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• Former Wisconsin judge killed in 'targeted' attack; suspect had hit list that included Mitch McConnell, Gov. Whitmer

  04-06-2022 23:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  A retired Wisconsin judge was shot and killed in his home Friday by a gunman who had an apparent hit list targeting three prominent politicians and other
  
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• DeSantis Saves Special Needs Kids with $27.5M Fine Against Special Olympics

  04-06-2022 23:42
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is shielding honest Americans from medical tyranny once again — and this time around, it’s almost impossible to argue with his reasoning.
  DeSantis’ state law preventing entities from requiring COVID-19 mandates was at odds with the Special Olympics’ requirement that its athletes get the jab, subjecting the athletic organization to hefty state fines unless it relented.
  Relent the Special Olympics did, as well it absolutely ought to have.
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• Ketanji Brown Caught on Video Applauding Pervasive 'Assault Weapons' Ban

  04-06-2022 23:32
  
  For anyone in doubt about how President Joe Biden’s hand-picked appointee to join the liberal wing of the Supreme Court would vote on any anti-Second Amendment legislation, a video has emerged offering a very large hint.
  Last month, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave a commencement address at Harvard University and was extolling the virtues of her country’s ban on what liberals call “assault weapons,” as noted by TheBlaze.
  As she was praising the ban, at aroun
  
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• Baby Formula Plant Shut Down by FDA Announces It Has Resumed Production, But Shortage Will Linger

  04-06-2022 23:17
  
  After several weeks of a nationwide baby formula shortage, Abbott Nutrition announced that is has restarted production at its facility in Sturgis, Michigan.
  “We will ramp production as quickly as we can while meeting all requirements,” Abbott said in a statement. “We’re committed to safety and quality and will do everything we can to re-earn the trust parents, caregivers and health care providers have placed in us for 130 years.”
  However, this will not immediat
  
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• 'You continue to make history': Prince Charles leads tributes to queen at jubilee concert

  04-06-2022 23:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  Prince Charles led the tributes to his mother at a Platinum Jubilee concert outside Buckingham Palace Saturday.
  
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• NBA Finals between Celtics and Warriors least-viewed Game 1 in 15 years

  04-06-2022 23:11 via foxnews.com
  
  Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics was the least-viewed Game 1 held in June in 15 years.
  
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• Mason Rudolph discusses Pittsburgh QB situation, takes subtle jab at Ben Roethlisberger

  04-06-2022 23:10 via foxnews.com
  
  Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph discussed the quarterback competition in Pittsburgh, while taking a subtle jab at former quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
  
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• Historic Figure of Christ Shattered, Defense Argues Afghan Migrant Did It out of Faith

  04-06-2022 23:10
  
  A church’s historically significant state of Jesus Christ was dashed to pieces after an apparent one-man religious rampage, but now the accused man’s defense team is claiming the destruction was simply an act of faith.
  The violent tear erupted at Germany’s Frauenberg church in October of last year. An Afghan migrant was arrested and charged over the incident.
  According to Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, the unnamed man caused over $2,100 in damage.
  Marko Siebold, the unnamed Afghan&r
  
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• Uvalde, Texas school shooting: 9-year-old victim released from hospital

  04-06-2022 22:59 via foxnews.com
  
  A 9-year-old Uvalde, Texas girl was released from a San Antonio hospital after she was injured in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
  
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• Lakers officially announce hiring of Darvin Ham as next head coach

  04-06-2022 22:50 via foxnews.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers officially announced the hiring of Darvin Ham as the next head coach of the franchise Friday. Ham, a former Milwaukee Bucks assistant, signed a multi-year deal.
  
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• American spy agencies review their misses on Ukraine, Russia

  04-06-2022 22:49 via foxnews.com
  
  The question was posed in a private briefing to U.S. intelligence officials weeks before Russia launched its invasion in late February: Was Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, made in the mold of Britain’s Winston Churchill or Afghanistan’s Ashraf Ghani?
  
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• Biden Rushed to Secure Location, Fighter Jets Scream Overhead

  04-06-2022 22:38
  
  President Joe Biden was bundled off to a secure location on Saturday after an unauthorized airplane entered the airspace around Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
  The president and first lady Jill Biden were hustled off to a fire station, according to Fox News.
  First, a small white private plane was seen above Biden’s beach house, according to a report from CBS.
  Two military jets were soon seen in the sky.This is picture of the president’s motorcade pulling into fire station. The SUV with the
  
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• Biden Admin Holding Children's Lunch Money Hostage to Force Schools Into a Corner

  04-06-2022 22:34
  
  The Biden administration is holding lunch money for schools hostage to secure concessions on LGBT issues, conservative advocacy group Fight for Schools said.
  Schools receiving federal money under the Food and Nutrition Service are now required to investigate allegations of what the Biden administration considers to be “discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation,” the Department of Agriculture announced in a May 5 news release.
  The USDA will require those schools to
  
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• Kevin Na announces resignation from PGA Tour over desire to play in Saudi-backed golf league

  04-06-2022 22:33 via foxnews.com
  
  Kevin Na announced his resignation from the PGA Tour after 19 years on social media Saturday, citing his desire to play for the rival Saudi-backed golf league.
  
