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• Senate gun group eyes finish line as 'boyfriend loophole' remains a big hurdle

  16-06-2022 23:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  The four U.S. senators leading negotiations on a gun deal met for hours in a Senate basement Thursday in pursuit of a final agreement, but emerged with one
  
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• Officers Save Driver and Passenger from Burning Car: 'Things Could Have Gone Much Worse'

  16-06-2022 23:53
  
  The police department in the village of Oswego, Illinois, this week shared video of its riveting rescue of two people from a burning car.
  The video clip, shared on Facebook, opens in a scene where two vehicles have collided. The closer car is on fire, smoke billowing from its caved-in front.
  A person already is standing alongside the passenger side of the car as the officers run over.
  Oswego Police Officer Rebecca Hayes runs to the car first, approaching the driver’s side and tugging at th
  
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• Op-Ed: The World Health Organization Is Full of Ideologues Masquerading as Experts

  16-06-2022 23:49
  
  According to the World Health Organization, one-third of the global population does not have access to the medicines, vaccines and diagnostic tools they need.
  More than half do not have access to even the most basic medical care. Approximately 1 in 4 global health facilities doesn’t have running water. And the shortage of medical professionals is dire, with estimates indicating there will be a need for 18 million more than available by 2030.
  In the simplest terms, too many people around th
  
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• EPA warns that 'forever chemicals' pose health risks even at very low levels

  16-06-2022 23:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that two compounds found in drinking water, known as PFOA and PFOS,are more dangerous than previously thought.
  
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• Inmates Recognized for Their Good Deed After Rushing to Save Deputy Being Strangled by Another Inmate

  16-06-2022 23:46
  
  An incident recently took place at the Falkenburg Road Jail in Tampa, Florida, that could have ended very differently had not some of the inmates stepped up and helped out.
  On June 7, shortly before 1 a.m., Hillsborough County Deputy Lillian Jimenez was on the clock, working in a pod of female inmates.
  While people in such positions are trained to be aware and cautious, Jimenez didn’t know several inmates were allegedly conspiring to take her out.
  The two main culprits were 42-year-old Bri
  
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• Ex-Abortionist Shows Sick Trick They Used to Get Teen Moms to Abort - 'You Grab the Bony Part of Their Elbow'

  16-06-2022 23:38
  
  This article was sponsored by Citizens United Productions.
  When the left was first trying to legalize abortion, many were using the slogan, “Safe, legal and rare.” As time has gone on, the “rare” portion of the goal has fallen by the wayside.
  “The Gift of Life” tells powerful stories of people who have survived the abortion industry and gone on to change the world in a multitude of ways. If you want to hear them firsthand, get your copy here.
  One person who pr
  
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• WATCH: Tom Hanks Blows Up At Rude Fans - "Back The F*** Off"

  16-06-2022 23:23
  
  You’ve never seen Tom Hanks like this before.
  The Hollywood actor blew up at a crowd of invasive fans following him and his wife while they were walking in Manhattan on Wednesday.
  Hanks’ wife, Rita Wilson, nearly tripped when a man bumped into her.
  “Stop it!” said a distressed Wilson when the man nearly knocked her over.Hanks lost his cool when he realized one of his followers had gotten way too close to his wife.
  “My wife? Back the f*** off!” yelled the infur
  
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• Two Alabama Men Missing from Battlefield, Presumed to Be Captured by Russia

  16-06-2022 23:17
  
  Two United States citizens have been missing for about a week after they journeyed to Ukraine to fight Russia on behalf of the Ukrainian International Legion, relatives said on Wednesday.
  Alexander Drueke, 39, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Andy Hyunh, 27, of Hartselle, Alabama, are presumed to be in Russian forces’ custody.
  Family and friends last heard from the two Alabama men on June 8, Reuters reported.
  “What we know officially at this point from the State Department is that Andy an
  
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• Montana governor returns home to historic flooding, and criticism

  16-06-2022 23:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte out of state during historic flooding disaster that closed Yellowstone National Park.
  
