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• Lone Highway Patrolman Shot, Civilians Swarm the Gunman and Take Control of the Scene

  01-05-2022 23:08
  
  Passing motorists came to the rescue Wednesday after a California Highway Patrol officer was shot near San Diego.
  The shooting took place at about 6:15 p.m. on Interstate 8, California Highway Patrol Capt. Michael Harris told KSWB-TV.
  The officer “was investigating a traffic collision when he became involved in a struggle with a pedestrian, resulting in a single gunshot,” Harris said.
  A very graphic video showed passersby holding the suspect down while others treated the officer&rsqu
  
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• North Korea Warns a Preemptive Nuclear Strike Could Be Coming

  01-05-2022 23:05
  
  A world already on edge from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s subsequent hints at using atomic weapons as the conflict drags on – is now enduring some more nuclear saber-rattling from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
  The Hermit Kingdom’s dictator on Saturday repeated his warning that his government could “preemptively” use its nuclear weapons to counter hostile forces, France 24 reported per the Korean Central News Agenc
  
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• After-School Drag Show Sparks Major Investigation, Staff Placed on Leave

  01-05-2022 22:40
  
  An event advertised as a drag show hosted at a Pennsylvania high school has made waves, with school officials issuing an apology.
  The Hempfield School District in Lancaster County, about 90 minutes west of Philadelphia, issued a statement Friday saying a staff suspension had been issued even as an investigation was underway, according to Lancaster Online.
  The report said that the event featured dancers and was sponsored by the Gay Sexuality Alliance Club.
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• Family Leaving Disney World Comes to Terrifying Realization, They Immediately Begin Emptying Their Pockets

  01-05-2022 22:34
  
  Usually leaving an attraction with something more than what you brought in is a sign of a good time — and even better souvenirs.
  Not this time.
  Jennifer Gaston recently told WOFL-TV that as her family was taking the Walt Disney World monorail back to their car, a notification arrived that someone with an AirTag was tracking them.
  AirTags are small, coin-sized devices that allow an owner to track a car, handbag or other property by allowing the owner of the AirTag to know where it is. AirTa
  
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• Fake Message Supposedly from Trump Aimed at Tricking MAGA Voters to Stay Home

  01-05-2022 22:32
  
  With the crucial midterm elections drawing closer, dirty tricks are ramping up as liberals try to avert what is widely forecast to be a Republican surge at the polls.
  As reported by CheckYourFact, a new scam was aimed at keeping supporters of former President Donald Trump from voting.
  According to CheckYourFact, the statement “appeared to originate” from the Twitter account “@HalfwayPost,”which describes itself as “dada journalism, satire & liberal comedy.&rdquo
  
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• Customer Upset with Her Order Allegedly Storms Jimmy John's, Stabs Teen Employee

  01-05-2022 22:27
  
  A North Carolina woman is facing charges after police say she stabbed a 16-year-old worker at a fast-food restaurant.
  Demetris Holeman, 45, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting serious injury and injury to real property for the damages to the store, according to WRAL-TV.
  The incident took place Monday evening.Police: Customer arrested after stabbing Jimmy John’s employee over sandwich order https://t.co/Wa3pCBBfk1
  — FOX 8 New Orleans (@FOX8NOLA) April 28, 2022&ldq
  
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• Georgia Man Accused of Doing the Unthinkable to His Own Grandmother

  01-05-2022 22:19
  
  A man in northwest Georgia is facing murder charges after killing his grandmother in arguably the most brutal way possible: Stuffing her in the freezer while she was still alive.
  According to an April 16 report from The Associated Press, 29-year-old Robert Keith Tincher III is facing charges of murder, aggravated battery and concealing the death of another after Floyd County police discovered the body of 82-year-old Doris Cumming in the freezer of the home she shared with her grandson in the uni
  
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• Alabama woman killed by pack of dogs; owner charged with manslaughter

  01-05-2022 22:01 via nbcnews.com
  An employee of the Alabama Department of Public Health was killed by a pack of dogs in the northwestern part of the state last week as she was responding to a
  
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• State AG Files Suit Against BLM: 'Protecting Indiana Consumers from This House of Cards Is Critical'

  01-05-2022 21:30
  
  As a torrent of concerns erupts concerning the activities of Black Lives Matter, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a lawsuit against the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, which serves as the parent organization of local Black Lives Matter chapters.
  “Protecting Indiana consumers from this house of cards is critical,” he said, according to a release on his website.
  “There are concerning patterns of behavior from this organization, and we will do what it t
  
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• New Mexico's Calf Canyon fire spreads to more than 100,000 acres

  01-05-2022 21:19 via cnn.com
  
  Emergency management officials in New Mexico cautioned residents to monitor rapidly changing conditions and the potential for further evacuations as the Calf Canyon Fire surpassed 100,000 acres in size Sunday.
  
