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• Man charged with attempting to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh pleads not guilty

  22-06-2022 23:38 via cnn.com
  
  Nicholas John Roske, the man charged with attempting to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a Maryland federal court.
  
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• Terrifying: Young Boy Stabbed in Chest by Catfish, Rushed to Hospital

  22-06-2022 23:37
  
  When you think of catfish, you probably don’t associate them with pain, stingers and venom — unless you’ve spent time around them and know that they can be surprisingly dangerous.
  “Most species of catfish have a single spine-like fin ray at the end of each pectoral and dorsal fin,” Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission official Melody Kilborn said, according to USA Today. “They are not true spines, but are sharp enough to cause a painful puncture i
  
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• After Hearing Wife's Voice, Cop Who Made It Into Uvalde Hallway Encountered a Jaw-Dropping Obstacle: Testimony

  22-06-2022 23:34
  
  Eva Mireles was one of two teachers who lost their lives during the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
  As bad as that is, the story that emerged about her death this week is even worse.
  And the picture it paints of law enforcement’s bungled response to the emergency approaches the unforgivable.
  According to testimony Tuesday by Texas Department of Public Safety Director Col. Steven McCraw, Mireles called her husband, Ruben Ruiz, who is an officer with the Uval
  
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• Ep. 273 | Barron Trump, Hunter's Kids, Kamala Harris and the Future of the Democratic Party

  22-06-2022 23:27
  
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• NFL Champion, Fox Analyst Dies at Age 55

  22-06-2022 23:25
  
  Former NFL defensive tackle and Super Bowl champion Tony Siragusa passed away Wednesday at the age of 55.
  According to Pro Football Network reporter Aaron Wilson, Siragusa died in his sleep. Brad Jackson, who played alongside Siragusa on the Baltimore Ravens, said he was devastated by the news.
  “He was the leader, he was our captain,” Jackson said. “He meant everything to everyone. It’s a sad day. I just talked to him on Sunday. It’s terrible.”Retired former R
  
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• Former West Virginia lawmaker sentenced for role in January 6 riot

  22-06-2022 23:19 via cnn.com
  
  Derrick Evans only served as a West Virginia state legislator for 40 days, but will spend 90 days in jail for his role in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot.
  
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• As Soon as Biden Took Office a Disturbing Trend Exploded with Navy Sailors - We're in Trouble

  22-06-2022 23:11
  
  Desertions have exploded within the United States Navy since President Joe Biden’s inauguration.
  More than twice as many sailors deserted their Navy posts in 2021 than in 2019, according to Task and Purpose.
  157 sailors deserted in 2021, a hefty increase on the 98 who abandoned their posts in 2020. 63 sailors deserted in 2019.
  A poor quality of life for enlisted sailors has fueled the Navy’s desertion crisis.
  Sailors stationed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center revealed
  
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• Zoo Atlanta closing early because of extreme heat

  22-06-2022 23:10 via cnn.com
  
  High heat indexes are forcing one of Atlanta's major attractions to make adjustments to its schedule.
  
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• 5 Native American tribes will work with federal officials to co-manage Bears Ears National Monument

  22-06-2022 23:05 via cnn.com
  
  In an unprecedented move, federal officials signed an agreement to collectively manage the more than 1.3 million acres of Utah's Bears Ears National Monument with five Native American tribes.
  
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• New coronavirus subvariants escape antibodies from vaccination and prior Omicron infection, studies suggest

  22-06-2022 23:01 via cnn.com
  
  Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 appear to escape antibody responses among both people who had previous Covid-19 infection and those who have been fully vaccinated and boosted, according to new data from researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, of Harvard Medical School.
  
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• 24 cases, 7 deaths among gay and bisexual men reported in Florida meningococcal disease outbreak, CDC says

  22-06-2022 22:09 via cnn.com
  
  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Florida Department of Health are investigating "one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in U.S. history," the CDC said Wednesday. So far, 24 cases and seven deaths among gay and bisexual men have been reported.
  
