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• Last Mississippi abortion clinic closes its doors

  07-07-2022 23:56
  Mississippi's only abortion clinic has closed but people on both sides of the issue still faced off outside Thursday (July 7) (AP Video/Emily Wagster Pettus)      
  
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• Warrant for AOC Issued - Nasty Secret Exposed: 'Tax the Rich' Rep Refuses to Practice what She Preaches

  07-07-2022 23:54
  
  Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has often argued for increasing taxes on wealthier Americans, but a new report revealed the hypocritical nature of this approach.
  According to the Washington Examiner, Ocasio-Cortez founded a publishing house called Brook Avenue Press in 2012. The child-focused company didn’t last long and was dissolved by the state of New York in 2016.
  On July 6, 2017, New York filed a tax warrant to obtain $1,618 in unpaid corporate taxes from the business, the Ex
  
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• Plane crazy: Emirates aircraft flies from Dubai to Australia with a gaping hole in its side

  07-07-2022 23:52
  
  An Emirates Airbus A380 suffered a "technical fault" when one of its tires ruptured. There were no injures reported, the airline said.      
  
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• 'We're innocent until proven guilty,' says dad of Florida boy, 10, whose perp walk went global

  07-07-2022 23:44
  
  Lee County (Fla.) Sheriff Carmine Marceno posted a child's arrest and 'perp walk' on Facebook. The boy's father says his texts were no school threat.      
  
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• Officer Crawls Into Drain Pipe to Rescue 13-Year-Old Golden Retriever That Had Been Missing for Days

  07-07-2022 23:40
  
  On June 24, an elderly golden retriever went missing from her home in Conklin, New York. Owner Rudy Fuehrer couldn’t figure out where 13-year-old Lilah had gone.
  On Sunday, two days after she went missing, he was walking his two other dogs (who happen to be Lilah’s offspring) when he heard muffled barking.
  Fuehrer traced the sound to a drain pipe just 100 feet from his home and realized that somehow Lilah had gotten herself down into the pipe and was refusing to come out.
  “I sa
  
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• Report: Musk Silently Had Twins with Top Neuralink Exec - Elon Appears to Confirm

  07-07-2022 23:22
  
  Elon Musk quietly had twins last year with Shivon Zilis, one of his Nueralink executives. But the news of their births has just been uncovered after Business Insider obtained court documents regarding the names of the twins.
  Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, as well as the smaller startup Neuralink, now has nine known living children, Insider reported. A tenth child reportedly died in infancy.
  Zilis has been one of the stars at Neuralink, which is trying to develop a computer chip that is implantab
  
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• White House reacts to PM Johnson exit, Griner plea

  07-07-2022 23:21
  The White House on Thursday said Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement that he would step down as the UK's head of government will not put a damper on the close relationship between Washington and London. (July 7)      
  
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• Op-Ed: Take a Closer Look at Justices' Dissent in Dobbs Decision and You'll Be Appalled

  07-07-2022 23:07
  
  In the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, the dissent of Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan received very little scrutiny.
  Yet when we take a closer look at it, we should be appalled by the superficiality of their arguments. The dissent is riddled with emotive contentions. In terms of rigorous legal arguments, it completely fails.
  Here are corrections of just some of its inane errors.
  1. Natural childbirth is not “forced childbirth.”
  “As of today, thi
  
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• Op-Ed: One Little Lie from Hillary Speaks Volumes About Her

  07-07-2022 23:00
  
  Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton attended Yale Law School. But they must have skipped class for the lesson in honesty related by Sir Walter Scott: “Oh, what a tangled web we weave / When first we practice to deceive!”
  Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton have struggled with the truth for their entire lives. Remember Hillary’s imaginary landing in Bosnia under sniper fire. Or her invented right-wing conspiracy against Bill to smuggle his DNA onto Monica Lewinsky’s blue dress.
  
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• Here's the latest on the legal battles over Louisiana's abortion ban trigger law

  07-07-2022 22:41
  A New Orleans judge will hear arguments concerning Louisiana's trigger law banning abortions with no exceptions for rape or incest.      
  
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• Mainstream Critics Trash Chris Pratt's New Series as 'Unhinged Right-Wing' Fantasy, But Viewers Are Loving It

  07-07-2022 22:39
  
  Coming off of the July 4 weekend, film critics could not help themselves from review-bombing Amazon’s “The Terminal List,” going so far as calling it an “unhinged right-wing revenge fantasy.” Normal viewers, however, appear to have a differing opinion on the military TV show.
  In another instance of the media being out of touch with Americans, the difference between critic and audience enjoyment of the series is telling. Rotten Tomatoes, the most popular review-aggre
  
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• 8-year-old who loves sports in critical condition but 'fighting as hard as he can': Highland Park shooting updates

  07-07-2022 22:25
  
  One of the youngest victims injured in the Highland Park shooting, 8-year-old Cooper Roberts, was shot in the chest. Latest updates.      
  
