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• Academy bans Will Smith from Oscars ceremony for 10 years over Chris Rock slap

  08-04-2022 23:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will prohibit actor Will Smith from attending the Academy Awards for 10 years following his Oscars night slap.
  
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• 'Unbearable': Over 800K customers in Puerto Rico without power for second day

  08-04-2022 23:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Puerto Rico was still reeling Friday from a massive blackout that initially left over a million residents without electricity.
  
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• Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has a chilling message for America

  08-04-2022 23:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trial for Michigan militia members accused of plotting to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer ends with no convictions. That sends a dangerous message.
  
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• Trump Org. can keep Bronx golf course license after NYC tried to cancel it post-January 6, judge rules

  08-04-2022 23:40 via cnn.com
  
  A New York judge said Friday the Trump Organization can continue to operate a golf course in the Bronx, rejecting the city's effort to revoke the license to operate the public course following last year's attack on the US Capitol.
  
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• Establishment GOP Operative Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Child Pornography

  08-04-2022 23:32
  
  WARNING: The following contains content that some readers will find disturbing.
  A former Washington, D.C., Republican staffer has received a lengthy prison sentence after pleading guilty to receiving child pornography.
  The Department of Justice announced in a Thursday news release that Ruben Verastigui was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison.
  The Texas native was arrested last year, with authorities apprehending Verastigui following a federal investigation involving the Department of Homel
  
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• Ala. becomes first state to impose criminal penalties on gender-affirming care for trans minors

  08-04-2022 23:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed two bills Friday that target transgender young people and classroom discussion of LGBTQ identities.
  
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• Federal Government Approves Release of Millions of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes in California

  08-04-2022 23:21
  
  Genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes could soon buzz around in California and Florida after the federal government greenlighted a plan to release the insects in the states.
  The project is spearheaded by biotechnology firm Oxitec, which, among other things, specializes in biological pest control solutions.
  “Oxitec’s Friendly safe, non-biting male mosquitoes are designed to suppress local wild populations of disease-spreading mosquitoes,” Oxitec’s website states.
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• 2 defendants acquitted in Michigan governor kidnapping case; mistrial declared for 2 others

  08-04-2022 23:09 via cnn.com
  
  A federal jury on Friday found two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer not guilty of kidnapping conspiracy and a mistrial was declared for two other defendants.
  
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• New York AG asks court to hold Donald Trump in contempt

  08-04-2022 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  • Criminal investigation into Trump continues as prosecutors review new evidence, NY DA says
  • Analysis: The investigations into Trump aren't going away
  • Opinion: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner go their own way on January 6
  
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• Alabama governor signs into law two bills limiting transgender youth protections

  08-04-2022 22:50 via cnn.com
  
  Alabama's Republican-controlled legislature passed two bills on the last day of the session targeting transgender children, including one which makes it a felony for a doctor to administer gender-affirming health care to minors.
  
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• Three South Bronx High School students shot, one dead after shooting near school

  08-04-2022 22:41 via cnn.com
  
  One South Bronx High School student is dead and two others injured after a shooting near the school Friday afternoon, the New York Police Department confirmed to CNN.
  
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• New Leaked Disney Video: CEO 'Grovels,' Vows Significant New 'Action' on LGBT Issues

  08-04-2022 22:08
  
  In recent weeks, Disney has been emerging as an increasingly vocal activist for the LGBTQ+ agenda.
  Disney’s CEO Bob Chapek has argued that Disney is simply seeking more diversity because it is good for business.
  In that light, Chapek apologized to the LGBTQ+ community “for not being the ally you needed me to be,” and pledged to be a better ally, in a new video that journalist Christopher Rufo tweeted.NEW: Disney CEO Bob Chapek grovels, apologizes, and pledges to “be a bet
  
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• Breaking: Academy Announces Will Smith's Punishment for 'Slap Heard Around the World'

  08-04-2022 22:08
  
  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday announced actor Will Smith’s punishment for assaulting Chris Rock during the Oscars last month.
  Smith will be banned from attending future Academy Awards for 10 years.
  “The Board has decided, for a period of 10 years from April 8, 2022, Mr. Smith shall not be permitted to attend any Academy events or programs, in person or virtually, including but not limited to the Academy Awards,” the academy’s board of governors
  
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• 2 Men Charged in Michigan Governor 'Kidnapping' Scheme Acquitted as FBI Sting Implodes

  08-04-2022 21:46
  
  Two men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 were acquitted in federal court Friday after a trial in which the FBI was accused of political entrapment and serious misconduct.
  Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta were acquitted on a charge of conspiracy to kidnap Whitmer.
  The charges against two other members of the supposed “Wolverine Watchmen” militia ended with mistrials. Jurors were unable to reach a verdict on charges against Barry Croft
  
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• There’s an uptick in U.S. vaccinations, and older Americans are the reason

  08-04-2022 21:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Vaccinations have increased each of the last eight days, since March 30, averaging from about 200,000 shots to more than 450,000 a day during that time.
  
