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• Video: Fed-up Mom Blasts BLM for Mourning Death of Man Who Shot Up Her Apartment with Kids Inside

  17-07-2022 23:45
  
  A six-hour-long standoff between Minneapolis police and Tekle Sundberg ended with the latter fatally shot by police snipers.
  In the days that followed, various protests ensued with many members of the Minneapolis community coming out in support of the late Sundberg while condemning police action.
  One woman, however, was none too pleased with the pro-Sundberg protests.
  Why?
  Because before being shot by police, Sundberg reportedly opened fire on her apartment, nearly killing her and her children.
  
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• Released NIH Emails Show Fauci's Department Not Only Knew About Gain-of-Function but Raised the Alarm Years Before Outbreak

  17-07-2022 23:32
  
  Four years before the world battled the rampant peril of COVID-19, officials at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases expressed concerns over what they called “gain-of-function” research in China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, according to documents received by Judicial Watch in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.
  The agency is headed by Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has steadfastly denied that any “gain-of-function” research was supported
  
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• Arizona GOP governor warns voters against Trump-backed candidate

  17-07-2022 22:38 via cnn.com
  
  Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey on Sunday warned voters in his state against Kari Lake, the far-right, gubernatorial candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
  
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• Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden administration from protecting transgender students and workers in 20 states

  17-07-2022 22:16 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration must pause its enforcement of federal guidance seeking to protect transgender students and workers in 20 states, a federal judge ruled Friday, siding with Republican-led states fighting to enforce anti-trans policies on their books.
  
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• Florida Man Arrested for What He Did with a Hot Dog and a Police Officer

  17-07-2022 22:12
  
  Police in St. Petersburg, Florida, arrested a 47-year-old hot dog seller after he attacked officers with food.
  The incident occurred in the 200 block of Central Avenue early morning on July 2, according to reporting from KHON-TV and WTVT-TV.
  Officers had approached New Port Richey resident Jason Stoll to warn him that his street closure permit to sell hot dogs in the area had ended.
  However, Stoll did not listen to the officers’ warning.
  Police asked him to put down a hot dog he had. Howev
  
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• Family Member Arrested After Attacked Woman Wakes from 2-Year Coma and Tells Cops What She Remembers

  17-07-2022 22:06
  
  Investigators have made an arrest in an attack from two years ago after the victim woke from a coma.
  According to West Virginia’s MetroNews, Wanda Palmer was beaten inside her Cottageville, West Virginia, home in June 2020. Authorities arrived to find her unconscious.
  “When we got there, to be honest we thought she was dead,” said Jackson County Sherriff Ross Mellenger, according to the news outlet.
  While Palmer remained in a coma, detectives investigated multiple leads re
  
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• AOC Alienates 80 Percent of Voters with Tone Deaf Complaint About How Hard Her Life Is - Now the Post Is Gone

  17-07-2022 21:53
  
  A politician who makes more money than a little over 80 percent of Americans is singing the blues about how tough life has become.
  The comments came on the Instagram account of Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, who makes $174,000 a year as a member of Congress, along with the perks of office.
  “It’s insanely expensive, there is no stipend or per diem for it, and you’re not allowed to write it off even though your job forces you to have it,” she said, ac
  
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• Report Finds Nearly 400 Officers Were at Elementary as Uvalde Police Waited to Engage Lone Gunman

  17-07-2022 21:45
  
  A new report criticizes the collective law enforcement response to the May 24 school shooting at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, as ”unfolding chaos” and a “systemic failure”.
  The report is being released on Sunday by a Texas House committee that investigated the shooting and the police response.
  The 77-page report, which has been reviewed by the Texas Tribune, said “systemic failures and egregious poor decision making” contributed to the botched
  
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• Cargo Plane Packed with 11 Tons of Military Explosives Down Over Europe, But Something Strange Kept Firefighters Away

  17-07-2022 21:28
  
  When more than 11 tons of military explosives exploded after a Saturday place crash, fear kept first responders away.
  A Soviet-era four-engine turboprop cargo plane, piloted by a Ukrainian crew, was taking 11.5 tons of Serbian-made ordinance to Bangladesh when it came down in northern Greece, according to ABC. Officials said illuminating mortar shells were among the cargo.
  Firefighters were initially delayed in their response, as they were confronted by intense smoke and an odor they feared migh
  
