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• 'WJ Live': TV Ratings for Jan. 6 Hearing Are In: Viewers Changed the Channel in Droves

  13-06-2022 23:50
  
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• Republicans try to send message to Democrats in Texas special election

  13-06-2022 23:45 via cnn.com
  
  South Texas returns to the polls on Tuesday for a special election to replace a Democratic House member who resigned earlier this year, setting up a surprisingly expensive race to fill out the remaining months of his term.
  
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• Fox Sports doesn't show 'Jeopardy' champ Amy Schneider throwing out first pitch

  13-06-2022 23:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  Fox Sports didn't show "Jeopardy" champion Amy Schneider throwing out a first pitch during the networks coverage of a baseball game in San Francisco.
  
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• Key takeaways from second Jan. 6 hearing: Barr emerges as central figure

  13-06-2022 23:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Key takeaways from the second day of the January 6 committee hearings focus on former AG Barr's assessment of Trump.
  
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• Laxalt, the top candidate in Nevada's Senate GOP primary, looks ahead to challenging Cortez Masto

  13-06-2022 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  Even with the clock still ticking down to Tuesday's Nevada primary, Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt has already set his sights on November -- and his would-be opponent, Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.
  
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• US national security adviser meets China's top diplomat, paving way for potential Biden-Xi meeting

  13-06-2022 21:53 via cnn.com
  
  US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met in Luxembourg on Monday with the top Chinese diplomat for a "candid, substantive, and productive discussion" at a tense moment between their two countries, according to the White House.
  
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• Iran and Venezuela Openly Violate US Sanctions; Sign 20-Year Cooperation Agreement

  13-06-2022 21:32
  
  Venezuela and Iran signed a 20-year cooperation agreement Saturday, pledging to bolster ties between the two countries.
  The agreement in Tehran between Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi covers Iran-Venezuela cooperation in the oil and petrochemical industries, economic relations, and military cooperation, according to The Associated Press.
  The agreement also covers areas such as science and technology, agriculture, and tourism, according to Reuters.
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• Ohio governor signs bill making it easier for teachers and school staff to carry guns

  13-06-2022 21:10 via cnn.com
  
  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday signed a bill into law that makes it easier for teachers and staff to carry guns on school premises.
  
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• After 'Patriot Front' Arrests, Police Officer Lets Detail Slip That Has Some People Calling It a Setup

  13-06-2022 20:58
  
  Over two-dozen men allegedly involved with a white nationalist group were arrested Saturday near a gay pride event in Idaho. But it’s what a police officer told a reporter following the arrests that has some people up in arms.
  According to Fox News, police in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, arrested 31 men who were packed inside the back of a U-Haul near a “Pride Month” event on a Saturday afternoon.
  The men were each wearing khakis, blue shirts, beige hats and masks, and some were
  
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• Capitol Police officer says mob on Jan. 6 looked like 'something out of medieval times' at trial of man who carried Confederate flag

  13-06-2022 20:56 via cnn.com
  
  Officer Eugene Goodman, the US Capitol Police officer who led the mob of protesters away from the Senate chamber on January 6, 2021, as senators and then-Vice President Mike Pence were evacuating, testified on Monday that the mob breaching the Capitol and breaking into the lower levels of the building "looked like something out of medieval times."
  
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• Capitol Police officer Goodman says mob on January 6 looked like 'something out of medieval times' at trial of man who carried Confederate flag

  13-06-2022 20:56 via cnn.com
  
  Officer Eugene Goodman, the US Capitol Police officer who led the mob of protesters away from the Senate chamber on January 6, 2021, as senators and then-Vice President Mike Pence were evacuating, testified on Monday that the mob breaching the Capitol and breaking into the lower levels of the building "looked like something out of medieval times."
  
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• DeSantis Takes the Fight to NYC, Shows Up in Person to Deliver a Message: 'We Are Winning'

  13-06-2022 20:54
  
  Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis had to know he was in unfriendly territory during a trip to New York City on Sunday — and he wasn’t backing down a bit.
  He didn’t back down when the original site planned for his speech canceled him. He didn’t back down from Democrats protesting outside.
  And he didn’t back down from his message on Sunday, and it was what Republicans, and all Americans, needed to hear.
  “You know, I saw that there was a little opposition to me comin
  
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• Former NBA Player in Midst of Comeback Found Panhandling on Virginia Roadside