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• Houston nightclub shooting leaves multiple injured after U-Haul driver opens fire

  04-06-2022 22:32 via foxnews.com
  
  Three people were injured after someone fired shots from inside a U-Haul on Saturday morning outside of a Houston nightclub, and one is in critical condition.
  
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• Billionaire mayoral candidate Rick Caruso casts himself as LA's fixer amid unease about homelessness and crime

  04-06-2022 22:17 via cnn.com
  
  Over coffee at Siren's Java & Tea after a walking tour of the San Pedro neighborhood near the Port of Los Angeles, billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso couldn't stop marveling over the cleanliness of the streets as he listened to Yolanda Regalado's story of starting her coffee shop in this tidy corner of Los Angeles.
  
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• Horrific Video: Teen in Car Mows Down Mother and Infant Son, Given Puny Sentence

  04-06-2022 22:15
  
  Los Angeles’ controversial district attorney is under fire again after a teen in a horrifying hit-and-run caught on video was given a light diversionary sentence.
  According to Fox News, a California teen convicted of plowing his vehicle into a mom and her 8-month-old boy will only spend five months in a diversionary program. That’s all courtesy of Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón, who’s already faced one recall for his soft-on-crime ways.
  Most notably, Gasc&oa
  
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• Rangers power past Lightning in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, reaching milestones along the way

  04-06-2022 22:13 via foxnews.com
  
  The New York Rangers reached several milestones in their 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning Friday night, including extending their win streak at home to eight.
  
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• Megan Rapinoe Makes 'Fat-Shaming' Accusation Against Coach

  04-06-2022 22:06
  
  Soccer star Megan Rapinoe revealed that her former coach, Farid Benstiti, made “fat-shaming” comments to players — which could help explain his forced resignation in July.
  In an interview with NPR, Rapinoe, who is known for her outspoken support of equal pay for female athletes, spoke about “abuse” that players in the National Women’s Soccer League go through.
  “I mean, I see it even just from, you know, the players’ experience in the [National
  
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• Russian Official Issues 'Apocalypse' Warning About Missiles Biden Is Sending Ukraine

  04-06-2022 21:53
  
  Russia would attack cities outside Ukraine if Ukraine uses the rocket systems it receives from the United States in retaliatory strikes on Russian territory, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said.
  “If those types of weapons are used against the territory of Russia, the armed forces of our country will have no other choice but to strike decision-making centers,” Medvedev said in an interview with the Al Jazeera, according to the Russian state-run TASS
  
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• AOC recalls being awakened to her 'indigenous heritage'

  04-06-2022 21:53 via foxnews.com
  
  AOC says she was welcomed as a "relative" of the Lakota Sioux due to her Taíno ancestry from Puerto Rico, which "awakened" her to her "indigenous heritage."
  
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• Legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski goes after politicians for inaction following Uvalde tragedy

  04-06-2022 21:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Former Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski became the latest member of the sports world to call on politicians to act following the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
  
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• Democratic campaign committee supports Texas pro-life candidate despite party's abortion stance

  04-06-2022 21:44 via foxnews.com
  
  After outspoken support for abortion access, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is spending thousands to boost a pro-life House candidate in Texas.
  
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• Thomas Massie Destroys Dems With 11 Reasons Why Gun Control Won't Work

  04-06-2022 21:42
  
  In a congressional meeting Thursday, Rep. Thomas Massie listed 11 incidents in which a good guy with a gun was able to stop a bad guy with a gun and prevent the loss of innocent life.
  As the Democrats make a renewed effort to push their narrative that “a good guy with a gun” is a myth that never plays out in real life, Massie proved them wrong in under 5 minutes with nearly a dozen examples of it doing just that.
  Speaking as a member of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, June
  
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• Mississippi man who faked suicide to escape child rape charges sentenced to 85 years in prison

  04-06-2022 21:35 via foxnews.com
  
  A Mississippi man was sentenced to 85 years in prison on Thursday after faking his own death to avoid criminal charges for a child rape case.
  
