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• California Bill Would Defund Police Departments for Refusing to Enforce Mask Mandates

  30-03-2022 23:33
  
  Did you think California couldn’t get any worse?
  A bill introduced in the California Senate in February would strip funding from police departments that refuse to enforce health policies such as face mask dictates.
  Democratic Sen. Richard Pan introduced the legislation.
  Senate Bill 1464 requires law enforcement agencies to enforce “all orders of the State Department of Public Health or of the local health officer issued for the purpose of preventing the spread of any contagious, infe
  
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• FEC fines Hillary Clinton campaign and DNC over Trump-Russia dossier research

  30-03-2022 23:29 via cnn.com
  
  Federal election regulators fined Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee earlier this month for not properly disclosing the money they spent on controversial opposition research that led to the infamous Trump-Russia dossier.
  
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• 'WJ Live': Disney Exposed: Leaked Video Shows Officials' Plan to Push Trans Agenda on Kids

  30-03-2022 23:04
  
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• Vladimir Putin 'Misled' by Russian Military in Ukraine Invasion: 'Afraid to Tell Him the Truth'

  30-03-2022 23:04
  
  The Russian invasion of Ukraine drew condemnation from across the world.
  World leaders questioned how Vladimir Putin thought he’d get away with invading a sovereign country without consequences.
  Claims from US intelligence officials may explain how deception and dishonesty from his own military played into his decision to invade.
  The unnamed officials told two White House journalists that Putin had been misled over the Russian military’s capabilities and performance in Ukraine.
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• Netflix tore down Blockbuster and replaced it with ... Blockbuster

  30-03-2022 23:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  A variety of unpopular decisions threaten to turn the streaming service into the bad guy it once dethroned.
  
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• Abortion providers ask Idaho Supreme Court to block state's new 6-week ban

  30-03-2022 22:25 via cnn.com
  
  Abortion providers are asking the Idaho Supreme Court to strike down the state's new six-week abortion ban which mimics a controversial Texas law.
  
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• Analysis: McCarthy had meeting with Cawthorn over his orgy and cocaine claims

  30-03-2022 22:24 via cnn.com
  
  There's really only one question these days for North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn: Who?
  
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• Why companies can't afford to keep dealing with dictators

  30-03-2022 22:21 via cnn.com
  
  The war in Ukraine sparked a never-before-seen mass exodus of businesses from Russia. Corporations that spent years gaining a foothold in the growing consumer market pulled out nearly overnight, with their lucrative operations suddenly looking like liabilities.
  
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• Why Tesla shares are on fire again

  30-03-2022 22:18 via cnn.com
  
  Tesla shares have been on a tear in recent weeks as Elon Musk marked the company's first deliveries from its new Berlin factory, easing investors' fears about whether the EV maker would receive the necessary approvals from the German government.
  
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• Justice Department Preparing 'Disclosure' on Jan. 6 Instigator Ray Epps

  30-03-2022 22:03
  
  Remember the guy who brazenly told protesters to “go into the Capitol” before the Jan. 6, 2021, incursion?
  The Justice Department is preparing to release a “disclosure” on him, according to Politico.
  The man seen in videos egging on conservative demonstrators to trespass at the Capitol the night before the riot was identified a week later as Ray Epps of Queen Creek, Arizona.
  Epps told The Arizona Republic that he had traveled to Washington for then-President Donald Trump&
  
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• Fact check: Ohio Senate candidate Mike Gibbons keeps falsely saying millions more people voted in 2020 than were registered to vote

  30-03-2022 21:58 via cnn.com
  
  Businessman Mike Gibbons has gained ground in Ohio's competitive Republican primary for the state's open US Senate seat. And like some of his rivals, Gibbons has been making wildly inaccurate claims about the 2020 election.
  
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• Stephen Colbert Suggests Fox News Reporter Should Be Assaulted for Asking Biden a Tough Question

  30-03-2022 21:46
  
  Comedian Stephen Colbert, the host of the “Late Night with Stephen Colbert” show, boldly announced that Fox News reporter Peter Doocy should be slapped for a question he asked President Joe Biden.
  This comment came just one night after the comedian scolded actor Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.
  “Remember how on last night’s show I said that slapping is never, ever the answer? I’d like to file a one-time exemption on behalf of the president of the Un
  
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• Op-Ed: The Rich Are Taking the Poor to the Cleaners on 'Green' Energy in Countries That Can Least Afford It

