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• Outrage as Woke Chicago Teachers Union Blindsides Public, Leaving 340,000 Students in Utter Crisis

  05-01-2022 23:39
  
  Christmas break is over and it’s time to go back to school. But not in the nation’s third-largest school district, because the Chicago Teachers Union late Tuesday voted not to […]
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• 'WJ Live': Teachers Force District Into Leaving Midnight COVID Message: Parents Scrambling

  05-01-2022 23:30
  
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• Flashback: Biden Called Big Tech Fraudster 'Inspiring,' Said Multi-Billion-Dollar Scam Was 'Amazing'

  05-01-2022 23:27
  
  After she was found guilty on Tuesday of four counts of defrauding investors, the downfall of Elizabeth Holmes is complete. Holmes was the former CEO and founder of Theranos, a […]
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• U.K. expands 'Turing's Law' to pardon past same-sex convictions

  05-01-2022 23:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  In a long-awaited triumph for the U.K.’s LGBTQ community, the government on Tuesday announced that anyone convicted of consensual same-sex activity under now-de
  
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• 'Politicized Thugs': Almost Half of Americans Think FBI Is Biden's 'Personal Gestapo'

  05-01-2022 23:11
  
  These numbers tell a story even worse than President Joe Biden’s plummeting approval ratings. A poll released Tuesday by Rasmussen Reports found nearly half of American voters surveyed consider the […]
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• Grammy Awards postponed due to omicron variant

  05-01-2022 23:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Recording Academy and CBS announced Wednesday they would postpone the 64th annual Grammy Awards ceremony originally scheduled for Jan. 31.
  
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• Russian rocket part to make uncontrolled re-entry toward Earth

  05-01-2022 23:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  Part of a failed Russian Angara A5 rocket is set to come crashing down to Earth imminently on Wednesday, but it's unclear precisely when — and where it may land
  
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• Pardon his French: Macron uses a vulgar term in much-deserved callout of unvaccinated

  05-01-2022 23:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Macron's criticism can seem dangerously impolitic to Americans. But in fact, this couldn't come at a more appropriate — and likely carefully selected — moment.
  
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• GM unveils electric Chevrolet Silverado with 400 miles of range

  05-01-2022 22:41 via cnn.com
  
  General Motors unveiled a new battery-electric pickup truck, the Chevrolet Silverado EV, during the Consumer Electronics Show. Although it shares its name with the popular gasoline-powered Silverado pickup, this Silverado is a completely different truck with a distinct design and major features not found on the internal combustion-powered models.
  
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• Report: Republicans Plan to Release Their Own Jan. 6 Review Addressing Security Failures at Capitol

  05-01-2022 22:35
  
  Republicans, including one whom House Speaker Nancy Pelosi excluded from the Jan. 6 select committee, are said to be writing their own report addressing the security failures that led to […]
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• Little Girl Reported Missing 2 Years After Disappearance, Dad Arrested on Multiple Charges

  05-01-2022 22:30
  
  Harmony Montgomery and her brother, Justin, have not had an easy life. Their earliest years were spent in the foster system as both parents struggled with addiction and had criminal […]
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• 'This wasn't Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure': Judge sentences pair of Capitol rioters to 30 days behind bars

  05-01-2022 22:10 via cnn.com
  
  Two friends who entered the US Capitol together on January 6, one of whom boasted about breaking in and smoking a joint, were sentenced to 30 days in jail each for unlawfully parading in the building.
  
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• Garland vows to hold Jan. 6 perpetrators 'at any level' accountable

  05-01-2022 22:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  Agents are combing through thousands of photos and videos, using facial recognition software and cellphone records to plot the movement of the rioters.
  
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• YouTuber Ethan Klein criticizes Joe Rogan for spreading Covid misinformation

  05-01-2022 21:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  Joe Rogan's fans are responding to criticism of the podcast host's vaccine stances with fatphobic and anti-Semetic remarks after YouTuber Ethan Klein called him out.
  
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• Kim Mi-soo, Korean actor in ‘Snowdrop,’ dies at 29

  05-01-2022 21:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Kim Mi-soo, a Korean actor who had a supporting role in the recent series “Snowdrop,” has died.
  