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• Highland Park Suspect's Mom Walks Out of House, Finds Chilling Mural Painted by Her Son

  07-07-2022 22:24
  
  In the days since the mass shooting Monday at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, disturbing details about the alleged killer, Robert Crimo III, and his past continue to come out.
  Perhaps the most disturbing detail yet was revealed on Wednesday.
  The New York Post reported Crimo had painted a mural on the back of his mother’s house that featured a smiley-face figure brandishing a rifle.
  The discovery of what the outlet described as an “eerie” and “chilling&
  
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• Four black bears killed by Alaska officials for entering campground for homeless people

  07-07-2022 22:08
  
  Wildlife officials killed the four black bears after they got into items at an Anchorage, Alaska campground recently made available for the homeless.      
  
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• Police Open Fire on Farmer, Claim Tractor Was Coming at Them - Video Tells Different Story

  07-07-2022 22:03
  
  Police in the Netherlands opened fire Tuesday on farmers in tractors protesting the country’s radical policies on reducing emissions.
  The incident occurred around 10:40 p.m. that day in the town of Heerenveen when a group of farmers on a tractor allegedly tried to crash into police officers and their vehicles near the entrance to the A32 highway, Friesland police announced Tuesday.
  Police said that they fired warning shots and shots targeting the tractor during the incident. The farmers fl
  
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• Derek Chauvin sentenced to just over 20 years for violating George Floyd's federal civil rights

  07-07-2022 22:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Derek Chauvin was sentenced to just more than 20 years in prison Thursday, nearly seven months after he pleaded guilty to federal charges that he violated Georg
  
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• Georgia Guidestones 'completely demolished' after explosion left monument damaged

  07-07-2022 22:00
  
  State officials also released surveillance video in an effort to find those responsible for setting off the explosion at the Georgia monument.      
  
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• American Airlines is tripling pilots' pay after a scheduling glitch left thousands of flights without pilots

  07-07-2022 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  American Airlines has agreed to pay its pilots triple their normal rate after a computer scheduling glitch left thousands of flights with understaffed cockpits.
  
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• American Airlines is tripling pilots' pay after a glitch left thousands of flights without pilots

  07-07-2022 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  American Airlines has agreed to pay its pilots triple their normal rate after a computer scheduling glitch left thousands of flights with understaffed cockpits.
  
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• 'Holy S***': State Trooper Ambushed by Mob Pelting Squad Car with Firecrackers, Shattering Glass

  07-07-2022 21:47
  
  Chicago has become synonymous with violent crime and lawlessness under Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot, and that continued this week.At least 10 people were killed and 62 others were wounded by gunfire over the Fourth of July weekend in Chicago. https://t.co/uNmQiHTXZp
  — Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) July 5, 2022One incident early Sunday stood out from the usual mayhem.
  An Illinois state trooper was attacked in Chicago after he arrived at a blocked intersection, according to KFVS-TV.
  The t
  
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• Senate Democrats reach agreement to close tax loophole in next step toward broader deal

  07-07-2022 21:36 via cnn.com
  
  Senate Democrats have finalized an agreement to close a tax loophole in order to extend the solvency of Medicare, according to a source familiar with the agreement, in another step forward on their economic and prescription drug package.
  
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• July 4 Shooting Suspect Planned 2nd Massacre, Reveals Why He Aborted at Last Minute, Police Say

  07-07-2022 21:33
  
  The man who allegedly killed seven people and wounded dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, said he thought about a second mass shooting but ultimately decided not to carry it out, authorities said Wednesday.
  According to ABC News, authorities said Robert Crimo III told them he “was driving around, saw a celebration in Madison,” Wisconsin, and “contemplated another attack.”
  He reportedly had 60 rounds of ammo at that time.
  However, the alleged
  
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• Op-Ed: Georgia Officials May Be Preparing to Indict Trump, But There's One Glaring Issue

  07-07-2022 21:29
  
  Authorities in Georgia may be preparing to indict former President Donald Trump for election tampering.
  The New York Times reported last year that “prosecutors in Georgia have started a criminal investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s attempts to overturn Georgia’s election results, including a phone call he made to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which Mr. Trump pressured him to ‘find’ enough votes to help him reverse his loss.”
  The cla
  
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• 'This is America': Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Simone Biles, John McCain and 15 others

  07-07-2022 21:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 people Thursday, including former Rep.
  
