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• AOC Fails to Do Elementary-Level Math, Attempt to Savage Manchin Backfires Horribly

  20-12-2021 23:56
  
  Despite his best efforts, President Joe Biden will not be able to get his Build Back Better Act passed by Christmas. That is thanks in large part to West Virginia […]
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• Trump touts Covid-19 vaccines, reveals his booster status

  20-12-2021 23:53 via rt.com
  
  Former US President Donald Trump has urged his supporters to embrace Covid-19 vaccines, which he credited with preventing the pandemic from becoming as deadly as the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic.“We did something that was historic,” Trump said on Sunday at an event in Dallas. “We saved tens of millions of lives worldwide.” He also revealed that he had gotten a vaccine booster shot, eliciting a smattering of boos from the audience, which Trump attributed to “a very tiny
  
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• Trump reveals his booster status

  20-12-2021 23:53 via rt.com
  
  Former US President Donald Trump has urged his supporters to embrace Covid-19 vaccines, which he credited with preventing the pandemic from becoming as deadly as the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic.“We did something that was historic,” Trump said on Sunday at an event in Dallas. “We saved tens of millions of lives worldwide.” He also revealed that he had gotten a vaccine booster shot, eliciting a smattering of boos from the audience, which Trump attributed to “a very tiny
  
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• Tragic: Mother Gives Life Protecting Her 4-Year-Old from Vicious Dog Attack

  20-12-2021 23:53
  
  On Dec. 8, mother-of-two Heather Pingel of Bowler, Wisconsin, was faced with a tragic choice that most parents never have to make. In a strange series of events, Heather’s 4-year-old […]
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• Trump Hits Back Against NY Attorney General with Major Legal Action

  20-12-2021 23:45
  
  New York state Attorney General Letitia James has been investigating former President Donald Trump for months. But Trump is hitting back with a lawsuit to halt James’ investigations. According to The […]
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• Border Patrol Chief Posts Chilling Photo of Jacket 'Potential Terrorist' Border Crosser Was Wearing When Arrested

  20-12-2021 23:21
  
  For any wishful thinkers who believe that only migrants seeking a better life are coming over the border into the United States, that notion was proven false on Thursday. Chief […]
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• If You Live in Any of These 26 States, Biden's COVID Vax Mandate for Health Workers Was Just Revived

  20-12-2021 23:13
  
  Political and social battles continue to be waged, not just in Congress but in federal appellate courts as well. On Wednesday, a federal appellate court revived a Biden administration COVID […]
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• Warships Compromised: Faulty Aluminum Imported from China Identified as Culprit

  20-12-2021 23:07
  
  “It was made in China” is a phrase that is often used to explain why something is shoddily made, or cheap. The Royal Australian Navy is now experiencing this firsthand […]
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• Emails Show the Fauci, NIH Conspiracy to Destroy an Anti-Lockdown Declaration Allegedly Signed by 15,000 Scientists

  20-12-2021 23:03
  
  When science becomes politicized, people can’t help but distrust it. One side says one thing and claims it is based on science, while the other side claims the opposite and […]
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• What record-breaking Google searches showed us about AAPI issues in 2021

  20-12-2021 22:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Newly released data on Google trending searches showed record-breaking searches related to Asian Americans in 2021.
  
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• The real reason Joe Manchin is driving a stake through the heart of Biden's agenda

  20-12-2021 22:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  The West Virginia Senator cites the risk of inflation, but that simply provides him an easy way out of backing the expanded safety net bill.
  
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• Walmart sued for allegedly dumping over a million hazardous items a year

  20-12-2021 22:16 via cnn.com
  
  California filed a lawsuit against Walmart Monday for allegedly disposing of hazardous waste at a rate of "more than one million items each year," the state's Department of Justice announced.
  
