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• Disney Heiress Lashes Out After Americans Take on the Woke Company

  03-04-2022 23:47
  
  Abigail Disney, the granddaughter of a Disney co-founder, went on the warpath against “wingnuts” and right-wing “radical ideologues” with a long Twitter thread blasting those who oppose the dangerous campaign to groom America’s children for the LGBTQ+ agenda.
  The granddaughter of Roy O. Disney, who co-founded The Walt Disney Company with his younger brother, Walt, jumped on a tweet by anti-critical race theory activist Christopher Rufo in which he said that conserva
  
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• Gay Substitute Teacher Fired After Rainbow Wristbands Begin Appearing on Students: 'I Don't Try to Recruit Anyone'

  03-04-2022 23:02
  
  An Ohio school district fired homosexual substitute teacher Jay Bowman after he distributed LGBTQ+ bracelets to high school students. The incident is part of a nationwide debate on homosexual topics in the classroom.
  Bowman claimed why the school district fired him “appears to be tied directly to my being gay” in a March 24 post on Facebook.
  He said he learned about his dismissal after a couple of his assignments got canceled. The teacher of thirty years said the school administratio
  
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• Applebee's Franchise Executive Fired After Trying to Spin Runaway Inflation as Good for Business

  03-04-2022 22:40
  
  An executive with a restaurant franchise group in Missouri has been fired after an email became public in which he chortled over the impact of inflation
  Inflation and higher gas prices offered “the potential to lower our average wage,” the executive wrote in a leaked email, according to the Kansas City Star.
  The executive had a mid-level position with the Apple Central Group, which operates Applebee’s and Taco Bell restaurants in Missouri, Kansas, and seven other states, accord
  
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• Subtle Change Instituted on 'Trans Day of Visibility' Will Make Border Agents' Job Even Tougher Than Before

  03-04-2022 22:17
  
  While keeping track of illegal immigrants flooding across America’s Southern Border, Border Patrol agents also have to keep track of their pronouns.
  A Department of Homeland Security release last week extolling the changes made as part of the Transgender Day of Visibility said that changes are coming to Customs and Border Protection staff as part of what was termed “[f]acilitating effective communication at U.S. ports of entry and beyond.”
  “CBP has provided a job aid and
  
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• Russia Humiliated: Ukraine Captures Remains of World's Biggest Aircraft

  03-04-2022 21:56
  
  The wreckage of the world’s largest plane was found Saturday when Ukrainian troops recaptured an airport near Kyiv.
  The plane, originally developed as part of Russia’s late-20th Century space program, was abandoned when Ukrainian forces lost control of the airport during the early stages of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
  As Russian troops pulled back, Ukrainian forces found what was left of the plane, which was used to transport humanitarian aid.Defense forces liberated Hostomel
  
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• Connecticut man charged in murder of N.Y. nurse after Tinder date

  03-04-2022 21:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Connecticut man was charged Friday with killing a New York nurse he met on Tinder.
  
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• Police Were Ready to Arrest Will Smith, But Oscars Producer Reveals Chris Rock Made a Huge Move Once He Was Out of Audience View

  03-04-2022 21:30
  
  The only thing that stood between actor Will Smith and a criminal charge last Sunday was the man he had just slapped on worldwide TV, according to Oscars producer Will Packer.
  And comedian Chis Rock refused to let it happen.
  “The LAPD came and needed to talk to Chris. And so they came into my office and they were laying out very clearly what Chris’ rights were,” Parker said in an interview Thursday with “Good Morning America.”
  “They were saying: ‘This is
  
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• Fans Not Happy as Entire 'Final Four' Basketball Team Refuses to Take the Court During National Anthem

  03-04-2022 21:26
  
  They’re going to be playing for the national championship, but they’re already losers in the court of public opinion.
  The South Carolina Gamecocks drew national attention Friday when they stayed off the court for the playing of the national anthem before their game in the Final Four of the NCAA’s women’s basketball tournament in Minneapolis.
  While the team under coach Dawn Staley has been off the court for the anthem all year, like many of their competitors, the practice
  
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• Report: Police Arrest Man After Noticing He's Been Vaccinated Too Many Times

