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• Putin urges West to meet his demands quickly over Ukraine crisis

  23-12-2021 23:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed the United States and its allies for soaring tensions over Ukraine at his annual end-of-year news conference Thursday.
  
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• Winter storm could bring 10 feet of snow and rare white Christmas to parts of U.S.

  23-12-2021 23:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  A winter storm system could bring a rare White Christmas to two U.S. cities, while snowfall could reach up to 10 feet in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
  
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• Off-Duty Cop and Pregnant Wife Save Unconscious Couple They Spot in a Car on the Side of the Road

  23-12-2021 23:10
  
  On Sunday, a family was on their way to a Christmas event when they spotted something disconcerting as they drove. Joseph Wells and his wife, Lauren, of Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia, […]
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• Covid case average exceeds delta’s peak as omicron spreads through U.S.

  23-12-2021 23:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  New cases of Covid-19 climbed above 242,000 in the U.S. on Wednesday, according to data compiled by NBC News, pushing the seven-day average to 167,683 — higher
  
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• Video: Drone Has Ability to Take Down Illegal Aliens Crossing Border by Shooting Taser Out of It

  23-12-2021 22:53
  
  Does the adage “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people” apply to high tech? Blake Resnick, CEO of BRINC, a company in the chase to sell drones to police, has […]
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• Trump asks Supreme Court to block White House records from Jan. 6 committee

  23-12-2021 22:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  The former president is challenging an appeals court ruling that ordered the documents to be turned over.
  
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• Biden's New Vaccine Push Is So Disgusting Even David Hogg Is Dragging It

  23-12-2021 21:52
  
  Read the room, President Joe Biden. As the administration continues its push to get the coronavirus jab into the arms of every man, woman and child — whether they need […]
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• Trooper Who Shared Meal with Homeless Woman Has Been Relieved of Duty

  23-12-2021 21:41
  
  God ordains government for good, and its magistrates bear the sword to punish evil, according to Romans Chapter 13 of the New Testament. Massachusetts has been blessed with some sterling […]
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• Former Boston College student pleads guilty to manslaughter in boyfriend's suicide, sentenced to 10 years' probation

  23-12-2021 21:28 via cnn.com
  
  Former Boston College student Inyoung You pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter in the suicide of her boyfriend, Boston College student Alexander Urtula, according to a joint sentencing memorandum.
  
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• Biden Reveals His 2024 Decision Will Be Heavily Influenced by Trump

  23-12-2021 21:21
  
  President Joe Biden probably didn’t mean to provide more evidence that he’s slipping mentally, but he clearly couldn’t help himself. In an interview Wednesday with ABC News, the man who’s […]
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• 'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski transferred to a prison medical facility in North Carolina

  23-12-2021 21:20 via cnn.com
  
  "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski has been moved to a federal medical center in North Carolina, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  
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• Tearful Mom Shares Story About Son's Death After Photo of Her Crawling Into His Hospital Bed Goes Viral

  23-12-2021 21:13
  
  As the opioid crisis continues, the message of one Canadian mother still resonates more than four years after she lost her son. It was March of 2017, when the world […]
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• Furnace Goes Out Day After Baby's Birth; Dad Can't Believe What Repair Company Writes on His Bill

  23-12-2021 20:55
  
  Adler Hulscher came into a very cold world when he was born. But the warmth of human kindness arrived to keep his family snug against the Minnesota chill. On Feb. […]
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• Breaking: Jury Announces Verdict in Kim Potter Manslaughter Trial

  23-12-2021 20:53
  
  Former police officer Kimberly Potter was found guilty Thursday of first- and second-degree manslaughter, according to CNN. Potter, formerly of the Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police department, shot Daunte Wright to […]
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• Waitress Tipped Thousands by Appreciative Party, But Days Later Finds Herself Out of a Job Over It

  23-12-2021 20:46
  
  What began with a generous gesture ended with a waitress losing her job. One evening in early December, Grant Wise dined at the Oven & Tap restaurant in Bentonville, Arkansas. […]
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• Shopper Catches Alleged Purse Snatcher; Crowd Makes Him Do One Thing to 87-Year-Old Victim Before Cops Arrive

  23-12-2021 20:38
  
  Long before the police could get there, some Ohio citizens who understood justice were there to help 87-year-old Pat Goins. On Dec. 5, Goins was shopping in a Kroger store […]
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• Beleaguered hospitals warn patients, push back treatments amid Covid surge

  23-12-2021 20:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  After two weeks apart in late September, Sherry Cohen was eager to see her mother, Sandy, who was in quarantine at an assisted living facility at the time.
  