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• Pentagon’s new extremism rules extend to ‘likes’ – reports

  20-12-2021 22:11 via rt.com
  
  The US military has updated its “extremism” policy, allowing commanders to punish service members for “actively participating” in banned activities – from supporting terrorism to liking a post deemed extremist on social media.The new rules were rolled out on Monday, Department of Defense officials told AP, though the official document has not been made publicly available yet. It is the first update to the extremism policy since 2012.
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• Here's What Was on the Damning Photos Ghislaine Maxwell's Team Fought to Keep Out of Trial

  20-12-2021 22:10
  
  Despite her team’s best efforts, Ghislaine Maxwell was unable to prevent the jury in her trial from seeing a number of incriminating photographs. Maxwell is currently on trial for her […]
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• Stocks tumble and oil sinks as storm clouds gather over economy

  20-12-2021 22:05 via cnn.com
  
  Investors hoping for an easy Christmas week could be sorely disappointed as stocks and oil prices tumble in the face of growing threats to the global economy.
  
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• Trump Issues Powerful 24-Word Message Ahead of Christmas Reminding Americans of the True Meaning

  20-12-2021 21:45
  
  It is no secret that the United States is divided right now. The political temperature is high, and each side has grown increasingly frustrated with the other. The country needs […]
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• 6.2 quake strikes off coast of California

  20-12-2021 21:29 via rt.com
  
  Strong #earthquake (#sismo) shakes Offshore Northern California 6 min ago. Map of eyewitnesses' felt reports: pic.twitter.com/shcxOtLpQp— EMSC (@LastQuake) December 20, 2021
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• New US city requires proof of Covid vaccination

  20-12-2021 21:26 via rt.com
  
  In response to rising Covid-19 cases, the city of Boston will soon be requiring both staff and customers of indoor businesses to give proof of their vaccinations against the virus.Democratic Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced the new mandate on Monday, saying it will go into effect for all indoor businesses in the city on January 15. It was part of what the mayor dubbed the ‘B Together’ initiative in response to a spike in Covid cases. 
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• Dozens of Pantene and Herbal Essences shampoos recalled for cancer-causing chemical

  20-12-2021 21:24 via cnn.com
  
  Procter & Gamble has recalled more than 30 aerosol spray haircare products, including many dry shampoos and dry conditioners, warning that the products could contain benzene, a cancer-causing agent.
  
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• FCC settles with phone companies over failed 911 emergency calls

  20-12-2021 20:26 via rt.com
  
  Four telephone companies have settled with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over failed 911 calls during ‘network outages’ in 2020, paying out over $6 million. The cause of the outages has not been made public.AT&T, Intrado, Verizon, and CenturyLink (now known as Lumen Technologies) have reached settlements with the telecoms agency, the FCC announced on Friday. They have also agreed to comply with the FCC’s 911 availability rules in the future. Read moreNew Je
  
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• Kevin McCarthy Will Launch 7 Investigations Into Biden Admin if GOP Takes House in 2022

  20-12-2021 20:15
  
  Republicans are thinking ahead and planning their moves in case they are able to take control of Congress in 2022. More particularly, California Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is […]
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• Why Trump just can't stop himself from leveraging antisemitic stereotypes

  20-12-2021 20:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump has consistently tapped into the antisemitic idea that Jewish people are not really Americans.
  
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• Trump's latest hypocrisy on American Jews has clear fascist roots

  20-12-2021 20:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump has consistently tapped into the antisemitic idea that Jewish people are not really Americans.
  
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• Fauci Makes Frightening Mask Prediction: Here's Where He Says They Might Never Go Away

  20-12-2021 20:11
  
  Sick of masks? Well, you could be permanently stuck with them — at least if you want to fly. Appearing on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci […]
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• 'They Want to Play': NHL GM Speaks Out Against Excessive Testing Measures

  20-12-2021 20:07
  
  Over the past week, all three major American sports leagues currently in season have seen games affected by COVID-19. The National Hockey League has endured perhaps the worst outbreak of […]
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• Washington, DC reimposes Covid emergency

