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• Watch: Hero Notices Burning House While Driving - What He Does Next Saves 4 Kids and Big Sister

  15-07-2022 23:15
  
  A 25-year-old man in Lafayette, Indiana, saved the lives of four children and an 18-year-old Monday after noticing their house was on fire while driving by.
  Nick Bostic was driving near the home a few minutes before 12:30 a.m. that day when he saw the house was covered in flames.Heroic actions of a Lafayette Citizen saves the lives of several children! #hero #inspiring #courage #awesome @City_Lafayette pic.twitter.com/s5eLfNs21Q
  — LafayetteINPolice (@LafayetteINPD) July 14, 2022With no cel
  
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• Senate Democrats are racing the clock to get things done. Here's where negotiations are on 4 key issues

  15-07-2022 23:01 via cnn.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia dealt a huge blow to his party when he and his staff told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer he won't support the climate or tax provisions of a reconciliation package the two had been negotiating for months.
  
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• Do yourself a favor and skip Discovery+'s 'Unprecedented' docuseries on Trump

  15-07-2022 23:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Instead of watching Discovery+'s ‘Unprecedented,’ tune in to the Jan. 6 hearings, which have captivated audiences without trivializing the seriousness of the charges leveled against Trump.
  
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• Concerned Boy Calls 911 Over Dinosaur 'Emergency,' Dispatcher and Deputy Respond with Act of Kindness

  15-07-2022 22:57
  
  Many parents are eager to teach their children about how to respond in an emergency, and one of the first steps is often to teach them to dial 911 if they ever need help.
  Another crucial, but often less fine-tuned, aspect of the training is helping children understand what constitutes a serious emergency — especially since so many problems might seem pressing to a 5-year-old that are not medical or safety issues.
  Dispatchers sometimes field calls from kids who have experienced “emerg
  
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• Forget Tigers: Camel Attacks Zoo Worker, Biting His Head and Dragging Him 15 Feet

  15-07-2022 22:52
  
  Most people know that you don’t want to irritate a camel because they might spit at you — but as it turns out, when they’re really ticked off, they can also grab you by the head and drag you around, too.
  Roger Blenker, 32, found that out the hard way on Wednesday during a routine activity at Hemker Park & Zoo near Freeport, Minnesota.
  Blenker, identified by the zoo as one of the owners but referred to as an employee by the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office, was moving a
  
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• Tesla Owners Share Alarming Message Received on Screen Amid Heat Wave

  15-07-2022 22:45
  
  As the summer heat envelopes Texas, putting stress on the Lone Star State’s electric grid, we’ve learned that Tesla has sent messages to owners asking them to avoid charging their cars during peak hours to help ease the load.
  It’s just another example of how electric vehicles are not quite as convenient as those selling them want us to imagine.
  The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said twice this week that the state’s power grid would be sorely tested during a heatwa
  
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• Wealthy space entrepreneur who has pushed for exploration of aliens and the afterlife donates $10 million to DeSantis

  15-07-2022 22:44 via cnn.com
  
  A wealthy space entrepreneur who has spent his fortune exploring the cosmos and once said aliens are already on Earth "right under people's noses" is now the largest donor to the political operation of Florida Gov. Ron Desantis this election cycle.
  
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• Man exonerated for Malcolm X assassination sues City of New York for $40 million

  15-07-2022 22:38 via cnn.com
  
  A man recently exonerated of his wrongful conviction for the assassination of civil rights icon Malcolm X has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the City of New York.
  
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• Dad Helps Deliver Baby on 7/11 in 7-Eleven Parking Lot: Parents Gifted with 7 Years of Special Drink

  15-07-2022 22:37
  
  When Allie Sayers of West Virginia made her birth plan for her third child due in July, it involved a planned cesarean section — but no one told the baby that, and he had his own plans.
  Sayers, 24, already had two children: Aliannah, 7, and Bryson, 5. Her first birth was difficult and her second ended with an emergency C-section, so she scheduled another C-section for July 13.
  But on July 11, little Waylon decided it was time. Sayers woke her fiancé Chase Bush, 27, and told him it w
  
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• House passes bill aimed at making imported baby formula cheaper

  15-07-2022 22:29 via cnn.com
  
  The House on Friday overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill aimed to make imported baby formula cheaper for parents to buy in the wake of the ongoing baby formula shortage.
  