  30-03-2022 21:44
  
  Approximately 1.3 billion Indians have been informed that their cooking gas price will go up by 65 cents per liter. In a country like India, higher fuel prices can have quick and dangerous repercussions, resulting in greater morbidity and mortality.
  The situation is similar in other developing countries and the poor economies of the African continent. Unfortunately, the establishment media does not sufficiently report on how hostility toward fossil fuels has contributed to the current energy cru
  
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• Larger Than Lies

  30-03-2022 21:38
  
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• Man Convicted of Biggest Kidnapping in History & Burying Victims Alive Is Recommended for Parole in California

  30-03-2022 21:22
  
  There’s a certain breed of liberal who believes no one should be sentenced to life behind bars if they didn’t commit murder. For those people, I’d like to introduce them — or re-introduce, as the case may be — to Frederick Woods.
  In 1976, Woods was one of three men who hijacked a school bus in California as part of the largest mass kidnapping in California history. They then buried 26 children and a bus driver alive. They wanted $5 million in ransom, but were foiled
  
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• Biden administration plans in May to end pandemic border restrictions blocking migrants, sources say

  30-03-2022 21:18 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration is planning to end Trump-era pandemic restrictions on the US-Mexico border by May 23 that have largely blocked migrants from entering the US, according to three US officials.
  
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• Parents of US Veteran Imprisoned in Russia Accuse Biden of Breaking Promise He Made to Them

  30-03-2022 20:52
  
  The parents of a former Marine who has been jailed in Russia have begun a protest outside the White House to force President Joe Biden to honor a deal he made to hear their concerns in person.
  Trevor Reed was sentenced to nine years for assault on a police officer, which his family says is a trumped-up charge.
  Earlier this month, the family wanted to meet with Biden when he visited their hometown of Fort Worth, Texas, to promote his achievements. Biden did not meet with them then, but the family
  
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• Bruce Willis Retires from Acting Due to Brain Condition

  30-03-2022 20:04
  
  Actor Bruce Willis is stepping away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia.
  Aphasia is a language disorder that is caused by brain damage and affects a person’s ability to speak and communicate. Aphasia is most often developed after a head injury or stroke, but it also can develop slowly because of a brain tumor or disease, according to the Mayo Clinic.
  Willis’ family members posted a joint statement to daughter Rumer’s Instagram page on Wednesday announcing his retirem
  
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• Game-Changer: Sen. Grassley Quite Literally Brings the Receipts of Foreigners' Payments to Hunter Biden

  30-03-2022 19:54
  
  Following an exhaustive investigation led by Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, a report titled “Hunter Biden, Burisma, and Corruption: The Impact on U.S. Government Policy and Related Concerns” was released in September 2020. A second report with additional findings followed two months later.
  Because in today’s new world, information is only accepted to be true if Democrats, the legacy media and Big Tech say it is, the report was declared to
  
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• Whopping Majority of Voters Say Biden Should Resign if Gas Prices Don't Stop Rising

  30-03-2022 19:41
  
  The establishment media works hard to suppress bad news about the Biden administration.
  But there is one terrible consequence of Biden’s installation in the White House which the public experiences every day — no news report needed.
  Biden’s policies have caused gas prices to skyrocket and the people blame him for the increases. A recent poll found almost 60 percent of likely voters want Biden to resign if prices continue to increase.
  The poll shows voters were not fooled into b
  
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• Toys 'R' Us is gone. This discount toy store is filling the void

  30-03-2022 19:41 via cnn.com
  
  Toys "R" Us filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and closed all of its stores. That's left an opening for rivals like discount toy chain Five Below to fill the gap.
  
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• Commission will review more than 750 military signs and markers to see if they need to be renamed over Confederacy ties

  30-03-2022 19:41 via cnn.com
  
  The congressional naming commission which was set up to remove Confederate names from military bases will review the names of "more than 750 Department of Defense items" that include everything from military bases to streets and bridges, to determine whether their names "commemorate the Confederacy," a release from the Commission announced Wednesday.
  