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• Separate climate bill not being seriously considered in Senate, despite Manchin's support of the measures

  05-01-2022 21:23 via cnn.com
  
  • Manchin thinks the child tax credit is too generous — but Republicans are responsible
  
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• Feminist Left Largely Silent as Patriotic Female Naval Officer Achieves Historic First

  05-01-2022 21:21
  
  A woman with a history of breaking barriers in the Navy has set another milestone in the branch’s history — but few leftist feminists celebrated her achievement. This week, the […]
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• Legendary American Car Manufacturer to Go Full Electric, Will No Longer Offer Internal Combustion Vehicles

  05-01-2022 20:46
  
  Automaker Chrysler just announced plans to go completely electric by 2028, anticipating the release of its first electric vehicle by 2025. Chrysler announced the plans along with a new AI-enabled […]
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• Another Key Kamala Harris Staffer Departs Amid 'Bully' Claims

  05-01-2022 20:35
  
  Another member of Vice President Kamala Harris’ staff is quitting his job. Vincent Evans, Harris’ deputy director of public engagement and intergovernmental affairs, is joining two other senior aides in […]
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• Sicily's child mummies are a grisly mystery. Scientists want to learn their stories.

  05-01-2022 20:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Researchers are preparing to reveal the mysteries of the mummies of children interred in Sicily’s world-famous Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo.
  
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• Penn Law's dean calls professor's comments 'anti-intellectual' and 'racist' after she said the US is 'better off with fewer Asians'

  05-01-2022 20:22 via cnn.com
  
  The dean at one of the country's top law schools is calling comments from a professor at the university "racist" and "anti-intellectual" after she said the influx of "Asian elites" in the US is dangerous and problematic.
  
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• Denver police received tip about shooting spree gunman and his books in January 2021

  05-01-2022 20:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  Police received a warning almost one year ago regarding suspected Denver gunman Lyndon James McLeod and his violent books before he went on a shooting rampage.
  
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• Dad arrested in 2019 disappearance of New Hampshire girl who was recently reported missing

  05-01-2022 20:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  The father of a New Hampshire girl who hasn't been seen since 2019, but who police just recently learned is missing, has been arrested, police said Wednesday.
  
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• U-Haul Just Released Its Yearly Report, and There's One Little Detail That's Devastating for Coastal Elites

  05-01-2022 19:59
  
  Enslaved Hebrews needed God’s help to flee out of Egypt. Freedom-starved citizens are turning to U-Haul to make their escape. U-Haul released its yearly report on Jan. 3.  The overall […]
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• How to get in on the real estate boom without actually buying a house

  05-01-2022 19:49 via cnn.com
  
  For many people, buying a home just wasn't in the cards this year. There were too few homes for sale that were too expensive to buy.
  
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• How to cash in on real estate without actually buying a house

  05-01-2022 19:49 via cnn.com
  
  For many people, buying a home just wasn't in the cards this year. There were too few homes for sale that were too expensive to buy.
  
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• 'I Return Lost Love Letters and Forgotten Family Heirlooms': Woman's Amazing Initiative Has Big Results

  05-01-2022 19:38
  
  Chelsey Brown of New York is an interior decorator. She loves design and making people’s spaces beautiful, but she also has a hobby that she wishes could be her full-time […]
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• Former Trump adviser Tom Barrack to go on trial for foreign lobbying charges in September

  05-01-2022 19:25 via cnn.com
  
  A federal judge set the foreign lobbying trial for Tom Barrack, a former adviser to then-President Donald Trump, for September.
  
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• Authorities Assist Humane Society After Swaths of Dogs Get Rescued from Puppy Mill

  05-01-2022 19:10
  
  Cedarcrest Kennels in Douglas County, Missouri, has been closed for good after authorities and the Humane Society of Missouri’s Animal Cruelty Task Force rescued 42 dogs and puppies from the […]
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• McConnell calls Senate Democrats 'distasteful' for tying Jan. 6 to voting rights push

  05-01-2022 18:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called on his caucus to do whatever it takes to pass voting and election laws to "save our democracy."
  
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• New Soros-Backed DA Orders Armed Robberies to Be Charged as Mere Misdemeanors

  05-01-2022 18:48
  
  Alvin Bragg, the new district attorney of Manhattan, New York, announced his office is downgrading charges for many felonies and will seek prison sentences for only a handful of crimes. […]
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• 4 cleared of criminal damage over toppling of slave trader statue

  05-01-2022 18:46 via cnn.com
  
  Four people have been cleared of causing criminal damage to a statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston, which was pulled down and thrown into England's River Avon, PA Media news agency reports.
  
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• US-led coalition fires back after attack by suspected Iranian-backed militias in Syria

  05-01-2022 18:28 via cnn.com
  
  US-led coalition forces fired back after they were attacked Wednesday morning by suspected Iranian-backed militias who fired eight rounds of indirect fire at their base in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border, though there were no coalition casualties, according to a statement from the coalition.
  
