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• Pentagon decides no US troops will be punished over Kabul drone strike that killed civilians

  13-12-2021 23:57 via cnn.com
  
  Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has decided that no US military personnel will be punished over the August drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians, including seven children.
  
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• Feds say Texas car dealer hired hitmen to kill mistress and blackmailer

  13-12-2021 23:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Texas auto magnate has been indicted on charges that he paid a purported former Israeli soldier and two ex-Marines $750,000 to kidnap and kill a former
  
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• 'Rust' Crew Member Reveals How Far Halyna Hutchins Was from Gun Alec Baldwin Fired

  13-12-2021 23:45
  
  It has been nearly two months since actor Alec Baldwin fired the shot that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza on the set of “Rust,” but there […]
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• Ransomware attack hits Virginia Legislature

  13-12-2021 23:26 via cnn.com
  
  A ransomware attack has hit the Virginia state Legislature's IT branch and state agencies are helping with the recovery, a spokesperson for Gov. Ralph Northam said Monday.
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell answering for ‘crimes of men,’ says Amanda Knox

  13-12-2021 23:21
  
  Ghislaine Maxwell has found sympathy from Amanda Knox, who was wrongfully jailed and convicted of murder in Italy in 2007. This is despite her admitting the evidence against the socialite is “pretty damning.”In a Monday Substack post, Knox claimed to be having “flashbacks” to her own experience when looking at the trials of Maxwell and Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos being charged with fraud over blood test technology prosecutors claim she knew was phony from
  
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• Watch: Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants Cross US Border as Biden's Authorities Stand By Watching

  13-12-2021 23:07
  
  La Joya, Texas, continues to face the consequences of the White House’s horrific border policies nearly one year into the crisis. A clip from Dec. 9 shows that Border Patrol […]
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• Take Cover

  13-12-2021 22:59
  
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• 'WJ Live': Omicron Variant Reveals Dems Are Completely Wrong About the Vaccine

  13-12-2021 22:55
  
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• Kim Kardashian says she has passed California's 'baby bar' exam

  13-12-2021 22:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  Kim Kardashian said in an Instagram post that she passed California's "baby bar" exam, coming one step closer to becoming a lawyer.
  
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• Victims of deadly tornadoes remembered; one of the youngest was 2 months old

  13-12-2021 22:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  The swarm of tornadoes and powerful storms that leveled large swaths of communities across the Midwest and the South, reducing them to heartbreaking panoramas
  
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• Educational Farm Throws Festive Christmas Party for People with Special Needs

  13-12-2021 22:21
  
  Not every event, activity or destination is friendly toward people with special needs and their families, which can make planning trips and holidays a complicated affair for many. Then there’s […]
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• Supreme Court declines religious challenge to N.Y. vaccine mandate for health care workers

  13-12-2021 22:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch said the court should have blocked enforcement of the mandate.
  
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• Pentagon decides no US troops will be punished over botched Kabul drone strike that killed 10 civilians

  13-12-2021 21:59 via cnn.com
  
  Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has decided that no US military personnel will be punished over the August drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians, including seven children.
  
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• First openly gay NFL player designs rainbow cleats to support LGBTQ community

  13-12-2021 21:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib, who became the first openly gay active NFL player in June, helped design custom, rainbow cleats to raise awareness
  
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• Maskless Jake Tapper Sits with Klobuchar While Blasting Cruz for Sitting Maskless Next to Klobuchar

  13-12-2021 21:34
  
  To the left, one of the most important things for politicians to do is wear a piece of cloth over their faces. Never mind the fact that masks have not […]
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• USC student struck and killed by suspected street racer

  13-12-2021 21:31 via cnn.com
  
  A University of Southern California student was struck and killed over the weekend by a driver believed to be taking part in a street race, police said Monday.
  
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• Jussie Smollett Case Juror Speaks Out Publicly: 'We All Thought We Were Doing Jussie a Favor'

  13-12-2021 20:56
  
  One of the jurors from the trial of Jussie Smollett has finally decided to speak out. Smollett, an actor and musician well-known for his work on the hit television series […]
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• OSHA is investigating deadly Amazon warehouse collapse

  13-12-2021 20:55 via cnn.com
  
  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into the collapse of an Amazon warehouse in Illinois, after an EF-3 tornado caused major structural damage to the building Friday, a spokesman confirmed to CNN.
  
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• Analysis: Oh so now Rand Paul wants disaster aid from the federal government?

  13-12-2021 20:46 via cnn.com
  
  After a string of tornadoes decimated large swaths of Kentucky, Rand Paul leaped into action.
  