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• Chinese Housewife Implicated in 206 False Encyclopedia Articles: User Makes Shocking Discovery in Russian Entry

  15-07-2022 22:04
  
  A housewife in China put the limits of Chinese Wikipedia to the test by writing more than 206 articles about medieval Russian history that were later found to be mostly fabricated.
  The woman, who went by the username Zhemao, pretended to be the daughter of a Chinese diplomat stationed in Moscow.
  She claimed on her profile that she had a Ph.D. in World History from Moscow State University and that she had married a Russian man, VICE News reported.
  Passing herself off as a historical expert on Rus
  
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• Gen. Flynn: It's Time for Governors to Take a Stand Against Biden as Commanders in Chief of Their National Guards

  15-07-2022 21:47
  
  Last November, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin threatened National Guardsmen and reservists who refused the COVID-19 injection, declaring that they would not be eligible for federal training or pay.
  Last week, the U.S. Army announced that roughly 40,000 National Guardsmen and 22,000 reservists will be prevented from reporting for duty for declining to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Austin’s decision cuts off pay and benefits to the combined 62,000 troops and blocks them from active servic
  
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• Elon Musk and Twitter's First Court Hearing - Official Date Revealed by Judge

  15-07-2022 21:37
  
  A judge in Delaware has set a hearing for Tuesday to hear arguments for Twitter’s request for a September trial in its lawsuit against Elon Musk, Reuters reported Thursday.
  After agreeing in April to buy the social media company for $44 billion, Musk announced last week that he intended to walk away from the deal. He said Twitter was not fully disclosing the necessary information about spam accounts, The New York Times reported.
  The company then sued Musk in Chancery Court in Delaware, try
  
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• Joe Manchin is key to Biden's agenda. Here's why he has so much influence.

  15-07-2022 21:29 via cnn.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is a key vote crucial to President Joe Biden's agenda with Capitol Hill bitterly divided along partisan lines.
  
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• Hertz customers say they were arrested after rental company reported cars stolen. Now they're suing

  15-07-2022 21:18 via cnn.com
  
  47 Hertz customers have filed a lawsuit against the rental company that describes horror stories after they were allegedly falsely reported as having stolen its rental cars, and in some cases even jailed.
  
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• Trump Postpones Swing-State Primary Rally in the Aftermath of Ex-Wife's Death

  15-07-2022 21:06
  
  Former President Donald Trump announced he’s postponing a key swing state rally in the aftermath of his ex-wife’s death.
  Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post on Friday.
  He said the rally scheduled for Saturday in Prescott Valley, Arizona, will instead take place on July 22.
  “Out of love and respect for Ivana, our big Arizona Rally will be postponed until next Friday,” the former president said.pic.twitter.com/AN0RIQlSRx
  — Republican Party of Arizona (@
  
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• For the first time since 1989, the Super Bowl will feature alcohol ads not made by Anheuser-Busch

  15-07-2022 20:48 via cnn.com
  
  The Clydesdales are about to get some competition.
  
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• Texas Mom Missing: Strange Set of Details Emerge

  15-07-2022 20:46
  
  The disappearance of a Texas mother has family and friends in a race against time, while odd and sparse evidence leave authorities struggling to grab a lead in this case.
  Christina Lee Powell vanished after dashing from her San Antonio home on the morning of July 5, and has not been seen or heard from since.
  According to Fox News, Powell has unspecified medical conditions that require the care of a doctor.
  What the public knows is now limited, but details are beginning to emerge.
  The date of her
  
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• House passes bills to protect abortion access after Roe v. Wade overturned

  15-07-2022 20:10 via cnn.com
  
  The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Friday passed a pair of bills aimed at protecting access to abortion at the federal level in the wake of the Supreme Court's momentous decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
  
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• First on CNN: Congressional progressives introduce 10 executive actions relating to abortion access pressuring Biden to do more

  15-07-2022 20:03 via cnn.com
  
  The Congressional Progressive Caucus released Friday a new slate of executive actions tailored to protect abortion access and to pressure President Joe Biden to do more as Democrats continue to grapple with how to respond to Roe v. Wade being overturned.
  
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• Jayland Walker autopsy shows 46 entrance wounds or graze injuries

  15-07-2022 19:45 via cnn.com
  
  An autopsy revealed Jayland Walker, the unarmed man who was shot and killed by Akron, Ohio, police at the end of a high-speed chase, had 46 gunshot entrance wounds or graze injuries, Summit County Medical Examiner Dr. Lisa Kohler said Friday.
  
