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• AP Top Stories April 10 P

  10-04-2022 23:56
  Here are the top stories for Sunday, April 10th: Ukrainian forces dig in as Russia lines up more firepower; Macron and Le Pen leading again for presidency; Fire destroys Northern California Home Depot store; Christians mark Palm Sunday in Jerusalem.      
  
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• The search for the 2022 Gerber Baby is on

  10-04-2022 23:39 via cnn.com
  
  Have you ever wondered if your baby is cute enough to be the face of Gerber's baby food? This month you can find out.
  
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• Shock After Biker Gang Mercilessly Beats Man at Bar, Police Say Minor Incident Set the Whole Thing Off

  10-04-2022 23:37
  
  Members of a biker club assaulted a 35-year-old man after he bumped into one of them by accident at a Carleton, Michigan, bar, authorities said.
  The incident occurred April 2 at the Wolf’s Den Bar located in the 1400 block of Monroe in downtown Carleton, according to a Carleton Police Department Facebook post.
  Authorities responded to the attack after receiving a report that there were “several men assaulting one victim,” the post stated.
  According to officers, the victim was a
  
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• Texas DA to drop murder charge against woman in connection with 'self-induced abortion'

  10-04-2022 23:28 via cnn.com
  
  A Texas district attorney is filing a motion to dismiss a murder charge against a woman arrested last week in connection with what law enforcement called "the death of an individual by self-induced abortion."
  
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• Death Row Inmate's Upcoming Decision Could Put Him Before the State's New Firing Squad

  10-04-2022 23:12
  
  South Carolina’s new firing squad facilities are ready to send the first death row inmate to be executed in a decade to meet his maker should he opt for it as his preferred manner of death.
  The state Supreme Court has set a date for the execution of Richard Bernard Moore, who was sentenced to death in 2001 over the killing of a convenience store clerk, and he will have the choice of a firing squad or lethal injection, should these options be available, over the newly established state meth
  
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• Feds Slaughtered 200 Animals Per Hour, Including Hundreds of Thousands of Native Species

  10-04-2022 22:45
  
  Say what you will about President Joe Biden’s administration, at least they’re not beholden to the folks at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
  According to a report in the U.K. Guardian, a little-known division of U.S. Department of Agriculture had a very busy year in 2021, killing over 1.75 million animals  — including over a million European starlings.
  The numbers raise an interesting quandary for liberals, considering that their beloved big government is s
  
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• Abigail Disney on right-wing media attacks on the company: 'It's absurd'

  10-04-2022 22:33 via cnn.com
  
  Abigail Disney shared what she thinks the entertainment company should do in the wake of recent right-wing media attacks.
  
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• Food Shortages Rock Key Chinese City; Locked-Down Populace Defiantly Shouting from Windows

  10-04-2022 22:26
  
  The government-imposed lockdown on the Chinese city of Shanghai has led to food shortages and protests by residents demanding something to eat.
  Some protests have taken the form of residents going out on the balconies of their apartments banging on pots and pans and begging for enough attention to be fed, France24 reported.
  “We want supplies,” the quarantined resident called out, according on a Twitter post included in the report that has since been deleted.
  Some in Shanghai have tak
  
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• District Attorney Says Sheriff Was Right to Investigate Woman on Murder Charge, But Plans to Dismiss It Anyway

  10-04-2022 21:22
  
  A 26-year-old Texas woman hit with a murder charge last week after what officials called a “self-induced abortion” won’t be facing be prosecution after all.
  Lizelle Herrera of Rio Grande City was arrested Thursday, according to Texas Public Radio.
  However, the charge will be going away, Starr County District Attorney Gocha Allen Ramirez said Sunday.Breaking: Charges to be dropped against Texas woman, Lizelle Herrera, accused of murder for what Sherrif’s Office described a
  
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• White House officials growing anxious over anticipated surge of migrants next month

  10-04-2022 21:11 via cnn.com
  
  White House officials are increasingly anxious about an expected migrant surge at the end of May coinciding with the repeal of a restrictive Trump-era border policy that has let them turn people away.
  
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• White House anxious over anticipated migrant surge

  10-04-2022 21:11 via cnn.com
  
  White House officials are increasingly anxious about an expected migrant surge at the end of May coinciding with the repeal of a restrictive Trump-era border policy that has let them turn people away.
  
