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• Thousands of inmates released due to pandemic will be allowed to remain on home confinement, DOJ says

  21-12-2021 23:43 via cnn.com
  
  Thousands of federal inmates who were released from prison to complete their sentence from home as a preventative measure to combat the spread of Covid-19, will be allowed to remain on home confinement, the Justice Department announced on Tuesday.
  
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• After Executing People for Watching TV Shows, North Korea Bans This Normal Human Reaction

  21-12-2021 23:38
  
  If you’re in North Korea, it’s pretty unlikely you’re doing much laughing as it is. But for the next few days, you better ensure you don’t — else you’ll likely […]
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• Watch: As We Drown in Wokeness, Chevy Rolled Out a Beautiful, All-American Christmas Commercial

  21-12-2021 23:33
  
  As raging inflation, toxic wokeness and terrifying crime waves engulf the nation, a touching Christmas commercial from Chevrolet is winning raves for its simple message about the enduring power of […]
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• How Did Big Tech Censor Conservative Outlets in 2021? Let Us Count the Ways...

  21-12-2021 23:25
  
  As the year 2021 comes to a close, the biggest tech story didn’t have to do with new hardware or stock offerings. No, it didn’t even involve Mark Zuckerberg’s creepy […]
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• Unheard Of: Man Wins $100,000 Lottery in 2002, Wins Even More 19 Years Later

  21-12-2021 23:08
  
  Winning the lottery twice is a lot like getting struck by lightning twice: It’s incredibly rare, but it’s possible. Of course, being the owner of a stack of cash is […]
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• Upon Turning 105, WWII Veteran Celebrates Birthday with 'Legion of Honor'

  21-12-2021 23:04
  
  Not everyone gets to boast a milestone birthday and being awarded the greatest military honor France has to give, but 105-year-old Major Wooten from Huntsville, Alabama, can. Wooten was drafted […]
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• Archeologists Stunned After Full Skeleton of Crucifixion Victim Uncovered in U.K.

  21-12-2021 23:00
  
  In 2016, Albion Archaeology began assessing an area in Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire, ahead of a proposed housing tract being built. They uncovered a sizeable Roman settlement, previously unknown, that seemed to […]
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• New Poll Means Biden Is Doomed in 2024

  21-12-2021 22:59
  
  Ask someone what would be the age group Joe Biden remains the most popular with. They might mutter a few “Hmmms,” scratch their chin a bit and finally say: “I […]
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• Biden claims ‘almost all’ Covid victims in America were unvaccinated

  21-12-2021 22:42 via rt.com
  
  Claiming that “almost all” of over 400,000 Americans who died of Covid-19 in 2021 were unvaccinated, US President Joe Biden demanded everyone get vaccinated and boosted as a “patriotic duty” amid the spread of the Omicron variant.“We should all be concerned about Omicron, but not panicked. If you’re fully vaccinated, especially if you got your booster shot, you’re highly protected,” Biden told reporters at the White House on Tuesday afternoon.
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• Bette Midler Blasts Poor People, Drug Addicts, and Others in Tone-Deaf Jab at Joe Manchin

  21-12-2021 22:39
  
  Controversy and criticism continues to rain down on West Virginia’s Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin after he announced he would not be supporting the Build Back Better bill. Celebrity singer, actress […]
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• Bill Gates shares ‘good news’ on progress of Covid pandemic

  21-12-2021 22:23 via rt.com
  
  Billionaire Bill Gates has found little sympathy after saying he has canceled “most” of his holiday plans over the Covid variant Omicron, while also providing advice on how the pandemic can end in 2022.“Just when it seemed like life would return to normal, we could be entering the worst part of the pandemic,” Gates wrote in a lengthy Twitter thread on Tuesday. In the posts, Gates claimed some of his friends have contracted Omicron and he has canceled “most” of
  
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• Sarah Palin Rails Against COVID Vax: 'It Will Be Over My Dead Body That I'll Have to Get a Shot'

  21-12-2021 22:14
  
  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said on Sunday it would be over her “dead body” that she receives the COVID-19 vaccine. The 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee told Turning Point […]
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• Capitol rioter, 81, sentenced to 3 years of probation

  21-12-2021 22:01 via cnn.com
  
  An 81-year-old Army veteran was sentenced to three years of probation on Tuesday for illegally breaching the US Capitol on January 6.
  
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• Two officers exonerated of policy violations in Manuel Ellis death

  21-12-2021 21:56 via cnn.com
  
  Two officers investigated for policy violations related to Manuel Ellis' death in March 2020 have been exonerated and cleared to return to work, according to a news release from the Tacoma Police Department.
  