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• 'Genuinely Disgusting': Twitter Users Roast Swalwell After Dem Uses Tornado Dead to Attack GOP Senator

  13-12-2021 20:32
  
  Rep. Eric Swalwell doesn’t seem to know what the words “too soon” mean. Just hours after dozens were killed in Kentucky and several other states because of tornadoes, the California […]
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• Pentagon Announces Disciplinary Decision on Kabul Drone Strike That Killed 10 Civilians

  13-12-2021 20:25
  
  No U.S. troops involved in the August drone strike that killed innocent Kabul civilians and children will face disciplinary action, U.S. defense officials said Monday. Officials said Defense Secretary Lloyd […]
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• ME testifies Daunte Wright died from single gunshot wound to the chest

  13-12-2021 20:20 via cnn.com
  
  Former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer Kim Potter killed Daunte Wright by firing a single bullet to his chest, a county medical examiner testified Monday at her criminal trial.
  
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• Senator Joe Manchin Delivers a Build Back Better Gut Punch to Fellow Democrats

  13-12-2021 20:05
  
  Democrats should curb the cost of their $2 trillion social and environment bill by choosing their top priorities, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Monday, as he and President Joe Biden […]
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• Kamala Harris, Who Has Accomplished Basically Nothing as VP, Says 'Nothing Easy' About Role

  13-12-2021 20:02
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris, please save us the crocodile tears. Harris sat down with the San Fransico Chronicle for an interview published on Sunday, in order to serve as a […]
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• Hoax of the Woke

  13-12-2021 19:59
  
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• These companies dominated 2021

  13-12-2021 19:50 via cnn.com
  
  Oil prices began 2021 just under $50 a barrel. They are now trading just north of $70 and in October reached $85 -— a seven-year high. So it should come as no surprise that energy stocks are among the market's biggest winners this year.
  
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• Punk Strangling Defenseless Mom Stopped Cold After Her Young Son Makes a Quick Move for the Counter: Police

  13-12-2021 19:50
  
  A man got much more than he bargained for Thursday night while attempting to rob Bold Pizza in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the suspect entered the pizza […]
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• The backdoor Roth IRA may be on the chopping block. What you can do now

  13-12-2021 19:30 via cnn.com
  
  This month may be the last chance for high-income savers to take full advantage of the 'backdoor' Roth.
  
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• As Russia Prepares to Blitz Ukraine, Our Outmatched Partner Gets Worst News Possible from Biden: Report

  13-12-2021 19:24
  
  While Russia has been building up troops amid reports of an imminent invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden has sat on a plan to give Ukraine $200 million in military […]
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• Biden confirms when he will visit tornado-struck Kentucky

  13-12-2021 19:21
  
  US President Joe Biden has said he will visit disaster-struck Kentucky this week, after a tornado cluster took dozens of lives and destroyed thousands of properties in the state. More than 100 people remain missing.Biden had previously committed to visiting Kentucky, but only when his presence would not interrupt rescue efforts. He revealed on Monday that he had scheduled a visit to the southeastern state on Wednesday.
  The president said he had been in contact with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear
  
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• Top Meta exec blames users for spreading misinformation

  13-12-2021 19:08 via cnn.com
  
  Individual users, not tech platforms, shoulder the responsibility for the spread of misinformation online, according to Andrew Bosworth, a top exec at Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook.
  
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• GOP leaders seek to fend off Trump endorsement as far-right Republican eyes Illinois primary bid

  13-12-2021 19:04 via cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump's closest Hill allies are privately lobbying the former President to get involved in a Republican-on-Republican matchup in Illinois, a potentially messy scenario that has sparked internal strife in the party and prompted GOP leaders to launch a counter-campaign aimed at keeping Trump on the sidelines.
  
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• Nancy Pelosi Is Strongly Considering Breaking the Public Vow She Made to Her Own Party: Report

  13-12-2021 18:41
  
  A new report says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could decide to break her much-publicized promise to end her reign as the top House Democrat. Pelosi, who is 81, is planning […]
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• Online delivery is unprofitable. Why are discount chains using it now?

  13-12-2021 18:39 via cnn.com
  
  Many of America's leading discount chains have sat out the online shopping boom. Not anymore.
  
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• US nuclear sub pulls in for repairs after collision in South China Sea

  13-12-2021 18:32
  
  The US Navy submarine that stoked international tensions after colliding with an underwater mountain in the South China Sea pulled into the California coast on Sunday, bearing visible surface damage from the crash in October.The USS Connecticut nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine arrived at San Diego Bay with significant damage to its bow. Defense news outlet The Drive reported that the Seawolf-class vessel was missing its entire bow sonar dome, which would have made the 6,200-mile (9,950-kilo
  
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• Like World War I: Ukrainian troops wait in trenches as Russian forces amass at border

  13-12-2021 18:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  On Ukraine's eastern border, freeezing troops dug into trenches are waiting nervously as Russia's forces amass on the border.
  
