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• RNC Chair: GOP Primary Turnout Outpacing Dems at Historic Levels, Bodes Well for Midterms

  18-05-2022 23:57
  
  Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is very encouraged by the number of voters coming out to cast ballots in her party’s primaries thus far.
  McDaniel told Fox News on Wednesday that she believes it bodes well for the general election in November, but she cautioned GOP supporters not to become complacent.
  She pointed first to Tuesday’s elections in Pennsylvania.
  “The thing that we’re taking away from last night is, first of all, Republicans outpaced Dem
  
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• Milwaukee man who threw acid in a man's face is sentenced to 10 years in prison

  18-05-2022 23:53 via cnn.com
  
  Clifton Blackwell, the Milwaukee man charged with a hate crime in Wisconsin circuit court in 2019 for throwing acid on a US citizen born in Peru, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in state prison, court records show.
  
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• Target posts a stunning drop in profit

  18-05-2022 23:48 via cnn.com
  
  Target's earnings didn't hit the mark. Far from it.
  
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• One Overlooked Detail in Government's Electric Vehicle Scheme Could Have Seismic Effect on Our Environment

  18-05-2022 23:28
  
  Those wonderful electric cars we’re supposed to be driving have an environmental downside besides the dirty batteries.
  It seems human behavior has gotten in the way of technology. Electric car advocates are pointing out a problem apparently nobody thought of: Tax breaks to buy electric cars will increase emissions.
  You read that right.
  Here’s the situation, according to recent peer-reviewed research published in Nature Sustainability.
  People will take advantage of tax subsidies to bu
  
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• Biden Reversing US Policy Toward Socialist Dictatorships, But Look What's Happening in the Background

  18-05-2022 23:18
  
  The Biden administration is easing up on socialist, oppressive countries despite the American tradition of cutting ties with such nations.
  President Joe Biden has taken a step towards easing some energy sanctions against Venezuela, the New York Post reported.
  This comes on the heels of the administration also taking measures to lift some financial, travel and migration rules for Cuba.
  These actions towards Cuba are an attempt to fulfill some of Biden’s campaign promises to the Cuban-Americ
  
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• 'WJ Live': The Evil Lie Dems Are Telling Could Literally Kill People

  18-05-2022 23:02
  
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• Texas asks Supreme Court to keep state social media censorship law in effect

  18-05-2022 23:01 via cnn.com
  
  The Supreme Court should allow a sweeping Texas law to remain in effect that restricts the ability of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to moderate their platforms, according to the state's attorney general.
  
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• Blinken announces $215 million in new emergency food assistance for Ukraine

  18-05-2022 23:01 via cnn.com
  
  The US will give Ukraine an additional $215 million in emergency food assistance to help the country battle the humanitarian crisis brought on by Russia's invasion, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday, as he called on other countries to swiftly act in order to tackle the growing global food crisis.
  
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• US officials order government agencies to fix serious software bugs that hackers are exploiting

  18-05-2022 22:23 via cnn.com
  
  US cybersecurity officials on Wednesday ordered all federal civilian agencies to fix flaws in widely used software that officials said foreign government-linked hackers are likely moving to exploit.
  
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• 'The Good Guys Win': Biden's Disinformation Board Reportedly Paused, Thanks to Backlash

  18-05-2022 21:13
  
  The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly suspended the Biden administration’s infamous Disinformation Governance Board indefinitely.
  Nina Jankowicz, the 33-year-old researcher and government official the Biden administration appointed to chair the board, has resigned, CNN reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
  The board is being “paused,” three weeks after the Biden administration announced its existence, sources told The Washington Post.
  The agency decide
  
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• Disinformation Czar Nina Jankowicz Resigns as Biden's Ministry of Truth Collapses