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• More Than a Dozen States Now Considering Florida-Style Anti-'Grooming' Bill

  10-04-2022 20:55
  
  Florida seems to be something of a trailblazer in terms of inspiring other states to consider legislation limiting conversations in classrooms about sexual orientation and gender identity.
  Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the “Parental Rights in Education” bill that bans instruction or classroom discussion about sexual issues for public school students in kindergarten through third grade.
  “Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientat
  
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• Convoy of Chinese Air Force Cargo Planes Just Landed in Europe, Observers Record Frightening Details

  10-04-2022 20:44
  
  Chinese Air Force cargo jets ferried arms to Europe on Saturday as a reminder of China’s long reach into world affairs.
  Six Y-20 cargo planes were first tracked as they entered European air space before landing in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, according to The Drive.
  The report noted one highly unusual measure, perhaps reflective of the conflict in which Europe finds itself.
  “Observers noted at least some of the planes had the covers for their chaff and flare countermeasures syste
  
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• Professor Suspended After Refusing to Grade Students Based on Race Gets a Big Win from the Judge

  10-04-2022 20:27
  
  How did we ever let wokism hijack the country so utterly?
  The case of UCLA accounting professor Gordon Klein illustrates just how effective the left’s crusade to normalize their pretend narrative in America has been.
  On June 2, 2020, just one week after the May 25 death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police officers, a group of students who described themselves as “non-black,” according to Newsweek, sent an email to Klein asking that he grant greater &ldquo
  
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• Homeless Teen Living Under Bridge Forced to Give Up Dog, Then Strangers Rally to Save Them Both

  10-04-2022 20:20
  
  If you have a dog that means the world to you, you know how dire your situation would have to be to force you to give them up.
  A young man in Tate County, Mississippi, found himself and his pup in less-than-ideal living situations under a bridge. He was just 17, and his pup was a 4-month-old rottweiler/German shepherd named Jada, but he was trying to make it work.
  He got a tent and tried to leave Jada there while he looked for a job, but she broke out. Unable to earn money and quickly working th
  
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• After High-Speed Chase, Car Bursts Into Flames: Police Find Woman in Duffel Bag, Pull Her to Safety

  10-04-2022 20:10
  
  The Encinal Police Department in southern Texas gets to deal with a lot of human smuggling incidents due to its close proximity to the border. But one smuggling attempt law enforcement encountered last month was a close enough call that it’s left them reeling.
  According to a report from KENS-TV in San Antonio last week, Border Patrol agents on March 23 were tracking an SUV from Laredo whose driver was suspected of human smuggling, and Encinal Police Chief Pablo Balboa put down his paperwor
  
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• What the fall of Justin Bieber's favorite 'hypepriest' says about evangelicals

  10-04-2022 19:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Justin Bieber's former church Hillsong USA is in decline. But America's love of evangelical Christian hypepriest stars like Carl Lentz will endure.
  
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• Science Experiment Gone Wrong: Teacher Sets Student's Hands on Fire, Causing Serious Burns

  10-04-2022 19:53
  
  Some of the most popular science experiments in middle and high schools involve fire. And in many cases, under supervision and done correctly, those experiments are great teaching opportunities that really stick with the students.
  But one student involved in a fire-based experiment at Granbury Middle School in Texas will always remember April 1 as a horrible day, and he has a long road of recovery ahead of him.
  The experiment in question involved alcohol and fire. It’s a common trick, ofte
  
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• Inside Obama's fight to counter disinformation

  10-04-2022 19:50 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Barack Obama is urgently throwing himself into the fight against disinformation, taking a yearslong private fascination into the open as he makes addressing the issue a key pillar of his post-presidency.
  
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• NASCAR Disgrace as Fight Between Drivers Breaks Out on the Pit Road

  10-04-2022 19:35
  
  A fight to the finish is an essential part of any NASCAR race. One afterward? Not so much.
  But fists were flying Friday night at Martinsville Speedway’s pit row when Ty Gibbs and Sam Mayer came to blows after an Xfinity race won by Gibbs’s teammate, Brandon Jones, according to ESPN.
  Video of the fracas showed that after the drivers got out of their vehicles, Gibbs approached Mayer with a stride that showed trouble was brewing.
  With the aid of a jabbing finger, Gibbs delivered his mes
  
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• Jan. 6 panel has enough evidence to refer Trump for criminal charges, Cheney says

  10-04-2022 19:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.
  