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• Mental Health Horror: Girl Announces Gender Surgery Because Some of Her Identities Are Male

  30-03-2022 19:30
  
  When conservatives raise concerns about cultural rot, radical gender ideology and the influence of social media, it’s with tragic victims like this in mind.
  In a video shared to the Twitter account Libs of Tik Tok on Monday, a young woman with a private TikTok account @searogue laid out the struggle she’s having beginning her gender transition to bedcome a male — but not for the reasons one might think.
  The young woman is torn because, as she claims, she is “cis-gendered&
  
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• Economists Calculate Eye-Popping 'Inflation Tax' Bill Americans Are Facing in 2022

  30-03-2022 19:19
  
  Americans are facing what Bloomberg Economics has dubbed an “inflation tax” of $5,200 per year.
  Although a report from Bloomberg noted that savings accrued during the pandemic might cushion that for some Americans, it also noted that as money in the bank dwindles, more Americans will hunt for jobs, which could “dampen wage growth.”
  Inflation emerged in March as the top economic problem facing the nation, according to Gallup.
  The polling firm found that in March, 17 percen
  
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• Leaked Letter from 'Outraged' Academy Execs Reveals Next Steps for Will Smith

  30-03-2022 18:54
  
  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is promising to take some form of unspecified action at some future date over the incident at the Oscars awards show Sunday night in which actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock.
  A letter to members that was obtained by Variety says that, “To be clear, we condemn Mr. Smith’s actions that transpired Sunday night.”
  “Sunday’s telecast of the 94th Oscars was meant to be a celebration of the many individuals in our co
  
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• A Fort Stewart soldier was killed in a helicopter incident in Georgia

  30-03-2022 18:39 via cnn.com
  
  A US soldier was killed early Wednesday in an incident involving two helicopters at an airfield at Georgia's Fort Stewart, the Army said.
  
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• Biden's $5.8T Plan Makes Every Crisis America Faces Worse: Top GOP Member on Budget Committee

  30-03-2022 17:55
  
  The top-ranking Republican member on the House Budget Committee said President Joe Biden’s proposed $5.8 trillion 2023 budget makes every crisis the American people are facing worse.
  “When you testified last year on President Biden’s fiscal year ’22 budget, alarm bells were already going off about the impact that the president’s agenda would have on the economy, what it would have on inflation and the security of our southern border,” Rep. Jason Smith of Misso
  
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• The Great Resignation is taking root around the world

  30-03-2022 17:04 via cnn.com
  
  In the past 12 months, a record number of Americans have quit their jobs, and workers around the world have been paying attention.
  
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• Great Resignation takes root around the world

  30-03-2022 17:04 via cnn.com
  
  In the past 12 months, a record number of Americans have quit their jobs, and workers around the world have been paying attention.
  
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• White House Has to Clean Up for Biden Once More After President Lets Slip That US Training Ukrainian Troops

  30-03-2022 16:48
  
  If loose lips sink ships, what does it say about America that the captain of our ship is President Joe Biden — a man whose loose talk on the issue of Russia and Ukraine has gotten him in trouble on more than one occasion in the past week?
  This time, it was Biden’s Monday remarks which seemed to indicate the United States was training Ukrainian troops in Poland. This was a surprise inasmuch as no one was supposed to know we were training Ukrainian troops in Poland. In fact, the White
  
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• White House Has to Clean Up for Biden Once More After President Lets Slip That US Is Training Ukrainian Troops

  30-03-2022 16:48
  
  If loose lips sink ships, what does it say about America that the captain of our ship is President Joe Biden — a man whose loose talk on the issue of Russia and Ukraine has gotten him in trouble on more than one occasion in the past week?
  This time, it was Biden’s Monday remarks which seemed to indicate the United States was training Ukrainian troops in Poland. This was a surprise inasmuch as no one was supposed to know we were training Ukrainian troops in Poland. In fact, the White
  
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• Why the global supply chain mess is getting so much worse

  30-03-2022 16:26 via cnn.com
  
  Problems with global supply chains were supposed to be getting better by now. Instead, experts say they are getting worse.
  
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• Western companies have a habit of dealing with dictators. Russia shined a spotlight on them

  30-03-2022 16:26 via cnn.com
  
  The war in Ukraine sparked a never-before-seen mass exodus of businesses from Russia. Corporations that spent years gaining a foothold in the growing consumer market pulled out nearly overnight, with their lucrative operations suddenly looking like liabilities.
  
