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• The State of Georgia rests its case in trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery

  16-11-2021 23:51 via cnn.com
  
  The trial over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery is expected to continue Tuesday with the testimony of a medical examiner.
  
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• Cori Bush Peddles Sick Lie: If Rittenhouse Is Acquitted, White Supremacists 'Can Shoot at Us'

  16-11-2021 23:48
  
  If Kyle Rittenhouse is found innocent of all charges, it’ll be open season on black people, one Democratic congresswoman claims. As is often the case, that congresswoman was none other […]
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• FBI targeted unruly parents with counter-terrorism tools, whistleblower reveals

  16-11-2021 23:26 via rt.com
  
  Attorney General Merrick Garland was either unaware that the FBI Counterterrorism division was targeting parents critical of school boards, or lied about it to Congress, House Republicans argued citing whistleblower revelations.A FBI email from early October “provides specific evidence that federal law enforcement operationalized counterterrorism tools at the behest of a left-wing special interest group against concerned parents,” Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee said on
  
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• Tensions Already Flaring in Kenosha as Protesters Begin to Gather

  16-11-2021 22:52
  
  A jury has been deliberating Tuesday regarding the fate of 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Even as they did so, protesters outside the courthouse were attempting to threaten them […]
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• Longest lunar eclipse in centuries coming

  16-11-2021 22:50 via rt.com
  
  The longest lunar eclipse in over 500 years will occur in the early hours of November 19, lasting several hours.The peak of the partial eclipse will take place in the predawn hours on Friday when 97% of the moon will be eclipsed by the Earth’s shadow. The previous longest partial eclipse took place in 2018 and lasted less than two hours, while this will last for several hours. LONGEST PARTIAL ECLIPSE of the CENTURY to occur in the Pre-dawn hours of November 19th. Maximum eclipse is at 4:03
  
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• Missouri 'Gun Couple' Spotted in Kenosha in Support of Rittenhouse

  16-11-2021 22:33
  
  The Kyle Rittenhouse trial has far-reaching political ramifications. Your God-given right to protect yourself is being challenged by leftists who want to punish those who would protect private property and […]
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• Mayorkas Says Biden's Border Policies Are Nearly Perfect Despite 1.7 Million Crossings in 12 Months

  16-11-2021 22:27
  
  Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended the Biden administration’s handling of the border crisis on Tuesday, saying the federal government deserves an “A” grade with regard to its […]
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• Biden sells his infrastructure law at run-down New Hampshire bridge

  16-11-2021 22:12 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden traveled to New Hampshire on Tuesday to sell his new infrastructure law, standing on what the state calls a "structurally deficient" bridge to deliver remarks outlining how the $1.2 trillion package will help repair the nation's roads and bridges.
  
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• SNL Skit in Real Life: The Awkward Moment VP Harris Gets Behind Podium to Speak and Announcer Says Wrong Name

  16-11-2021 21:50
  
  On Sunday, CNN dropped an explosive report about strained relations between Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House as well as her own supporters’ growing frustration that she’s done […]
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• Has your household's financial situation changed since the pandemic began?

  16-11-2021 21:16 via cnn.com
  
  The pandemic has touched Americans' lives in countless ways.
  
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• NPR deletes ‘race obsessed’ tweet over Asian mayor's victory

  16-11-2021 21:07 via rt.com
  
  NPR has apologized for “causing harm” with a tweet implying that newly-inaugurated Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s victory was “a disappointment” as she is not black.Wu was sworn in as Boston’s mayor on Tuesday, becoming the first woman and first non-white person to lead the city after an unbroken century of white, male mayors. Kim Janey, a black woman, had been filling in as mayor since Marty Walsh was appointed labor secretary by President Joe Biden in March.
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• Netflix used to be secretive about viewership. Now it has a new top 10 website.

  16-11-2021 21:00 via cnn.com
  
  Netflix leads the streaming world with 213 million subscribers. Now the company is making it easier to see what they are watching.
  