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• New Study Finds Adults Who Are Unable to Stand on One Leg for 10 Seconds Could Be in Serious Trouble

  22-06-2022 22:00
  
  Middle-aged adults unable to stand on one foot for at least ten seconds face a greater risk of dying within the next ten years, a study found.
  The study was published Tuesday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
  Taking into account variables such as age and illnesses, the researchers found that those who could not complete the balancing test suffered an “84% higher risk of all-cause mortality.”
  The study’s authors concluded this after carrying out health and physical chec
  
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• Man Makes Fatal Decision to Bring a Blade to a Gun Store Robbery, Employee Shoots Him Dead

  22-06-2022 21:46
  
  If Democrats had their way, law-abiding citizens would have to defend themselves with knives. The outlaws would be the ones carrying the guns.
  Only a crazy person would bring a knife to a gunfight.
  That’s about what happened in southwest Houston on Tuesday. About 3 p.m., a man walked inside Carter’s Country gun store carrying a “bladed object.” He walked straight to the cash register and started grabbing money, according to KHOU-TV.
  Any man carrying a blade into a gun sto
  
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• Sitting pretty? Revlon stock surges after bankruptcy filing

  22-06-2022 21:38 via cnn.com
  
  Move over, GameStop and AMC. And forget about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Revlon, the struggling makeup and cosmetics company that filed for bankruptcy last week, is the latest meme stock craze among the army of individual investors on Reddit.
  
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• CNN Just Had Its Worst Weekday in 22 Years

  22-06-2022 21:26
  
  CNN did the limbo last week, and it’s left people wondering — how low can its views go?
  The network nearly bottomed out Friday with its lowest weekday viewership since Monday, July 10, 2000, according to Fox News. To make matters worse, its low numbers included the key viewer demographic, viewers aged 25 to 54 who are coveted by advertisers.
  CNN brought in a measly 56,000 viewers in the demographic, Fox reported. Its viewer total Friday was only 283,000, according to Fox.
  The politic
  
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• Op-Ed: The Biblical Cure for an Identity Crisis Nation

  22-06-2022 21:06
  
  Often in ministry, pastors in counseling situations end up dealing with the felt needs of individuals. But underlying those felt needs are the actual needs.
  The real needs are usually related to incorrect actions that stem from aberrant thinking, i.e., an uninformed or weak conscience, biblical ignorance or poor theology.
  “For as he thinks in his heart so is he,” states Proverbs 23:7. Former Western Theological Seminary Dean Dr. Earl Radmacher used to say it like this: “Right a
  
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• Dem Andrew Gillum Indicted on 21 Charges, Many Relating to His Campaign Against DeSantis

  22-06-2022 21:02
  
  A former candidate who Democrats touted as a rising star in Florida politics has been slapped with federal fraud charges.
  The Department of Justice announced that Andrew Gillum was indicted on Wednesday.
  The former mayor of Tallahassee lost to Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 2018 gubernatorial election.
  The charges outline allegations of financial impropriety against Gillum.
  Federal prosecutors are accusing Gillum and one of his associates, Sharon Janet Lettman-Hicks, of conspiring “t
  
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• The worst of America's latest heat wave is expected to be in the South

  22-06-2022 20:46 via cnn.com
  
  From California to the Great Plans and into the Southeast, 30 million Americans in 15 states are under heat alerts Wednesday.
  
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• 'Hang them all': January 6th committee members target of violent rhetoric on right-wing social media platforms

  22-06-2022 20:45 via cnn.com
  
  Calls for violence against members of the January 6th committee are circulating on some of the same online platforms that helped fuel the lies that led to the insurrection, a new analysis has found.
  