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• On Nov. 2 This Mysterious New Yorker Was in a WI Ballot Room with 5 Keys to the Facility - Guess Who He Worked For

  08-04-2022 20:51
  
  This article was sponsored by Citizens United Productions
  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the 2020 presidential election. Much of the money went to battleground states, and one of those states was Wisconsin.
  “Rigged” tells the full story of how Zuckerberg used his money to help Joe Biden win in 2020, and you can get your copy here today.
  “In Wisconsin, you had them putting their own personnel in to actually run the election in places,”
  
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• Biden marks historic confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court

  08-04-2022 20:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Biden hosted Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at the White House to celebrate her historic Senate confirmation to serve as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
  
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• Lawmaker Wants Answers After Report on Biden's Twisted Plan to Divert Services from Sick Veterans

  08-04-2022 20:37
  
  If you’re not clear on the Biden administration’s priorities, Sen. Josh Hawley is.
  On Wednesday, the Missouri Republican sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers for reports and leaked documents that suggest the Department of Homeland Security is planning to divert resources from the Department of Veteran Affairs to provide free services for illegal immigrants.
  That pretty much says it all as far as priorities go for President Joe Biden and co
  
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• No convictions for defendants in Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnapping trial

  08-04-2022 20:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  A federal jury failed to convict four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
  
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• Fox News Reporter Shares Heart-Wrenching Personal Update

  08-04-2022 19:54
  
  During the first three weeks of the war in Ukraine, Fox News reporter Benjamin Hall provided viewers with regular updates from the frontlines of the hostilities. On March 14, Hall was traveling in a car in Horenka, Ukraine, outside the capital city of Kyiv, with Fox cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and his Ukrainian producer, journalist Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, when their vehicle came under fire from Russian troops.
  Zakrzewski, 55, and Kuvshynova, 24, died from their injuries. Hall,
  
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• Watch: Russian Tank Blown Sky-High in Powerful Explosion

  08-04-2022 19:37
  
  The turret of a Russian tank was sent flying high into the sky in a demolition operation conducted by Ukrainian soldiers.
  Video footage of the blast shows heavy tank parts flying hundreds of feet into the air.
  A slow-motion replay of the blast published by The Sun reveals the magnitude of the powerful explosion.Illia Ponomarenko of the Kyiv Independent also shared footage of the blast on Thursday.Russian tank goes down pic.twitter.com/sn4G1CE8v3
  — Illia Ponomarenko(@IAPonomarenko) April 7,
  
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• Cruelty of China's COVID Protocol on Full Display as Nurse Dies from Easily Reversible Issue

  08-04-2022 18:33
  
  The death of a nurse in Shanghai last month has many questioning Chinese health protocols, particularly concerning COVID-19.
  Zhou Shengni, a nurse at the Shanghai East Hospital, died March 23 because of delayed treatment for an asthma attack, China’s Global Times reported.
  In need of treatment, Zhou was taken to the hospital where she worked — but she was turned away because the emergency room was closed for disinfection, The Wall Street Journal reported.
  The disinfection process was
  
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• Ex-Goldman banker convicted in 1MDB corruption case

  08-04-2022 18:29 via cnn.com
  
  Former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng was convicted by a U.S. jury on Friday of conspiring to violate an anti-corruption law to help loot hundreds of millions of dollars from Malaysia's 1MDB development fund.
  
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• Actress Jumps Out of Car to Chase Down Alleged Animal Abuser in Hollywood: 'The Dog Was Going to Die'

  08-04-2022 18:29
  
  Not everyone is willing to speak out and stand up for the voiceless, but several people in Hollywood did that on Monday.
  It all began when a man walking a small dog allegedly began to abuse it, publicly dragging and kicking the dog. Several passers-by, including actress Jena Malone (‘The Hunger Games’), stopped and approached.
  “This was really scary,” Malone tweeted with a share of KNBC-TV’s story on the incident. “I saw a man kicking repeatedly a small dog on
  
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• Leading Proud Boys member pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges

  08-04-2022 18:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  A leader of the far-right Proud Boys pleaded guilty on Friday to charges related to the attack on the U.S.
  
