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• Dave Chappelle Not Happy with What Progressive DA Is Doing for His Attacker

  08-05-2022 23:00
  
  Comedian Dave Chappelle is seeing the liberal approach to crime up close, and he does not like it one bit.
  Chappelle’s lawyer teed off on Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon, who has been criticized by police in the past for being too soft on criminals.
  “It’s a travesty of justice that DA Gascòn is refusing to prosecute this case as a felony,” said attorney Gabriel Colwell, who represents Chappelle, according to the New York Post.
  “The city attorney,
  
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• Hall of Famer Arrested and Hit with Serious Charges Relating to Elder's Death

  08-05-2022 22:53
  
  A woman who was inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame has been charged in the March death of a 75-year-old man.
  Tamara Lynn Sytch, who was known as “Sunny” in her WWE days, was arrested Friday by the Ormond Beach Police Department, according to WESH-TV.
  Julian Lafrancis Lasseter, who was stopped at a traffic signal, died in the March 25 crash after he was struck by a vehicle in a chain-reaction accident of which Sytch has been accused of starting.
  Sytch was driving a 2012 Mercedes
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell Sentence Lowered by Ten Years, Judge Says Five of the Guilty Counts Were 'Repetitive'

  08-05-2022 22:23
  
  After losing her fight to have her convictions overturned for her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation, but at least getting 10 years knocked off her potential maximum sentence, Ghislaine Maxwell was moved out of solitary confinement last week.
  Now, she can receive visits from family and friends while awaiting a sentence that could put her behind bars for the rest of her life.
  Maxwell has been in solitary since her arrest in July 2020, according to the New York Post.
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• CNN Report About Anticipated Violence Over Roe v Wade Decision Gets It Terribly Wrong

  08-05-2022 22:14
  
  Last week’s leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade sent shockwaves throughout Washington and has sparked an unprecedented level of crazy among liberals.
  I had to read a Friday CNN report twice to fully grasp the degree of spin the network tried to pass off as news. Although CNN is known for its journalistic recklessness, this story was over the top.
  “Law enforcement officials in Washington, DC, are bracing for potential security risks posed by reactions
  
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• Firebomb Crashes Through Window of Pro-Life Headquarters, Threatening Message Left on Building

  08-05-2022 21:35
  
  The headquarters of a Wisconsin pro-life group was vandalized early Sunday in an attack that appears to be linked to the possibility that the Supreme Court could overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.
  The office of Wisconsin Family Action in Madison was attacked, according to Fox News.
  “Somebody vandalized and allegedly threw Molotov cocktails into Wisconsin Family Action’s — an anti-abortion rights group — Madison office, writing w/ graffiti, ‘I
  
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• Car Dealership Tech Who Can't Drive Manual Kills Co-Worker, Suit Seeks to Hold Jeep's Owner Responsible

  08-05-2022 21:34
  
  A new lube technician incapable of driving with manual transmissions ended up turning a Michigan car dealership into the scene of a grisly accident, killing a mechanic after losing control of a vehicle.
  Now, a lawsuit is labeling the vehicle’s owner as “liable for the negligent acts” of the mechanic that resulted in the horrific fatality.
  According to a McClatchy Newspapers report, the lawsuit also names 19-year-old technician Daniel Aleczander Thompson. The legal team is
  
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• Gillibrand says abortion rights supporters are in the 'biggest fight of a generation'

  08-05-2022 21:29 via cnn.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York said Sunday that supporters of abortion rights are in "the biggest fight of a generation" after the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision legalizing abortion nationwide.
  
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• Justice Alito Cancels Appearance, Reports Indicate He and His Family Have Been Moved to an Undisclosed Location

  08-05-2022 21:28
  
  Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is paying a price for authoring a draft opinion that was leaked last week in which he and four other justices appear to be on the verge of overturning the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.
  For the sake of safety, Alito has reportedly been moved to a location that will not be revealed, according to Breitbart.
  Last week, Alito canceled an appearance at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ judicial conference. Although no official reason was gi
  
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• Parent Finds Odd Book in Kid's School, Opens It Up to Find They're Claiming White People Literally Invented Racism