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• YouTube co-founder gives thumbs-down to hiding ‘dislike’ count

  16-11-2021 20:55 via rt.com
  
  Jawed Karim has joined the chorus of criticism against the YouTube platform that he helped create, blasting the company’s “stupid idea” of blocking users from down-voting videos.Karim made his feelings about the controversial move known by adding a comment in the description of the first video ever uploaded to YouTube, which he originally posted in April 2005. “When every YouTuber agrees that removing dislikes is a stupid idea, it probably is,” the YouTube co-founde
  
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• Pfizer, BioNTech & Moderna raking in $1,000 every second from Covid-19 vaccine – research

  16-11-2021 20:55 via rt.com
  
  The top three Covid-19 vaccine makers are making around $65,000 per minute as wealthy nations snap up their products, while plans to offer the jab to poorer nations at a discount have largely fallen through, new research reveals.“It is obscene that just a few companies are making millions of dollars in profit every single hour, while just two percent of people in low income countries have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus,” the African Alliance and People’s Vaccine Alli
  
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• Rivian has $0 in revenue and is the third most valuable carmaker on the planet

  16-11-2021 20:50 via cnn.com
  
  Rivian, a 12-year-old startup that's never sold a single vehicle, is now the third most valuable carmaker in the world.
  
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• No Times Square NYE celebration for unvaccinated

  16-11-2021 19:31 via rt.com
  
  Those planning on celebrating New York City’s iconic New Year’s Eve party in Times Square will need to be fully vaccinated against Covid or provide proof of a negative test to join in on the festivities.Mayor Bill De Blasio announced on Tuesday that crowds will be allowed back into Times Square this year to ring in 2022 – but there will be strict Covid-19 vaccination guidelines in place. 
  De Blasio said the city wants to invite “hundreds of thousands of folks,”
  
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• Reap What You Sow: Wyoming GOP Votes Trump-Hater Liz Cheney Out of Republican Party.

  16-11-2021 18:51
  
  Wyoming Republicans say Rep. Liz Cheney is no longer part of the GOP. The state Republican Party’s committee over the weekend voted 31-29 to no longer recognize Cheney, the state’s […]
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• More states sue Biden’s White House over Covid-19 vaccine mandate

  16-11-2021 18:39 via rt.com
  
  A dozen states have filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, arguing the administration is trying to “federalize public health policy.”Plaintiffs in the lawsuit, filed this week, include attorney generals for the states of Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, South Carolina, Utah, and West Virginia. 
  The lawsuit blasts the Biden administration for “playing statutory shell games with the courts&rdq
  
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• Rittenhouse Judge Tells Jury to Ignore Biden, Who Once Suggested Teen is a 'White Supremacist'

  16-11-2021 18:13
  
  If the jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial weren’t already aware of the high-stakes politics surrounding their deliberations, Judge Bruce Schroeder has made it absolutely clear. In his instructions on […]
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• KFC wants customers to ditch the drive-thru

  16-11-2021 17:50 via cnn.com
  
  Restaurant drive-thrus have become too popular for their own good. Kentucky Fried Chicken wants its customers to ditch them.
  
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• School president faces consequences over 'dossier' on anti-mask parents

  16-11-2021 16:58 via rt.com
  
  A school board president in Arizona, accused of maintaining a secret online dossier containing personal information about parents, has been voted out by board members after refusing to resign.On Monday, the Scottsdale Unified School district (SUSD) governing board voted 4-1 in favor of booting Jann-Michael Greenburg out as school board president. Greenburg himself was the only member objecting to his removal.   Read moreRussia confirms testing anti-satellite missiles
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• ‘Dossier’ on anti-mask parents ends badly for teacher

  16-11-2021 16:58 via rt.com
  
  A school board president in Arizona, accused of maintaining a secret online dossier containing personal information about parents, has been voted out by board members after refusing to resign.On Monday, the Scottsdale Unified School district (SUSD) governing board voted 4-1 in favor of booting Jann-Michael Greenburg out as school board president. Greenburg himself was the only member objecting to his removal.   Read moreRussia confirms testing anti-satellite missiles
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• NYC Teacher Says School Allows BLM T-Shirts but Banned Him from Wearing This

  16-11-2021 16:52
  
  If you go to work at one New York City school, a teacher said, it’s OK to wear a Black Lives Matter t-shirt — but don’t you dare wear a […]
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• Dog's Owner Asks Locals for "Extra Love" for Their Pup After Devastating Diagnosis

  16-11-2021 16:38
  
  Sparkle is an 11-year-old corgi and beagle or basset hound mix who has graced her neighborhood in Somerville, Massachusetts, with friendly wags and her wholesome presence for years. During the pandemic, […]
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• Unlikely Ally Defends Project Veritas After FBI Storms James O'Keefe's Home in Brutal Pre-Dawn Raid

  16-11-2021 16:12
  
  Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe and the American Civil Liberties Union are on very different ends of the political spectrum. But after three residences tied to Project Veritas were searched by federal […]
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• Give black employees ‘day or two off’ after Rittenhouse verdict, activist says

