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• Following Buffalo shooting, 4chan shows how some platforms are accountable only to themselves

  19-05-2022 23:52 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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• Depp-Heard trial brings up postnups in the worst way. But they're still a good idea.

  19-05-2022 23:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial and divorce brings up postnups in the worst way. But they're a good idea for married couples.
  
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• White House still figuring out how to implement newly announced steps to ease infant formula shortage

  19-05-2022 23:12 via cnn.com
  
  A day after the White House announced its latest steps to attempt to alleviate a national shortage of infant formula, senior administration officials could not provide important details about how their new efforts will be implemented, saying they're in ongoing discussions with manufacturers about how to proceed.
  
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• Video: Gallery Packed with Victims' Family Members Heckles Suspected Buffalo Shooter as He Appears in Court

  19-05-2022 23:12
  
  Payton Gendron, who police say killed 10 people and wounded three others in a racially motivated shooting Saturday in Buffalo, New York, was heckled as he left the courtroom toward the end of a Thursday court appearance.
  “Hey, you’re a coward!” someone from the gallery shouted as guards led away Gendron, dressed in an orange jumpsuit and donning a white cloth face mask, according to a video Reuters Breaking News reporter Tyler Clifford shared via Twitter.Someone yells out &ldqu
  
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• Mercedes just sold the world's most expensive car for $142 million

  19-05-2022 23:05 via cnn.com
  
  Mercedes-Benz confirmed on Thursday that it recently sold the world's most expensive car. A very rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz SLR coupe that had been kept in the German automaker's collection was sold to a private owner for €135 million, the equivalent of $142 million. That price makes it the most expensive car known to ever have been sold, according to Hagerty, a company that tracks collector car values.
  
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• The elderly Black Buffalo victims survived Jim Crow. Then they went shopping in 2022.

  19-05-2022 22:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Elders are a cornerstone in the Black community. The premature deaths of the Buffalo shooting victims robbed future generations of a lifetime of wisdom being passed down.
  
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• 'Great Replacement' rhetoric hints at Rep. Stefanik's ambition. So does her changing district.

  19-05-2022 21:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  In the wake of Saturday's mass shooting in Buffalo, Rep.
  
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• Good Samaritan Trying to Help with Car Accident Is Hospitalized After Hit and Run

  19-05-2022 21:51
  
  Part of being a good Samaritan is placing yourself in a precarious situation for the benefit of others, an action that is selfless because of the inherent risk it involves.
  Sometimes, the good Samaritan’s good deed is “rewarded” with a difficult circumstance, and instead of walking away victorious, the hero becomes a victim.
  A young woman named Latoria “Tori” Maynez was trying to help with an accident that took place in Colorado Springs early Sunday morning when she
  
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• Teen Siblings Trapped After Digging Hole at Beach: Brother Dies, Sister Barely Makes It Out

  19-05-2022 21:43
  
  What should have been a fun family vacation at the beach this week has turned to tragedy, unforgettable in all the wrong ways.
  The family was visiting from Maine and spending Tuesday at a New Jersey beach. Levi Caverly, 18, and his 17-year-old sister (whose name was not released) were digging a hole in the sand with frisbees, said Mo Hill, mayor of Toms River, according to “Today.”
  The siblings spent the afternoon fashioning a 10-foot hole, but it caved in on them, trapping them both
  
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• Op-Ed: Leftists Piled on Black NFL Legend as 'Racist,' So He Hit Them with the Perfect Response

  19-05-2022 21:36
  
  No good deed goes unpunished.
  Last month, former NFL head coach Tony Dungy was among the attendees at a bill-signing ceremony in Florida for new legislation supporting fatherhood. The bipartisan Responsible Fatherhood Initiative will set aside more than $70 million to help struggling Sunshine State fathers play a greater role in the lives of their children. Much of the funding will go to nonprofits like Dungy’s All Pro Dad foundation that assist fathers seeking employment, readjusting to l
  
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• Nadler in Fight for Survival, Scrambling to React to Massive Court Decision

