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• MS-13 Leader Known as 'Reaper' Sentenced to Life in Prison for 'Almost Unfathomable' Crimes

  02-04-2022 23:57
  
  An MS-13 gang leader was sentenced to life in prison Friday.
  Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, 41, of Long Branch, New Jersey, was sentenced for conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering and murder in aid of racketeering; conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, cocaine and heroin; and possession with intent to distribute heroin, according to a Justice Department news release.
  He was convicted during a November trial.
  “The brutality of Corea Diaz is almost unfathomable. &
  
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• Worst Rioter of 2020 Busted After Leaving the Price Tag on His Own Botched Molotov Cocktail

  02-04-2022 23:38
  
  Was the protest Malik Muhammed engaged in during the 2020 riots in Portland, Oregon fiery? Yes. Was it peaceful? No. And despite the fact his highest-profile victim may have been his fellow protesters, his viral ignominy won’t be the worst punishment he’ll be facing.
  On Wednesday, Multnomah County, Oregon, District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced that Muhammed, who infamously set another rioter on fire during the violent 2020 riots in the Pacific Northwest city, will be spending 10 y
  
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• Native American tribe gets land back after being displaced 400 years ago

  02-04-2022 23:28 via cnn.com
  
  The Rappahannock Tribe, a Native Tribe in Virginia, has re-acquired 465 acres of sacred land at Fones Cliff.
  
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• Florida Congressman Rallies State Legislators Against Woke Disney: 'I'll Tell You How to Trap This Rodent'

  02-04-2022 23:06
  
  Last month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared 2022 was “The Year of the Parent” in the Sunshine State — but it’s quickly beginning to look like this might be true for the whole of the country, both politically and culturally, as Florida’s top Republicans face off against Disney’s loyalty to the pressure of the woke mob.
  U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida is now rallying his Twitter followers behind DeSantis’ revelation this week that lawmakers a
  
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• Officials seize over $700,000 of cocaine at US-Mexico border

  02-04-2022 22:46 via cnn.com
  
  Federal agents seized more than $700,000 of alleged cocaine at the US-Mexico border, the US Customs and Border Protection said.
  
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• Biden Goes Full Carter In Creating Energy 'Crisis' - Reagan Showed How Easy the Fix Is

  02-04-2022 22:32
  
  Seeing President Joe Biden talking about the nation’s gas price “crisis” Thursday was very reminiscent of then-President Jimmy Carter addressing the nation on the same topic back in the 1970s.
  Then, as now, the solution was really quite simple and former President Ronald Reagan showed the way: Get off the backs of oil companies and let them produce.
  In an Oval Office address to the nation in April 1977, Carter told Americans they would need to learn to conserve more, saying the
  
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• Christmas Parade Massacre Suspect Complains About Jail Treatment, Claims He's a Victim of Racism

  02-04-2022 22:19
  
  Christmas parade massacre suspect Darrel Brooks Jr. Is telling family members that jail just isn’t what it ought to be.
  Brooks faces multiple felony and misdemeanor counts after an incident in which six people were killed and over 60 injured during a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, last November. Brooks is accused of driving his SUV through the crowd and those marching.
  In a letter to his mother, he claims that a corrections officer said, “I hope they give this stupid n-word
  
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• Analysis: Why MIT is bucking this big trend

  02-04-2022 22:05 via cnn.com
  
  It's easy to hate the SAT and ACT, and many people have celebrated the waning influence of these tests as the coronavirus pandemic turbocharged a movement by colleges to de-emphasize them.
  
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• Analysis: Why MIT is bringing back SAT and ACT requirements

  02-04-2022 22:05 via cnn.com
  
  It's easy to hate the SAT and ACT, and many people have celebrated the waning influence of these tests as the coronavirus pandemic turbocharged a movement by colleges to de-emphasize them.
  
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• Arizona, Idaho among states that saw action on abortion this week

  02-04-2022 22:04 via cnn.com
  
  Anti-abortion advocates had a lot to celebrate this week, including the passage of what a Republican bill sponsor in Kentucky dubbed one of the "most significant" pieces of anti-abortion legislation "in a generation."
  