  20-12-2021 19:55 via rt.com
  
  Citing a “surge” in Covid-19 cases, the US capital has declared a public health emergency, reimposed the indoor masking mandate, and ordered all city employees to get both jabs and the booster as well.The indoor masking mandate in Washington, DC will come back into effect on December 21, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Monday. Originally imposed in July, it was lifted on November 22 – just days before the World Health Organization designated Omicron a variant of concern. 3) In
  
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• Border Patrol Agent Goes Viral with Resignation Letter, Scorches Biden Admin

  20-12-2021 19:54
  
  A Border Patrol agent scorched the current administration on his way out of the law enforcement agency, saying it had become “unrecognizable” and that illegal immigrants “have gone from a […]
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• Lockdowns, school closures unlikely despite omicron wave, experts say

  20-12-2021 19:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Omicron is likely to drive coronavirus cases to new heights, but experts say dramatic measures like lockdowns are no longer practical.
  
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• Government Panel: 26-Year-Old's Death 'Probably' Due to Pfizer COVID Vaccine

  20-12-2021 19:30
  
  A 26-year-old New Zealand man’s death from myocarditis has been linked to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine by New Zealand officials. “With the current available information, the board has considered that the […]
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• Donald Trump Jr. explains why China’s not intimidated by US military

  20-12-2021 19:22 via rt.com
  
  Donald Trump’s eldest son has claimed Beijing is far from being intimidated by the US military, pointing, as evidence, to the air service’s latest guidelines on the equal treatment of transgender personnel.Speaking at the America Fest 2021 conference in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday, Trump Jr. threw a rhetorical question out to the audience, enquiring what the attendees thought America’s “enemies” were doing, and quickly retorting: “They’re laughing!”
  
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• Donald Trump Jr. explains why China’s ‘laughing’ at US military

  20-12-2021 19:22 via rt.com
  
  Donald Trump’s eldest son has claimed Beijing is far from being intimidated by the US military, pointing, as evidence, to the air service’s latest guidelines on the equal treatment of transgender personnel.Speaking at the America Fest 2021 conference in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday, Trump Jr. threw a rhetorical question out to the audience, enquiring what the attendees thought America’s “enemies” were doing, and quickly retorting: “They’re laughing!”
  
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• Trump sues N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James over investigations into his business

  20-12-2021 19:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  James' office said it wanted to depose Trump next month as part of its civil tax fraud probe.
  
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• Comical: The Biden Admin's Reaction to Manchin's Stone Cold Rejection of Their Big Gov Overreach

  20-12-2021 18:57
  
  And they say weekends are slow news days. On Sunday, West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin announced he wouldn’t be voting for the president’s massive Build Back Better spending bill, […]
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• Biden pushes ‘aggressive’ green mileage standard

  20-12-2021 18:55 via rt.com
  
  The Biden administration is citing climate change to drastically raise the vehicle mileage standard to 55 miles per gallon by 2026. The White House expects this to result in doubling of electric vehicle sales in the coming years.The rule, announced Monday, will see the standard raised to 40 mpg in 2023 and up every year from there. It is a 25% increase over the Trump administration standard of 36 mpg announced last year, and 5% above the 38 mpg the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed
  
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• Florida Democrat on January 6 committee announces she won't run for reelection

  20-12-2021 18:45 via cnn.com
  
  Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a Florida Democrat and a member of the House select committee investigating the January 6 US Capitol riot, announced Monday she would not run for reelection.
  
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• 15-Year-Old McDonald's Worker Leaps Through Drive-Thru Window When She Notices Customer in Distress

  20-12-2021 18:43
  
  Everyday heroes appear in the times and places where we least expect them, and often with backgrounds that astound us. Take Sydney Raley of Edina, Minnesota. The 15-year-old was making […]
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• Manchin accuses White House staff of ‘inexcusable’ actions

  20-12-2021 18:42 via rt.com
  
  Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, has said that “inexcusable” behavior by White House staffers has caused negotiations on President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better spending plan to stall.“It’s not the president. It’s the staff. They drove some things that are absolutely inexcusable,” Manchin told the ‘MetroNews’ radio program in West Virginia on Monday.  Read moreJoe Manchin to kill Biden’s signature bill
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• Judge to allow release of special prosecutor's report on Jussie Smollett case

  20-12-2021 18:34 via cnn.com
  
  An Illinois county judge has decided to allow the release of the 60-page report from special prosecutor Daniel Webb's investigation of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office handling of the Jussie Smollett case.
  