  19-05-2022 21:20
  
  This is going to be pure, progressive pain — and no one deserves it more.
  After New York state Democrats tried to gerrymander their way into one-party dominance with cheating so flagrant even a Democrat-dominated court couldn’t stomach it, new congressional districts in the Empire State are pitting longtime party “titans” against each other in battles for survival.
  And Jerry Nadler could find himself out of a job.
  Under new congressional district lines released by a speci
  
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• House Dem Witness: Yes, Men Can Become Pregnant, Have Abortions

  19-05-2022 21:07
  
  Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, at a hearing titled ” Revoking your Rights,” on Wednesday, Aimee Arrambide — the executive director of the abortion rights nonprofit Avow Texas — told a Republican lawmaker she believes men can become pregnant and have abortions.
  North Carolina GOP Rep. Dan Bishop asked Arrambide, “What do you say a woman is?”
  “I believe that everyone can identify for themselves,” Arrambide replied.
  Next Bishop asked
  
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• WHO Creating New UN-Style Super-Government? Could Take Control, in Some Cases 'Wherever Necessary'

  19-05-2022 20:54
  
  If you can read this article, chances are you have a brain in your head. Some people do not have brains in their heads. You could call them Biden voters if you felt so inclined. You could even call one of them President Joe Biden.
  Love it or hate it, millions of U.S. citizens voted to have Biden as their president. They chose him.
  But who chose the World Health Organization? Who — no pun intended — voted it in? I didn’t. The writer sitting next to me didn’t; I just asked
  
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• 'They look like a bunch of clowns': Freedom Caucus hardball antics irritate both parties

  19-05-2022 20:40 via cnn.com
  
  • 'They look like a bunch of clowns': Freedom Caucus hardball antics irritate both parties• Biden admin secures first batch of baby formula from overseas
  
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• The long struggle to bring a supermarket to a nearly all-Black Buffalo neighborhood

  19-05-2022 20:40 via cnn.com
  
  In August of 2001, more than 100 people gathered on the East Side of Buffalo, New York.
  
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• Trump leaves Pennsylvania GOP fuming over 'cockamamie election.' Next up: Georgia.

  19-05-2022 20:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump worked his Pennsylvania primary endorsements to make him look like a winner, but exasperated Republicans in the state say the end
  
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• Russian Official Caught Trying to Enter the United States Through Southern Border: Report

  19-05-2022 20:21
  
  Russian lawmaker Viktor Kamenshchikov reportedly has been detained at the United States-Mexico border.
  News of the detention was first reported Thursday by the Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti, which cited an unspecified law enforcement source.
  According to the source, while it was certain that Kamenshchikov was arrested at the border, “it is not yet known for what exactly, presumably for an illegal border crossing,” the report said.
  Kamenshchikov was a member of the Communist
  
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• Planned Parenthood Panics as State Passes the Most Pro-Life Law in the Nation

  19-05-2022 20:11
  
  Oklahoma’s Legislature gave final approval Thursday to an anti-abortion bill that providers say will be the most pro-life law in the nation once the governor signs it.
  The bill is part of an aggressive push in Republican-led states across the country to protect the unborn.
  It comes on the heels of a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court that suggests justices are considering weakening or overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that applied constitutional protections to abortio
  
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• Ford advising 39,000 Expedition and Navigator owners to park outside due to fire risk

  19-05-2022 19:56 via cnn.com
  
  Ford is advising the owners of 39,013 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs to park their vehicles outdoors because they could spontaneously catch fire.
  
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• Red Alert: Breaking Dem Legislation Could End Gun Sales to All Current Firearm Owners Forever, Require DOJ License

  19-05-2022 19:52
  
  Do you want Merrick Garland to decide if you’re eligible to own a gun every time you acquire a new firearm?
  Senate Democrats are pushing gun control in the run-up to the midterms, in the form of a bill introduced on Thursday.
  They’re using the Buffalo mass shooting as a political tool, even though the gunman easily bypassed New York’s gun control laws to attack unarmed grocery shoppers.
  Democratic Sens. Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal and Bob Menendez are introducing the Federa
  
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• Three survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre receive $1 million donation

  19-05-2022 19:15 via cnn.com
  
  As the last living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre continue their fight for reparations, a New York philanthropist gifted them $1 million hoping it begins to account for the wrongs they have faced.
  