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• Biden: Buy an Electric Car, Save $80 Per Month - It'll Take 63 Years for the Savings to Pay for the Car

  02-04-2022 21:09
  
  On Thursday, President Joe Biden told Americans he was going to be “honest” with us and assured us that we would save $80 a month if only we bought a new electric car.
  Oddly, he somehow forgot to mention how long it would take to pay off that car to get to the point where that “savings” would finally kick in.
  Speaking from the South Court Auditorium at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., Biden gushed about the technology of the “next genera
  
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• Putin Signs the Order: Gas to Be Cut Off Unless World Leaders Meet His Demand

  02-04-2022 21:01
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin is about to teach Europe a hard lesson about why energy independence is so critical.
  According to Bloomberg, the Russian strongman said in a speech on Thursday that he’ll be cutting off gas supplies to those in “unfriendly” states unless they pay in rubles, Russia’s battered currency.
  (It’s worth noting that here at The Western Journal, we’ve been warning against relying on Russian energy for years — even when the establi
  
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• Psaki Grilled About Ethics of Negotiating TV Deal While Still at White House

  02-04-2022 20:50
  
  Was it an ethical breach for White House press secretary Jen Psaki to negotiate a television deal while she was still in government service?
  She’ll likely be circling back to that one — but probably long after she’s departed 1600 Pennsylvania.
  On Friday afternoon, Joe Biden’s first presidential mouthpiece fielded pointed questions about a scoop from Axios that she’d be leaving the White House and moving on to MSNBC, which had won a bidding war for her services.
  Whil
  
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• Tesla bucks trend again to report increased sales

  02-04-2022 20:39 via cnn.com
  
  Tesla once again bucked auto industry trend and reported an increase in car sales, despite the shortages of computer chips and other logistical woes that have forced other carmakers to significantly scale back production.
  
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• Tesla bucks trend again to report increased car sales

  02-04-2022 20:39 via cnn.com
  
  Tesla once again bucked auto industry trend and reported an increase in car sales, despite the shortages of computer chips and other logistical woes that have forced other carmakers to significantly scale back production.
  
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• New York mob hitman Dominic Taddeo, set to be released next year, escapes federal custody

  02-04-2022 20:28 via cnn.com
  
  Dominic Taddeo -- a Rochester, New York, mobster who fatally shot three people and attempted to kill two others -- escaped federal custody this week, less than a year before he was set to be released.
  
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• With Sarah Palin Declaring for Open House Seat, Alaska's Congressional Delegation Could Look a Lot Different in 2022

  02-04-2022 20:27
  
  The mama grizzly is officially back in action. The question is whether she will bring some company along with her to Capitol Hill.
  On Friday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin — the GOP’s 2008 vice presidential candidate — announced she was running for the House of Representatives seat vacated when Rep. Don Young died at the age of 88.
  “Public service is a calling, and I would be honored to represent the men and women of Alaska in Congress, just as Rep. Young did for 49 year
  
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• Analysis: Covid is no longer a top issue for Americans. That's good news for the GOP

  02-04-2022 20:04 via cnn.com
  
  This week was more of a normal week for news -- something we haven't had in a long time. A Hollywood story broke through the headlines, as Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars became fodder for newscasts throughout the country.
  
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• Alaska Airlines cancels dozens of flights as pilots picket

  02-04-2022 19:54 via cnn.com
  
  Alaska Airlines canceled dozens of flights this weekend as its pilots held informational pickets in numerous cities throughout the United States in an almost 3-year-long deadlock in contract negotiations with the airline.
  
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• Mel Gibson's Fox News Interview Comes to a Bizarre End When He's Asked About Will Smith

  02-04-2022 19:50
  
  Actor Mel Gibson had nothing to say Friday night after Fox News host Jesse Watters asked him about the Will Smith incident.
  Gibson was interviewed as part of his promotional efforts for his new film “Father Stu” when Watters steered the interview to Sunday’s incident at the Oscars in which Smith slapped Chris Rock
  Gibson had just finished a segment of the congenial interview devoted to a discussion of the rampant egotism of modern America when Watters shifted ground.
  “You
  
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• 2 Nevada police officers help rescue 75-year-old woman from the streets, reunite her with her family

  02-04-2022 19:24 via cnn.com
  
  In an open lot, Rose Brazdovic lay huddled behind a cement barrier, her only protection from the elements.
  
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• Four Democrat Senators Turn on Biden for Revoking Key Trump Border Security Policy

  02-04-2022 19:20
  
  Support for President Joe Biden Biden’s porous southern border policies is crumbling within his own party.
  Four Democrat senators are blasting Biden for revoking Title 42, a Trump-era border policy that permits the quick expulsion of illegal aliens on coronavirus public health grounds.
  Sens. Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema, both of the border state of Arizona, released statements slamming Biden for the move on Friday after the repeal of Title 42 was officially announced.
  “It’s cl
  
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• Hunter Biden Called on to Testify Before House Oversight Committee

  02-04-2022 18:56
  
  House Republicans are using an upcoming hearing on electric vehicles as a chance to get Hunter Biden in front of a Congressional committee.
  On Tuesday, the Oversight and Reform Committee has a hearing scheduled that bears the title: “It’s Electric: Developing the Postal Service Fleet of the Future.”
  Ranking Member Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky sent a letter this week to Committee Chair Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York suggesting that Hunter Biden be ca
  
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• Americans start to feel the impact of federal Covid-19 funds drying up

  02-04-2022 18:03 via cnn.com
  
  As Congress struggles to provide more federal funding to combat Covid-19, Americans are starting to feel the consequences.
  