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• CNN's Brian Stelter Flounders After College Freshman Calls Network a 'Purveyor of Disinformation' at Live Event

  08-04-2022 17:02
  
  CNN’s Brian Stelter flailed and floundered Thursday when trying to defend his network after it was accused of spreading disinformation.
  Stelter, CNN’s chief media correspondent and the host of “Reliable Sources,” attended a conference Thursday at the University of Chicago on “Disinformation and the Erosion of Democracy”
  Christopher Phillips, a freshman at the university, had a question that Stelter never really did answer.
  “You’ve all spoken e
  
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• Gingrich Goes Public, Sides with Trump, Says 2020 Election Really Was Rigged

  08-04-2022 16:56
  
  This article was sponsored by Citizens United Productions.
  The 2020 presidential election was unique for many reasons, and one of them was the unprecedented amount of private money that went to funding it.
  “Rigged” is a shocking new film that exposes how Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg helped President Joe Biden win in 2020, and it is out now. Get it here for just $4.99.
  One of the closest battleground states in 2020 was Georgia. It was no coincidence that Democratic areas of this hotly con
  
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• Tennis Great Faces Up to 7 Years in Jail After Being Found Guilty

  08-04-2022 16:35
  
  Tennis great Boris Becker could face a jail sentence after being found guilty on Friday of illicitly moving thousands of dollars from a bank account after he was declared bankrupt.
  A jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court convicted Becker on four charges under the Insolvency Act, including removal of property, concealing debt and two counts of failing to disclose estate.
  The German star was found to have transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars after his June 2017 bankruptcy from his b
  
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• Border Mayor Sounds the Alarm: 'What's Coming on the 23rd of May Won't Even Be Describable'

  08-04-2022 16:33
  
  Unprecedented chaos is coming to Texas once the Biden administration stops enforcing a public health law that has been one of the factors limiting the flood of immigrants stampeding across the border, according to one Texas mayor.
  Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin Jr. gave a preview of his fears during an appearance on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” on Friday.
  The Biden administration has said that as of May 23, it will no longer enforce Title 42, a rule imposed during the coronavirus
  
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• Here's when you should hire a tax pro

  08-04-2022 16:24 via cnn.com
  
  You know you have to pay taxes. So you may not be eager to spend yet more money to work with a tax professional.
  
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• The Emails Caught Them: Zuckerberg's Cash Helped Pull Off an Election 'Bait and Switch' for Biden to Win

  08-04-2022 16:14
  
  This article was sponsored by Citizens United Productions.
  When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent huge sums of money on the 2020 election, he tried to justify it by saying he was bolstering alternative voting methods due to the coronavirus.
  However, his motives apparently changed at some point in the process.
  “Rigged” is a bombshell film showing how Zuckerberg influenced the 2020 presidential election in Joe Biden’s favor, and you can get your copy here for just $4.99.
  Most of Zuc
  
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• Now Is Biden's Only Time to Come Clean: Huge Cache of Deleted Documents Reportedly Being Recovered from Laptop

  08-04-2022 15:45
  
  Little did Hunter Biden know when he stumbled into a Wilmington, Delaware, computer repair shop to drop off his damaged laptop that three years later it would produce a seemingly endless series of embarrassing and potentially incriminating headlines and cast a shadow over his father’s presidency.
  We already know that much of what has been reported from “the laptop from hell” seems to violate the laws of both man and the Almighty.
  On Wednesday, however, we learned that a whistle
  
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• Woman Lashes Out at Boy on Bike, Her Lame Attempt to Blame It on Him Collapses When the GoPro Footage Is Released

  08-04-2022 15:10
  
  A tragic hallmark of the past few years has been the rapid deterioration of “civilized society” and the flippant weaponization of the “victim card” to deflect personal responsibility.
  In the latest example, Susan Garcia of California was charged with battery after allegedly hitting 12-year-old Jeffrey Vandervort, who was riding his bike on the sidewalk of their gated Santa Ana community.
  Garcia claimed that Jeffrey had intentionally tried to run her over and that’s
  
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• CBS News Uncovers Over 150 Banking Transactions Involving Hunter or James Biden 'Flagged as Concerning'