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• US Armed Forces Becoming Radically More Involved in Ukraine War

  01-05-2022 20:55
  
  On social media, the images are riveting. One minute, a piece of Russian military hardware is rolling or flying through Ukraine. The next, there is smoke and fire and nothing left but wreckage.
  But behind the Ukrainian fingers pulling the triggers are Americans teaching Ukrainian soldiers how to use the increasingly sophisticated military hardware America is sending the embattled nation.
  Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 amid predictions from the experts that Ukraine would fall in days — e
  
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• Georgia man charged with wife's murder after reports she died by suicide

  01-05-2022 20:53 via nbcnews.com
  A Georgia man who initially reported that his wife had died by suicide has been charged with felony murder after police grew suspicious that he might not be
  
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• Archaeologists Find Cave, Then Realize They're Staring at Possibly the Largest Christian Discovery of Its Kind in History

  01-05-2022 20:36
  
  In Turkey, archaeologists think they may have found the largest underground city in the world — and it was potentially used to hide persecuted Christians.
  The discovery, made in the Mardin province in southeastern Turkey, was first reported earlier this month.
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• 'Phoenix Ghost' Headed to Ukraine, Powerful Weapon Quietly Waits Until a Target Appears

  01-05-2022 20:09
  
  A new high-tech weapon is being sent to Ukraine in hopes that all of Russia’s superior numbers will add up to nothing.
  A drone called the Phoenix Ghost is being deployed to Ukraine as Russia builds up its forces for what is expected to be a massive onslaught in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.
  The U.S. is sending 121 drones to Ukraine, the Pentagon announced last month.
  The suicide drone is made by Aevex Aerospace of Solana Beach, California.
  
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• A Virginia tattoo shop will give you a 'mayo-themed' tattoo for free

  01-05-2022 20:02 via cnn.com
  
  Love mayonnaise enough to put it on your body forever? A Virginia tattoo shop might just have the perfect deal for you.
  
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• Journalist Horrified to Find 'Rifle and Ammunition' at Walmart, Then People Tell Him What It Really Is

  01-05-2022 19:51
  
  A British journalist who was alarmed over the deadly potential of items he saw at Walmart was rebuked and ridiculed after sharing his commentary with the world.
  The BBC’s Padraig Belton reported Monday about the deadly nature of a Walmart he visited while in Florida.
  “Hi from America. Where Walmart doesn’t have a plug adapter for my UK laptop. But on the other hand, I can buy a rifle and ammunition,” he wrote.Hi from America. Where Walmart doesn’t have a plug a
  
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• We Finally Know the Deadly Surprise Chinese Military Airlift Was Delivering Right to the Heart of Europe

  01-05-2022 19:21
  
  Less than 25 years after American and NATO intervention ended a brutal war in the Balkans, one party to the conflict is swaggering and boasting over its new military hardware.
  Serbia on Saturday publicly displayed a Chinese anti-aircraft missile system, according to The Associated Press.
  Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the missiles give Serbia a “powerful deterrent” against all threats.
  “We will no longer allow [ourselves] to be a punching bag for anyone,” Vucic s
  
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• U.S. marshals offering $10,000 for missing Alabama inmate and officer

  01-05-2022 18:49 via nbcnews.com
  
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• Elon Musk Has Bad News for 'Chief Censor' Who Makes $17 Million Per Year at Twitter

  01-05-2022 18:41
  
  Ahead of his $44 billion bid to acquire Twitter, Elon Musk declared that he had no confidence in the company’s management team.
  In Exhibit B of Musk’s April 13 Schedule 13D filing with the SEC, he stated: “If the deal doesn’t work, given that I don’t have confidence in management nor do I believe I can drive the necessary change in the public market, I would need to reconsider my position as a shareholder.”
  Sources told Bloomberg last week that Musk “fea
  
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• Naomi Judd struggled with severe depression. It led her to advocate for others with mental health issues.

  01-05-2022 18:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  In the years before her death, Naomi Judd was candid about her battle with suicidal ideation, panic attacks and the ups and downs of her mental health.
  
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• DHS chief doubles down on request to migrants at southern border: 'Do not come'

  01-05-2022 18:25 via cnn.com
  
  Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday doubled down on his request for migrants not to attempt to enter the US through its southern border, saying his message to them is clear: "Do not come."
  