  18-05-2022 20:59
  
  On Monday, it was announced that the Department of Homeland Security’s Disinformation Governance Board would be “paused.”
  The partisan leftist appointed to lead President Joe Biden’s de facto “Ministry of Truth” resigned from the project, according to the Washington Post.
  Nina Jankowicz resigned as the executive director of the Disinformation Governance Board on Wednesday.
  The entity was put on ice following a flurry of criticism, with lawmakers and political
  
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• Republicans warn Trump-backed Mastriano over false election claims and eye impact on Senate race

  18-05-2022 20:51 via cnn.com
  
  Republicans, reacting to the victory of Trump-backed Doug Mastriano in the GOP gubernatorial primary in Pennsylvania, were uneasy about the election falsehoods he's spread about 2020 -- and warned that voters aren't interested in re-litigating it.
  
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• What's Up with Biden Pres Sec's Dress? Don Jr. Goes Viral After Noticing Hilarious Detail

  18-05-2022 20:22
  
  New White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has already received criticism for her scripted news briefings, and justifiably so.
  On Monday, Jean-Pierre was caught reading directly from her notes about the importance of the United States tax code as it relates to climate change.
  The problem was that Fox News reporter Peter Doocy’s question to her was about inflation, and she never even came close to answering it.Doocy: “How does raising taxes on corporations lower the cost of ga
  
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• Solomon: What if Musk's Endgame Isn't Just to Buy Twitter?

  18-05-2022 20:09
  
  Elon Musk just announced that his Twitter acquisition is on hold because Twitter refuses to show proof that less than 5 percent of its mDAU (monetizable daily active users) are fake accounts.
  Of course, this comes weeks after Musk agreed to the deal. From the time Musk acquired more than 5 percent of Twitter shares on March 14, which triggered an SEC requirement to disclose (that he allegedly missed), Musk has been able to relatively easily manipulate the value of Twitter shares through his acti
  
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• Here's How Buffalo Massacre Suspect Bypassed Useless New York Gun Control

  18-05-2022 19:53
  
  The hate-filled extremist responsible for Saturday’s mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket got around the state’s strict gun control laws with a few minutes of work.
  The gunman took responsibility for the shooting in a publicity-seeking document uploaded to the internet before the act. He is now charged with first-degree murder in connection with the massacre.
  The 18-year-old fanatic — who attacked the Top’s Friendly Market supermarket with the hopes of killin
  
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• White House warns the US can't buy updated Covid-19 vaccines 'for every American who wants one' without more funding

  18-05-2022 19:31 via cnn.com
  
  White House Covid-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha warned Wednesday that without more funding from Congress the US will not be able to buy enough Covid-19 vaccines for every American who wants an updated shot later this year.
  
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• Owner Asks for Help After Car with Beloved Dog Inside Is Stolen, Damaged and Found Empty

  18-05-2022 19:30
  
  It’s one thing to have your car stolen, it’s another to have your car stolen while your furry friend is inside.
  That’s the reality Samantha Fullam of Pennsylvania is facing after a thief made off with her car and pup on Saturday.
  She ran into Prince Street Cafe, but at some point she thought she saw her car leaving. When she went outside, her car was gone.
  “[M]y 2018 blue audi q5 license plate LRA2929 was stolen from continental square in downtown york (pa) 5/14 around 4:
  
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• Congress Bestows Its Highest Honor on Long-Neglected Group of World War II Veterans Nearly 80 Years Later

  18-05-2022 19:25
  
  Congress has bestowed its highest honor on merchant mariners who fought in World War II — almost eight decades after the conflict in which more than 8,000 of them were killed.
  On Wednesday, more than two years after Congress voted to approve the award, leaders on Capitol Hill awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to surviving merchant mariners who provided equipment, food, fuel and other materials to military troops around the world during World War II. While they suffered what was thought
  
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• Watch: Woman's Car Ends up Totaled After Taking Off on Its Own at Chick-fil-A Drive-Thru Window

  18-05-2022 19:17
  
  The world may never know why the chicken crossed the road.
  But there is a reason the car crossed the chicken restaurant parking lot: The motorist got out of the car without shifting into park. The vehicle left the lot, plowed through some landscaping, and wound up dropping out of sight in a ditch.
  The subsequent video went viral, achieving over 3 million views.
   When jumping out of your car to pitch a fit at the drive-through window, while harassing an underpaid employee, be sure to put you
  
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• 4chan shows how some platforms are accountable only to themselves

  18-05-2022 19:08 via cnn.com
  
  The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, has put a spotlight on 4chan, a largely unmoderated site that has been the breeding ground for several tragedies and controversies over the years and appears to have played a role in inspiring Saturday's attack.
  