  13-06-2022 19:29
  
  Since his exit from the NBA, Delonte West has struggled with substance abuse on many occasions. While some were optimistic in recent weeks about a potential return to the court for West, it appears he is struggling once again.
  According to BroBible, fans shared images on social media last week that allegedly showed West asking for money on the side of a highway in Virginia.
  One fan shared a picture on Twitter of a man in an oversized black shirt and jeans holding up a small cardboard sign.
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• Pennsylvania Parents File Suit Against School, Detail Horror Stories About Woke First-Grade Teacher

  13-06-2022 18:55
  
  On Wednesday, three Pennsylvania parents filed a federal lawsuit over what their children are being taught in first grade.
  The suit, filed by Carmilla Tatel, Stacy Dunn and Gretchen Melton against the Mount Lebanon School District, claimed that lessons in gender dysphoria and transgender transitioning violated state law, district policy and the Constitution.
  The lawsuit, which seeks an end to such lessons and requests unspecified compensatory damages, said this is not a political stunt.
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• Powerful Wildfire Explodes, Suspect Taken Into Custody

  13-06-2022 17:42
  
  A wildfire continued to rage Monday north of Flagstaff, Arizona, a day after evacuation orders were issued for the affected area.
  Officials said one man was taken into custody in connection with the fire, which was reported Sunday shortly after 10 a.m. Authorities did not release potential charges he might face.
  After its start six miles north of Flagstaff, the Pipeline Fire had grown to encompass 4,500 acres by the end of the day Sunday, according to KSAZ-TV.
  The Coconino County Sheriff’s
  
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• GOP Gov. Eyeing WH in 2024 Commits Political Suicide Live on Fox News

  13-06-2022 17:29
  
  On Sunday, Republican Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said former President Donald Trump was “morally responsible” for the Capitol incursion on Jan. 6, 2021.
  During an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” Hutchinson, who has said he is considering running for president in 2024, was asked about the hearing held last week by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack.
  Hutchinson called the panel hand-picked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi  “not the m
  
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• Men want pearls and they're not afraid to wear them

  13-06-2022 17:17 via cnn.com
  
  Watch your pearls, ladies. The fellas are coming for them.
  
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• ATV Accident Left Ozzy Osbourne in Need of Major Surgery, Procedure May Determine the Rest of His Life

  13-06-2022 16:31
  
  Lingering effects from an ATV accident will send Ozzy Osborne into surgery Monday with the outcome uncertain.
  On her talk show, “The Talk,” last week, Sharon Osbourne, the singer’s wife, said she was heading to Los Angeles to be with him.
  “He has a major operation on Monday, and I have to be there. It’s really going to determine the rest of his life,” she said, according to Fox News.
  She did not disclose details of the surgery.Sharon Osbourne reveals that Ozzy
  
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• Coca-Cola is putting Jack & Coke in a can

  13-06-2022 16:04 via cnn.com
  
  Drinking a Jack and Coke is about to become, somehow, even easier.
  
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• China urges college graduates to work in villages

  13-06-2022 16:01 via cnn.com
  
  China is urging college graduates to seek jobs in the countryside as youth unemployment in urban areas soars to the highest level in history.
  
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• Stocks are falling and prices are skyrocketing. Here's how to protect your money

  13-06-2022 15:49 via cnn.com
  
  Anyone expecting inflation to have peaked by now got a rude surprise this week. The latest inflation report showed prices in May rose 8.6% from a year ago -- the fastest rate in 40 years.
  
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• Elon Musk Says the Unspeakable About the Trans Movement and the 'Tolerant' Crowd Is Seriously Ticked Off

  13-06-2022 15:42
  
  In addition to the arbitrary rejection of science, today’s unhinged left is characterized by a toxic intolerance of dissenting viewpoints.
  Just consider the plight of one-time liberal icons Elon Musk and author J.K. Rowling, who’ve been viciously smeared for saying there are only two sexes — men and women — and that there are distinct differences between them.
  Musk came under fire from leftist Twitter trolls for suggesting that transgender activists promote the contradict
  
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• Bitcoin plunges below $24,000 and the crypto meltdown claims another casualty

  13-06-2022 14:35 via cnn.com
  
  Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have plunged, and one of the world's biggest lenders of cryptocurrency has paused all withdrawals from its platform as the market meltdown continues apace.
  