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• Former Democratic Rep. Says Biden Is Just a 'Front Man' for True Power Behind 'Ministry of Truth'

  01-05-2022 18:22
  
  The Biden administration was only doing as it was told in creating a Disinformation Governance Board, which Republicans have dubbed the “Ministry of Truth,” according to former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii.
  Last week, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas revealed the existence of the Disinformation Governance Board, according to the Washington Post.
  “We have just established a mis- and disinformation governance board in the Department of Homeland Security t
  
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• Report: Putin Suffering from Cancer, Neurological Disease - Now That Video Makes Sense

  01-05-2022 17:48
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin is an ailing man, new accounts are reporting.
  According to the U.K. Sun, the Telegram Channel General SVR is now reporting specifics of the Russian leader’s ailments: That he has both abdominal cancer and Parkinson’s disease.
  Putin’s health has been a subject of worldwide debate ever since images and video emerged in April of him gripping a table during a meeting with  Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
  “Is this just me or Putin really l
  
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• Arkansas GOP governor mulls White House bid and says he would run even if Trump does

  01-05-2022 17:19 via cnn.com
  
  Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas said Sunday that he's weighing a White House bid in 2024 and that he would still consider running even if former President Donald Trump enters the race.
  
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• Huge Shakeup at Disney: Top-Level Chief Who Led Woke Response to Florida Bill Is Gone

  01-05-2022 17:18
  
  The Disney executive who led the company’s charge against Florida Republicans over parental rights legislation has walked the plank.
  Former Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Geoff Morrell said he will pursue other opportunities, according to The New York Times.
  Morrell had joined the embattled entertainment giant in January.In Florida, we will not use taxpayer dollars to teach kids to hate our country or to hate each other. pic.twitter.com/uLnQMrcMfo
  — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) Ap
  
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• Woman avoids jail for voting dead mom’s ballot in Arizona

  01-05-2022 17:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  A judge in Phoenix on Friday sentenced a woman to two years of felony probation, fines and community service for voting her dead mother’s ballot in Arizona in
  
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• 'My guardian angel': DoorDasher saves Massachusetts woman's life while delivering pizza

  01-05-2022 16:48 via cnn.com
  
  When a Massachusetts woman ordered a pizza on a routine Friday evening, she had no idea the quick thinking and kindness of her delivery driver would change her life that night.
  
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• At least 1 dead, 5 injured after gunfire erupts at Mississippi festival

  01-05-2022 16:45 via cnn.com
  
  Gunfire erupted at the Mississippi Mudbug Festival in Jackson on Saturday night, authorities said.
  
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• High-Profile NYC Stores Forced to Take Extreme Measures to Avoid Being Robbed in Broad Daylight

  01-05-2022 16:41
  
  Madison Avenue stores are cowering in fear behind locked doors due to a shoplifting crime wave.
  “The normal thing now today is to lock our doors on Madison Avenue,” Carolina Herrera sales associate Michelle Singh said, according to the New York Post.
  That’s not all. Some of the stores are keeping the lights low and even opening by appointment only to protect their goods from being stolen.
  Thieves have made out with hauls of up to $500,000, according to WABC-TV.This is ⁦@t
  
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• Restaurant Chain Outsources Cashiers, Now You'll Have to Order Through a Nicaraguan Call Center

  01-05-2022 16:22
  
  Freshii is a popular Canadian fast-food chain that serves burritos, wraps, soups, salads, and frozen yogurt.
  In a move to reduce labor costs, the Toronto Star reported last week, Freshii has just introduced a new in-store ordering system that will connect its customers to cashiers outside the country, most of whom are located in Nicaragua, where workers are paid about $3.75 per hour.
  Anyone who’s ever been connected to a foreign call center knows how aggravating the experience can be at ti
  
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• Baby bald eagle rescued after parent accidentally kicks it from nest

  01-05-2022 16:12 via cnn.com
  
  Ecologists came to the rescue of a baby bald eagle after it was accidentally kicked from its nest by its parent.
  
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• Corrections Officer and Murder Suspect Go Missing, Authorities on High Alert

  01-05-2022 16:10
  
  Authorities in Lauderdale County, Alabama, are searching for a corrections officer and a capital murder suspect who both disappeared Friday morning.
  Deputy Vicki White and inmate Casey Cole White were last seen leaving a local detention center at around 9:30 a.m. Friday.
  The vehicle in which the two left the detention center was found in a shopping center parking lot in Florence at around 11 a.m., WVTM-TV reported.
  Officials realized the pair were missing at about 3:30, according to the Lauderda
  
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• Why this group is working to preserve heirloom collard greens

  01-05-2022 16:02 via cnn.com
  
  Collard greens at the grocery store tend to be monotonous, making up rows and rows of wide leafy bundles.
  