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• First on CNN: Sean Connery's own classic Aston Martin is for sale

  19-05-2022 19:04 via cnn.com
  
  James Bond, the fictional British secret agent, has driven lots of different cars in the more than two dozen films in the series. They've included everything from BMWs and Bentleys to Chevrolets and Fords. But one car in particular, the 1964 Aston Martin DB5, is known as the "the Bond car."
  
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• Coke's new bottle cap doesn't come off

  19-05-2022 18:42 via cnn.com
  
  Coke knows that its soda caps often end up as litter. So it's trying to solve the problem by tethering them to the bottle, at least in the United Kingdom.
  
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• District Attorney Explains Why Suspected Buffalo Shooter Was Released from Hospital Last Year

  19-05-2022 18:38
  
  Last June’s evaluation of the mental health of the suspect in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket mass shooting on Saturday found that Payton Gendron was not dangerous to anyone at that time, according to Broome County District Attorney Michael Korchak.
  The 18-year-old is accused of killing 10 people and wounding three others in a racially motivated attack at a Tops grocery store.
  Gendron compiled a long manifesto in which he said he carefully plotted his attack, according to authorities. T
  
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• Senate passes bill to create panel to study making a national museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture

  19-05-2022 18:25 via cnn.com
  
  The Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday to establish a commission to study the creation of a national museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture in Washington, sending the measure to President Joe Biden's desk.
  
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• Over half the US population will see temperatures at or above 90 degrees this weekend. And it's only May

  19-05-2022 18:20 via cnn.com
  
  Although Memorial Day weekend -- the unofficial start of summer -- is still more than a week away, nearly 60% of Americans, or almost 200 million people, will feel 90-degree heat over the next few days.
  
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• Witness Says 5-Year-Old Boy Was Executed Over Fear He Would 'Snitch'

  19-05-2022 18:12
  
  Crime is soaring in Joe Biden’s America.
  Democrat-run metropolitan areas like New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco are teeming with violence and decay. Neither property nor life are safe in the pervasive chaos.
  A Detroit teenager provided a horrific example of the consequences of declining law and order. After allegedly killing two adults for ambiguous reasons, he is then suspected of shooting a five-year-old boy. The gunman told others he executed the child because he tho
  
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• 'Saved Her Life': Dog Badly Injured After Defending California Woman from Mountain Lion Attack

  19-05-2022 17:58
  
  This dog is her owner’s best friend.
  First responders are crediting the brave pup with saving her owner’s life after the California woman was attacked Monday by a mountain lion in rural Trinity County in the far north of the state.
  “I think it’s safe to assume that dog probably saved her life,” said Capt. Patrick Foy of the Department of Fish and Wildlife, speaking to the Sacramento Bee.
  22-year-old Erin Wilson was attacked by the big cat shortly after walking onto
  
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• Democrats ask Biden to appoint staffer to oversee baby formula shortage

  19-05-2022 17:29 via cnn.com
  
  A group of Democratic senators are calling on President Joe Biden to appoint someone to oversee the baby formula shortage as it continues to devastate families across the country searching for supplies.
  
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• Energy Officials Issue 'Sobering' Warning About Widespread Summer Blackouts Triggered by Closure of Fossil Fuel Plants

  19-05-2022 17:25
  
  Blackouts could hit much of America’s Midwest and West this summer, according to a risk assessment from the North American Electric Reliability Corp.
  “It’s a pretty sobering report, and it’s clear the risks are spreading,” John Moura, director of reliability assessment and performance analysis for the regulatory body, said in a news briefing, according to Bloomberg.
  “I certainly do think it’s our most cautionary tale here,” he said.
  One of the issu
  
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• Video: Good Samaritan and Police Team Up to Save Elderly Dog Stuck in Arizona Canal