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• Original 'Gerber baby,' Ann Turner Cook, dies at 95

  04-06-2022 21:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ann Turner Cook, better known as the original Gerber baby, has died at 95, Gerber Products Company said on Instagram.
  
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• Cryptocurrency scammers have stolen over $1 billion since start of 2021, report says

  04-06-2022 21:12 via cnn.com
  
  Cryptocurrency scammers have stolen over $1 billion from 46,000 people since the start of 2021, a new Federal Trade Commission report says.
  
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• $1 billion has been lost in cryptocurrency scams since 2021, FTC warns

  04-06-2022 21:12 via cnn.com
  
  Cryptocurrency scammers have stolen over $1 billion from 46,000 people since the start of 2021, a new Federal Trade Commission report says.
  
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• Man breaks into Dallas Museum of Art and damages several artworks, including 2,000-year-old Greek vases

  04-06-2022 21:07 via cnn.com
  
  Several ancient works of art at the Dallas Museum of Art, including Greek vessels crafted thousands of years ago, were damaged by an intruder Wednesday night.
  
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• 'No threat' after Bidens temporarily moved from Delaware beach house following airspace incident, official says

  04-06-2022 21:06 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were moved from their Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home as a precautionary measure on Saturday afternoon after a small private plane entered restricted airspace, a White House official said.
  
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• A Canadian hiker has died at the Grand Canyon

  04-06-2022 20:49 via cnn.com
  
  A Canadian woman died while hiking in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, the National Park Service (NPS) says.
  
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• Alert: Blackouts May Be Imposed on Heartland America This Summer

  04-06-2022 20:47
  
  The power grid of heartland America could be at risk over the next several months.
  Federal energy officials announced that parts of the central U.S. might have to impose rotating blackouts on the hottest days of the summer, according to Reuters.
  Extreme weather is already causing more challenges for power grids across America. With heat and droughts, officials are concerned.
  In addition to that, many coal and nuclear plants have been shut down during the first year of the Biden administration. T
  
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• Just in Time for 'Pride' Month, Court Confirms California Lawmakers Can Let Bumblebees Identify as Fish

  04-06-2022 20:38
  
  A bee by any other name would still buzz when flying around, pollinating plants, right? Not in California. Unless fish can now buzz through the air, pollinating rose blossoms.
  In California, an appeals court has ruled that some bees are to be legally considered fish, according to The Hill. Yep. You read that right. You are witnessing the day that fish can fly.
  In the once-upon-a-time where common sense ruled the day, fish were defined in California as “wild fish, mollusks or crustaceans, i
  
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• Walmart Shareholders Overwhelmingly Reject Activist Investor's Pro-Abortion Proposal

  04-06-2022 19:46
  
  Walmart shareholders overwhelmingly struck down a proposal to produce a report looking into how a roll back on abortion rights might impact employees .
  This proposal was investor-led, but shareholders decided against it by a wide margin, Reuters reported.
  The proposal was put forward by Clean Yield Asset management, but it was on behalf of activist and investor Julie Kalish.
  Kalish wanted to urge Walmart to look into “any known and any potential risks and costs to the company caused b
  
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• State Officials Admit Drug Decriminalization Has Been a Massive Failure: 'We Have Overdoses Increasing at Drastic Rates'

  04-06-2022 19:27
  
  A 2020 ballot measure that decriminalized drug use has failed in its purpose of improving lives, Oregon state officials were told this week.
  Oregon’s House Committee on Behavior Health was told in testimony that the law has not done what it claimed it would do, according to the Washington Examiner.
  “When the voters of Oregon passed Measure 110, we did so because it was a change of policy in Oregon to improve the lives of people, to improve our communities,” Secretary of State S
  
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• GOP Rep. Quits After Getting 'Annihilated' for Backing Dems' 'Assault Weapons' Ban

  04-06-2022 19:13
  
  Republican House Rep. Chris Jacobs of New York announced Friday that he would not be running for re-election. Jacobs believes that his endorsement of gun control policies destroyed his chances of winning the Republican primary.
  “Last Friday I made remarks before the press regarding my support of some gun-control measures,” Jacobs said in a Friday afternoon news conference in Buffalo, New York.
  A week ago, the New York congressman told reporters in a Friday news briefing that he would
  
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• Abbott restarts production of specialty formulas at Michigan plant

  04-06-2022 19:08 via cnn.com
  
  Specialty formula production restarted Saturday at the Abbott plant in Sturgis, Michigan, that has been at the center of a recall and a factor in a nationwide formula shortage.
  