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• Gas Stations Running Out of Gas, Pumps Reprogrammed to Include Double Digit Price Per Gallon

  18-05-2022 19:02
  
  A 76 Gas Station in Auburn, Washington, recently reprogrammed its pumps for double digits in anticipation of higher gas prices. The current rate of increase could put gas prices over $10 a gallon in the state.
  While President Joe Biden may not be able to count that high these days, for the rest of us, it’s a scary thought.
  In the Washington Tri-Cities of Kennewick, Pasco and West Richland, customers driving up to the pumps are finding notes saying the station is totally dry — some of
  
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• Minneapolis ex-officer Thomas Lane pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd death

  18-05-2022 18:51 via cnn.com
  
  Former Minneapolis Police officer Thomas Lane pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter Wednesday related to his role in the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said in a statement.
  
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• Biden Administration Preparing for Outbreak of Violence to Follow Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade Ruling: Report

  18-05-2022 18:44
  
  A Department of Homeland Security memo warned that a surge in violence is likely after the Supreme Court issues its ruling in an abortion case that could result in a ruling overturning the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in 1973.
  The Friday memo said threats against various levels of government “are likely to persist and may increase leading up to and following the issuing of the Court’s official ruling,” according to Axios.
  The bulletin warned of an emerging &ldqu
  
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• Struggling Netflix Announces Major Layoffs, Cancels Woke Projects Like 'Antiracist Baby'

  18-05-2022 18:42
  
  Netflix is set to lay off approximately 150 employees in an attempt to curb costs following slow revenue growth in the first quarter of 2022.
  The layoffs constitute approximately 2 percent of Netflix’s U.S. workforce and cut across all departments, according to Variety.
  A company representative explained that the cross-department layoffs are not a result of employee performance, but rather an effort to reduce costs following slow growth in the first quarter.
  “As we explained [in repo
  
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• Major US Bank Warns of 'Cruel Summer' Fueled by Gas Prices Hitting an Unthinkable Level

  18-05-2022 18:33
  
  Americans are facing what a major bank calls a “cruel summer” with gasoline prices that could hit $6 a gallon, according to a new report.
  JPMorgan said that with fuel inventories at their lowest level since 2019, the summer driving season will burn a hole in Americans’ wallets.
  “With expectations of strong driving demand … US retail price could surge another 37 percent by August,” JPMorgan wrote in its report, titled “Cruel Summer,” according to C
  
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• 'Goooal!': US Soccer achieves equal pay deal

  18-05-2022 18:05 via cnn.com
  
  The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the United States Women's National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) and the United States National Soccer Team Players Association (USNSTPA) have agreed to a deal that achieves "equal pay and set the global standard moving forward in international soccer."
  
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• DHS warns of threats against Supreme Court in wake of leaked draft Roe opinion

  18-05-2022 17:45 via cnn.com
  
  The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement partners that there are potential threats to the public and members of the Supreme Court in response to the national abortion debate, including threats of burning down or storming the US Supreme Court and murdering justices and their clerks, members of Congress and lawful demonstrators.
  