  03-04-2022 21:04
  
  In a modern-day tale of two extremes, a German man is under investigation for getting the COVID-19 vaccine dozens of times as part of a scam to collect and sell vaccine passports to anti-vaxxers, as reported in Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster.
  Authorities are looking into the 61-year-old man for receiving up to 87 doses of the vaccine — sometimes getting as many as three shots a day.
  The man has not been publicly identified.
  According to police, here’s how t
  
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• Actress Behind Iconic 'Toy Story' Character Dies at 93

  03-04-2022 20:51
  
  For some, she was the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in “Toy Story.” For others, she was George Costanza’s long-suffering mother on “Seinfeld.”
  And over the years, her voice came through the TV in numerous commercials.
  But that voice is now stilled as actress Estelle Harris has passed away at the age of 93.
  “One of my favorite people has passed – my tv mama, Estelle Harris. The joy of playing with her and relishing her glorious laughter was a treat. I adore y
  
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• 5 people injured in South Carolina shooting law officials call 'chaotic scene'

  03-04-2022 20:48 via cnn.com
  
  Five people were injured Friday night in a shooting along a rural road in South Carolina.
  
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• What's Being Found in the Wake of Russia's Retreat Called a '21st Century Hell'

  03-04-2022 20:26
  
  The grisly aftermath of Russia’s retreat from its attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv was on full display for the world with images of butchered and executed civilians from the town of Bucha shown Sunday across multiple social media platforms.
  A report by Reuters said that its reporter in Bucha witnessed multiple dead unburied civilians on the streets and that “a mass grave at one church ground was still open, with hands and feet poking through the red clay heaped on top.”
  
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• New China Outbreak Case Numbers Dwarfing Anything from 2020, Entire City of Shanghai Locked Down

  03-04-2022 20:02
  
  The entire Chinese city of Shanghai is under different levels of lockdown as a new outbreak of COVID-19 sweeps its population.
  The city, with about 25 million people, ended a complete lockdown in its eastern half on Friday, though tight restrictions remained, according to Bloomberg. The western half began a four-day complete lockdown at 3 a.m. local time the same day, according to Bloomberg.
  Data from Johns Hopkins University showed that China recorded 15,826 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday. The
  
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• Despite US Activism, Disney Expanding Operations in Countries Where Being LGBT Carries the Death Penalty

  03-04-2022 19:35
  
  Disney is courting foreign nations that often have strict anti-gay laws — even as it criticizes Florida’s political leaders for standing up for parents.
  As part of an expansion announced last week, Disney+ will soon be available in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Yemen. All flat-out outlaw homosexuality, as noted by Fox Business.Disney’s idea of “equality” is radically redefining gender and pushing sexual lesson pla
  
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• Stunning images inside Russian grocery store show dire situation

  03-04-2022 19:12 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Matthew Chance reports on the economic situation inside Russia after Western nations imposed crippling economic sanctions in retaliation for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• Horrifying California Bill Would Radically Change What Happens When an Abortion Causes the Death of a Newborn

  03-04-2022 19:05
  
  Legislation has been introduced in California that could effectively legalize all abortions as well as infanticide for newborn babies seemingly up to weeks after their birth.
  California’s AB 2223 would remove a current requirement in state law that county coroners hold inquests to investigate “the circumstances, manner, and cause of violent, sudden, or unusual deaths” from covering deaths “following known or suspected self-induced or criminal abortion.”
  The law curr
  
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• Biden Calls His Wife the Vice President While Saluting Nuclear Attack Submarine

  03-04-2022 18:54
  
  On Saturday, standing before a submarine designed to hunt down enemy subs that can carry ballistic missiles and speaking at a time of heightened tensions with Russia, President Joe Biden praised the work his wife did as vice president.
  The gaffe came during the formal commissioning celebration ceremony for the USS Delaware, which was commissioned two years ago without a ceremony due to the pandemic, according to Bloomberg.
  On Saturday, a ceremony was held in Wilmington, Delaware, during which fi
  
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• The conversation that Ketanji Brown Jackson's SCOTUS nomination sparked