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• Abbott Nutrition restarts production on infant formula amid nationwide shortage

  04-06-2022 18:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Abbott Nutrition restarted production on infant formula at its Sturgis, Michigan, plant Saturday amid a nationwide shortage of the product.
  
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• London's Famous Trafalgar Square Evacuated Due to Suspicious Situation, Police Execute 'Controlled Explosion'

  04-06-2022 18:05
  
  Police detonated a controlled explosion Saturday in London’s Trafalgar Square after police said a suspicious vehicle was seen there.
  Tourists who had thronged the spot during Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee weekend were evacuated, according to the U.K.’s Daily Mail.
  “Officers are currently at Trafalgar Square, where they have evacuated the scene,” police said in a statement to Fox News.
  A hotel near the square was evacuated as well. Other nearby buildings were cl
  
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• Voter Integrity Breached: Hand-Count Exposes Machines Off by Thousands

  04-06-2022 17:56
  
  Another Georgia election and another example of voting machines causing problems to the tune of thousands of votes.
  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that, based on the initial results posted on May 24, Democratic Dekalb County commission candidate Michelle Long Spears came in third place, and therefore did not qualify for a runoff.
  “Spears and her team, though, noticed that initial results showed her receiving zero election votes at most precincts in the district,” according
  
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• Former Obama Admin Official Pleads Guilty to Illegal Attempt to Influence Trump White House

  04-06-2022 17:34
  
  A former Obama administration official on Friday pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a behind-the-scenes effort to exert influence with the Trump administration.
  Richard G. Olson, the Obama administration’s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2015 and 2016, admitted he lied on ethics paperwork and violated revolving door laws, according to The Washington Post.
  The violations came in connection with lobbying for Qatar within a year of Olson’s retire
  
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• FBI Statement to Fox About 'Secure Workspace' Inside Perkins Coie Sure Doesn't Sound Like a Denial

  04-06-2022 17:02
  
  As if conservative Americans didn’t already have enough reasons to think the country’s premier law enforcement agency was corrupted by partisan politics, Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz may have provided a bombshell on Tuesday night.
  Appearing on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Gaetz claimed to have received confirmation from a law firm closely tied to the Hillary Clinton campaign that it had provided a secure workspace to the FBI in a relationship that goes back mo
  
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• South Florida hit with flooding rain as storm moves across state

  04-06-2022 16:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  Flooding rain hit parts of South Florida on Saturday as a storm moved across the state, the National Hurricane Center said.
  
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• Biden's meeting with Saudi crown prince pushed back to July

  04-06-2022 16:51 via cnn.com
  
  A meeting between President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is now expected to happen next month, according to an administration official.
  
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• Gen Z and millennials default on auto loans at far greater rates than before the pandemic

  04-06-2022 16:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  Young Americans’ finances may have started buckling under the weight of car loans — one more worry to contend with in this precarious economic environment.
  
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• As Many as 20 Million Acres of US Farmland May Be Tainted

  04-06-2022 16:26
  
  A new study has found that around 20 million acres of U.S. cropland might be contaminated by polyfluoroalkyl substances present in sewage sludge used as fertilizer.
  Polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are a set of human-developed chemical substances used for a variety of consumer and industrial applications, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
  Used to make water-resistant and heat-resistant products, these substances do not decompose quickly and are present in the soil, water, air an
  
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• Top 5 things to know about Ukraine today: Fighting rages around Severodonestk, contact made with Azovstal fighters

  04-06-2022 16:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russia was throwing “all its reserves” at Severodonetsk and attempting to cut off the key city in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region by blowing up bridges, Ukraini
  
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• Lindsey Graham Preparing Bill to Mobilize Trained Military Veterans as School Security Officers

  04-06-2022 16:00
  
  There are millions of Americans who are trained and proficient in the use of firearms.
  Among those are veterans of the U.S. military.
  One senator is eyeing this demographic for purposes of security in the nation’s schools.
  Sen. Lindsey Graham is proposing a new program to utilize veterans as school security officers, a plan he intends to codify with legislation in the Senate.We have hundreds of thousands of well-trained former military members who could bring a lot to the table in terms of
  
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• At least 3 people wounded in shooting outside Houston nightclub, police say

  04-06-2022 15:14 via cnn.com
  
  At least three people were shot early Saturday when a suspect opened fire from a U-Haul truck on a parking lot outside a Houston nightclub, police said.
  
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• Dr. Preston Phillips, Tulsa shooting victim, mourned by close community of Black surgeons

  04-06-2022 15:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  The fatal shooting of Dr. Preston Phillips, one of the four people killed this week during a shooting at St.
  
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