  08-05-2022 21:24
  
  Whites invented the concept of race in order to get more than everyone else, according to a book used in New York City schools.
  The book “Our Skin,” aimed at children between the ages of 2 and 5, has been distributed in at least three schools, according to the New York Post. The book was written by Harlem activist Megan Madison and library worker Jessica Ralli.
  The book said race was designed by whites.
  “A long time ago, way before you were born, a group of white people made up
  
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• Musk Reveals Size of Twitter Bloodbath - Will Literally 'Decimate' Twitter Staff, Bring in Even More of His Own People

  08-05-2022 20:59
  
  Twitter employees reading the tea leaves as they try to discern the future in an Elon Musk-owned company received some bad news last week.
  Musk recently prepared a presentation for investors, known as a pitch deck, that outlines some of the moves he’s planning for the social media giant, according to The New York Times.
  The deck includes Musk’s plans to expand the company, which in the long run will expand its workforce.
  However, it makes it clear that about 10 percent of the workfor
  
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• Op-Ed: This Mother's Day It Can't Be Denied That Moms Are a Special Kind of Tough

  08-05-2022 20:17
  
  Mothers are a special breed of human being.
  History is filled with stories of mothers who defied kings, survived famine, resisted terrorists and faced down bullies to protect their families. Mothers take on governments, drunk drivers, school boards and drug dealers to ensure their children are safe, fed, educated and treated fairly.
  Every Mother’s Day, moms around the world are honored and pampered. Yet their mother’s instinct continues to work to protect their young. On Mother&rsquo
  
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• 2 killed in plane crash near Golden Gate Bridge, sheriff's office says

  08-05-2022 20:11 via cnn.com
  
  A plane crash northwest of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge on Friday afternoon killed two people, the Marin County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
  
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• State AG Drops Bad News for Pro-Abortion Mobs Looking to Storm Churches

  08-05-2022 19:40
  
  Amid threats to Catholic churches by pro-abortion forces that have been enraged that the Supreme Court could overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has issued a warning.
  The group Ruth Sent Us, as well as others, called for Catholic churches to be targeted on Mother’s Day. On Saturday, protests erupted outside of a New York City church as police braced for more protests.
  Last week, a Catholic church in Boulder, Colorado, was defaced in
  
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• Shooting for the Moon: Elon Musk Lays Out 8 Goals for Twitter That Would Turn It Into a True Behemoth

  08-05-2022 19:13
  
  Elon Musk plans to make Twitter huge — even by the standards of the man who built Tesla and SpaceX.
  Musk prepared a pitch deck for investors, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times. Although the times did not speak with Musk about the deck’s contents, it reported on the deck.
  Musk is in the process of buying Twitter in a mammoth deal that will take months to complete. So for now, all Musk can do is dream — and he is dreaming big.
  Musk projects that the changes he wi
  
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• State Department Getting Involved After Mysterious Deaths of American Citizens at Resort

  08-05-2022 18:26
  
  Three Americans died last week at a Bahamas resort in a mysterious episode that left a fourth American hospitalized.
  Bahamas Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper said one woman and two men were found dead Friday at the Sandals Emerald Bay resort. Another woman was hospitalized.
  A State Department spokesman said the U.S. is “closely monitoring” the investigation into the Americans’ deaths, according to Fox News.
  “We can confirm the death of three U.S. citizens in the
  
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• Camera Catches Fatal Ambush Unfold in Lawless Chicago

  08-05-2022 18:10
  
  The city of Chicago continues to drown in waves of bloody murders, violent crime and carjackings, and a recent video showing a brutal robbery that resulted in a vicious shooting shows just how bold Chicago’s criminal element has become.
  The brazen attack occurred on Friday in the Windy City’s Lincoln Park neighborhood just after 3 a.m., according to WSNS-TV.
  Surveillance video that captured the attempted murder showed a young man walking alone with a bag. This victim has been identif
  
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• Cruelty of Biden's Economy: Newborns Going Hungry While Elders Are Forced to Leave Retirement

  08-05-2022 17:48
  
  You can’t always get what you want. Sometimes, even when you try, you can’t even get what you need. Even worse, those now in need are among our most vulnerable: babies and older people.
  I’m not talking about the homeless crisis plaguing America. Homelessness is a huge problem that has failed to be addressed. Now there’s another big problem. It doesn’t stem from mental illness. It isn’t directly related to poverty. It can strike regardless of socioeconomic stat
  
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• Body of migrant child found in the Rio Grande, and his brother is still missing

  08-05-2022 17:12 via cnn.com
  
  The body of a small child was recovered from the Rio Grande by Border Patrol agents Thursday, while his brother, who was also swept away by river currents, remains missing, authorities said.
  