  03-04-2022 18:44 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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• The conversation that Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination sparked

  03-04-2022 18:44 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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• Report: Biden Told Inner Circle He Wants Garland to Prosecute Trump, Stop Acting Like a 'Ponderous Judge'

  03-04-2022 18:37
  
  Currently presiding over the most authoritarian administration in American history, President Joe Biden told close confidants that former President Donald Trump is a threat to democracy and wants Attorney General Merrick Garland’s DOJ to prosecute him, according to two sources who spoke to The New York Times.
  The President has not asked the attorney general to pursue an indictment against Trump but is said to be privately frustrated over his inaction. Biden would like “Mr. Garland to
  
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• Elon Musk's latest court filing against the SEC quotes Eminem

  03-04-2022 18:25 via cnn.com
  
  Elon Musk's ongoing legal battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission has a new player — rapper Eminem.
  
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• Biden Administration Releases Alleged Al-Qaida Member from Guantanamo Bay to His Native Country

  03-04-2022 17:48
  
  An Algerian man arrested in Pakistan and accused of helping America’s enemies make bombs is back in Algeria after the Biden administration sprung him from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.
  Sufiyan Barhoumi was flown to Algeria, according to an announcement by the Department of Defense.
  “The United States appreciates the willingness of Algeria, and other partners to support ongoing U.S. efforts toward a deliberate and thorough process focused on responsibly reducing the detain
  
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• Will Smith Movies Now Being Shelved Before They Are Even Released

  03-04-2022 17:31
  
  As echoes of Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock reverberate through the entertainment industry, projects in which the actor was involved are being set aside until the echoes fade.
  A report in The Hollywood Reporter that relies upon sources it does not name indicated that three projects in which Smith was to star are now uncertain.
  Netflix had been working on a movie called “Fast and Loose” starring Smith, and in fact had been urgently seeking a director for the project in the days
  
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• Chaos as 'Rapid Gunfire' Erupts Near State Capitol, Gunman Escapes Capture

  03-04-2022 17:00
  
  An early morning shooting in downtown Sacramento left six people dead and 10 injured.
  Police indicated that the shooter has not been arrested, according to the Sacramento Bee.
  The shooting took place in an entertainment district along the 1000 block of K Street, just a few blocks away from the California state capitol.
  Berry Accius of Sacramento’s Voice of the Youth called the scene “chaotic” when he arrived at 2:30 a.m.
  “The first thing I saw was like victims. I saw a yo
  
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• No, Joe Biden, Dipping Into Oil Reserves Won't Fix Prices - Here's What Will

  03-04-2022 16:11
  
  With gas prices still taking a toll on American pockets, President Joe Biden is desperately looking for solutions.
  On Thursday, Biden announced that he is authorizing the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from the national oil reserve, The Associated Press reported. That’s 180 million barrels in total.
  The average price of gas in the U.S. is now $4.20, according to AAA. It was $2.87 a year ago.
  Biden is hoping that increasing the supply of oil by supplemen
  
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• Report: 60,000 NC 'Voters' Are Dead, Registered in Another State, or Are Registered Twice

  03-04-2022 15:19
  
  Election officials in North Carolina have a massive problem with their voting rolls after a report found that more than 60,000 citizens are still registered to vote even though they have died, moved out of state, or are registered in more than one precinct.
  This is a dire situation ripe for vote fraud.
  As the midterm elections loom over the nation, some states are taking stock of their voting rolls to prepare both for their primaries and the general election. One of those states is North Carolin
  
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• After a $625 million hack, the party must go on

  03-04-2022 15:14 via cnn.com
  
  By all appearances, it was your typical tech party.
  
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• CBP intercepts shipment of fake driver's licenses in Cincinnati

  03-04-2022 15:04 via cnn.com
  
  Someone won't be getting past the bouncer this weekend.
  