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• After Welfare Check Request, Police Find Three 'Severely Decomposing Bodies' in Gated-Community Home

  10-04-2022 19:22
  
  Most people would notice if their neighbors disappeared without a trace, even if they normally keep to themselves.
  It’s difficult to think that a house on your street could unknowingly be the tragic resting place for an entire family, but that appears to be what happened to one family in Irvine, California.
  Extended family in Quebec, concerned after not hearing from the husband, wife and adult son in California for over a year, reached out through Canadian authorities who requested a welfa
  
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• '60s Teen Pop Singer, 'Bye Bye Birdie' Star Dead at 79

  10-04-2022 19:14
  
  Former 1960s teen idol Bobby Rydell died of pneumonia complications unrelated to COVID-19 at 79, according to a statement made on Tuesday by Rydell’s marketing and event coordinator, Maria Novey.
  Rydell’s career spanned more than six decades. The talented singer released his first hit single, “Kissin’ Time” in 1959. It was this song that launched him into stardom.
  He made his film debut in 1963 as the star of “Bye Bye Birdie” and would later become the h
  
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• Walgreens Now Rationing Baby Formula at All of Its American Stores

  10-04-2022 18:47
  
  We were warned that supply chain issues would soon lead to food shortages in the U.S. For parents of infants and toddlers, that time is now.
  Walgreens, the second largest pharmacy chain in the U.S., is now rationing baby formula at each of their 9,021 locations, according to CBS MoneyWatch. A company representative told the website that customers are limited to three infant and toddler formula purchases per visit and attributed the shortage to “increased demand and various supplier issues.
  
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• Joseph's Tomb Smashed After Rioters Breach Holy Site

  10-04-2022 18:41
  
  Palestinian rioters vandalized Joseph’s Tomb Saturday night amid a new spike in tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.
  The latest spark was set off by a Thursday night terror attack in Tel Aviv that killed three people, which was followed by arrests made by Israeli forces, according to the Jerusalem Post.
  Joseph’s Tomb is located in the West Bank city of Nablus and is under the nominal control of the Palestinian Authority.
  The site is believed by many Jews to hold the body of th
  
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• Girls Team Told to Never Wear 'Pray for Peace' Shirts Again After School Board's Decision

  10-04-2022 18:35
  
  What began as an effort by some students at a Virginia high school to support the people of Ukraine has grown into a battle over free speech.
  Blacksburg High School girls lacrosse players had been wearing shirts that said “Pray for Peace” and bore the Ukrainian flag. The shirts were worn during warmups and not games.
  But Montgomery County school officials, with the shrugging consent of the school board, have said that the slogan is in conflict with district policy on political displa
  
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• Trump Scores Win Over NYC as Judge Declares City's Case 'Lacks Any Legal Foundation'

  10-04-2022 18:08
  
  The Trump Organization won a round in court Friday in its battle with New York City over operating a city-owned golf course in the Bronx.
  In January 2021, the administration of former Mayor Bill de Blasio said it was ending the Trump Organization’s contract to operate the Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point Park course in the Bronx.
  The city’s action had two parts. Legally, it claimed that the course could not attract the caliber of golfing event required by its contract because of the s
  
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• New Twitter Board Member Elon Musk Surprised After Digging Into the Numbers: 'Is Twitter Dying?'

  10-04-2022 17:36
  
  The Elon Musk era at Twitter had an eyebrow-raising moment Saturday after Musk asked the question: “Is Twitter dying?”
  Musk tweeted a list of users with the most followers, noting that few actually use the social media platform very much.Most of these “top” accounts tweet rarely and post very little content.
  Is Twitter dying? https://t.co/lj9rRXfDHE
  — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 9, 2022Musk pointed out that two celebrities on the list — Justin Bieber and Taylo
  
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• New Coach Cuts Entire College Team After Just Three Practices

  10-04-2022 17:19
  
  Grambling State University, a historically black university located in Grambling, Louisiana, hired Chelsey Lucas in February as the head coach of its women’s volleyball team. Clearly unhappy with her players’ performance after three practices, she took the unprecedented step of cutting the entire team last week.
  GSU Athletics Communications Director Brian Howard told KSLA-TV that athletic department leaders were aware Lucas planned on “making some changes to the roster,”
  
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• Woke Gen. Milley Quietly Revises Wildly Incorrect Prediction He Gave Congress in February

  10-04-2022 16:29
  
  There should be a picture of Gen. Mark Milley in the dictionary next to the definition of the Peter Principle.
  The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has had to walk back his prediction to Congress in early February that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could take just “72 hours,” according to Fox News. Milley’s latest prediction is that “this is a very protracted conflict, and I think it’s at least measured in years. I don’t know about a decade, but at least
  
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• Do You Believe Authorities' Explanation for Strange Worm-Shaped Cloud in the Alaskan Sky?