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• Signs Show 'Red Tsunami' on the Way as Cruz, Owens and Roy Prepare at 'Truth Summit'

  08-05-2022 17:01
  
  With polls showing conservatives are set to dominate the upcoming November midterm elections, many Republicans remain in attack mode.
  Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Reps. Chip Roy of Texas and Burgess Owens of Utah, for example, are all preparing for the impending “red tsunami,” at a “Truth Summit” in late May.
  On May 21, the three politicians, along with Clay Travis — founder of the anti-woke sports outlet Outkick — are scheduled to meet in Atlanta to “mobi
  
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• Op-Ed: All Mothers Need to Remember Jesus' Powerful 3-Word Statement

  08-05-2022 16:38
  
  I wouldn’t be here if not for the prayers of my grandmother. She prayed nightly for each of her many grandchildren by name.
  I wouldn’t be here if not for the prayers of my mother that sustain me to this very hour. There are moments when I’m fighting darkness and the pressures of this world, and I know my mama is praying for me. She sends me text messages all the time reminding me of the promises of God.
  Many wonderful mothers and fathers spend sleepless nights worrying that the
  
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• Major Investigation Underway After 3 Americans Are Found Dead at a Sandals Resort

  08-05-2022 16:15
  
  Authorities in the Bahamas are investigating the deaths of three American tourists whose bodies were found Friday in the luxury Sandals Emerald Bay resort on the country’s Great Exuma Island.
  Two men and a woman died, according to CNN. Another U.S. citizen, a woman, has been airlifted to a hospital in Nassau, the Bahamas’ capital, the outlet reported.
  “Nothing is more important to Sandals Resorts than the safety of our guests. It is with deep sadness that we confirm the passing
  
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• Watch: Ukrainian Drone Takes Out Helicopter as Enemy Troops Unload

  08-05-2022 15:48
  
  A Ukrainian drone destroyed a helicopter attempting to unload troops on Snake Island in footage released over the weekend.
  Wall Street Journal foreign affairs correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov shared the done footage on Saturday, citing as its source the Southern Command of the Ukrainian military.Snake Island has really become a shooting gallery as Russian landing craft and helicopters keep getting destroyed. Video from Ukraine’s Southern Command. pic.twitter.com/fb0ECGX0i9
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• A new leader is chosen For Hong Kong

  08-05-2022 15:46
  A hard-line security chief who oversaw a crackdown on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement has been elected as the city's next leader      
  
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• Raleigh police shoot man suspected of using Molotov cocktails to set cars on fire and threaten an officer

  08-05-2022 15:22 via cnn.com
  
  A man who allegedly used incendiary devices to set police cars on fire at a North Carolina police station was killed after he also threatened an officer with one of the devices, the Raleigh police chief said.
  
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• NYC Churchgoers Persevere in Prayer as Pro-Abortion Protesters Stage Mock Abortions and Blaspheme Jesus

  08-05-2022 15:16
  
  The abortion divide was stark in New York City Saturday as members of a Catholic church prayed while a performer mimicked having an abortion on the church sidewalk as her fans cheered “thank God for abortion.”
  The incident at the Basilica of Old St. Patrick in New York came after days of frenzied rhetoric that emerged after a leaked draft copy of a Supreme Court opinion suggested that five of the nine justices appear to be on board with reshaping the laws surrounding abortion.
  The le
  
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• The United States is in a maternal health crisis, Goldman Sachs wants to change that

  08-05-2022 14:55 via cnn.com
  
  The United States is in a maternal health crisis.
  
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• Rapper Doesn't Budge When Interviewer Asks Him to Apologize for 'Cultural Appropriation': 'Social Justice Warriors Can Kick Rocks'

  08-05-2022 14:29
  
  Chet Hanks, who dabbles as a rapper when not making headlines as the son of actor Tom Hanks, is refusing to offer an apology for speaking with a Caribbean accent.
  Hanks trotted out the accent at the Golden Globes in January 2020, according to CNN.
  Although the accent landed him a gig on the show “Atlanta” as a white man raised by a Caribbean woman, there was also some outrage that a Caucasian would imitate a Caribbean accent. For example, he was accused by one social media user of &l
  
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• Trump's trade war looms over soybean farmers 4 years later

  08-05-2022 14:02 via cnn.com
  
  It's been nearly four years since China put tariffs on American-grown soybeans during a tit-for-tat trade war with then-President Donald Trump -- and they remain in place despite the change in administrations.
  