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• Caught Red-Handed: Man Fuels Up Gas Tank as Another Driver Foots the Bill in Latest Scheme

  17-07-2022 21:07
  
  CCTV footage from an AMPM gas station in Roseville, California, caught an elaborate gas theft scheme on camera.
  The Roseville City Police Department warns that as gas prices in California remain high, similar thefts are likely to occur, KXTV-TV reported.
  The video shared by KXTV-TV showed the suspect driving into the gas station and getting out of his vehicle near the gas pumps.
  The man then switched the gas nozzles so that the one from the gas pump on the other side was pumping into his car whi
  
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• Moms for Liberty activists strategize to take over school boards and pass parental rights bills

  17-07-2022 20:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  At Moms for Liberty's first national summit, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Rick Scott cheered the activists' efforts, saying they will boost conservatives’ chances in the midterms.
  
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• Trump Family Photo Goes Viral Following Death of Beloved Mother, Adorning Sweet '80s Attire

  17-07-2022 20:38
  
  The Trump family has always been larger-than-life in the eyes of the public, but this past week we were all reminded that, at the end of the day, they are just another American family, and the public turned out to mourn with them at the passing of Ivana Trump.
  On Thursday, Eric and Donald Trump announced in separate social media posts that Ivana Trump had passed away in her home in New York City.
  “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Ivana Trump. Our
  
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• Joseph: As Pro-Abortion Fanatics Scream About 'Choice,' Remember the Decision That Was Made in Eden

  17-07-2022 20:32
  
  There is no honorable “choice” for us as mothers to commission a lethal attack on a little daughter or son who is already alive and present in our wombs.
  These tiniest of human beings are utterly defenseless and guilty of no crime. To impose the death penalty on the innocent is never a good choice.
  Failing to distinguish between being pro-choice and pro-evil choice is the oldest mistake in the world.
  Many people of faith believe the ancient Judeo-Christian story of Cain and Abel, whi
  
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• Iran Makes Biggest Nuke Announcement Yet: This Is Bad

  17-07-2022 20:29
  
  On the heels of President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signing a joint declaration last week vowing to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, a senior Iranian official said the Islamic republic already has the capability to make a nuclear bomb but has made no decision on building one, according to a new report.
  “In a few days we were able to enrich uranium up to 60 percent and we can easily produce 90 percent enriched uranium. . . . Iran has the technical means to
  
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• Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck married in Nevada, records show

  17-07-2022 20:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Superstar celebrity couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got married on Saturday, according to a Clark County marriage license.
  
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• Largest Candy Company in World Sued: Famous Treat Contains Toxin, 'Unsafe to Eat' Lawsuit Claims

  17-07-2022 20:17
  
  A customer is suing candy giant Mars Inc. over its multi-colored, fruit-flavored Skittles candies.
  In a lawsuit filed Thursday, a San Leandro, California, resident identified as Jenile Thames accused Mars of tricking consumers and putting their health at risk by continuing to use titanium dioxide in Skittles, USA Today reported Friday.
  Mars “has long known of the health problems posed” by the substance, the lawsuit charged, according to reporting from TODAY.
  The lawsuit states that M
  
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• Authorities seize more than $690,000 worth of hard narcotics in Texas

  17-07-2022 20:15 via cnn.com
  
  US Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas have seized nearly 90 pounds of hard narcotics with an estimated street value of more than $690,000, the agency said.
  