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• Republican Senator Announces Support for Controversial Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

  30-03-2022 16:25
  
  Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine will support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson when the Senate votes on her nomination to the Supreme Court.
  Collins visited with Jackson on Tuesday in her second meeting with the nominee and then announced her decision, according to The New York Times.
  “I have decided to support the confirmation of Judge Jackson to be a member of the Supreme Court,” the senator said.
  Collins thus assured Senate Democrats of at least one Republican vote in the 50
  
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• Leaked Footage: Disney Producer Brags About Pushing 'Gay Agenda' in Cartoons, President Wants Many More LGBT Characters

  30-03-2022 16:19
  
  Video from an internal Walt Disney Co. meeting shows top executives vowing to greatly increase the number of LGBT characters in Disney productions.
  Journalist Christopher Rufo obtained several clips from the company’s “Reimagine Tomorrow” meeting — apparently held in response to Florida’s Parental Rights in Education legislation — and shared them on Twitter on Tuesday.
  In one video, Latoya Raveneau, identified as an executive producer for Disney Television Ani
  
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• Did Biden Get Thrown Under the Bus by His Chief of Staff? Just Look at What He Tweeted

  30-03-2022 15:24
  
  World leaders have attacked President Joe Biden for his ill-considered speech in Poland over the weekend in which he seemed to argue for regime change when he called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “butcher” and said, “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.”
  Republicans attacked him. Heck, even some in the establishment media attacked him, friendly though they may be.
  Now, his own White House is attacking him, too — if perhaps unintentionally.
  On
  
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• Manchin Dashes Biden Hopes Yet Again, This Time on Major Progressive Agenda Item

  30-03-2022 14:58
  
  At this point, why is the White House even bothering to unveil proposals without asking West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin whether or not he’ll support them?
  On Monday, President Joe Biden’s administration again unveiled another ambitious progressive budgetary push. This time, it was the “Billionaire Minimum Tax” — a minimum tax of 20 percent on all income households worth more than $100 million would have to pay, according to the Financial Times.
  The proposal included
  
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• Sen. Susan Collins to vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court

  30-03-2022 14:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  Susan Collins said she will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, the first Republican to publicly back Joe Biden's nominee.
  
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• Germany issues 'early warning' of possible gas shortages as Russia threatens supplies

  30-03-2022 14:10 via cnn.com
  
  Germany has issued an "early warning" of possible natural gas shortages after Russia said it wanted to be paid in rubles and threatened to cut off supplies if that didn't happen.
  
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• Traders sleep by their desks as China's financial hub locks down

  30-03-2022 13:54 via cnn.com
  
  China's banks and investment firms are calling on essential staff to live at the office this week to avoid any trading disruption during Shanghai's massive Covid lockdown.
  
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• Pompeo leverages foreign policy bonafides in 2024 shadow primary

  30-03-2022 13:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Mike Pompeo is running — if not for president, then for a chance to be Donald Trump’s running mate should the former president mount another campaign.
  
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• Severe drought and mandatory water cuts are pitting communities against each other in Arizona

  30-03-2022 13:01 via cnn.com
  
  As the climate crisis intensifies, battle lines are beginning to form over water. In Arizona -- amid a decades-long megadrought -- some communities are facing the very real possibility of losing access to the precious water that remains.
  
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• Sandy Hook families reject Alex Jones' settlement offer

  30-03-2022 12:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Infowars host Alex Jones offered to pay $120,000 per plaintiff to resolve a lawsuit by relatives of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims. The offer was quickly rejected.
  
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• Why China is in no rush to lift Covid restrictions

  30-03-2022 11:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  At first, Xiong Yijie was barred from leaving his residential compound. Now he can’t even leave his apartment.
  
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• Rents are soaring across the U.S. In Tampa, they're rising at an 'abnormal' rate.

  30-03-2022 11:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Zenith Word, 33, was hoping to stay another year in the $1,000-a-month, two-bedroom apartment in a walkable, diverse neighborhood in northeast Tampa.
  
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• John Roberts can't do anything about Clarence Thomas

  30-03-2022 11:01 via cnn.com
  
  Chief Justice John Roberts has long trumpeted the Supreme Court's institutional integrity, saying the nine justices differ from elected politicians and calling out anyone who threatens to undermine that message.
  
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• How Ukraine can win this war

  30-03-2022 10:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Ukraine-Russia de-escalation near Kyiv and Chernihiv is good. But Ukraine needs Biden to release more lethal aid, weapons and Polish MiG fighter jets/F-16s
  
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• Satellite images show apparent devastation, hunger in Mariupol

  30-03-2022 05:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  Satellite images published Tuesday by a U.S. defense contractor appeared to show widespread destruction in residential areas of Mariupol, Ukraine, and the grim
  
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• Trump asks Putin to release any info about Hunter Biden

  30-03-2022 05:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Amid widespread criticism of his praise for Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump publicly called on the Russian leader to release any dirt he may have on Hunter Biden.
  
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• Family of teen who died at Florida theme park says he was too heavy for ride

  30-03-2022 04:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Relatives of a teenager killed when he was thrown from a Florida amusement park ride last week said he had been turned away from two other attractions the same
  
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