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• Community sues noise polluting Navy and wins

  20-12-2021 18:34 via rt.com
  
  An anti-noise group and the Washington state attorney general have won a lawsuit against the US Navy regarding a cluster of ultra-noisy EA-18G Growler aircraft stationed at nearby Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.Chief US Magistrate Judge J. Richard Creatura ruled that the Navy had deliberately “turned a blind eye” to the environmental and community impact of bringing more EA-18G Growler aircraft to the base. He further charged that the Navy had specifically selected methods of evalu
  
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• Outrage as COVID Fearmonger Maxine Waters Gets Special Treatment on Commercial Cross-Country Flight - Report

  20-12-2021 18:26
  
  Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters is the latest liberal poster child for the left’s “rules-for-thee-but-not-for-me” approach to oppressive coronavirus restrictions. The California congresswoman — a vocal proponent of mask mandates — […]
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• Busted Back Better

  20-12-2021 18:23
  
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• Biden to make 20,000 more guest-worker visas available amid labor shortages

  20-12-2021 18:10 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration will make an additional 20,000 seasonal, guest-worker visas available for the winter season for the first time, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday.
  
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• Employers had a rough 2021. Now here comes Omicron

  20-12-2021 18:00 via cnn.com
  
  This year didn't go as planned for employers.
  
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• Video: Tom Brady Destroys Computer and Screams Obscenities at Opposing Coach During Worst Game in 15 Years

  20-12-2021 17:53
  
  When the lights come on, that is usually when Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady excels. This was not the case in Sunday night’s embarrassing 9-0 loss to the New […]
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• Another Fire Breaks Out at Fox News HQ, 26 FDNY Units Respond

  20-12-2021 17:36
  
  For the second time in two weeks, the New York City Fire Department was called to put out a fire at FOX News Channel headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. Last time, […]
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• Epstein’s ‘madam’ Maxwell is ‘sophisticated predator’ – prosecution

  20-12-2021 17:31 via rt.com
  
  In their closing arguments, the prosecution in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell painted the accused as a “crucial” partner to the late Jeffrey Epstein, one who “preyed on vulnerable kids.”Maxwell specifically targeted vulnerable young women when choosing victims for Epstein, Assistant US Attorney Alison Moe argued in court on Monday, following the defense resting their case on Friday with Maxwell refusing to testify.  Read moreGhislaine Maxwell says &ls
  
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• How a Seattle community is supporting a tribe's fight for its existence

  20-12-2021 17:26 via cnn.com
  
  The Duwamish tribe isn't recognized by the US government. It doesn't have its own reservation. More than a century of broken treaty promises, discriminatory laws and violence forced many of its people from their ancestral homelands in what is now the Seattle area.
  
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• Stocks tumble and oil sinks as storm clouds gather over global economy

  20-12-2021 17:07 via cnn.com
  
  Investors hoping for an easy Christmas week could be sorely disappointed as stocks and oil prices tumble in the face of growing threats to the global economy.
  
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• EPA will tighten fuel mileage standards

  20-12-2021 17:00 via cnn.com
  
  The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday will tighten fuel emissions standards for cars and light trucks to 40 miles per gallon by the 2026 model year, replacing the looser Trump-era standards.
  
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• 'It's Not That Big a Deal': NY Gov Hochul Admits She's Not Listening to Concerned Parents - Video

  20-12-2021 16:58
  
  Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has made it clear she will not be backing down from her mask mandates — no matter what the people of New York think. […]
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