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• Woman Points Thermal Detector at Wall, Instantly Knows What's There When It Registers 96 Degrees

  23-12-2021 20:30
  
  A beekeeper who went to a St. Petersburg, Florida, home last month to remove a beehive made a startling discovery behind the shower wall. The hive was 7 feet tall, […]
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• As Families Gather, WaPo Says the 'Greatest Generation' Was a Bunch of Sexist, White Supremacists

  23-12-2021 20:16
  
  For decades, leftists have been on a crusade against America’s heroes. They’ve succeeded in convincing generations of schoolchildren that Christopher Columbus was a genocidal maniac and that the Founding Fathers […]
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• Officers Work to Save Mother, Daughter and Cat from Fire: Nominated for Meritorious Service Medals

  23-12-2021 19:51
  
  On Dec. 11, three officers with the Austin Police Department (APD) helped rescue a family from an apartment fire, but then went the extra mile to ensure they would have […]
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• Scared Mom Dials 911, Two Days Later Finds an Ugly Surprise in the Mail

  23-12-2021 19:42
  
  Calling for emergency assistance could end up being costly, as one traveler learned this month. Tina Davies of Hamilton, Ontario, drove to London, Ontario, in November to visit family members. […]
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• Op-Ed: As We Enter Our Own 1776 Moment, Christian Leaders Must Make a Stand

  23-12-2021 19:39
  
  “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”  — John Adams The French and American revolutions happened […]
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• US Troops Surrounded and Things Look Bad ... Until an Unmistakable Roar Signals the Tides Have Turned

  23-12-2021 19:32
  
  The Taliban had more men. They had guns and rocket-propelled grenades. They were surrounding the American force opposing them and lobbing hand grenades at them from a few feet away. […]
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• Churches Discover What City Has Been Doing with Their Water, Emerge Victorious After Legal Battle

  23-12-2021 19:28
  
  Three churches have emerged victorious against the city of Magnolia, Texas, which tried to soak its churches but ended up all wet. The issue came about when the city revised […]
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• Makers of at-home rapid Covid tests rush to meet skyrocketing demand

  23-12-2021 19:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  The makers of at-home rapid Covid tests are scrambling to meet soaring demand as consumers prepare for holiday gatherings andtests are suddenly in short
  
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• Family Strings 58-Year-Old Popcorn Garland to Keep Memory of Their 'Angel' Alive

  23-12-2021 19:20
  
  Plenty of parents cherish the homemade Christmas ornaments their kids make, even after their children are grown and gone. The joy is greater and more complex for Terry Haak of […]
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• Ex-NY Gov. Cuomo will not be charged by Nassau County over alleged sexual misconduct incident

  23-12-2021 19:17 via cnn.com
  
  Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will not face charges for an incident involving alleged sexual misconduct that was being investigated by the Nassau County District Attorney's office, the acting district attorney confirmed to CNN.
  
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• Supreme Court Makes Major Announcement About Biden's Vaccine Mandates

  23-12-2021 19:12
  
  On Jan. 7, the United States Supreme Court will listen to oral arguments in cases brought against President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine rules for large employers and healthcare workers. The […]
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• As Volunteers Adorn Veterans' Graves with Wreaths, Protest Group Tries to End the 'Atrocity'

  23-12-2021 19:12
  
  Is nothing sacred to the vociferous, disgruntled few? Wreaths Across America volunteers have been placing wreaths on the graves of fallen American troops since the 1990s. They do this to […]
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• Report: Frat House Upset a University by Having Inflatable Polar Bears, But Really Crossed the Line with Christmas Wreath

  23-12-2021 19:08
  
  The decorations police have struck at Emory University, according to a report this month. The university, in Atlanta, is coming down on Alpha Tau Omega for the fraternity’s violation of […]
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• When Patient Takes a Turn for the Worse, Nurse Adopts His Dog So It Won't Stay at the Shelter

  23-12-2021 19:06
  
  Many older people or people living on their own would benefit greatly from having some sort of animal companion, but some are worried about what would happen to their pet […]
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• Sheriff's Department Posts 1 Picture and Explains Why Punks Shouldn't Try Mugging Santa This Year: 'Guess Who Came In...'

  23-12-2021 19:04
  
  Having to make deliveries in Democrat-controlled cities and other dangerous parts of the world apparently prompted Santa Claus to check in with Colorado’s El Paso County Sheriff’s Department to apply […]
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• Liz Cheney Just Sent Letters Home for Christmas - And Look What We Found Missing

  23-12-2021 18:46
  
  The midterm elections are less than a year away now and Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming will have quite a battle on her hands. As she faces several challenges […]
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• Surprise Democratic candidate rumored to run in 2024 instead of Biden

  23-12-2021 18:36 via rt.com
  
  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is one of the latest Republicans to make a 2024 presidential prediction, telling Fox News he believes Hillary Clinton could lead Democrats once again.During a Wednesday appearance on ‘The Ingraham Angle,’ Gingrich blasted President Joe Biden and pointed to his handling of the economy, Covid-19 and the border crisis as the reasons behind bad polling numbers.
  “I fully expect Biden not to run again,” Gingrich said, when speaking about poten
  
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• Economists question validity of Manchin's inflation fears on Build Back Better

  23-12-2021 18:35 via cnn.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia effectively put an end to negotiations over the current version of the Build Back Better Act on Sunday when he announced on Fox News he would vote no on the legislation, in part over concerns some provisions of the massive tax and spending bill might exacerbate inflation.
  