  16-11-2021 16:12 via rt.com
  
  A liberal Portland, Oregon activist has prompted a discussion after asking employers to give a “day or two off” to black employees after the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, regardless of the jury’s decision.“Employers, consider giving your Black employees a day or two off after the Rittenhouse verdict,” Gregory McKelvey tweeted this week, adding that it was going to be “hard” for black employees to work and they shouldn’t be “expected to.” Em
  
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• Biden Forgets Mask at Major Event Again -- But Also Forgets Reason He Doesn't Need to Wear One

  16-11-2021 15:52
  
  Why doesn’t President Joe Biden just leave his mask on at all times? It’ll send a message, after all. Even when he goes to bed, our president diligently would keep […]
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• Father and 13-Year-Old Daughter Survive Plane Crash in Rural Area, Found Thanks to Daughter's iPad

  16-11-2021 15:42
  
  While it’s true that there are many questionable features on personal electronic devices these days, and they can draw users into a pit of mindless scrolling, they definitely have their […]
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• Small Town Declares Itself a 'Constitutional Republic,' Won't Follow Blue State's Tyrannical Mandates

  16-11-2021 15:30
  
  The town of Oroville, California, has declared itself a “constitutional republic” following over a year of restrictive coronavirus lockdowns and mandates in the state. The bold move comes after Democratic […]
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• 'My Shelves Are Bare': Biden's Failure to Control Inflation Is Wrecking America's Food Banks

  16-11-2021 15:03
  
  President Joe Biden has made his supposed support for low-income families a key point throughout his political career. His incompetence as president, however, is already threatening their ability to secure […]
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• Inflation fears are boosting gold and the US dollar

  16-11-2021 14:16 via cnn.com
  
  The stock market is booming, and despite uncertainty about the economy, Wall Street is confident it can keep pressing ahead. But as inflation surges, there's also an undercurrent of anxiety about what the future holds.
  
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• Prosecutor Calls Kenosha Rioters 'Crowd Full of Heroes' Who Tried to Stop 'Active Shooter' Rittenhouse

  16-11-2021 14:12
  
  Rioters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August of 2020 destroyed the city’s downtown area. Businesses were vandalized, innocent bystanders were victimized and large portions of the city went up in flames. […]
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• What supply chain crisis? America's largest retailer is doing just fine

  16-11-2021 14:08 via cnn.com
  
  The supply chain crisis isn't slowing down Walmart.
  
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• JPMorgan is suing Tesla over Elon Musk's tweets

  16-11-2021 14:03 via cnn.com
  
  JPMorgan Chase on Monday sued Tesla for $162.2 million, accusing Elon Musk's electric car company of "flagrantly" breaching a contract related to stock warrants after its share price soared.
  
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• Casper Star-Tribune: Wyoming GOP votes to no longer recognize Liz Cheney as a party member

  16-11-2021 13:15 via cnn.com
  
  The Wyoming Republican Party voted over the weekend to no longer recognize Rep. Liz Cheney as a member of the party, the Casper Star-Tribune reported, a new instance of GOP blowback as Cheney continues to speak out against former President Donald Trump.
  
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• Longest Serving Dem Senator Calls it Quits, Creates Another Opening for GOP in 2022 Midterms

  16-11-2021 13:09
  
  Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont announced Monday that he will not seek another term. The 81-year-old, who is the longest-serving senator currently in office, has been in the Senate […]
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• Trump claims ‘clown’ ex-staffer lied about 2020 election

  16-11-2021 12:35 via rt.com
  
  Donald Trump has blasted his former White House communications director Alyssa Farah as a “clown” and “backbencher” after she claimed the former president had at first privately admitted to having lost the 2020 election.In a statement on Monday, Trump suggested that Farah was lying for money when she told CNN over the weekend about how he told her “that he knew he lost” the presidential election, but “wants to protect his ego at all costs.” She add
  
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• Alex Jones loses final lawsuit on Sandy Hook massacre

  16-11-2021 12:32 via rt.com
  
  Conspiracy pundit Alex Jones was ruled liable by default in a civil lawsuit filed in Connecticut by families of Sandy Hook massacre victims. Jones failed to provide documents related to his business.The Monday ruling builds up on a previous decision by a Texas court, which last month likewise found Jones liable by default. In both matters, Jones stonewalled court discovery, defying court orders to provide relevant materials.
  Families of 10 victims, two in Texas and eight in Connecticut, seek dam
  