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• Apple may finally have to kill the Lightning port

  13-06-2022 14:23 via cnn.com
  
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• Leaked Document Hints Google AI Has Gained Sentience; Engineer Placed on Leave

  13-06-2022 14:18
  
  A Google engineer who says the company’s artificial intelligence experiment has crossed a line says he has been put on administrative leave for speaking out.
  Engineer Blake Lemoine initially engaged with LaMDA, Google’s Language Model for Dialogue Applications, to learn if it used hate speech or discriminatory language.
  What he found, he said, was that the computer program had actually attained “sentience,” meaning self-awareness to the point where it has actual feelings
  
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• Tesla is trying an old trick to boost its stock. It may not work

  13-06-2022 13:58 via cnn.com
  
  In recent years, when a company announced it was splitting its stock, Wall Street went wild. When Tesla revealed such plans in 2020, its shares immediately shot up. They climbed 66% over the following 12 months.
  
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• Former Obama Adviser Gives Cutthroat Analysis on Biden's 2024 Run: One Big Red Flag Pops Out

  13-06-2022 12:56
  
  As President Joe Biden mulls a possible run for re-election in 2024, Democrats seem to be somewhat divided on their opinions of that idea. In a recent interview, a former Barack Obama strategist exposed a massive drawback Biden could face.
  Speaking to The New York Times, David Axelrod said Biden’s age could be an issue for his chances of winning a second term.
  “The presidency is a monstrously taxing job and the stark reality is the president would be closer to 90 than 80 at the end o
  
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• A Maryland sheriff's deputy was fatally shot while chasing a fugitive, authorities say

  13-06-2022 12:47 via cnn.com
  
  A sheriff's deputy was shot and killed Sunday night while chasing a fugitive, the sheriff's office in Wicomico County, Maryland, said.
  
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• Ikea is considering closing another store in China

  13-06-2022 12:19 via cnn.com
  
  Ikea has already shut one store in mainland China this year and could close another in Shanghai in early July.
  
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• Markets in Asia fall after rough week on Wall Street; Japan's yen slides to two-decade-low

  13-06-2022 07:18 via cnn.com
  
  • Prices are skyrocketing. Here's how to protect your money
  • Luxury home sales see biggest decline since the start of the pandemic
  
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• Mandatory evacuations after Southern California fire expands 20-fold

  13-06-2022 04:22 via cnn.com
  
  Mandatory evacuations are in place after a wildfire expanded steadily in Southern California's Angeles National Forest on Sunday.
  
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• Opinion: NJ is the perfect state to lead off 2024 Democratic primary voting. And that's no joke

  13-06-2022 01:43 via cnn.com
  
  The battle for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination is already under way -- at least among the states vying to be among the handful that get to kick off balloting during the party's primaries.
  
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• Opinion: How a possible 'Jersey first' primary would affect Democrats in 2024

  13-06-2022 01:43 via cnn.com
  
  The battle for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination is already under way -- at least among the states vying to be among the handful that get to kick off balloting during the party's primaries.
  
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• Conviction Made in Heinous 1999 Cold Case, 23-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Cornfield Was Tortured for Years by Her Female Captor

  13-06-2022 00:56
  
  The family of a murder victim from a 23-year-old cold case finally got justice after the suspect was found guilty this year. Now, convicted murderer Linda LaRoche will spend the rest of her life in prison.
  According to WDJT-TV, a jury unanimously found LaRoche guilty of first-degree intentional homicide of Peggy Lynn Johnson-Schroeder on March 16. The murder took place in 1999.
  When Johnson was 18, her mother died and left her without any parents. She had a cognitive disability, and she went to
  
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• Maher Blasts NYT Coverage of Kavanaugh Murder Plot, Uses Own Show to Wage War

  13-06-2022 00:50
  
  Bill Maher, host of HBO’s “Real Time” political talk show, blasted The New York Times for its biased coverage of the assassination attempt of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
  Maher’s comments came on the heels of the arrest of a man who allegedly aimed to murder a Supreme Court Justice. Nicholas John Roske, 26, was arrested on Wednesday outside the home of Justice Kavanaugh carrying several weapons and is now facing a federal charge of attempted murder against
  
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• Watch: Anti-Gun Crowd Get Nasty Lesson in What Happens When the Other Guy Has a Gun and You Don't

  13-06-2022 00:43
  
  Criminals will continue to own guns illegally whether or not the government says it’s OK. Law-abiding citizens, however, will continue to abide by the law — to an extent — regardless of whether or not they agree with it.
  So, the individuals hardest hit by gun control measures aren’t gang members or mass shooters. It’s the good guys who could be stopping such criminals.
  When an entire community is devoid of guns, they are much more susceptible to a mass-shooting
  
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