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• Jan. 6 panel expects to get Secret Service texts by Tuesday, says new witnesses will appear in next hearing

  17-07-2022 20:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  The House select committee investigating the Capitol riot expects to receive erased Secret Service text messages from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, by Tuesday, and
  
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• Patient from Missouri dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba while swimming in now-closed Iowa lake

  17-07-2022 20:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  A patient from Missouri has died after being infected with a brain-eating amoeba following a visit to an Iowa lake, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior
  
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• Former White House Doctor Gives His Haunting Assessment of Biden: 'Something's Changed'

  17-07-2022 20:00
  
  Former White House doctor Ronny Jackson, who is currently a Republican congressman from Texas, said Sunday it is possible that President Joe Biden suffers from a disease that is progressively worsening his cognitive abilities.
  Jackson appeared on the show “Sunday Morning Futures” on Fox News. A video of his appearance was posted by Breitbart.
  “I saw him periodically throughout the years I was there, making the comment that I wasn’t his physician at the time,” Jackso
  
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• Meghan Markle Shamed by Diana's Friend Who Even Refuses to Say Her Name Out Loud

  17-07-2022 19:48
  
  Meghan Markle, the iconoclast pseudo-royal who is married to Queen Elizabeth II’s grandson, Prince Harry, has had her fair share of bad press in the United States and the United Kingdom.
  But one of the late Princess Diana’s friends and the designer of her iconic wedding gown has brought such critique of Markle’s public rejection of the royal family to new heights by refusing to even say her name out loud.
  Ouch.
  David Emanuel and his wife, Elizabeth, were the pair behind the mem
  
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• Second-Generation Dairy Farmer Forced to Cull 95% of Herd Over Environmental Regulations

  17-07-2022 19:39
  
  As leaders in the Netherlands propose progressive new climate actions to dial back emissions, many farmers face the possibility of having to kill livestock or close their businesses altogether.
  One of those farmers is Martin Neppelenbroek, who told The Epoch Times he would have to cull 95 percent of his herd under the new regulations.
  “I can’t run a farm on 5 percent,” Neppelenbroek said. “For me, it’s over and done with.”
  The Netherlands’ government sai
  
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• Voters Get Their Revenge: Purge of Woke San Fran DA's Office Begins, Progressives Call 'Terrifying'

  17-07-2022 19:26
  
  Massive changes are hitting the office of the San Francisco District Attorney following the recall of ultra-progressive Chesa Boudin.
  District Attorney Brooke Jenkins fired 15 people on Friday, a week after her appointment by Mayor London Breed.
  “Today, I made difficult, but important changes to my management team and staff that will help advance my vision to restore a sense of safety in San Francisco by holding serious and repeat offenders accountable and implementing smart criminal justi
  
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• More Details of NASCAR Driver's Killer Emerge, Here's What Led Up to the Fatal Gas Station Stabbing

  17-07-2022 18:55
  
  Police have revealed that the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a former NASCAR driver was a transient who was later killed by police.
  Bobby East died on Wednesday after being stabbed at a 76 gas station in Westminster, California, according to Fox News.
  On Friday, police attempted to arrest Trent William Millsap, who was identified as a suspect, according to KTLA-TV.#California SWAT officers on Friday fatally shot Trent William Millsap, who was wanted for the stabbing death of racecar driver #Bo
  
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• Woman Turns on Bathroom Light to Find One of State's Scariest Invasive Monsters Waiting Inside Toilet

  17-07-2022 18:52
  
  A Florida woman received a reptilian surprise when she went into her bathroom Saturday night.
  Michelle Reynolds was in her home at Sheridan Street, Hollywood, Florida, when she decided at around 10:30 p.m. that it was time for a late-night snack.
  “I came down last night at 10:30 to make my little treat, as I normally do, and I put it in the microwave and skipped on over to the bathroom,” Reynolds told WSVN-TV.
  When she entered the bathroom, she was surprised by the sight of a lizard&
  
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• The ethical loophole Clarence Thomas is gleefully exploiting — and how to stop him

  17-07-2022 18:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump, Clarence Thomas and the Jan. 6 committee highlight a Supreme Court justice ethics crisis. If John Eastman and Giuliani have a code, so should judges.
  
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• Police Officer Shares Tear-Jerking Portrait Made in Memory of Man Murdered in Brutal Traffic Cone Attack

  17-07-2022 18:31
  
  Three weeks after the tragic killing of 73-year-old Philadelphia resident James Lambert Jr., a police officer shared his touching tribute to the fallen citizen.
  According to Breitbart, Jonny Castro is a forensic artist for the Philadelphia Police Department. While he primarily creates portraits of fallen officers, he decided to honor Lambert, who was allegedly beaten to death by a group of teens on June 24.
  “James Lambert was known by his friends and family as ‘Simmie’ and was
  
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• 6 inmates escape Louisiana juvenile correction facility, one still on the run

  17-07-2022 18:26 via cnn.com
  
  At least six inmates escaped from the Bridge City Center for Youth in Louisiana early Sunday morning, the state's Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) reported.
  