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• Biden rejected attempts to slap more sanctions on Russia – media

  16-11-2021 12:14 via rt.com
  
  US President Joe Biden has dismissed three plans to place more sanctions on Moscow this year as some officials grow frustrated with his Russia policy, a report says.Biden has turned down his National Security Council’s proposals to impose more sanctions on Russia three times this year, arguing that the measures were “not tough enough,” Politico reported, citing two unnamed former US officials.
  At the same time, the magazine said some US foreign policy officials have grown frust
  
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• Medical staff at Astroworld responded to 11 cardiac arrests at the same time, CEO of medic company says

  16-11-2021 11:47 via cnn.com
  
  The CEO of ParaDocs, the medic company hired by Astroworld organizers, spoke on camera for the first time Monday to "set the record straight" on what his team did and to defend how hard his staff of more than 70 people worked to save lives.
  
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• Bitcoin falls as China takes aim once again at 'extremely harmful' crypto mining

  16-11-2021 09:46 via cnn.com
  
  Chinese authorities are ramping up a crackdown on crypto mining, calling it an "extremely harmful" practice that threatens to jeopardize the country's efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
  
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• Democrat Texas representative defects to Republicans over defunding of police, border crisis

  16-11-2021 06:49 via rt.com
  
  Texas state Representative Ryan Guillen announced his defection from the Democratic Party to the Republicans this week, citing his opposition to Democrat policies on the southern border and defunding the police.Guillen revealed on Monday that he would seek re-election in 2022 as a Republican, announcing that his “fiscally conservative, pro-business, and pro-life values are no longer in-step with the Democrat Party of today.”
  He added that the values of the Democrats sitting in the ca
  
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• US mayor charged with 50 COUNTS of posting revenge porn with humiliating comments

  16-11-2021 05:12 via rt.com
  
  The mayor of a city in Maryland has been charged with 50 counts of distributing revenge porn after he allegedly posted intimate photos of a previous romantic partner with humiliating captions on Reddit.32-year-old Cambridge Mayor Andrew Bradshaw was arrested on Monday and charged with distributing the photos on multiple pornographic Reddit forums or “subreddits” without consent. If found guilty, Bradshaw could receive two years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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• Mayor charged with multiple counts of posting revenge porn

  16-11-2021 05:12 via rt.com
  
  The mayor of a city in Maryland has been charged with 50 counts of distributing revenge porn after he allegedly posted intimate photos of a previous romantic partner with humiliating captions on Reddit.32-year-old Cambridge Mayor Andrew Bradshaw was arrested on Monday and charged with distributing the photos on multiple pornographic Reddit forums or “subreddits” without consent. If found guilty, Bradshaw could receive two years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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• Sandy Hook families win legal victory against Alex Jones in defamation case

  16-11-2021 04:28 via cnn.com
  
  Sandy Hook families suing InfoWars founder Alex Jones have won a case against him after a judge ruled against Jones who has failed to comply with the discovery process.
  
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• Jan. 6 committee expected to discuss how to deal with Mark Meadows Tuesday

  16-11-2021 04:14 via cnn.com
  
  The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol had yet to come to a consensus as of Monday night on dealing with former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows' lack of compliance.
  
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• China’s Xi outlines vision for relations with US in 1st virtual sit-down with Biden

  16-11-2021 04:13 via rt.com
  
  Chinese President Xi Jinping urged for closer ties and improved cooperation with the United States during his first formal meeting with President Joe Biden, but said that any change in relations must be based on mutual respect.The two leaders sat down for virtual talks on Monday to discuss a range of issues, with both Xi and Biden opening the meeting on a cordial note. Calling his US counterpart an “old friend,” Xi argued that a “healthy and stable” relationship is needed
  
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• Wyoming GOP votes to stop recognizing Liz Cheney as a Republican

  16-11-2021 04:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  The 31-29 vote by the state party central committee was the group's second official rebuke of Cheney over her criticism of former President Donald Trump.
  
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• Alex Jones liable for defamation in Sandy Hook 'giant hoax' case

  16-11-2021 04:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  Conspiracy theorist and Infowars host Alex Jones, who claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a "giant hoax," was found liable Monday for damages in lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in the shooting.
  
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• Two inmates recaptured after 5, including 2 murder suspects, break out of county jail in Georgia, officials say

  16-11-2021 04:08 via cnn.com
  
  A reward is being offered for the capture of three inmates still at large after escaping from a south Georgia jail on Friday, with two inmates recaptured after making it only as far as a neighboring county.
  
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