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• Here's how much more you'll pay for summer camp this year. It's not pretty

  01-05-2022 15:30 via cnn.com
  
  Prices are going up for everything from food and cars to gas and clothes. Now, families can add summer camps to that growing list.
  
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• Buffett says Berkshire's success is more about being 'sane' than 'smart'

  01-05-2022 15:03 via cnn.com
  
  Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has beaten the broader market so far this year. But the Oracle of Omaha wasn't willing to declare himself an investing genius during Saturday's annual shareholder meeting.
  
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• Report: Putin Will Soon Shift Power to a Trusted Second

  01-05-2022 14:49
  
  A “Kremlin insider” has reportedly claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon undergo cancer surgery and will briefly turn power over to a top member of his inner circle of government.
  According to the U.K. Daily Mail, the report appeared the Telegram channel General SVR claimed an anonymous former high-ranking Kremlin military official said “Putin has discussed that he will be undergoing medical procedures.” (“SVR” are the Russian initials for th
  
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• Has inflation hit a peak? 3 signs that prices could soon come down

  01-05-2022 13:45 via cnn.com
  
  Inflation is at a 40-year high, and Americans are feeling it.
  
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• Video Appears to Show Local NBC Anchor Get Busted in Underage-Sex Sting - Station Issues Statement

  01-05-2022 13:35
  
  A group that hunts sexual predators in New York state posted a video on Friday that it says shows a local TV anchorman trying to meet up with an underage boy to have sex with him.
  Although not fully identified in the video posted to YouTube by the 607 Predator Hunters, the man looks very similar to Zach Wheeler of NBC affiliate WETM-TV in Elmira, New York, and is addressed as “Zach.” At one point he offers to do a TV spot on the group.
  On its Facebook page, the 607 Predator Hunters s
  
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• ‘I was terrified’: Dance instructor becomes escape driver for Ukrainians trapped in Mariupol

  01-05-2022 13:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Facing potential conscription into Ukraine’s military, ballroom dance instructor Nazar Shashkov, 32, says he would be “useless” with a gun.
  
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• Beijing tightens Covid curbs, but hard-hit Shanghai sees signs of life

  01-05-2022 12:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  China’s capital, Beijing, tightened Covid restrictions on Sunday as it battled an outbreak, while Shanghai let some of its 25 million residents venture out.
  
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• U.K. lawmaker resigns after watching porn in Parliament

  01-05-2022 11:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Neil Parish, a British lawmaker from the governing Conservative Part,y has resigned after admitting he watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons chamber.
  
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• Why Russia is using dolphins to guard its navy ships. No, that’s not a code name.

  01-05-2022 11:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russia's use of dolphins to guard its navy ships during its invasion of Ukraine follows a long history of animals being used during war.
  
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• How Jay-Z inspired this Real Housewife's new bourbon

  01-05-2022 11:33 via cnn.com
  
  For fans of "The Real Housewives of New York City," Bluestone Manor was more than home — it was essentially a bonus cast member.
  
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• Kevin McCarthy seems to be ashamed about the wrong thing

  01-05-2022 10:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Kevin McCarthy should be proud — not embarrassed — that we know that he thought that Donald Trump was responsible for the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and should resign.
  
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• These candidates say Trump won in 2020 — now they're running to oversee future elections

  01-05-2022 10:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  In pivotal battleground states across the U.S., intensely partisan candidates who falsely claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election are
  
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• Is a recession on the way? What data says about the economy

  01-05-2022 10:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  The yield curve inversion is a telltale sign that a recession could be around the corner. But is it still reliable as an economic indicator?
  
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• Avalanche of leaks imperils Jan. 6 committee’s delivering on blockbuster hearings

  01-05-2022 10:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  The House committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol wants its upcoming public hearings to be must-see TV, but an avalanche of leaks could just as
  
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• LongHorn Steakhouse honors employee who grilled 1 million steaks

  01-05-2022 07:01 via cnn.com
  
  There's a new grill master in town, just in time for grilling season.
  
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• Watch: Top moments from 2022 White House Correspondents' Dinner in 4 minutes

  01-05-2022 06:36 via nbcnews.com
  The 2022 White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton was one for the books as President Joe Biden and comedian Trevor Noah, who was the featured entertainer this year, both poked fun at the Republican Party, former President Donald Trump, the pandemic and the press.
  
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• Remains in Texas ID'd as those of missing girlfriend of ex-NFL player Kevin Ware

  01-05-2022 05:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  Remains discovered during a search in December have been identified as those of Taylor Pomaski, the missing girlfriend of former NFL player Kevin Ware, authorities said Saturday.
  
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