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• WWE Legend Makes Surprise Jesus Statement During Hall of Fame Induction Speech

  03-04-2022 14:28
  
  When World Wrestling Entertainment star The Undertaker was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on Friday night, he had one move no one was expecting.
  The Undertaker, known in what passes for real life as Mark Calaway, talked about his family, including his wife, former wrestler Michelle McCool.
  “I think the greatest thing that you’ve ever done for me, though, is restore my relationship with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,” he said, as McCool and their daughter looked on during
  
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• Why Democrats are desperate to prove Ohio isn't a lost cause

  03-04-2022 14:05 via cnn.com
  
  Desperate to prove Ohio isn't a lost cause, Democratic candidates for governor and an open Senate seat are attempting to steer clear of culture wars and tap into a vein of economic populism that has eluded them in the increasingly red state in recent decades.
  
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• Democrats seek to prove Ohio remains a swing state

  03-04-2022 14:05 via cnn.com
  
  Desperate to prove Ohio isn't a lost cause, Democratic candidates for governor and an open Senate seat are attempting to steer clear of culture wars and tap into a vein of economic populism that has eluded them in the increasingly red state in recent decades.
  
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• World Panics as Stone Said to Be Imprisoning Demon Splits Open, But You Know Something They Don't

  03-04-2022 13:50
  
  Don’t you hate it when this happens?
  In Japan, an ancient stone said to contain an evil demon that’s been locked in for almost 1,000 years cracked open in March.
  According to The U.S. Sun, legend has it that anyone who comes in contact with the rock will die. Which, sure, they will eventually pass away, but in terms of it happening because they touched the stone, the data — such as they are — don’t seem to support that.
  Now the rock’s cracked, however, which c
  
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• Is the US dollar in danger?

  03-04-2022 13:37 via cnn.com
  
  The US may have the world's most powerful military, but the dollar is its greatest weapon. Now, after nearly 80 years of dollar dominance, the US might be in danger of losing its global reserve currency status.
  
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• Ukraine Identifies 600 Sites Quietly Compromised by China Just Days Before the Invasion

  03-04-2022 13:22
  
  Although propaganda from both the Russians and the Ukrainians has become a distinguishing feature in this war, intelligence reports from the SBU, the Security Service of Ukraine, that claim that Chinese hackers compromised up to 600 websites inside the country in the days leading up to the Russian invasion are easy to believe.
  The Times, a British newspaper, reported it had obtained copies of SBU intelligence memos and that the targets included the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council
  
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• The midterms will decide the future of the Jan. 6 probe. Here's how the race looks

  03-04-2022 12:03 via cnn.com
  
  The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol is racing against a political clock to get to the bottom of what happened that day, and in the lead-up to the attack.
  
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• Why it took so long for Europe to understand that it needs to defend itself

  03-04-2022 11:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  The European Union’s normal course of action is to muddle through. But Russia’s war against Ukraine has snapped the 27-member body to attention.
  
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• Churches played an active role in slavery and segregation. Some want to make amends.

  03-04-2022 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two and a half years ago, Episcopal Bishop of New York Andrew M.L. Dietsche reminded a group of clergy of the ugly history of their diocese.
  
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• Biden looks to jump-start mining for crucial battery metals with new executive order

  03-04-2022 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Whether President Joe Biden’s Defense Production Act works as intended and  jump-starts the mining of metals for batteries crucial to the country’s clean
  
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• How a spring break trip to Florida showed me that some things are not polarizing

  03-04-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Political T-shirts sport foul language in conjunction with political leaders, anatomically explicit cigar lighters and crude slogans vilifying fellow Americans.
  
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• How a diverse coalition in a red state shut down anti-CRT legislation

  03-04-2022 10:00 via cnn.com
  
  Parents and teachers were shocked after an Indiana state senator introduced a bill requiring that teachers remain neutral when teaching about Nazism. And in less than two days, a coalition to defeat the bill was born.
  
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• Jersey Zoo welcomes birth of endangered black lion tamarin

  03-04-2022 08:01 via cnn.com
  
  An endangered black lion tamarin has been born at the Jersey Zoo.
  
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• 2 Navy personnel injured in accident aboard docked nuclear submarine

  03-04-2022 04:05 via cnn.com
  
  Two sailors were transported to a medical facility with non-life threatening injuries Saturday after a Navy nuclear submarine docked in a naval shipyard experienced an accident while conducting a routine test, according to a statement from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Washington state.
  
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