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• Michael Avenatti pleads guilty to federal felony offenses in California

  16-06-2022 23:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti on Thursday pleaded guilty to several federal charges in California and admitted to stealing millions of dollars from clients.
  
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• Kim Kardashian did not damage Marilyn Monroe's dress, Ripley’s Believe It or Not says

  16-06-2022 22:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ripley's Believe It or Not! disputed claims that Kim Kardashian damaged Marilyn Monroe's "Happy Birthday" dress when she wore it to the Met Gala.
  
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• Nebraska man pleads guilty to threatening election official

  16-06-2022 22:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Nebraska man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court, admitting he posted threatening messages about an election official in Colorado.
  
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• Untold Story: How a Pro-Abortion Lawyer Stole a Pro-Life Mom's Name in 1970 and Used It to Get Abortion Legalized

  16-06-2022 22:48
  
  This article was sponsored by Citizens United Productions.
  While the vast majority of Americans have heard of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, many are likely unaware of its companion case, which is arguably even darker.
  “The Gift of Life” tells the pro-life stories the establishment media wishes to hide. If you want to hear the powerful testimonies, get your copy here for just $4.99.
  The companion case was Doe v. Bolton, and the “Mary Doe” in the case
  
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• Watch: Fauci, Paul Go to War in Scathing New Senate Committee Testimony

  16-06-2022 22:24
  
  Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci have scrapped many times over the origins of and response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The Republican senator, a doctor himself, has held the medical czar’s feet to the fire whenever Fauci has made himself available for testimony to a committee on which Paul serves.
  Fauci testified remotely to the Senate Health Committee on Thursday after testing positive for coronavirus the day previously.
  Paul started off by ques
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell's Lawyers Push for Significantly Lighter Prison Sentence, Alleging Murder-for-Hire Plot

  16-06-2022 22:24
  
  After a fellow inmate allegedly threatened to kill Ghislaine Maxwell for money, Maxwell’s lawyers are arguing for a prison sentence significantly less than the recommended 20 years.
  Maxwell, known as the accomplice of infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, is due for sentencing on June 28. She was found guilty in December on five of six charges of sexually abusing and trafficking minor girls.
  A female inmate told three other prisoners that she was planning on murdering the high-profile sex of
  
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• Actor James Woods Blasts Soros-Funded DA Over Deaths of Two Police Officers: 'Blood on His Hands'

  16-06-2022 22:22
  
  Two Los Angeles-area police officers are dead after an ambush shooting by a felon who reportedly should have been behind bars.
  The criminal is dead now, too, but so are El Monte, California, police Cpl. Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana.
  And Hollywood conservative James Woods is blasting the man he believes is responsible: Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón.
  According to KTTV-TV, the shooting took place Tuesday at a motel where police were responding to a reported
  
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• DeSantis Officially Announces Revival of WWII-Era 'Florida State Guard,' Touting 'Opportunity' for Unvaccinated People Booted from Military

  16-06-2022 22:11
  
  Six months after first proposing the idea — and drawing national attacks from Democrats and the mainstream media — Florida Gov. Ronald DeSantis on Wednesday officially announced the re-establishment of the Florida State Guard.
  “The U.S. military has been kicking out great service members over the Biden administration’s unacceptable COVID vaccine mandate, and they are even targeting members of the National Guard,” DeSantis said, according to a news release from his o
  
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• New Mexico secretary of state asks state AG to investigate county commission refusing to certify election results

  16-06-2022 22:04 via cnn.com
  
  New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver on Thursday asked the state's attorney general to investigate a GOP-led county commission that refused to certify the results of a recent primary election.
  