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• Buffalo 911 Dispatcher Who 'Said Something Crazy' and Hung Up on Caller Hiding from Shooter Placed on Leave

  18-05-2022 17:43
  
  A 911 emergency dispatcher has been put on leave after an allegation of improper conduct during Saturday’s massacre at a New York supermarket.
  On Saturday, a gunman wearing military fatigues, body armor and a tactical helmet killed 10 people and wounded three others in a massacre at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo. The alleged shooter, 18-year-old Payton Gendron, has been charged with first-degree murder and has entered a not-guilty plea.
  As the incident was unfolding, an assistant manager w
  
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• Twitter Turns the Tables on Elon Musk, Intends to 'Close the Transaction and Enforce the Merger Agreement'

  18-05-2022 17:22
  
  In a reversal of roles from the beginning of Elon Musk’s takeover attempt of Twitter, the billionaire now appears to be tentative about the whole thing, and the company is panting hotfoot to complete the deal.
  On Friday, Musk stated his $44 billion purchase of twitter was “on hold” over the issue of bots. Since then, Musk has blended statements about his willingness to go forward with his doubts that fewer than 5 percent of Twitter’s accounts are bots.
  Experts trying to g
  
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• Tucker Carlson Deploys Absolutely Brutal Nickname for Dan Crenshaw - Did He Go Too Far?

  18-05-2022 16:48
  
  Fox News host Tucker Carlson slammed Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas as “Eye Patch McCain” after the congressman voted to approve an additional $40 billion in aid to bankroll the war in Ukraine.
  Carlson made the dig on his show Monday during an interview with former Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, who has accused the Biden administration of using the Ukraine conflict to wage a proxy war on Russia.
  The comparison to former Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain — wh
  
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• Target posts a stunning drop in profit. Stock plunges

  18-05-2022 16:45 via cnn.com
  
  Target's earnings didn't hit the mark. Far from it.
  
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• Rubio Grills Dr. Fauci: How Is It Americans with COVID Can't Get in Country, But Illegals Can?

  18-05-2022 16:32
  
  Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida asked Dr. Anthony Fauci — director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease — Tuesday to explain why Americans cannot return to the country if they test positive for COVID-19, but illegal aliens apprehended at the southern border can enter.
  “I believe the United States is the only major Western country that now requires its citizens to test negative for COVID before they can get on an airplane and reenter the country,&rd
  
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• Primary Results: Dr. Oz Locked in Too-Close-to-Call Battle as Mail-In Ballot Errors Delay Final Tally

  18-05-2022 15:13
  
  Pennsylvania’s high-profile Republican Senate primary was too close for anyone to call early Wednesday as Trump-backed candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz held a razor-thin lead with 95 percent of the results reported.
  Although the television personality had the support of former President Donald Trump, he was rejected by a large swath of Trump’s base, creating an opening for Republican Kathy Barnette.
  Her campaign appeared to be picking up steam as Tuesday’s election approached, but Barne
  
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• 2 Children Hospitalized Due to Biden's Formula Shortage, Doctors Can't Get Formula for Them

  18-05-2022 14:52
  
  The latest crisis to hit the Biden administration is really coming close to home, in fact right inside the homes of families with very young children.
  The nationwide baby formula shortage is something that shouldn’t be happening in the United States of America, yet it is on the 46th president’s watch.
  Forty-three percent of baby formula is out of stock on average around the country, and in 30 states the rate is even higher, according to a weekend report in The Wall Street Journal.
  Th
  
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• Senators announce bipartisan deal on long-sought bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits during military service

  18-05-2022 14:37 via cnn.com
  
  The two top-ranking senators on the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on Wednesday announced a long-sought bipartisan deal on a comprehensive bill that could help millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits during their military service.
  
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• World's largest aircraft owner lost 113 planes to Russia due to sanctions

  18-05-2022 14:30 via cnn.com
  
  AerCap Holdings, the aircraft leasing giant that is the world's largest owner of jets, lost 113 planes when Russia seized them in response to sanctions triggered by the war in Ukraine.
  
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• Scared investors haven't hoarded this much cash since 9/11

  18-05-2022 14:10 via cnn.com
  
  The mood hanging over financial markets is anxious and gloomy, whether you're a professional investor or a casual trader.
  