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• Refinery blast could push gas above $4 a gallon

  23-12-2021 18:31 via cnn.com
  
  • 4 injured after explosion and fire reported at ExxonMobil refinery, officials say
  • The world could consume more oil in 2022 than ever before
  
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• Refinery blast could help push gas prices above $4

  23-12-2021 18:31 via cnn.com
  
  The blast at a Texas oil refinery early Thursday will probably push already high gasoline prices even higher — although not immediately.
  
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• Just-Released Economic Numbers Set Off Alarm Bells: 'Momentum Continues to Fade'

  23-12-2021 18:23
  
  A November consumer spending report revealed that Americans were uncharacteristically spending less as Christmas drew closer. Consumer spending rose 0.6 percent in November, a decline from its 1.4 percent increase […]
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• Breaking: Legendary Joan Didion Dead at 87

  23-12-2021 18:09
  
  Joan Didion, the revered author and essayist whose precise social and personal commentary in such classics as “The White Album” and “The Year of Magical Thinking” made her a uniquely […]
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• Evil: Theologian Puts Violent New Twist on the Virgin Birth Days Before Christmas

  23-12-2021 18:03
  
  An author and theologian who writes about the “divine feminine” and dismantling the “whitemalegod” (her spelling) took to Instagram days before the worldwide celebration of the nativity with a message […]
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• Embattled VP Harris Gives Chinese Communists the Christmas Present at the Top of Their List

  23-12-2021 17:35
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris seems to be in appeasement mode as her dismal poll numbers tank to record lows. On Monday, Harris took a sharply different approach than her boss […]
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• Season's Greeter

  23-12-2021 17:32
  
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• Major blaze after ‘explosion’ at ExxonMobil plant (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

  23-12-2021 17:18 via rt.com
  
  Residents of Baytown, Texas, had a rough night after their homes were shaken by a massive blast at an ExxonMobil refinery early on Thursday. The explosion caused a major fire and left at least four people injured.Locals reported that their houses were “shaking” from the blast and their entire apartments “rumbled” from the incident that occurred in the early hours of Thursday. “Just had [a] big enough boom that [the] house shook & everyth
  
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• Fauci Calls for Holiday Party Shutdown Three Days Before Christmas: 'Stay Away'

  23-12-2021 17:08
  
  Despite comments in October that suggested this should be a joyful Christmas of gathering with friends, Dr. Anthony Fauci now says parties should be off-limits and the unvaccinated should be […]
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• How former NFL star Warrick Dunn's mother inspired him to tackle housing inequity

  23-12-2021 16:56 via cnn.com
  
  In 1997 Warrick Dunn signed a multimillion-dollar contract to play professional football with the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His coach at the time, Tony Dungy, encouraged the rookie to find a way to give back.
  
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• I thought I lucked out when I got the J&J vaccine in March. Boy, was I wrong.

  23-12-2021 16:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Pfizer and Moderna being recommended over Johnson & Johnson is the latest in a disappointing string of reports about the "one and done" vaccine.
  
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• More Doom for Biden: POTUS Approval Rating Now Devastatingly Lower with Latinos Than White People

  23-12-2021 16:27
  
  President Joe Biden has been in office less than a year, his approval ratings are sinking and Americans are not happy with the job he’s doing. The Hispanic population in […]
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• 6th Grade Boy Saves Two Lives on the Same Day in Two Separate Incidents

  23-12-2021 15:56
  
  Anyone of any age can be a hero, including an 11-year-old boy from Oklahoma who saved two lives in one day this month. Muskogee sixth-grader Davyon Johnson began his day […]
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• House Democrat Who Co-Sponsored Bill to Replace Police with Social Workers Carjacked at Gunpoint

  23-12-2021 15:13
  
  A Democratic congresswoman who supported anti-police legislation was carjacked Wednesday in Philadelphia. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon of Pennsylvania was held up at gunpoint by two men who stole her 2017 […]
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• Covid is here for good, scientists say. The rest remains unpredictable.

  23-12-2021 13:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  Early in the pandemic, many people seized on the hope that Covid-19 could be stopped in its tracks and buried for good once vaccines rolled out.
  
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