  08-04-2022 14:28
  
  CBS News reported that more than 150 financial transactions involving either President Joe Biden’s son or his brother were “flagged as concerning” by U.S. banks.
  The report Wednesday noted that simply because a transaction was flagged does not mean it was improper or illegal, only that it was reviewed. CBS News reported that it did not know the outcome of the review of any of the transactions.
  CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge said one reason transa
  
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• Russia's Rusal calls for an investigation into Bucha 'crime'

  08-04-2022 14:26 via cnn.com
  
  Russian metals company Rusal has called for an investigation into the killing of civilians in Bucha, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
  
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• Recession-proof stocks are having a moment

  08-04-2022 14:16 via cnn.com
  
  Investors are worried that the risks of a recession are rising in the United States. In Europe, they fear economies could also stall while inflation soars, delivering the toxic combination known as "stagflation."
  
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• Fact check: Misleading claims in attack ads against Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidates Oz and McCormick

  08-04-2022 13:06 via cnn.com
  
  Pennsylvania's television viewers have been inundated with attack ads in the state's Republican primary for the US Senate. And some of those attack ads have featured misleading claims.
  
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• Deadly avian flu sends egg prices soaring

  08-04-2022 12:27 via cnn.com
  
  A deadly and highly infectious avian flu is forcing US farmers to kill millions of egg-laying hens, reducing the country's egg supply and driving up prices.
  
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• Biden secures his first Supreme Court justice. Will it be his last?

  08-04-2022 10:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden secured a legacy that is poised to outlast his time in office with the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
  
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• Ferrero recalls some Kinder chocolates from US over salmonella fears

  08-04-2022 05:01 via cnn.com
  
  Italian confectionary group Ferrero has voluntarily recalled some of its Kinder chocolates from the American shelves for a potential link with salmonella contamination.
  
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• 'These are uncharted waters': US likely to see a Covid-19 surge this fall, Fauci says

  08-04-2022 04:10 via cnn.com
  
  Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on Wednesday that he thinks there will be an uptick in cases of Covid-19 over the next few weeks, and that it is likely that there could be a surge in the fall.
  
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• How lab-grown sushi could help tackle overfishing

  08-04-2022 03:55 via cnn.com
  
  Smoked, poached, grilled, pan-seared, and even raw: salmon is as versatile as it is popular -- and has become the world's largest single fish commodity by value.
  
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• Pence and Pro-Life Icon: Bold Action in 2022 Can Shut Down the Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Industry

  08-04-2022 02:33
  
  Since the Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973, more than 62 million unborn children have been aborted in the U.S. In other words, nearly 20 percent of the U.S. population is gone — lives of incalculable promise ended.
  Unborn children have been segregated into a caste of second-class citizens devoid of the most basic human rights. Precious babies have lived outside the protection of our laws, at the mercy of a culture that devalues them and an abortion industry that profits from their
  
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• Multiple Senate Democrats Slam Biden's 'Frightening Decision' to End Trump-Era Immigration Restriction

  08-04-2022 01:39
  
  The Biden administration has announced that it will be ending Title 42, an immigration measure employed by the Trump administration during the pandemic.
  In ending this measure, Biden has faced major backlash over this decision from both Republicans and even Democratic senators.
  Some lawmakers are even considering putting together a bill to call on Biden to come up with a better plan for immigration, Time Magazine reported.
  Title 42 allows the U.S. to keep immigrants from entering due to the heal
  
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• New Video Shows Jussie Smollett Getting Booked Into Cook County Jail

  08-04-2022 00:20
  
  Maybe there is at least some justice in this world, even if only it’s fleeting.
  New police body camera footage obtained by WBBM-TV Chicago shows Jussie Smollett being booked into the Cook County Jail.The disgraced actor arrived at the facility on Mar. 10, directly after his sentencing for orchestrating an elaborate hate crime hoax in 2019.
  Smollett arrived flanked by sheriff’s deputies, already handcuffed.
  “Let’s roll,” remarked a correctional officer after the jail
  
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• Op-Ed: The Charade to Portray Biden as Competent and Qualified Comes Crashing Down

  08-04-2022 00:02
  
  For well over a year, Americans have observed Joe Biden’s undeniable mental and physical decline.
  Shortly after Biden was sworn in as president, he couldn’t recall his own defense secretary’s name at a White House event, calling Lloyd Austin “the guy who runs that outfit over there.” Austin was Biden’s nominee.
  But Biden’s inability to remember important names — names that even the most casual observer of American politics would know — isn&rs
  
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