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• Dr. Oz's show will end in January as he seeks US Senate seat

  13-12-2021 18:21 via cnn.com
  
  Sony Pictures Television said Monday that "The Dr. Oz Show" will end in its thirteenth season on January 14, 2022.
  
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• Bond for Alex Murdaugh set at $7 million

  13-12-2021 18:16 via cnn.com
  
  Bond for Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina attorney accused of financial wrongdoing and of setting up a suicidal insurance fraud scheme, was set at $7 million in a virtual bond hearing on Monday with Judge Alison Lee.
  
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• Alleged Cop Killer Will No Longer Have to Face Jury, Death Penalty Taken Off the Table Despite Severity of Crime

  13-12-2021 17:51
  
  Four years ago, Jason Brown allegedly murdered a police officer who was attempting to help him after a car crash in Southport, Indiana. Now, prosecutors are going soft on him. […]
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• Two Top Obama Admin Officials: Inflation Will Remain 'Painful' for Years, and Build Back Better Won't Help

  13-12-2021 17:29
  
  Inflation in President Joe Biden’s America is only going to get worse, and Biden’s signature policy isn’t likely to help even if it passes, according to two members of former […]
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• In Middle of Interview, Actor Gives Powerful Message on Modern Culture

  13-12-2021 17:15
  
  In Hollywood, the overwhelming attitude is one of selfishness and pride. For this reason, it is always refreshing to hear someone break that mold. That is exactly what actor Denzel […]
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• Bill Gates won't join the space race. He wants to eradicate malaria and tuberculosis instead

  13-12-2021 17:10 via cnn.com
  
  Some of the world's richest men are squaring off in what's become a rivalry for the ages -- the space race. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, the two richest men on the planet and the CEOs of SpaceX and Blue Origin, respectively, have grand designs on the cosmos. They predict a universe where the internet is accessible from anywhere, humans are an interplanetary species, and rotating space stations host permanent residents.
  
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• Democratic Governor Declares COVID Emergency 'Over': 'You Don't Tell People What to Wear'

  13-12-2021 17:05
  
  One Democratic governor says the time for COVID-19 regulations is over and that Americans should exercise personal responsibility over their health. “The emergency is over,” Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis […]
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• Picking up trash can earn you up to $300K in NYC

  13-12-2021 17:03
  
  The salaries of some New York City sanitation workers have approached $300,000 due to staffing issues and massive overtime pay, which a spokesperson chalked up in part to the Covid-19 pandemic.Over 90 garbage collectors and others working for the city’s Sanitation Department are seeing a massive windfall this year thanks to six-figure overtime compensation, according to a report from the New York Post.  Read moreNew York mayor allows non-citizens to vote despite ‘big legal quest
  
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• Why using the term 'Asian American' can be so dangerous to someone's health

  13-12-2021 16:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  If we don't have separate data, we won't have accurate information to address health disparities in individual communities.
  
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• Supreme Court ruling on Texas law was the result of decades of pressure from anti-abortion groups

  13-12-2021 16:43 via cnn.com
  
  The anti-abortion movement has won its biggest returns yet on its decades-long investment on reshaping the courts, with a Supreme Court order that allowed the country's second most populous state to cut off almost all access to the procedure.
  
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• Conservatives Will Howl Laughing When They Meet the 'Doctor' Who Claims Biden Is Mentally Fit

  13-12-2021 16:38
  
  Great news, everyone! Doddering Joe Biden is mentally fit, according to one “doctor.” The 79-year-old president has been cleared by his wife, “Dr.” Jill Biden, who has a doctorate in […]
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• The cheapest stuff is finally available online

  13-12-2021 16:23 via cnn.com
  
  Many of America's leading discount chains have sat out the online shopping boom. Not anymore.
  
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• Death toll from harrowing Kentucky tornadoes announced

  13-12-2021 16:19
  
  At least 64 people have been confirmed dead in Kentucky after a devastating tornado cluster tore through the state over the weekend, Governor Andy Beshear has announced. At least 105 Kentuckians remain unaccounted for.Speaking on Monday, Beshear told a news conference that authorities had confirmed 64 deaths, noting that the ages of the deceased range from five months to 85 years. The governor suggested the toll could rise further, given the number of people still missing.
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• Death toll from harrowing Kentucky tornado announced

  13-12-2021 16:19
  
  At least 64 people have been confirmed dead in Kentucky after a devastating tornado cluster tore through the state at the weekend, Governor Andy Beshear has announced. At least 105 Kentuckians remain unaccounted for.Speaking on Monday, Beshear told a news conference that authorities had confirmed 64 deaths, noting that the ages of the deceased range from five months to 85 years. The governor suggested the toll could rise further, given the number of people still missing.
  "It may be weeks before
  
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