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• Biden awards Medal of Freedom to 17 recipients

  07-07-2022 21:21 via cnn.com
  
  • Denzel Washington absent at Medal of Freedom ceremony
  • Awards were bestowed posthumously to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Sen. John McCain
  
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• Many Within Biden's Own Administration Are 'Frustrated' by His Attempts to Tackle Inflation, Fear He Could Make Things Worse: Report

  07-07-2022 21:18
  
  Progressives in the Democratic Party and the Biden administration are wary of President Joe Biden’s attempts to focus and reign in on the record-high inflation plaguing his administration.
  The progressives fear that this focus on fighting inflation would undermine their political agenda for the country, Politico reported Thursday citing sources.
  They are concerned that Biden’s backing of the Federal Reserve’s recent attempts to combat inflation, could hurt the labor market, and
  
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• Sheriff: Mother drowns her 3 children in a murder-suicide after husband's suicide

  07-07-2022 20:58 via cnn.com
  
  A mother and her three children whose bodies were found in a Minnesota lake over the weekend died in a murder-suicide, sheriff's investigators said Thursday -- and their deaths apparently followed the suicide of the children's father.
  
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• Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon before semifinal with abdominal injury

  07-07-2022 20:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon on Thursday because of a torn abdominal muscle, announcing his decision a day before he was supposed to play in the semifinals.
  
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• Former Theranos executive Sunny Balwani is convicted of fraud

  07-07-2022 20:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former Theranos executive Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani was convicted on fraud charges stemming from his time as COO of the blood-testing company.
  
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• Justice Department closes in on documents subpoenaed from GOP operatives connected to Trump fake electors plan

  07-07-2022 20:51 via cnn.com
  
  Republican operatives connected to the plan to put forward "alternate" electors for Donald Trump are set to turn over information to the Justice Department as soon as this week -- as criminal investigations examining efforts to overturn the 2020 election pick up pace.
  
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• DOJ closes in on documents subpoenaed from GOP operatives connected to Trump fake electors plan

  07-07-2022 20:51 via cnn.com
  
  Republican operatives connected to the plan to put forward "alternate" electors for Donald Trump are set to turn over information to the Justice Department as soon as this week -- as criminal investigations examining efforts to overturn the 2020 election pick up pace.
  
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• Video: WH Spox Accidentally Humiliates Joe Biden as a Parent After Fox Reporter Asks About Hunter

  07-07-2022 20:49
  
  The White House is still running away at full speed from answering questions concerning President Joe Biden’s clear lies about son Hunter’s shady business dealings and refusing to say what he knew and when he knew it.
  On Tuesday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre once again refused to speak to the recent revelation in the form of a voicemail that Biden left for his son that clearly proved he was aware of the younger Biden’s business dealings.
  During the press confe
  
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• Reactions in London as Johnson resigns

  07-07-2022 20:41
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned Thursday, acknowledging that it was "clearly the will" of his party that he should go. (July 7)      
  
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• James Caan, veteran 'Godfather' and 'Elf' actor, dies at 82

  07-07-2022 20:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  Movie tough guy James Caan, whose work spanned generations in such big-screen classics as "The Godfather," "Misery" and "Elf," died on Wednesday, his family
  
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• IRS chief refers Comey, McCabe audit decision to inspector general for review

  07-07-2022 20:23 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: It's very hard to see the Comey and McCabe audits as a coincidence
  • Video: 'Scary to be targeted like that': McCabe reacts to IRS audit
  • Opinion: Who killed the republic? It's not Donald Trump
  
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• Texas Oil Pipeline Explodes In Towering Pillar of Fire

  07-07-2022 20:13
  
  A natural gas pipeline exploded southwest of Houston on Thursday, sending a towering plume of fire and smoke high into the sky.
  Live footage of the pipeline explosion reveals the intensity of the fire and smoke.Photographs of the flaming pipeline also reveal the hellish intensity of the raging fire.Pipeline explosion: 15400 JoAnn near FM 1952. This is west of Orchard. #HouNews pic.twitter.com/DEdiDRw8gp
  — Fort Bend Pct 1 Constable (@FortBendPct1) July 7, 2022The blast took place in a rural
  
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• Florida ice cream company sued over death of woman in ongoing listeria outbreak

  07-07-2022 20:07
  
  A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges Big Olaf Creamery is responsible for the death of an Illinois woman who ate ice cream contaminated with listeria.      
  