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• Gang Member Who Killed Two Officers Might Get a State-Sponsored Funeral Thanks to Progressive DA

  16-06-2022 21:55
  
  A repeat offender who was spared prison time by Los Angeles’ progressive District Attorney might be eligible for a state-funded funeral after shooting and killing two police officers.
  Justin Flores, 35, was killed after a shootout at a hotel in El Monte, a city east of Los Angeles, on Tuesday.
  Two police officers later died of gunshot wounds they suffered at the hands of Flores.
  Corporal Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana of the El Monte Police Department were responding to a domes
  
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• Teen Who Allegedly Opened Fire at High School Released on Bail Less Than 24 Hours After Incident

  16-06-2022 21:48
  
  After allegedly opening fire in an Everett, Washington, high school parking lot, a 15-year-old is facing charges but was released on bail less than 24 hours after the incident.
  On Monday at around 3:10 p.m., multiple shots were fired at Mariner High School.
  Students told  KNWN News that many were at after-school activities and a nearby elementary school was releasing students when the incident happened.
  Snohomish County deputies said the teenage suspect fired multiple shots into a vehi
  
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• NFL Player Stuns by Retiring in the Prime of His Career to Devote His Life to 'The Further Advancement of the Gospel of Jesus Christ'

  16-06-2022 21:34
  
  Indianapolis Colts starting safety Khari Willis will be retiring from his athletic career to take up a life of ministry serving God, the NFL player announced on Wednesday.
  “I’d first like to thank the Indianapolis Colts organization for granting me the opportunity to compete in the National Football League the past three years,” the football player began in a Wednesday post on his Instagram account.
  “I’ve built lifelong relationships with numerous teammates, coaches
  
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• USA Today removes 23 stories after probe finds reporter apparently 'fabricated' quotes

  16-06-2022 20:52 via cnn.com
  
  USA Today on Thursday said that it had removed 23 stories from its website after an internal investigation found that one of its journalists had apparently "fabricated" quotes in her stories.
  
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• Kayleigh McEnany Announces Pregnancy Live on Fox News

  16-06-2022 20:51
  
  Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany made a big announcement on Fox News on Thursday.
  The former Trump administration spokeswoman, who now co-hosts the network’s “Outnumbered,” signaled what was coming on her personal Twitter account.Big announcement on @OutnumberedFNC @FoxNews at the end of the noon ET hour!! Tune in!— Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) June 16, 2022McEnany then announced on the show that she and her husband, veteran MLB pitcher Sean Gilm
  
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• Chevron CEO Issue Chilling Warning: There Probably Won't Ever Be Another Oil Refinery Built in the US

  16-06-2022 20:31
  
  If the left gets its way, the U.S. will never be energy independent again. The war on oil is real. It’s an ideological attack engineered by those who are hijacking environmental issues for political gain.
  On June 1, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said in an interview at Bernstein’s Strategic Decisions Conference that he does not believe another oil refinery will be built again in the United States. He sees governmental policies as the reason why.
  “There hasn’t been a refinery bui
  
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• Video shows Tom Hanks telling fans to 'back off' after they bump into his wife Rita Wilson

  16-06-2022 20:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tom Hanks told fans to "back the f--- off" after they bumped into his wife Rita Wilson, according to video footage of the incident circulating online.
  
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• Petco is launching stores for cows, goats and horses

  16-06-2022 19:49 via cnn.com
  
  Horses, cows, goats, pigs and sheep have food and grooming needs, too, and Petco is stepping up to deliver its products and services to their owners.
  
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• Petco is launching stores for a new group of customers: cows, goats and horses

  16-06-2022 19:49 via cnn.com
  
  Horses, cows, goats, pigs and sheep have food and grooming needs, too, and Petco is stepping up to deliver its products and services to their owners.
  
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• Juror in Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Trial Speaks Out on Why Depp Won: 'All of Us Were Very Uncomfortable'

  16-06-2022 19:34
  
  In the aftermath of the dramatic Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial, one of the jurors has spoken out about what made the jury decide in favor of Depp.
  The juror, who was not named, told ABC’s “Good Morning America” in an interview that aired Thursday that Heard did not seem credible.
  “It didn’t come across as believable,” he said of the actress’ testimony. “It seemed like she was able to flip the switch on her emotions. She would answer one
  
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• Lego will start building its bricks in the US

  16-06-2022 19:30 via cnn.com
  
  Lego is planning to spend more than $1 billion to build a factory in the United States.
  