  19-05-2022 17:13
  
  On Tuesday morning, a group of locals stopped what they were doing and came to the aid of a poor, paddling pup who had gotten into a canal in Tempe, Arizona.
  The dog appeared to be old, and no one knew how long she’d been in the water or how long she’d last. A local rugby coach, “Salty Dog” Thompson, took the lead despite not being a strong swimmer.
  “He was in the water already by the time we showed up,” officer Matthew Warbington with the Tempe Police Departm
  
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• China and Russia Are Closing In on a Significant Strategic Agreement: Report

  19-05-2022 17:13
  
  China, which on one hand has shown a wariness to openly flout sanctions against Russia that were imposed over its invasion of Ukraine, appears poised to strike a major energy deal with Russia, according to a new report.
  China has remained aloof from nations condemning Russia for its invasion but has avoided overt actions that could antagonize the United States in areas such as shipping technology to Russia, according to The Washington Post.
  Now, as Russia’s economy is feeling the impact fr
  
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• Thousands of Rabbis Slam Tlaib for Introducing 'Openly Anti-Semitic' Resolution to Congress

  19-05-2022 17:02
  
  A group that represents thousands of rabbis has slammed Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a member of the so-called “squad,” for introducing a congressional resolution recognizing a Palestinian day of commemoration to lament the founding of Israel.
  On Monday, Tlaib introduced the measure, the House Resolution Recognizing the Nakba and Palestinian Refugees’ Rights. The “Nakba” — the  “catastrophe” in Arabic — is a term used by Palestinian ac
  
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• Mortgage rates ticked lower, but are still well above 5%

  19-05-2022 16:59 via cnn.com
  
  Mortgage rates fell slightly last week, but purchasing a home still remains difficult for many prospective buyers.
  
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• See No Evil Flags

  19-05-2022 16:33
  
  For more A.F. Branco cartoons, go to WesternJournal.com/cartoons.
  The post See No Evil Flags appeared first on The Western Journal.
  
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• Texas Rep Goes Off After Abortion Doctor Dances Around the Murderous Procedure

  19-05-2022 16:25
  
  When is a Republican using “inflammatory language” to describe abortion? When he or she describes what the procedure can entail, apparently.
  In a viral exchange between an Alabama abortion provider and GOP Rep. Chip Roy of Texas during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, the doctor protested Roy’s phrasing of questions — despite the fact he was describing what can happen as an unborn life is terminated, merely denuded of leftist euphemism.
  (As the Supreme Court
  
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• Rising Female Skateboarder Shreds Red Bull for Letting Trans Athletes Dominate Competitions: 'I Deserved to Place First'

  19-05-2022 16:09
  
  A professional skateboarder is speaking out about the dominance of transgender athletes in her sport.
  Taylor Silverman revealed that she has come in second place to male skaters in two women’s skateboarding competitions in a Tuesday Instagram post.
  According to Silverman, transgender skaters have taken home sizable cash winnings in these contests.Female skateboarded Taylor Silverman is speaking out after placing 2nd to a male competitor who identifies as a woman at the @Redbull Cornerstone
  
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• A man was accidentally given the Covid relief funds for his town. He hit the online casino.

  19-05-2022 16:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  A man in Japan was arrested, police said Thursday, after admitting gambling away most of his town's Covid relief money that was sent to him by mistake.
  
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• CDC and Massachusetts health officials investigating monkeypox case

  19-05-2022 15:56 via cnn.com
  
  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is collaborating with Massachusetts health officials on an investigation into a case of monkeypox, the agency said in a statement, Wednesday.
  
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• International Sports Federation Hits Gymnast with Massive Penalty for Single Letter Spotted on His Outfit

  19-05-2022 15:28
  
  Ivan Kuliak, a Russian gymnast who taped the letter “Z” on his uniform at a gymnastics World Cup event in Doha, Qatar, has been stripped of his bronze medal and banned from competition for a year by the International Gymnastics Federation.
  While the exact meaning of the letter “Z” in the context of the Ukraine war isn’t clear, it’s widely believed to be a pro-Russia symbol.
  In a statement Monday, the international gymnastics governing body said Kuliak also mus
  
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• Judge rejects request for mistrial from Clinton campaign lawyer charged in Durham probe

  19-05-2022 15:26 via cnn.com
  
  The Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer currently on trial as part of special counsel John Durham's investigation requested a mistrial in a late-night filing Wednesday, though the judge overseeing the case has already said he is skeptical of his arguments.
  