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• Dem Senator Calls Biden's New Plan to Lower Gas Prices 'Shortsighted and Inefficient'

  22-06-2022 20:39
  
  President Joe Biden is searching for ways to lower the high gas prices that he feels have contributed to his low approval ratings, but politicians on both sides of the aisle have taken issue with his most recent plan.
  According to The Hill, Biden plans to ask Congress to suspend federal taxes on gasoline and diesel for three months in hopes of bringing down prices at the pump.
  However, multiple senators in his own party have pushed back against the idea.
  “I’m glad that [Biden] is exp
  
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• Senate poised to pass first major bipartisan gun safety legislation in decades

  22-06-2022 20:25 via cnn.com
  
  The Senate on Tuesday made meaningful progress toward passing the first major federal gun safety legislation in a generation.
  
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• Beggars Can't Be Choosy

  22-06-2022 19:58
  
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• Dr. Oz Ditches Trump Weeks After His Narrow Primary Victory

  22-06-2022 19:57
  
  The Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, Mehmet Oz, has started distancing his campaign from former President Donald Trump.
  News of the silent changes to Oz’s campaign branding was first reported by Axios. The changes covered campaign advertisements and Oz’s social media accounts.
  Trump endorsed Oz in April, ahead of the Pennsylvania Republican primary, where Oz defeated competitor David McCormick to secure the Republican nomination for his senatorial bid.
  The former p
  
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• Anti-Trans Doc, Gina Carano Comeback Top At-Home Streaming Charts: LGBT Leftists Are Fuming

  22-06-2022 19:44
  
  As time goes on, Hollywood entertainment has become more and more contaminated with the leftist ideologies that enable cancel culture and political correctness. Critics love the latest movies and TV shows that promote diversity and champion inclusion, but audiences are not biting.
  Many viewers nowadays feel like they are getting lectured by their entertainment rather than watching a story unfold.
  Enter The Daily Wire.
  This past weekend, two Daily Wire Entertainment originals topped the Rotten To
  
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• What today's retirees want future retirees to know

  22-06-2022 19:42 via cnn.com
  
  US retirees have some advice for their younger selves, and by extension anyone who has yet to retire: Save more. Save earlier. Make a financial plan for retirement. And don't forget to account for taxes and inflation -- they'll hit you harder than you expect.
  
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• Jury Finds Man Not Responsible for 'Horrific' Times Square Rampage

  22-06-2022 19:12
  
  A man who drove his car through crowds of people in Times Square in 2017, killing a young tourist and maiming pedestrians, was cleared of responsibility on Wednesday because of mental illness.
  A jury in New York City accepted an insanity defense claiming Richard Rojas was so psychologically disturbed he didn’t know what he was doing.
  The judge has said the finding would qualify Rojas for an open-ended “involuntary mental commitment” instead of a lengthy prison term.
  He ordered
  
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• Biden Points and Says 'That Guy' Is the CDC Director, But There's One Major Problem

  22-06-2022 19:07
  
  Just days after falling off his bike after coming to a complete stop, President Joe Biden fired up the gaffe machine once again on Tuesday.
  According to CNN, Biden visited a vaccination clinic in Washington, D.C. to celebrate vaccines becoming available for children under 5. This, in and of itself, was arguably a mistake.
  Children under 5 are at the lowest risk of major health problems relating to COVID-19, so vaccinating them is not necessary in most cases.
  Furthermore, given the myriad of side
  
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• Juul vape pens could be pulled from US shelves. Altria shares tumble

  22-06-2022 18:51 via cnn.com
  
  A report that the Food and Drug Administration might order Juul to pull its products from store shelves has sent shares of Altria plunging. The cigarette company owns a 35% stake in Juul.
  
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• Victory for Sanity - Supreme Court Defeats Liberal Agenda in Ilhan Omar's Backyard

  22-06-2022 18:48
  
  The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has failed to meet his legal duty to hire more police officers or to demonstrate why he hasn’t done so. This decision is a big win for a group of eight city residents who sued the mayor and the City Council over the huge spike in crime that followed the push to defund the police.
  This ruling was issued on Monday by Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea.
  The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Monday that, at the end o
  
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• Dog Trapped in Overturned, Submerged Car for 20 Minutes Miraculously Survives