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• Angry Old Bird

  16-06-2022 19:24
  
  For more A.F. Branco cartoons, go to WesternJournal.com/cartoons.
  The post Angry Old Bird appeared first on The Western Journal.
  
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• Buffalo shooting suspect said he committed massacre 'for the future of the White race' in note apologizing to his family, affidavit says

  16-06-2022 19:18 via cnn.com
  
  The 18-year-old accused of killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket last month apologized to his family for carrying out the mass shooting, writing in a note he "had to commit this attack" because he cared "for the future of the White race," according to court documents.
  
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• Analysis: The KKK once gathered at this Texas site. Now it's becoming a racial justice center

  16-06-2022 19:15 via cnn.com
  
  A version of this story appeared in CNN's Race Deconstructed newsletter. To get it in your inbox every week, sign up for free here.
  
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• New CNN Boss Reportedly Tells Staff to Stop Using the Democrats' Favorite Term

  16-06-2022 19:12
  
  CNN Chief Executive Officer Chris Licht told colleagues that he would prefer if CNN staff refrained from using the term “the big lie” to refer to former President Donald Trump’s election fraud claims.
  When Licht was asked during a Tuesday meeting with management and show executive producers about what he thought regarding “the big lie,” Licht replied that he preferred CNN staffers eschew the term when discussing Trump’s claims, Mediaite reported.
  Licht said th
  
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• The best cure for high gas prices could be -- high gas prices

  16-06-2022 19:09 via cnn.com
  
  There's not a lot that Joe Biden, Congress or the Federal Reserve can do to bring down the record high gas prices. High gas prices themselves might do the job for them.
  
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• Maggots and Matted Hair: Dog Thrown Next to Rescue's Dumpster Endured Years of 'Neglect and Torment'

  16-06-2022 18:55
  
  Those who give of their time and resources to help unwanted animals often see the worst of humanity in the sad cases they deal with — but even long-time rescuers can encounter cases that leave them shocked at new levels of depravity.
  That’s what staff at Tri-County Humane in Boca Raton, Florida, experienced on June 8 when someone tossed a small dog over the fence next to the rescue’s dumpster.
  That action would have been horrible enough on its own, but the state of the dog comp
  
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• Authorities Find 47 Cats in Car at a Minnesota Rest Stop on 'Sweltering' Hot Day

  16-06-2022 18:55
  
  On Tuesday, officers in Harris, Minnesota, came across an unusual sight when they approached a car parked at a rest stop. The car was quite literally filled with cats — 47 of them.
  The Chisago County Sheriff’s Office and Minnesota State Patrol deputies contacted the Animal Humane Society (AHS) for help. According to KARE, it was in the 90s that day, and the state of the car was pretty bad.
  As it turned out, the owner of the cats was currently homeless and was forced to live out of hi
  
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• How to recession proof your portfolio

  16-06-2022 18:45 via cnn.com
  
  Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said at a Bloomberg event earlier this month that he thinks the ridesharing and food delivery giant is "recession resistant."
  
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• 60 Stranded in Rural Montana After Flooding, Told Rescue Could Take Weeks: Then National Guard Arrives

  16-06-2022 18:40
  
  About 60 people at East Rosebud Lake in Montana were trapped when major flooding obliterated the main access road over the weekend.
  Locals, hikers and campers alike realized Monday morning that they were stranded, and the situation became direr when they learned that help could be weeks away.
  “They were planning on us being there like 2-4 weeks,” camper Nicole O’Shea told KTVQ-TV in Billings. “Red Lodge is a disaster. Gardiner is a disaster. Like, they’ll get to us
  
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• Senate passes historic bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits during military service

  16-06-2022 18:36 via cnn.com
  
  The Senate on Thursday passed historic legislation that would help millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits during their military service.
  
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• Herschel Walker is having a very bad week

  16-06-2022 18:34 via cnn.com
  
  It's hard to overstate the risk Georgia Republicans took when they nominated Herschel Walker as the party's nominee against Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.
  