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• After two years in a coma, West Virginia woman wakes to name brother in attack

  17-07-2022 18:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  A West Virginia woman awoke from a years-long coma after being brutally attacked and identified her brother as the assailant, according to local reports.
  
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• Rush Limbaugh's $4 Million Investment Put on the Market by His Widow for Record-Setting Price

  17-07-2022 18:00
  
  The place where the voice of American conservatism broadcast his mix of news and opinions for decades is now up for sale.
  Radio legend Rush Limbaugh’s widow, Kathryn, is selling Limbaugh’s Palm Beach, Florida, estate with an asking price of $175 million, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
  The broadcaster, who died in February 2021, purchased the original grounds for $3.9 million in 1998. Since then, he put extensive amounts of money into the property to transform it to fit hi
  
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• Transgender Inmate Who Impregnated Two Women at Female Prison Now Being Moved to a Youth Facility

  17-07-2022 17:49
  
  New Jersey allows prisoners the ability to select their prison based on their gender identify.
  And one year ago, they were being praised by the American Civil Liberties Union for this decision.
  Fast forward to 2022 for the results of that experiment.
  Demi Minor, who is a man claiming to be a transgender woman, has been moved to a new prison after getting two women pregnant at his former prison, according to NJ.com. The sex is alleged to have been consensual.
  Minor, who is serving a 30-year sente
  
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• Watch: Migrants Thank Biden for Allowing Them to Cross Border Illegally

  17-07-2022 17:40
  
  As a massive line of illegal immigrants crossed into America, they knew who to thank for their chance at coming to America.
  During the Fox News show “Jesse Watters Primetime” on Wednesday, a clip aired of a group of illegal immigrants from Venezuela, Columbia and Cuba. The immigrants were part of thousands who have descended on Eagle Pass, Texas.
  “We had a chance to talk to some of these migrants from Venezuela, and they are thanking President Biden. Take a listen,” the r
  
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• Girl in Photo with Lia Thomas Blasts Woke University, Says She's 'The Real Girl in That Photo'

  17-07-2022 17:29
  
  A female collegiate swimmer is lashing out at the nomination of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to be the NCAA’s Woman of the Year.
  Thomas, a man competing against women, shattered swimming records this year for the University of Pennsylvania, which earned him the nomination for the award.
  University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines, a nominee from her college, fired off some angry tweets at having to compete against a man for an award set aside for women.
  “Being the real girl in that
  
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• Watch: Uvalde Child Miraculously Spared After He Notices Shooter Around Corner

  17-07-2022 17:16
  
  Some images from the Robb Elementary School surveillance video in Uvalde, Texas, tell stories that provoke anger and rage. Others give us pause.
  About 4 minutes and 40 seconds into the video, after the gunman is seen walking down the hallway to the room where 19 children and two teachers were soon to die, a boy enters the hallway.
  His face is blurred. His name has not been revealed.
  The boy peers around the corner and looks at the shooter, who is farther down the hall. He waits, looking at the o
  
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• Voters of color are backing the GOP at historic levels

  17-07-2022 17:03 via cnn.com
  
  We're in the doldrums of the 2022 election season. Outside of the rescheduled Maryland primary, there are no federal primaries this month. That means political media denizens are looking for almost anything that they can focus on.
  
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• Pelosi's Husband Snags Up to $5 Million of Special Stock as Vote on Billions in Subsidies for Industry Expected Next Week

  17-07-2022 17:02
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband is drawing the wrong kind of attention — again.
  Paul Pelosi bought 20,000 shares of a company that deals in semiconductors while a bill that would provide generous subsidies for manufacturing them is making its way through Congress, with a Senate vote expected within days, according to reports.
  The move, which was dated as taking place in June, is listed in Nancy Pelosi’s Thursday financial disclosure.
  Paul Pelosi made the stock buy himself,
  
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• How this 14-year-old's life changed after meeting his hero John Lewis

  17-07-2022 16:55 via cnn.com
  
  Walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge is a powerful experience for pretty much anyone who knows the history of Bloody Sunday, a 1965 march for voting rights in Selma, Alabama, that was stopped by violent, racist state troopers.
  