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• Biden Deploys Military to US Hospitals as Americans Reject His Vaccine Mandates

  21-12-2021 21:54
  
  The White House announced Tuesday it is deploying military medical forces to hospitals around the country to help combat the omicron variant of the coronavirus. According to a White House […]
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• Backdoor Roth restrictions put on hold -- for now

  21-12-2021 21:50 via cnn.com
  
  If you're a high earner who was scrambling to take advantage of a so-called backdoor Roth IRA or Roth 401(k) before new rules go into effect prohibiting you to do so, you just got a reprieve.
  
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• Jury in Kim Potter's manslaughter trial for killing Daunte Wright starts day 2 of deliberations

  21-12-2021 21:40 via cnn.com
  
  A jury will deliberate for a second day Tuesday in the manslaughter trial of Kim Potter, the White former Minnesota police officer who mistook her firearm for her Taser and fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop in April.
  
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• Dan Bongino Nails the 'Red Line' Crossed by the Trump-Hating Jan 6th Committee - Video

  21-12-2021 21:34
  
  That the Trump-hating House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol incursion is a fishing expedition designed to discredit the Make America Great Again movement is obvious to any semi-objective observer. […]
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• McDonald's settles lawsuit with Black franchise owner

  21-12-2021 21:25 via cnn.com
  
  McDonald's has settled a lawsuit filed by a Black franchise owner that alleged the company steered him toward less profitable restaurants in lower-income, predominantly Black neighborhoods because of his race.
  
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• Disgruntled Employee Detonates Workplace Explosion After Feud with Boss

  21-12-2021 21:18
  
  Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. One woman illustrated that last month by setting fire to an oil warehouse after reportedly receiving a negative review from her boss. […]
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• Maxwell Trial: Prosecution Pounces on Critical Blunder Made by Her Attorneys in Closing Arguments

  21-12-2021 21:12
  
  On Monday, closing arguments in the trial for accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell took place — with the prosecution painting the notorious socialite and ex-girlfriend to accused pedophile Jeffrey Epstein […]
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• Real-Life Noah's Ark Stirs Controversy After Authorities Question Ability to Sail

  21-12-2021 21:05
  
  The drive to bring history to life is real for many around the world. One particular Christian example is Noah’s Ark and the people who have labored to create replicas […]
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• Illegal Immigrant from Famous Photo Sues US Government for Blocking Him at the Border, Not Providing Food and Shelter

  21-12-2021 20:57
  
  Illegal immigrants from Haiti, who have since been deported, are suing the Biden administration because Border Patrol agents upheld America’s laws. The lawsuits revolves around encounters in the area of […]
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• Trump Announces He Has Something Big in Store for January 6

  21-12-2021 20:39
  
  Former President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will not let the one-year anniversary of the Capitol incursion go unmarked. In an emailed statement to his supporters, Trump said he […]
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• Disgraced Ex-FBI Lawyer Get Huge News from Washington, DC, After Falsifying a Trump-Russia Document

  21-12-2021 20:27
  
  The District of Columbia Bar Association has decided that one very special convicted felon should be welcomed back to its good graces Kevin Clinesmith, a former senior lawyer for the […]
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• Officer Saves Toddler and Baby from Sinking Car after Driver Flees Police and Crashes into Pond

  21-12-2021 20:01
  
  St. John police officer Darrell Shaffer has seen some horrible things during his 24 years on the job, but what he saw on Dec. 12 left him choking back tears. […]
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• Parker: Thank You, Sen. Manchin, For Doing a Great Service to America and Your Party

  21-12-2021 19:51
  
  The saying, “One man with courage makes a majority,” has been attributed by historians to different sources. But regardless of who said it, there is one man who stands out […]
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• Bad News for Pelosi: In Just 24 Hours, 3 Democrats Announce Retirement from Congress

  21-12-2021 19:50
  
  With only a few days left in 2021, Americans are looking ahead to 2022 and starting to predict what changes will be happening in the House and Senate come November’s […]
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• Senate Democrats to meet Tuesday on Build Back Better, filibuster rule change

  21-12-2021 19:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is telling colleagues to expect votes on the safety net package and a rules change to pass voting rights legislation.
  
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• First injectable HIV prevention drug gets FDA approval

  21-12-2021 18:57 via rt.com
  
  The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first injectable prevention medication for HIV, offering an alternative to pre-exposure preventative tablets.The new drug, Apretude, is administered to patients every two months via injection. In contrast, pills already on the market can prevent the risk of contracting HIV by 99% if taken daily. 
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• Breaking: Gen. Flynn Files Restraining Order Against Pelosi

  21-12-2021 18:46
  
  Gen. Michael Flynn has filed a complaint to stop a subpoena from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. He also filed […]
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• Striking Kellogg’s workers ratify tentative contract

  21-12-2021 18:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Kellogg’s employees who have been on strike since early October have voted to ratify a tentative labor contract at the company’s four U.S. cereal plants.
  