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• It Looks Like Trump Has Decided and Will Soon Declare a Run: Report

  15-07-2022 19:01
  
  Former President Donald Trump says he has decided whether he will make a White House run in 2024 and is just pondering when to make the announcement.
  In a telephone interview with New York Magazine reporter Olivia Nuzzi published on Thursday, Trump indicated he likes his chances in two years.
  “Look,” he said, “I feel very confident that, if I decide to run, I’ll win.”
  In a following comment, the former president made it clear that has already made a decision about 2
  
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• Long-time Harris aide departing VP's office

  15-07-2022 18:52 via cnn.com
  
  Rohini Kosoglu, one of Vice President Kamala Harris' longest serving aides, will be departing the office after nearly six years by her side, a White House official told CNN.
  
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• What are time crystals? And why are they so weird?

  15-07-2022 18:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Physicists in Finland are the latest scientists to create “time crystals,” a newly discovered phase of matter that exists only at tiny atomic scales and
  
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• Jayland Walker was shot 46 times by Ohio police, medical examiner says

  15-07-2022 17:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Jayland Walker, the Black motorist killed by Ohio police last month, suffered 46 gunshot wounds in the hail of officer gunfire, the medical examiner’s office revealed Friday.
  
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• 'Stranger Things' star Noah Schnapp on Doja Cat, season 5 and Will's sexuality: 'He is gay and he does love Mike'

  15-07-2022 17:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  One of the many thrills embedded in “Stranger Things” has been watching each of the young cast literally grow into young adults before our eyes.
  
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• 'Angel' Spots House Fire in Middle of Night, Warns Family of 11: 'She Saved Our Family'

  15-07-2022 17:44
  
  As the Ellis-Downing family went to bed on July 4, they had no idea that in just a few short hours, all their lives would be in danger.
  The large family of 11 from Fairfield, Ohio, was unaware when a fire broke out in the garage. The smoke detectors weren’t going off. The wind was blowing smoke away from the home, so no one inside smelled it.
  But good Samaritan Haily Strong spotted the fire from nearly a mile away and had one thought: She had to warn the people inside.
  Strong drove to the
  
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• House to vote on abortion rights bills after Supreme Court's reversal of Roe

  15-07-2022 17:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  The House will vote on two bills aimed at protecting abortion rights in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
  
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• American men are sicker and more likely to die early from preventable causes than peers abroad, study finds

  15-07-2022 17:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Men in the United States are sicker and more likely to die early from preventable causes compared with their peers in other similarly high-income countries, a new study has found.
  
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• After Ivana Trump's death, New York AG postpones Trump family depositions

  15-07-2022 17:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  The New York attorney general's office said Friday it's postponing the depositions of former President Donald Trump and two of his children, Donald Trump Jr.
  
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• Ivana Trump's death delays Trump family depositions

  15-07-2022 17:05 via cnn.com
  
  The depositions of former President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump set to take place next week have been temporarily delayed due to the death of Ivana Trump, the New York attorney general's office said.
  
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• Michael Moore Makes a Fool of Himself with 'Replacement' for the Second Amendment

  15-07-2022 17:00
  
  There’s a good way to tell when has-been liberal celebrities feel the need to boost their bank accounts. They seek attention and opportunities by jumping up to loudly comment on whatever the progressive cause of the moment is.
  That behavior sums up documentary filmmaker Michael Moore’s entire career.
  Gun control is one of Moore’s stock shticks. Attempting to cash in on the fear narratives being pushed by the establishment media following recent mass shootings, Moore on Sunday p
  
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• Justice Breyer returns to Harvard Law School

  15-07-2022 16:44 via cnn.com
  
  Justice Stephen Breyer -- who retired from active service at the Supreme Court last month -- will return to Harvard Law School to teach seminars and to continue to write books, the school said Friday.
  
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• Electric Police Cars 'Running Out of Juice' on Way to Rural Emergencies

  15-07-2022 16:13
  
  A British police force that has embraced the use of electric vehicles says they have operational limits when a charging station is nowhere in sight.
  The revelation came from Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner Chris Nelson, according to the Daily Mail.
  The issue comes into play the most often when officers are in rural areas, he said.
  Nelson said that his department, which has electric vehicles making up a greater share of its fleet than any other department, sometimes is faced with si
  
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• Biden: US insists on 'transparent accounting' of Palestinian American journalist's death

  15-07-2022 16:13 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden on Friday said the US insists on a "full and transparent accounting" of the killing of veteran Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was fatally shot while covering an Israeli military operation in the West Bank.
  
