criminal Illegal Immigrants in Country

  09-11-2021 17:06
  
  Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley blasted a new report that revealed a provision in the Democrats’ budget reconciliation bill would allow illegal immigrants who have committed serious crimes to remain […]
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• Free Speech Advocates Band Together, Form Dynamic New University to 'Pursue Truth,' Battle the Woke Left

  09-11-2021 17:03
  
  As an antidote to the woke climate of higher education, a new college in Texas will be “dedicated to the pursuit of truth,” its leaders announced Monday. Next summer, the […]
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• VP Harris to NASA: Are You Able to 'Track Trees' by Race for 'Environmental Justice?'

  09-11-2021 16:43
  
  Can we all just agree Vice President Kamala Harris should be nowhere near anything NASA touches? This is an issue, I think, which can bring America together. Conservatives, liberals, independents: […]
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• Battle in Boston: Fights Break Out After Antifa Thugs Menace Conservatives Protesting COVID Mandates

  09-11-2021 16:27
  
  Boston Common became a battleground Sunday as antifa activists preyed upon an anti-vaccine protest. “We came here to peacefully protest when we were violently attacked by a mob that pepper-sprayed […]
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