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• Whispered Thank Yous

  21-12-2021 18:26
  
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• Fauci wants Fox News host fired for ‘kill shot’

  21-12-2021 18:09 via rt.com
  
  White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci has called for the firing of Fox News host Jesse Watters, after the conservative pundit told a crowd to target the health official with a “kill shot.”A clip of Watters addressing a Turning Point USA Americafest event this week drew outrage, though the political commenter was speaking metaphorically when he referred to a “kill shot” against Fauci, referring to exposing what he called the doctor’s faulty credibility.
  
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• Fauci Demands Fox News Host Be 'Fired on the Spot' for Using a Metaphor

  21-12-2021 18:09
  
  Dr. Anthony Fauci has been the subject of a lot of criticism since the pandemic began. Most recently at Turning Point USA, Fox News host Jesse Watters openly criticized Fauci. […]
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• Republican Rep. Scott Perry says he won't comply with Jan. 6 panel

  21-12-2021 18:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  The committee announced on Monday it was requesting information from the congressman.
  
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• Backfire: Chuck Schumer Just Put Vulnerable Senate Democrats in Mortal Political Danger

  21-12-2021 17:39
  
  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding that the Senate still vote on Biden’s Build Back Better spending bill in January. But with the loss of West Virginia’s Senator Joe […]
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• Women account for two-thirds of HIV-related arrests in Kentucky, report finds

  21-12-2021 17:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Women in Kentucky are disproportionately affected by the state’s HIV criminalization laws, according to a new report.
  
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• NYPD issues mask mandate as more officers call out sick

  21-12-2021 17:35 via cnn.com
  
  The New York Police Department has seen an increase in the number of officers calling out sick, including fully vaccinated officers, according to numbers shared with CNN by a senior NYPD official, as the Covid-19 Omicron variant has sent virus infection rates soaring across New York City and the state.
  
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• Levin: Pelosi, Not Trump, Was Derelict in Duty on Jan. 6

  21-12-2021 17:26
  
  Fox News host Mark Levin argued on his program “Life, Liberty & Levin” on Sunday night that it was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s dereliction of duty, and not any by […]
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• Backfire: After Calling for Military-Enforced Mandates, Triple-Vaxed Jim Cramer Tests Positive for COVID

  21-12-2021 17:17
  
  One doesn’t want to make much out of a triple-vaccinated COVID scold getting the virus. It could happen to the any of us. However, it also happens to Jim Cramer. […]
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• New Orleans' DA to review old cases handled by a prosecutor who's now a judge on leave over a video with racist language

  21-12-2021 17:03 via cnn.com
  
  New Orleans' district attorney on Monday ordered his office's civil rights division to review all cases prosecuted by a one-time assistant district attorney who is now a judge on unpaid leave after a video with racist language recorded at her home surfaced.
  
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• A perfectly preserved dinosaur egg highlights link to modern birds

  21-12-2021 17:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  A 66-million-year-old fossil of a complete baby dinosaur in its egg, apparently just a few days before it would hatch.
  
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• Jury resumes deliberations in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial and sends judge a note

  21-12-2021 17:00 via cnn.com
  
  After deliberating for less than an hour Monday, jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial are set to begin their first full day of deliberations Tuesday in federal court in New York.
  
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• Biden Kicks Rescue Dog to Curb, Brings in a Newer Model

  21-12-2021 16:57
  
  In Joe Biden’s America, giving a rescue dog a forever home doesn’t mean what it used to. On the grounds that being seen with a puppy can help anyone’s image, […]
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• Hollywood star sorry for outburst against ‘illiterate’ red state

  21-12-2021 16:42 via rt.com
  
  Actress and singer Bette Midler has apologized after causing outrage for describing West Virginia as “poor, illiterate, and strung out” in a political tirade against Senator Joe Manchin.Midler is one of many liberal activists to blast West Virginia’s Manchin since the Republican senator said he is refusing to support President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan, making it nearly impossible for the massive spending package to pass the Senate any time soon. 
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• UNC asks Supreme Court to sidestep affirmative action challenge

  21-12-2021 16:38 via cnn.com
  
  The University of North Carolina and civil rights advocates urged the US Supreme Court on Monday to steer clear of a case designed to end racial affirmative action at state colleges and universities.
  
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• Kyle Rittenhouse Issues 1-Sentence Warning to Media Outlets That Disparaged Him

  21-12-2021 16:07
  
  On the rebound a month after his acquittal on murder charges, Kyle Rittenhouse indicated Monday night he is not likely to forget the way media outlets trashed him. “There’s going […]
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• Biden White House welcomes new German shepherd puppy

  21-12-2021 15:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  The White House has a new resident: a German shepherd puppy.
  
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• Trump booed after revealing he got a Covid booster shot

  21-12-2021 15:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ex-Fox News host Bill O’Reilly said later that Trump was apparently hurt by the audience's reaction, adding that he had to console the former president.
  
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