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• Meet the woman who devoted her life to raising hundreds of kids during the Depression, WWII

  08-05-2022 14:00
  Bess Fall could have been the poster woman for Mother's Day. She helped raise hundreds of children as matron of a long-ago Jewish orphanage.      
  
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• Pro-Abortion Protesters Chant Outside Homes of Supreme Court Justices

  08-05-2022 13:50
  
  Pro-abortion mobs turned up Saturday outside the homes of at least two Supreme Court justices in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
  Demonstrators arrived outside a Virginia home thought to belong to Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, according to Fox News.
  The protest crowds numbered in the dozens at each site, according to the Washington Examiner.The scene in front of Chief Justice John Roberts’ house pic.twitter.com/vJVxxFo
  
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• How long will inflation last? The answer lies in the past

  08-05-2022 13:25 via cnn.com
  
  The Federal Reserve's favorite inflation-related adjective used to be transitory, as in: Inflation is transitory and price increases should be temporary. 
  
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• Travel nurses raced to Covid hot spots. Now they're facing canceled contracts.

  08-05-2022 12:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  How much does a travel nurse make a month? What exactly does a travel nurse do? As Covid funding dries up, travel nurses face canceled contracts.
  
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• The counterintuitive way to fix the breach caused by the Supreme Court leak

  08-05-2022 11:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  The revelation Monday of a leaked draft of the majority Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v.
  
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• Abortion clinics are secured like fortresses. Advocates fear Roe ruling could spur new attacks.

  08-05-2022 11:01
  Abortion clinics are reassessing security measures amid warnings from law enforcement that they may be targeted amid the pending Roe v. Wade ruling.      
  
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• Deep-sea secrets and the 'Ship of Gold': Why a treasure hunter sits behind bars as bounty tours nation

  08-05-2022 11:00
  
  Tommy Thompson and a team of scientists found the so-called Ship of Gold in 1988. Since then Thompson has been drowning in legal troubles.      
  
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• Suspected Brooklyn subway shooter indicted on two federal counts, including terror charge

  08-05-2022 02:09 via cnn.com
  
  Frank James, the man accused of opening fire on a Brooklyn subway last month, has been indicted on two federal counts.
  
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• Trump Floated Surgical Strike Against Cartel to Halt Drug Trafficking: Report

  08-05-2022 00:17
  
  Every once in a while, leaders in Washington stumble upon ideas that would be common sense to the average American.
  President Donald Trump considered firing missiles at criminal drug manufacturing laboratories in Mexico, according to a bitter former administration official in a new book.
  Mark Esper, who served as Trump’s Secretary of Defense after the dismissal of James Mattis, outlined Trump’s idea in his new book, “A Sacred Oath,” according to the New York Times.
  Trump
  
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• Italian Authorities Seize $700 Million Yacht Linked to Vladimir Putin

  08-05-2022 00:12
  
  Vladimir Putin may have just lost his personal yacht.
  Authorities of Italy’s Finance Ministry ordered the seizure of the Scheherazade on Friday, confiscating the 459-foot vessel currently docked in the port of Marina di Carrara.
  Speaking to the New York Times in March, one anonymous crew member of the vessel said that the crew all referred to the boat as “Putin’s yacht.”
  Another crew member cited a “watertight” non-disclosure agreement.
  American officials quot
  
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• Biden's Disinformation Board Co-Chair Formerly Worked for George Soros

  08-05-2022 00:05
  
  A top Biden administration official in the Department of Homeland Security’s new Disinformation Governance Board has strong connections to controversial anti-American billionaire George Soros.
  Disinformation Governance Board leader Jennifer Paskal has three connections to the controversial Soros, according to the Media Research Center. Soros is known for backing left-wing causes in the United States and Europe.
  Before being chosen to serve in the Disinformation Governance Board — dub
  
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• Baby formula shortage worsens: About 40% of popular brands sold out across US

  08-05-2022 00:05
  
  Demand for infant formula continues to grow as supplies are sold out. A recall affecting the maker of Similac in February heightened supply concerns.      
  
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