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• Analysis: Herschel Walker is having a very bad week

  16-06-2022 18:34 via cnn.com
  
  It's hard to overstate the risk Georgia Republicans took when they nominated Herschel Walker as the party's nominee against Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.
  
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• No Symptoms, Then Instant Death: New SIDS-Like Syndrome Spreads, Killing Healthy People Where They Stand

  16-06-2022 18:26
  
  An increase in what is called Sudden Adult Death Syndrome has prompted officials in one country to begin a registry of cases to learn more about why people who seem in good health suddenly die.
  SADS hits people under 40, with no clear trend emerging of the impact of lifestyle or exercise upon mortality, according to the Daily Mail.
  SADS is an “umbrella term to describe unexpected deaths in young people,” the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners said, noting most deaths o
  
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• Alaska lineup set: Palin, Begich, Gross and Peltola will advance to top-four special election, CNN projects

  16-06-2022 18:09 via cnn.com
  
  Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, will face Republican businessman Nick Begich III, independent orthopedic surgeon Al Gross and Democratic former state Rep. Mary Peltola in the August special general election for the state's at-large US House seat, CNN projects.
  
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• One more sign the housing market is cooling off

  16-06-2022 17:55 via cnn.com
  
  Another indication the hot housing market is cooling off? New residential construction and the number of permits issued for building homes both fell in May.
  
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• Toe Pain to Kidney Cancer to 4 Days Left to Live - This Man's Story Could Save Your Life

  16-06-2022 17:41
  
  A New Jersey man battling what he thought was the slow creep of pain from his toe found himself on the brink of death once he finally learned what was wrong with him.
  Richard Bernstein’s ordeal began with pain in his right toe.
  “I went to my podiatrist. I thought I had fractured the toe, but he couldn’t find anything wrong with it,” Bernstein said, of Montvale, New Jersey, according to the New York Post.
  But it hurt. And hurt. Two years later, his ankle hurt as well. A sp
  
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• Lauren Boebert Takes Legal Action Against Democratic Group Pushing 'Blatantly False and Disgusting Accusations' About Her Past

  16-06-2022 17:01
  
  Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado is fighting back against an organization hurling mud at her by describing a past she says never existed.
  The American Muckrakers political action committee has thrown fistfuls of allegations at Boebert, calling her an “unlicensed paid escort” who had “two abortions” in a news release on Tuesday.
  The PAC threw in the name of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas along the way.
  The allegations have been red meat for social media and we
  
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• Disney Disaster: GOP Rep Moves to Rip 20 Years of Federal Privileges Out from Under Magic Kingdom

  16-06-2022 16:30
  
  It’s been amazing to witness the Walt Disney Company squander almost 100 years of goodwill in a matter of mere months. The Magic Kingdom is losing its magic touch.
  That’s what happens when woke executives prioritize activism instead of entertainment. Once the company came out as openly partisan, lawmakers started scrutinizing the political perks Disney received while they were still regarded as wholesome and profitable fun.
  In the latest challenge to a sweet Disney deal, Texas Republ
  
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• Abbott has stopped production of formula in its Michigan plant, again

  16-06-2022 16:28 via cnn.com
  
  Abbott has stopped production of EleCare formula in its Sturgis, Michigan, plant after severe storms led to flooding inside the plant, the company said, probably delaying production of new formula for a few weeks.
  
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• Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocks on Biden pick to lead ATF

  16-06-2022 16:09 via cnn.com
  
  The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked Thursday in its nomination vote for Steve Dettelbach, President Joe Biden's pick to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
  
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• Watch: Women Struggling to Find Tampons, But Men's Restrooms Are Stocked Full of Them

  16-06-2022 15:57
  
  Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia slammed the Biden administration and the unhinged left this week, saying they’re engaged in a “war on women,” as evidenced by their marginalization of motherhood and pregnancy and their support for an invasion of female sports by men.
  “Now that we have Joe Biden in office and full Democrat control, there’s an actual war on women,” Greene told Right Side Broadcasting Network host Brian Glenn on Monday.
  “Yo
  
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