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• 'Good News': mRNA Scientist Says Omicron Looks Like Something Vaccinologist Would Design on Purpose

  05-01-2022 18:08
  
  Vaccine scientist Dr. Robert Malone believes there is some very good news emerging from the rapid spread of the coronavirus, suggesting that God may have given the world a “Christmas […]
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• Feeling Sick? Report Says Omicron Infections Have a 'Very Strange Symptom' Not Seen in Other Variants

  05-01-2022 18:07
  
  As the omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads throughout the U.S., doctors are warning of one new symptom that was not normally associated with the earlier strains of the virus. Night […]
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• Hundreds of Thousands of Students Left in Limbo After Teachers Union Votes to Close Schools

  05-01-2022 17:53
  
  The Chicago teachers union on Tuesday voted that it would not enter school for in-person classes, leading the city’s public schools to cancel all classes on Wednesday. The union said […]
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• Postman Takes Matters Into Own Hands After Receiving Rude Note

  05-01-2022 17:37
  
  During the Christmas season, people rely on postal delivery services more than ever. Ordering presents, shipping gifts and sending greeting cards all make the mail service indispensable. Of course, the […]
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• Dog With 'Sixth Sense' Saves Neighbor's Life After Literally Racing to Help

  05-01-2022 17:05
  
  Not many can boast that they’ve saved a life before they were even two years old, but Milo can. Milo is a beagle who was adopted by 20-year-old Makayla Swift […]
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• The Jan. 6 Committee Is Considering a Made-for-TV Hearing Stunt: Report

  05-01-2022 16:57
  
  The Democrat-dominated panel investigating last year’s Capitol incursion may hold prime-time hearings this spring and summer, according to new reports. Moving hearings into the evening, which is rare, would be […]
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• Chicago students miss out on remote and in-person learning after a stalemate between the teachers' union and school district

  05-01-2022 16:53 via cnn.com
  
  Educator Keyonna Payton said she wants Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to implement an "opt out" instead of "opt in" strategy for student testing. TC 8:19:30
  
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• Chicago Public Schools cancels classes after union votes to go virtual

  05-01-2022 16:53 via cnn.com
  
  More than 340,000 students are shut out of school Wednesday after a deadlock between the Chicago Teachers Union and the school district over Covid-19 safety -- the most dramatic example yet of tension in US schools amid the spread of the Omicron variant.
  
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• Lib Outlet Sees the Light, Admits Conservatives Were Right All Along About Major Lockdown Consequence

  05-01-2022 16:43
  
  New York Times reporting has finally joined reality and acknowledged a simple fact: Locking down children and forcing them into insane COVID protocols is “no way to grow up.” In […]
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• NASCAR Takes an Official Stance on 'Let's Go Brandon' by Blocking Driver's Sponsorship

  05-01-2022 16:24
  
  NASCAR has rejected a proposed sponsorship of driver Brandon Brown because it is based upon the popular “Let’s go Brandon” chant deriding Joe Biden’s presidency. Brown was inadvertently catapulted to […]
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• 'Devastating' Fire Tears Through Public Housing Building, Killing Kids and Adults

  05-01-2022 16:02
  
  A large fire tore through a two-unit house early Wednesday in Philadelphia, killing 13 people, including seven children, and sending two people to hospitals, fire officials said. They warned the […]
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• Kamala Tweets Admin Has America 'Moving Again' -- Then Twitter Points Out How Bad Her Timing Was

  05-01-2022 15:58
  
  If you wanted an object lesson in how President Joe Biden’s veep somehow has a lower approval rating than her boss does, Tuesday afternoon might not have provided the worst […]
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• Philadelphia fire: As many as 13 dead in blaze, report says

  05-01-2022 15:56 via foxnews.com
  
  At least 13 people reportedly are dead and two more are in critical condition after a fire broke out in Philadelphia Wednesday.
  
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• 'General Hospital' kills Luke Spencer character off-screen years after actor Anthony Geary left the show

  05-01-2022 15:55 via foxnews.com
  
  The longest-running soap opera just killed off one of its longest-running characters in a shocking twist during Monday’s episode.
  
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• French president Macron's desire to 'piss off' unvaccinated individuals triggers outrage

  05-01-2022 15:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Macron's comments come just a few months ahead of a presidential election, providing his opponents a strong platform from which to attack him.
  
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• Chicago mayor threatens to withhold pay after teachers union votes against in-person classes

  05-01-2022 15:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned that she will take action against teachers who refuse to show up to school today after a union voted against in-person learning.
  
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• FBI arrests main suspect in Haiti president assassination

  05-01-2022 15:46 via foxnews.com
  
  U.S. authorities have taken into custody a suspect in the assassination of the Haitian president. Mario Antonio Palacios is a Colombian national who fled to Jamaica and had evaded arrest for months.
  
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