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• Disneyland’s social media accounts hacked with racist, offensive posts

  07-07-2022 19:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Disneyland spokesperson confirmed to NBC News that its Instagram and Facebook accounts “were compromised early this morning.” The posts have since been removed.
  
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• 'The Godfather' Star James Caan Dies at Age 82

  07-07-2022 19:47
  
  James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of “The Godfather” and to television audiences as both the dying football player in the classic weeper “Brian’s Song” and the casino boss in “Las Vegas,” has died. He was 82.
  His manager, Matt DelPiano, said he died on Wednesday. No cause was given and Caan’s family, who requested privacy, said that no further details would be released at this time.
  “Ji
  
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• July 4 Shooting Suspect's Father Tells His Side of the Story: 'I Didn't Do Anything Wrong'

  07-07-2022 19:47
  
  The accused July 4 shooter’s father has come forward to shed some light on his son’s purported crimes.
  In an interview with the New York Post, Robert Crimo Jr., father of Robert Crimo III, who has been accused carrying out Monday’s mass shooting at Highland Park, Illinois, insisted that he had done nothing wrong and revealed the shocking conversation he had with his son the night before the shooting.
  “They make me like I groomed him to do all this,” Crimo Jr. told t
  
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• Have You Seen This Before? Air and Sky Turn Green Over Plains in Bizarre Meteorological Event

  07-07-2022 19:34
  
  Weather adages abound. We’ve all heard a version of “red sky at night, sailors’ delight; red sky at morning, sailors take warning.”
  But the sky pulled a new one on the Great Plains on Tuesday, turning green as a powerful windstorm swept through South Dakota and other states.
  “I think it caught a lot of people’s attention because the sky did have that very unique green color to it,” Peter Rogers, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Sioux Falls, to
  
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• Illegal Alien Duo Up to No Good: Hero Citizen Saves July 4 Celebration from Their Evil Plot

  07-07-2022 19:32
  
  Police have arrested two illegal aliens who were allegedly planning a mass shooting at a Virginia Fourth of July parade.
  The two men, 52-year-old Julio Alvarado-Dubon and 38-year-old Rolman Balacarcel, were arrested and charged with illegal possession of firearms after a concerned citizen allegedly heard them discussing their plans for a shooting at Richmond’s parade.
  At a press conference regarding the arrests, Richmond Police Chief Gerald Smith said a hero citizen prevented what could&rs
  
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• Rep. Greene questions if July 4 shootings were 'designed' to get Republicans to back gun control

  07-07-2022 19:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested this week that the shootings that occurred on July Fourth, including in Highland Park, were “designed” to get Republicans to support gun restrictions.
  
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• Pringles wants a spider named after it

  07-07-2022 19:29 via cnn.com
  
  Pringles and spiders are probably two things you don't associate with each other — until now.
  
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• Joe Biden can't catch a break

  07-07-2022 19:27 via cnn.com
  
  The hits just keep on coming for Joe Biden.
  
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• Senate Democrats reach an agreement to raise taxes on some high earners

  07-07-2022 19:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  Senate Democrats have reached an agreement to raise taxes on some high earners whom they say are abusing a loophole to slash their tax bills, two sources
  
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• Wisconsin's first Black-owned resort community receives historical status this summer

  07-07-2022 19:23
  
  The story of Lake Ivanhoe began in 1926 when three prominent Black men from Chicago purchased 83 acres of land.      
  
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• Johnny Depp Raked in $800,000 After Trial, Immediately Fulfills Amber Heard's Broken Promise with It

  07-07-2022 19:18
  
  After the drama of the legal battle between actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard, Depp has donated $800,000 to charity. Part of these donations went to a hospital that Heard had promised to donate to, but never did.
  After winning $15 million from the defamation suit against Heard, Depp also decided to sell off some valuable NFTs.
  The actor’s NFT community, Never Fear Truth, raised significant donations, and the money has gone to charity.
  Depp split the money between the Perth Chil
  
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• A community gathers in mourning at Highland Park

  07-07-2022 19:17 via cnn.com
  
  In the heart of Highland Park, Illinois, a community gathers in mourning, placing flowers, messages of remembrance and American flags at the scene of yet another mass shooting in the US.
  
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• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns

  07-07-2022 19:07
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned Thursday, acknowledging that it was "clearly the will" of his party that he should go. (July 7)      
  
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