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• Comedian Craig Robinson cancels performance after shooting at North Carolina comedy club 

  17-07-2022 16:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  Comedian and actor Craig Robinson was forced to cancel a performance at a North Carolina comedy club after a gunman opened fire at the venue.
  
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• Next Mega Millions jackpot to top a half billion dollars

  17-07-2022 16:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  The next Mega Millions jackpot, which will be drawn on Tuesday night, will offer up an estimated $530 million prize, or $304.7 million cash, after nobody won Fr
  
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• Customers Trusting Woke ESPN Will Get Nasty Surprise Next Week - ESPN Will Face Sea of Cancellations

  17-07-2022 16:27
  
  Disney is giving sports fans a hefty price increase if they want to keep watching ESPN+.
  Disney plans to up the streaming service’s cost to $9.99 per month, with amounts to $99.99 per year, starting Aug. 23, according to Fox Business.
  Although the rate hike comes at a time of inflation, inflation is currently at about 9.1 percent, and that is far below the 43 percent hike ESPN+ customers will be facing.Starting August 23, the cost of ESPN+ subscription will jump to $9.99 a month from $6.99
  
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• Sen. Ted Cruz says Supreme Court 'clearly wrong' in decision legalizing same-sex marriage

  17-07-2022 16:06 via nbcnews.com
  
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• Hollywood's Jane Austen obsession hits an embarrassing wall with Netflix's 'Persuasion'

  17-07-2022 15:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  Who does Anne Elliot marry in 'Persuasion?' Netflix's new movie isn't worth watching to find out. Jane Austen wouldn't be pleased.
  
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• 'Only Tough on Twitter': Lauren Boebert Reveals Interaction with Eric Swalwell in Halls of Congress

  17-07-2022 14:59
  
  Sounds like there are some keyboard warriors in the halls of Congress.
  Rep. Lauren Boebert revealed an insiders’ account of a meeting between two members of Congress in a Saturday Newsmax interview.
  Boebert said Democratic Reps. Eric Swalwell of California and Republican Adam Kinzinger of Illinois have refused to talk to her face to face, in spite of their history of social media criticism against her.“Guess you’re only tough on Twitter”: Rep. @laurenboebert describes wha
  
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• To take on Ron DeSantis, Florida Democrats are looking to a familiar face in state politics

  17-07-2022 13:26 via cnn.com
  
  Fifteen minutes into a recent Sunday service, a man in a trim pinstriped suit with coiffed white hair and a blue disposable mask strolled to the front row of The Fountain church and began nodding along to a live and loud contemporary gospel band.
  
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• Nail salons are a hotbed of toxic chemical exposure. Workers say it’s worsened during Covid.

  17-07-2022 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Nail salon workers in New York are pushing for industrywide health and labor standards over fears that working conditions have become more dire amid the Covid.
  
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• Four feared dead in ‘fatal’ New Mexico helicopter crash 

  17-07-2022 11:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  Four people are feared dead after a helicopter crashed near Las Vegas, New Mexico, late Saturday.
  
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• The truth, and strategy, of food expiration dates

  17-07-2022 10:38 via cnn.com
  
  When you walk into a supermarket and pick up an item — anything from milk to cereal to a can of beans — you'll likely see a little date on the package preceded by "enjoy by," "sell by," or a similar phrase.
  
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• 4 killed when a sheriff's office helicopter crashed in New Mexico

  17-07-2022 10:35 via cnn.com
  
  Four people were killed when a sheriff's office helicopter crashed in New Mexico Saturday, officials said.
  
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• Gas prices are falling, but voters say they aren’t feeling the relief

  17-07-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Gas prices are finally falling around the country, but few voters say the lower prices have changed their outlook on the economy, a worrying sign for President
  
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• Abortion politics drag governors into the national partisan fray

  17-07-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Supreme Court has thrust America’s governors to the frontlines of the culture war of abortion.
  
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