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• Video: Grandmother, 69, with Cancer Reports to Prison for Jan. 6 Charges, Has Message for Americans

  15-07-2022 16:05
  
  A 69-year-old grandmother from Boise, Idaho, was sentenced in May to two months in prison for her activities during the Capitol incursion on Jan. 6, 2021.
  Pamela Hemphill had no prior criminal history, and she is fighting breast cancer.
  The display name on her Twitter page, PamHemphill-MAGAGranny, should tell you all you need to know.
  Hemphill’s daughter drove her to Federal Correctional Institution Dublin near Oakland, California, on Tuesday, which was her “surrender date,” an
  
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• Emmett Till's family rebuts claims in accuser's recently leaked memoir

  15-07-2022 15:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Emmett Till's family disputes the version of events recounted in a recently leaked memoir by the white woman who accused Till of making unwanted advances
  
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• Watch: Burgess Owens Exposes Racist Remarks by Dems Directed at Justice Thomas

  15-07-2022 15:25
  
  For decades, the left has frivolously weaponized the race card as a cudgel to silence and attack white conservatives and Republicans.
  However, in recent years, there also has been a disturbing escalation in the left’s aggressive bullying of minorities who refuse to regurgitate the Democratic Party’s approved talking points.
  A continuing target is Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who has been vilified as a “white supremacist” after he and other justices overturned th
  
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• China's economy records slowest growth since the start of 2020

  15-07-2022 15:16 via cnn.com
  
  China's economy recorded its worst quarterly performance in over two years, after months of harsh Covid lockdowns wreaked havoc on the country.
  
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• Nearly 100 visa issues remain unresolved ahead of World Athletics Championships

  15-07-2022 15:11 via cnn.com
  
  Nearly 100 visa issues for athletes and officials scheduled to be participating in the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, US, remain unresolved, a World Athletics spokesperson told CNN Thursday.
  
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• Ski resort changes 'insensitive' name

  15-07-2022 14:59 via cnn.com
  
  A popular Vermont ski resort originally known as Suicide Six has changed its name to Saskadena Six, according to the resort.
  
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• Biden meets with Saudi crown prince amid tensions over Khashoggi murder

  15-07-2022 14:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden arrived Friday in Saudi Arabia where he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a controversial sitdown he had earlier insisted
  
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• Pa. Senate candidate Fetterman turns to Snooki to mock opponent Dr. Oz for Jersey ties

  15-07-2022 14:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  John Fetterman is getting help from reality-T.V. star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi to take digs at his Senate race opponent, Dr. Oz, for his ties to New Jersey.
  
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• Young Girl Forced Into Public Apology and Given Cruel Restriction After Addition to BLM Poster Angers Woke School: Report

  15-07-2022 14:37
  
  A 7-year-old girl who deviated from the acceptable language allowed by school officials when describing Black Lives Matter was punished by her California school.
  But parent Chelsea Boyle is fighting back after her daughter was disciplined for putting “any life” under the words “Black Lives Mater” in a drawing, according to Fox News.
  RedState reported Monday that the issue began in 2021 when the parents of a friend of Boyle’s daughter saw the drawing and complained.
  
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• Conservative media and politicians doubted the story of a pregnant 10-year-old. Then they pivoted their messaging.

  15-07-2022 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  In a matter of days, a case described in a news story in Indiana turned into a national flashpoint in the culture wars.
  
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• Energy saved US markets last quarter. Now its starting to drop its superhero status

  15-07-2022 13:55 via cnn.com
  
  US markets took a beating on Thursday as big bank earnings delivered disappointing results. 
  
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• Twitter may only have bad options left in its battle with Elon Musk

  15-07-2022 13:32 via cnn.com
  
  First, Elon Musk wanted to buy Twitter, but it wasn't clear if the company would be on board. Then the two sides agreed to a stunning, $44 billion deal. Now, Musk wants out of the agreement and Twitter is suing to stop him.
  
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• School district allows some employees to be armed

  15-07-2022 13:07 via cnn.com
  
  A Georgia school district approved a policy Thursday that allows some employees to carry weapons in schools, excluding teachers and staff who supervise classrooms.
  
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• Georgia school district allows some employees -- but not teachers -- to carry weapons in schools

  15-07-2022 13:07 via cnn.com
  
  A Georgia school district approved a policy Thursday that allows some employees to carry weapons in schools, excluding teachers and staff who supervise classrooms.
  
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• People are revealing their salaries to a TikTok star

  15-07-2022 13:03 via cnn.com
  
  After Hannah Williams found out she was being underpaid, she created the TikTok "Salary Transparent Street" and started asking strangers to reveal their salaries.
  
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