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• Growing Number of US Economists Sound Recession Alarm Bells: 'Very, Very High Risk'

  19-05-2022 15:19
  
  Economic storm clouds on the horizon could be the first sign of a looming, recession, according to many economic experts.
  “Recession risks are high — uncomfortably high — and rising,” Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, told The Washington Post.
  “For the economy to navigate through without suffering a downturn, we need some very deft policymaking from the Fed and a bit of luck.”
  Zandi said high gasoline and commodity prices from pandemic-re
  
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• Hillary Fans Hit with Biggest Gut Punch Since 2016 Defeat

  19-05-2022 14:56
  
  Superfans of former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton still can hardly bring themselves to believe she lost the 2016 election. Now, they won’t even be able to watch an alternate-universe streaming series in which she won the race and became president.
  According to Variety, Hulu has passed on an adaptation of “Rodham,” a 2020 novel by Curtis Sittenfeld in which Hillary never married Bill Clinton and became president anyway.
  The streaming service had previous
  
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• Weekly Unemployment Applications Rise Substantially Along with Inflation

  19-05-2022 14:43
  
  More Americans applied for jobless aid last week as the nation grappled with skyrocketing prices for gas and other necessities under President Joe Biden.
  Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 21,000 to 218,000 for the week ending May 14, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time applications generally track the number of layoffs.
  The four-week average for claims, which smooths out some of the weekly volatility, rose 8,250 from the previous week to 199,500.
  The total number of A
  
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• Israel Prepares for Total War in Unprecedented Move

  19-05-2022 14:40
  
  The Israeli Defense Forces are currently involved in the largest military drill in the country’s history, part of which is designed to simulate an airstrike against Iran.
  The U.S. is reportedly participating in the exercise with the midair refueling of Israeli fighter jets that would conduct the strike, according to The Times of Israel.
  The month-long military drill — involving land, sea and air forces — has been dubbed Chariots of Fire. ‘CHARIOTS OF FIRE’
  We have j
  
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• Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza finally returns

  19-05-2022 14:06 via cnn.com
  
  Taco Bell's highly anticipated Mexican Pizza finally returns to menus Thursday following a roughly two-year hiatus.
  
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• Twitter's Value Drops 30% as Musk Sets Stage for Cool $10 Billion Discount on Twitter Deal

  19-05-2022 13:29
  
  As Elon Musk’s Twitter deal seems to have temporarily hit the rocks, it could be a sign that Musk will end up getting Twitter for a discount.
  Buffeted by the issue of fake accounts on the social media platform, followed by Musk announcing a temporary pause on the deal, Twitter is ailing, which could result in Musk knocking down his price.
  “So it’s absolutely possible that he’s doing all of this at the moment to decrease the value of Twitter shares, and then he says &lsquo
  
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• Opinion: Why North Korea's Covid-19 outbreak could shock the world

  19-05-2022 12:56 via cnn.com
  
  If I learned one thing after performing countless operations alongside surgeons in Pyongyang over the past 15 years, it's North Koreans do not throw anything away.
  
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• Biden turns his attention back to Asia after months focused on Russia's war in Ukraine

  19-05-2022 06:00 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden departs Thursday on an alliance-boosting visit to Asia, a belated first trip to a region that remains central to his foreign policy goals even as his focus has been drawn away.
  
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• House passes $28 million in emergency funding to address baby formula shortage

  19-05-2022 04:23 via cnn.com
  
  The House of Representatives is taking up a pair of bills on Wednesday aimed at addressing a nationwide baby formula shortage, an issue that has sparked outcry across the country and put pressure on lawmakers to act.
  
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