  10-04-2022 16:11
  
  Alaskan social media was abuzz this week after several residents near Lazy Mountain noticed a very odd-looking cloud, prompting a response from local law enforcement amid the wild conspiracy theories and speculation as to its origin.
  Photos of the cloud were posted to the Facebook group Palmer Alaska Buzz and, zoomed in as the photos were, one can certainly see why they were worthy of note.
  Spotted in a mostly clear, early morning sky on April 7 at about 7 am, the cloud almost appeared to take a
  
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• GOP Senator Says Liberal Media Using Watergate Tactic with Hunter Biden's Laptop to Hide Biden Family 'Influence Peddlers'

  10-04-2022 14:44
  
  I bemoan, on a daily basis, the fact our collective national memory is so short.
  For instance, the proper noun “Watergate” is forever seared into the national consciousness — but what actually happened there, and how did it lead to President Richard Nixon’s downfall? Ask enough of my fellow millennials and I’d venture to guess at least 20 percent believe Nixon set off one of those “Mission: Impossible”-style lasers in a bank vault as he was trying to rip
  
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• This Texas teacher is helping make her students' menstrual cycles a little easier

  10-04-2022 14:22 via cnn.com
  
  This Texas teacher's goal is to provide everything she can for her students -- and that includes pads and tampons.
  
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• Major US Airport Deploys Giant Robots to Catch Unmasked Travelers

  10-04-2022 14:15
  
  As air travel is getting back to pre-pandemic levels and airports are getting busy, travelers are still having to mask.
  While many public areas are getting more lax about masks, the Dallas Love Field airport now has robots watching travelers.
  “Yes, those 7-foot-tall machines at Dallas Love Field are watching you. They want to make sure you’re wearing a mask if you’re boarding a flight or not parking too long at the curb if you’re picking up a returning traveler,” Th
  
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• Creep's Eight Years of Abuse Comes Screeching to a Halt the Moment His Victim's Armed Mom Finds Out

  10-04-2022 13:13
  
  Recently, there’s been increased visibility in news stories regarding the exploitation of children.
  In Harris County, Texas, one abused child saw some justice served.
  In 2019, when the girl’s mother caught a man abusing her daughter, the mother held the assailant at gunpoint until the police arrived. On March 29, 2022, the man pleaded guilty, and will spend the rest of his life in prison.
  According to Newsweek, Sugar Land resident Ivan Alejandro Robles. 41, pleaded guilty the same da
  
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• The many reasons 'SNL' actor Pete Davidson is right about movies

  10-04-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Movies are too long. Netflix thankfully answered Pete Davidson's call on 'Saturday Night Live.'
  
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• Op-Ed: Netanyahu Is Warning Americans About What Biden's New Iran Deal Would Really Do

  10-04-2022 02:29
  
  While America and the world are distracted by crises ranging from the war in Ukraine to skyrocketing gas prices, perhaps the greatest danger of the 21st century is largely ignored: Iran with a nuclear arsenal.
  In Israel, concerns about Iran developing nuclear weapons have been ongoing for almost a decade.
  In 2015, U.S. President Barack Obama entered into the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, more commonly referred to as the Iran nuclear deal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decried t
  
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• Opinion: Why Trump Jr. started pushing for a coup before Biden won the 2020 election

  10-04-2022 01:10 via cnn.com
  
  A coup. That's what Donald Trump Jr. was advocating for in a text message to his father's then-chief of staff Mark Meadows that laid out ways to subvert the Electoral College process and keep his father in power.
  
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• Jussie Smollett Releases Song After Being Freed from Jail, Blames 'Elements of Race and Trans and Homophobia'

  10-04-2022 00:43
  
  Convicted felon Jussie Smollett, who has been released from jail while his conviction is appealed, has resumed his entertainment career.
  The disgraced actor released a clip of a song on Friday, claiming on Instagram that any profits will go to various social justice organizations.
  The song, called “Thank You God,” is another attempt by Smollett to proclaim his innocence, as he did in court after he was found guilty of lying to police about a supposed “hate crime” carried
  
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