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• Actor Accuses Will Smith of Verbal Abuse on Film Set: 'It Was Humiliating'

  02-04-2022 18:00
  
  This year’s Academy Awards apparently are not the first time actor Will Smith has shown an ugly side, according to Paul Rodriguez, who appeared with him in the 2001 film “Ali.”
  As with “King Richard,” Smith was nominated for Best Actor for “Ali,” the biopic about legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.
  Rodriguez, 67, told The Sun after witnessing the “slap heard around the world” Sunday that when Smith struck Oscars host Chris Rock after winning the aw
  
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• Biden Screws Up So Bad The White House Has to Doctor the Official Transcript to Cover for Him

  02-04-2022 17:16
  
  President Joe Biden frequently commits gaffes during his speeches, but the White House usually tries to explain them away with some sort of twisted reasoning.
  On Thursday, Biden made a gaffe so obvious the White House had to physically alter the transcript of the speech.
  According to the New York Post, Biden announced he would release 180 million barrels from the government’s reserves over the next six months in an effort to bring down gas prices.
  Even in doing something helpful for the Am
  
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• 'Runaway Rabbit': Woman on a Mission to Return Lost Stuffed Bunny to Owner

  02-04-2022 16:59
  
  When Erin Sorensen and her dog Scout were out for a walk on March 3, Scout noticed something out of place: a toy, ragged and dirty, on a road in Omaha, Nebraska.
  When the coast was clear, Sorensen ran out and snatched it up. She knew immediately that someone had to be missing the stuffed animal.
  “It’s the whole reason I picked it up,” she told the Omaha World-Herald. “It had the look of ‘someone is missing this rabbit.'”
  Many people have had success posting fo
  
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• Why this recent change just made it harder to buy or sell an apartment

  02-04-2022 16:29 via cnn.com
  
  New rules rolled out earlier this year by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are creating a bottleneck in the real estate market for those seeking to buy or sell condo or co-op apartments, according to agents and condo associations.
  
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• Why a recent change just made it harder to buy or sell an apartment

  02-04-2022 16:29 via cnn.com
  
  New rules rolled out earlier this year by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are creating a bottleneck in the real estate market for those seeking to buy or sell condo or co-op apartments, according to agents and condo associations.
  
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• Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination brings renewed attention to lack of Black judges on the federal bench

  02-04-2022 16:03 via cnn.com
  
  As the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court has ignited a discussion about the historic lack of diversity on the nation's highest court, her ascendance has also renewed focus on the absence of Black judges on the federal judiciary's lower courts.
  
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• Ketanji Brown Jackson brings attention to lack of Black judges on the federal bench

  02-04-2022 16:03 via cnn.com
  
  As the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court has ignited a discussion about the historic lack of diversity on the nation's highest court, her ascendance has also renewed focus on the absence of Black judges on the federal judiciary's lower courts.
  
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• Magic no more? DeSantis questions Disney's special operating city in Florida

  02-04-2022 15:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  Imagine if Disney had to go through its local planning and zoning board to build a new castle.
  
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• Trump's diarist tells Jan. 6 committee White House officials gave less detail about his activities days before riot

  02-04-2022 14:56 via cnn.com
  
  • See the gap in Trump's January 6 call logs
  • Official review of Trump phone logs from January 6 finds record is complete
  
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• Nickel is key to everything from electric vehicles to lithium-ion batteries. The market for it just imploded

  02-04-2022 14:41 via cnn.com
  
  When a trade jumps by 250% over the course of days, investors typically pop bottles of champagne. Between Friday, March 4 and Tuesday March 8, nickel futures did just that — soaring on the London Metals Exchange from about $29,000 to $100,000 per ton. But the champagne remains corked, investors are threatening to sue and the LME is hemorrhaging business.
  