  22-06-2022 18:46
  
  Car crashes involving dogs rarely go well. Whether the dog escapes from the car during the accident and runs off or is the one causing the accident on the road, things generally don’t end well for them in major accidents.
  Which is why this particular rescue is so surprising.
  When a sports car flipped over into a canal in Crawford Township, North Carolina, shortly before 1 a.m. on June 12, there was a person and a dog inside.
  The driver made his way out of the car, but the dog was nowhere t
  
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• Video: Trump Just Responded to Whether He Will Run in 2024 and He Thinks His Answer Will Make You 'Happy'

  22-06-2022 18:22
  
  Former President Donald Trump dropped the strongest hint to date that he plans to run for reelection in 2024.
  In a wide-ranging telephone interview with radio host and author Wayne Allyn Root last week, the 45th president assured supporters that they’ll be “very happy” with his decision.
  “Are you planning to run for president? What can you say?” Root asked at the end of the interview (about the 20:40 mark of the video below).
  Trump replied, “Well, you’re
  
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• Rents to rise for more than a million New Yorkers in rent stabilized apartments

  22-06-2022 18:18 via cnn.com
  
  The NYC Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) has given the green light to allow landlords in New York City to hike rents on more than one million rent stabilized apartments.
  
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• The secret of why evangelicals love Herschel Walker (and Donald Trump)

  22-06-2022 17:38 via cnn.com
  
  Over the weekend, Herschel Walker addressed the Faith and Freedom Coalition, a gathering of social conservatives in Nashville, Tennessee. His speech came just days after Walker's campaign publicly acknowledged he had three children by women he was not married to in addition to his son by his ex-wife.
  
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• Analysis: The secret of why evangelicals love Herschel Walker (and Donald Trump)

  22-06-2022 17:38 via cnn.com
  
  Over the weekend, Herschel Walker addressed the Faith and Freedom Coalition, a gathering of social conservatives in Nashville, Tennessee. His speech came just days after Walker's campaign publicly acknowledged he had three children by women he was not married to in addition to his son by his ex-wife.
  
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• Snooze Fest: Camera Captures Person Literally Falling Asleep During Jan. 6 Hearing

  22-06-2022 17:14
  
  People seated immediately behind Arizona House Speaker Russell Bowers struggled to stay awake as he testified before the Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday.
  Three men could be seen with heavy eyes as Bowers, a Republican, recounted phone conservations he had in December 2020 with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and then-President Donald Trump about holding a hearing at the Arizona Capitol to review allegations of voter fraud related in the last presidential election.
  A snippet of Bowers testim
  
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• Michigan National Guard Deletes Social Media Post Denouncing Father's Day

  22-06-2022 17:05
  
  Father’s Day has been celebrated on the third Sunday in June since the early 20th century. Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the emancipation of slaves in the United States, has a fixed date of June 19; it’s been celebrated sporadically since the end of the Civil War, but became a federal holiday after the events that transpired in the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody in 2020.
  Naturally, this means that the two holidays will, on occasion, fall on the same day &m
  
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• Trump-Endorsed Newcomer Crushes Longtime Congressman Mo Brooks in Key Senate Race

  22-06-2022 16:54
  
  Republican Senate candidate Katie Britt of Alabama secured the GOP’s nomination for her senatorial bid Tuesday.
  Britt defeated Republican U.S. House Rep. Mo Brooks in the Alabama GOP primary runoff election, winning over 63 percent of the votes, according to data from NBC News.
  At the time of writing, with 99 percent of the votes in, Brooks managed to secure only around 37 percent of the votes cast Tuesday, NBC News data showed.
  Britt described her victory as a “surreal moment”
  
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• Here Are the 14 Republicans Who Just Voted to Advance the Senate Gun Control Bill

  22-06-2022 16:40
  
  Fourteen Republicans sided with Senate Democrats Tuesday to advance a gun control bill opposed by the National Rifle Association. The 64-34 vote was the first procedural hurdle facing the legislation.
  “We will oppose this gun control legislation because it falls short at every level,” the NRA said in a statement.  “It does little to truly address violent crime while opening the door to unnecessary burdens on the exercise of Second Amendment freedom by law-abiding gun owner
  