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• First on CNN: Senators announce bipartisan deal on long-sought bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits during military service

  18-05-2022 14:01 via cnn.com
  
  The two top-ranking senators on the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on Wednesday announced a long-sought bipartisan deal on a comprehensive bill that could help millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits during their military service.
  
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• Twitter Users Notice Striking Similarity Between Joe Biden and His New Press Secretary

  18-05-2022 13:23
  
  On Monday, new White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave her first news briefing. It is safe to say it did not go as she had hoped.
  Throughout the briefing, Jean-Pierre appeared unprepared and continually looked down at her notes. One of the worst moments came when she responded to Fox News reporter Peter Doocy by reading pre-written remarks that were not particularly relevant to the question Doocy asked.Doocy: “How does raising taxes on corporations lower the cost of gas, the co
  
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• Investigators: Casey White and Vicky White paid someone $100 to book room

  18-05-2022 13:12 via cnn.com
  
  Casey White and Vicky White paid a man to help them book an Indiana hotel room during their time on the run after the inmate and corrections officer slipped away from an Alabama jail, setting off an 11-day manhunt.
  
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• Most CEOs are bracing for a recession

  18-05-2022 12:10 via cnn.com
  
  The mood in the C-Suite is darkening.
  
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• Watchdog report says Trump and Biden administration decisions drove collapse of Afghan security forces

  18-05-2022 06:01 via cnn.com
  
  The US decision to leave Afghanistan under both the Trump and Biden administrations was the driving factor behind the swift collapse of the Afghan military as the Taliban swept across the country with stunning speed last summer, according to a scathing new inspector general report released Wednesday.
  
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• Shapiro: The Left-Wing Media Will Always Leave Out This Fact About the Buffalo Shooter

  18-05-2022 04:48
  
  This week, a racist mass shooter massacred 10 people and wounded three others at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket. The shooter was a white supremacist; his hate-filled 180-page screed about why he had committed the shooting was replete with neo-Nazi sentiments.
  According to the shooter, he had to slaughter innocent black Americans in order to prevent the white population of the U.S. from being crowded out. “We are experiencing an invasion on a level never seen before in history,” the
  
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• Madison Cawthorn concedes to Chuck Edwards in North Carolina

  18-05-2022 04:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  conceded that he had lost his re-nomination bid in
  
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• Students at a Georgia high school file civil lawsuit claiming racial discrimination by the school and district

  18-05-2022 04:33 via cnn.com
  
  Five students at Coosa High School in Rome, Georgia, along with their mothers, filed a federal lawsuit against the Floyd County School district claiming continued racial discrimination at the school and continued violations of their first amendment and equal protection rights.
  
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• Pa. GOP primary voters pick Mastriano for governor, Senate remains too close to call

  18-05-2022 04:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  Doug Mastriano, known for advancing debunked claims that the 2020 election was stolen from then-President Donald Trump, has won Pennsylvania’s Republican
  
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• U.S. watchdog report details cause of Afghan army’s collapse

  18-05-2022 04:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  Afghan forces fell apart due to low morale, internal distrust and the loss of U.S. airstrikes, according to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
  
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• Far-right election denier Mastriano wins GOP race for governor in Pennsylvania

  18-05-2022 04:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  State Sen.
  
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• DOJ sues casino mogul Steve Wynn seeking order that he register as agent of China

  18-05-2022 03:49 via cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit seeking a court order requiring that casino mogul Steve Wynn register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
  
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• D'Souza Announces '2000 Mules' Returning to Theaters Nationwide After Strong Sales

  18-05-2022 03:27
  
  Conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza announced Monday that his latest documentary, “2000 Mules,” is returning to theaters nationwide this weekend thanks to popular demand.
  D’Souza explained in a video posted to social media that the original two screening dates for the movie in theaters this month did not happen in the traditional way. Rather, he and Salem Media Group rented out approximately 300 theaters in which the film was shown once on two days.
  But after “200
  
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