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• Nickel is key to everything from electric vehicles to lithium-ion batteries. But the market for it just imploded

  02-04-2022 14:41 via cnn.com
  
  When a trade jumps by 250% over the course of days, investors typically pop bottles of champagne. Between Friday, March 4 and Tuesday March 8, nickel futures did just that — soaring on the London Metals Exchange from about $29,000 to $100,000 per ton. But the champagne remains corked, investors are threatening to sue and the LME is hemorrhaging business.
  
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• How brands create mental shortcuts for consumers

  02-04-2022 13:06 via cnn.com
  
  Wander around a supermarket and you'll bump into all sorts of characters: Tony the Tiger, Toucan Sam, Cap'n Crunch and Buzz Bee in the cereal section. Mr. Clean, Brawny Man and the Charmin Bear among the household items.
  
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• I investigated Watergate. Here's why Trump's phone log gap is beyond suspicious.

  02-04-2022 11:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump's White House phone log gap from January may be worse than Nixon's Watergate gap. House Democrats should know who he called: Peter Navarro? Mark Meadows?
  
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• Social isolation isn't part of Ramadan now. But many Muslims remain spiritually isolated.

  02-04-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ramadan 2022: Covid restrictions easing means Muslims celebrating the month-long holiday don't need to socially isolate. But many remain spiritually isolated.
  
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• Is the Supreme Court confirmation process irreparably broken? Some senators say yes.

  02-04-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  By historical standards, the confirmation ofJudge Ketanji Brown Jackson should have been a layup: A liberal Supreme Court pick who’s indisputably qualified,
  
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• NAACP files lawsuit against Tennessee comptroller over threat to take over majority-Black town

  02-04-2022 06:32 via cnn.com
  
  The NAACP is representing a majority-Black town in Tennessee and helped it file a lawsuit on Friday alleging that the state comptroller exceeded his authority and racially discriminated against the town in its financial dealings.
  
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• Sarah Palin seeks return to national politics by launching bid for House seat

  02-04-2022 04:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  In her first campaign for public office since 2008, Sarah Palin announced Friday she was running for Congress.
  
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• Sarah Palin announces run for Congress in Alaska

  02-04-2022 03:28 via cnn.com
  
  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced on Friday that she is running for Congress, seeking to fill the state's lone US House seat after the death of longtime Rep. Don Young.
  
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• Los Angeles agrees to spend $3 billion to house homeless residents

  02-04-2022 01:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  The city of Los Angeles has agreed to spend up to $3 billion over the next five years to house some of its 41,000 residents who are homeless, according to a
  
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• Op-Ed: Don't Let Biden Distract You - The 16th Amendment Is a Disaster That You're Paying for Every Day

  02-04-2022 01:29
  
  On Monday, President Joe Biden unveiled a new tax initiative he called the “billionaire minimum income tax,” which would apply to those in the top 0.01 percent making over $100 million.
  “The Billionaire Minimum Income Tax will ensure that the very wealthiest Americans pay a tax rate of at least 20 percent on their full income, including unrealized appreciation,” the White House said in a news release. “This minimum tax would make sure that the wealthiest Americans n
  
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• Will Smith resigns from Academy, days after slapping Chris Rock at Oscars

  02-04-2022 01:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  Will Smith on Friday resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, almost a week after slapping comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars ceremony.
  
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• Man Personally Takes 100 Pounds of Handcrafted Cards from US Students to Refugee Children in Poland

  02-04-2022 01:12
  
  It can be difficult to know how to help people far away who are dealing with realities that most would consider a nightmare.
  Some people seem to have obvious options based on their careers, whether that’s by donating money, helping extract people in war zones or personally driving to the border with much-needed essential supplies.
  But there are other ways to help, even for those who might not have years of experience or bank accounts at their disposal, including the way Utah’s First
  
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• Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson cites Scalia and Barrett as she navigates GOP senators' written questions

  02-04-2022 01:12 via cnn.com
  
  Over the span of 330 pages, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson responded to -- and at times, dodged -- hundreds of written questions from Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, as she enters the final stretch of her Supreme Court confirmation process.
  
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• Covid cases are down. Unfortunately, stomach flu outbreaks are up.

  02-04-2022 01:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Norovirus is rising as omicron Covid cases continue to fall in the United States, with the stomach bug rebounding to pre-pandemic levels.
  
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• Alex Jones ordered to start paying fines for failing to show up at Sandy Hook suit deposition

  02-04-2022 00:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Infowars host Alex Jones was ordered by a Connecticut judge on Friday to start paying fines for failing to appear at a deposition in a civil lawsuit filed by
  
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• 'WJ Live': Larry Fink Corporation Pushing Woke Climate Agenda Gets Hit by Patriot Campaign

  02-04-2022 00:47
  
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