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• Trump: Radical Left Driven by 'Spirit of Hatred,' We're Just Trying to Do a Good Job

  22-06-2022 16:15
  
  Former President Donald Trump told attendees at the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday that the radical left is driven by a “spirit of anger,” while conservatives simply want to do a good job.
  “Everyone in this room is gathered here today because we’re all committed to the same key beliefs and the same core values,” Trump began his remarks.
  “We believe that the Declaration of Independence and the American Constitution rep
  
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• NFL Team Announces Death of 26-Year-Old Linebacker: 'A Life Lost Much Too Soon'

  22-06-2022 16:12
  
  The Baltimore Ravens announced Wednesday that outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson has died.
  Ferguson, who was drafted in 2019, was 26, according to WJZ-TV.
  Baltimore Police said officers were sent to an address in the city at about 11:25 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a questionable death.
  Police said Ferguson was the person involved.
  The cause of Ferguson’s death has not been announced.
  The Ravens posted a tribute to Ferguson on Twitter.
  “He was a kind, respectful young man with a big
  
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• Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is changing its name

  22-06-2022 15:45 via cnn.com
  
  Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is changing its name after 85 years.
  
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• AOC-Backed Congressional Candidate Concedes Defeat to Moderate Pro-Life Democrat

  22-06-2022 15:30
  
  A pro-life Democrat has been declared the winner of a primary that pitted Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas against a progressive candidate backed by Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
  Cuellar was leading challenger Jessica Cisneros by 177 votes when the polls closed after the May 24 primary, according to Fox News. Although Cisneros declared victory, a recount was conducted.
  The final margin of victory, when the Democratic Party’s recount committee was done, was 289
  
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• Watch: WH Press Sec Slips Up, Admits Biggest Biden Disaster Yet Is Coming

  22-06-2022 14:43
  
  It’s like the old tale of the frog who didn’t notice he was being boiled in water because the temperature was being turned up slowly.
  Last year, President Joe Biden’s administration insisted the economy was fantastic and inflation was “transitory.” Then inflation wasn’t so transitory, but the economy was still doing well.
  Then the economy wasn’t doing so well, but a recession wasn’t conceivable. Now, a recession is conceivable, but not “inevi
  
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• 6,000 bees removed from inside wall of Nebraska couple’s 100-year-old home

  22-06-2022 14:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  About 6,000 bees were recently removed from inside the walls of an Omaha couple’s 100-year-old home.
  
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• Former Purdue basketball star and first-round NBA draft pick dies at 25

  22-06-2022 14:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former Purdue basketball star Caleb Swanigan has died at 25.
  
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• South Dakota Senate convicts and removes state attorney general in impeachment trial after he killed pedestrian in 2020

  22-06-2022 14:04 via cnn.com
  
  The South Dakota state Senate on Tuesday voted to convict and remove state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg from office on two articles of impeachment after he struck and killed a pedestrian in September 2020, making Ravnsborg the first elected official to be impeached and removed in the state's history.
  
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• Netanyahu is again center stage as Israel heads towards 5th elections in 4 years

  22-06-2022 13:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  Israelis are preparing for their fifth election in less than four years. But one man seems jubilant at the prospect: Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  
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• Could a housing slump threaten the stock market and the entire economy?

  22-06-2022 13:29 via cnn.com
  
  The red-hot housing market is starting to show signs of cooling off. Prices have spiked to levels unaffordable for many prospective buyers, and mortgage rates have jumped following the Federal Reserve's rate hikes and a surge in bond yields.
  
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• Louisiana limits solitary confinement for youth 

  22-06-2022 12:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  The governor signed Louisiana’s first law restricting isolation for youth after two deaths and an investigation into harsh conditions in a new state juvenile facility.
  
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• Leaves of three, let it be? Why the old saying doesn't always apply to poison oak

  22-06-2022 12:00
  
  As more people venture outside to enjoy warm weather, be prepared to identify poison oak to avoid future headaches and itchy red rashes.      
  
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