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• Dave Chappelle Show Cancelled After Violent Leftist Threats Just Hours Before Starting

  21-07-2022 23:47
  
  Comedian Dave Chappelle had a sold-out show scheduled Wednesday in Minneapolis. But at the last minute, the theater cancelled the show after group of protesters threatened to become violent if Chappelle was allowed to perform.
  Chappelle’s show was originally set to take place at First Avenue, a popular venue in Minneapolis, the Daily Mail reported.
  But at the last minute, First Avenue canceled the show, allegedly in response to demands from MnUprising, an activist group that claimed that C
  
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• Biden tests positive for Covid-19

  21-07-2022 23:27 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden said Thursday that he's tested positive for Covid-19 but will continue to work while in isolation at the White House despite his mild symptoms.
  
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• Definition of 'Female' Gets Woke Update as American Dictionary Bows to the Left

  21-07-2022 23:25
  
  Leftists have been attempting to redefine the terms “male” and “female” for years now, but in a troubling development, Merriam-Webster is now following suit.
  As noted by Not the Bee, the definition of the word “female” in the online version of the venerable dictionary has been changed to include “having a gender identity that is the opposite of male.”
  The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh, whose recent documentary “What Is a Woman?” address
  
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• US Senate expected to confirm Marines' first Black four-star general

  21-07-2022 23:12 via cnn.com
  
  After more than 35 years in the US Marine Corps., Lt. Gen. Michael Langley is set to be the first Black general to achieve one of the branch's highest rankings.
  
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• Opinion: Think same-sex marriage can't be abolished? Look at Bermuda

  21-07-2022 23:12 via cnn.com
  
  The House of Representatives moved to codify marriage equality on Tuesday by passing the Respect for Marriage Act with surprising bipartisan support. The 267 to 157 vote included 47 Republicans who agreed that the right to same-sex marriage should be enshrined in federal law, after Justice Clarence Thomas suggested previous cases ensuring marriage equality, same-sex relationships and contraception should be reconsidered in light of the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
  
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• Hero Dog Saves Owner After 53-Year-Old Fell 70 Feet and Shattered Bones in Middle of Nowhere

  21-07-2022 23:08
  
  A dog led search-and-rescue personnel to where its owner lay injured after the owner fell about 70 feet from a ridge near Tahoe National Forest in Nevada County, California.
  The 53-year-old owner of the black border collie “Saul” was hiking in the area when he fell and broke his hip and ribs on the night of July 12.
  After getting cellphone reception, the wounded hiker, whose name was not released by authorities, phoned first responders at noon the following day asking for help and no
  
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• Solar Panels Suffer Stunning Failure as Weather Becomes 'Too Hot' for Them to Handle

  21-07-2022 23:06
  
  Well, it looks like solar panels aren’t going to be saving the planet any time soon.
  In fact, some aren’t even able to work efficiently when the sun is too hot, which defeats the purpose of solar energy.
  We know this because reports indicate the record heatwave tormenting the United Kingdom has effectively rendered solar panels there useless.
  In an article Tuesday headlined “Weather ‘too hot’ for solar panels,” The Telegraph of London reported Tuesday that tem
  
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• Fire on Massachusetts train prompts rescue of passenger who jumped off bridge into river

  21-07-2022 22:58 via cnn.com
  
  A train fire in Massachusetts Thursday morning prompted the evacuation of 200 people and the rescue of one person who escaped by jumping into a river.
  
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• Melania Trump says she was 'unaware' of the Jan. 6 riot as it was happening

  21-07-2022 22:39 via cnn.com
  
  Former first lady Melania Trump said in a new interview with Fox that she was "unaware" of the ongoing riot on January 6, 2021, because she was too busy photographing a rug in the White House.
  
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• Op-Ed: Unbelievable Racial Challenge Issued at Southern Baptist Convention

  21-07-2022 22:36
  
  Controversy over women pastors and sexual abuse at the recent annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Anaheim edged out coverage of another explosive issue roiling the largest Protestant denomination in America — race.
  At one meeting, black Florida pastor Kevin Smith, a fixture in establishment SBC circles, issued a challenge that could have been crafted by Ibram X. Kendi, Robin DiAngelo or any member of the Democratic National Committee.
  Smith exhibited the authorized grievan
  
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• Deadly Lightning Strike at Georgia Military Base Kills 1, Leaves 9 Injured

  21-07-2022 22:33
  
  A Wednesday morning lightning strike at a United States military installation in Georgia killed a sergeant with more than 20 years of Army service and wounded nine other soldiers, according to news reports.
  The incident occurred at just after 11 a.m Wednesday in a training area at Fort Gordon, about nine miles southwest of Augusta, Georgia.
  The facility, which covers about 87 square miles, houses the U.S. Army Signal Corps, U.S. Army Cyber Command, and the Cyber Center of Excellence.
  “It i
  
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• Outrage as US Defector Wins Major Sports Award, Smugly Ends Acceptance Speech in Mandarin

  21-07-2022 22:15
  
  A former American athlete who chose to compete for China during the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing was honored with an award Wednesday in the country she swore off.
  Eileen Gu was named “Best Breakthrough Athlete” at “The ESPYs,” an awards show put on annually by ESPN that honors athletes and other figures from the sports world for their achievements during the previous year.
  “I also want to share this moment with all the incredible pioneering female athletes who&rs
  
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• As Afghanistan Vet Defends Home with AR-15-Style Rifle, Invaders Realize They Chose the Wrong House

  21-07-2022 21:56
  
  A U.S. military veteran who served in Afghanistan used his Second Amendment rights to protect himself and his family from armed attackers in Clayton County, Georgia.
  According to WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Whitfield Smith saw a group of men outside his house through his Ring doorbell camera on July 11.
  “I’m noticing a young man running from my neighbor’s yard across my front lawn into the middle of the street to meet up with two other gentlemen,” said Smith, who served in t
  
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• Video: Violence Hits Disney World as Two Families Engage in All-Out Brawl Over Reported Line Dispute

  21-07-2022 21:55
  
  The happiest place on Earth turned into a brawling zone as a fight broke out at Walt Disney World this week.
  Video footage showed two families pushing and punching each other over a line dispute. The altercation took place Wednesday at the Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland and lasted for a few minutes before authorities arrived.
  The man who recorded the brawl said he was unaware of what started it.
  He shared the footage with Fox 35 News.
  WARNING: This video contains images and language which som
  
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• Jan. 6 rioter who said she wanted to shoot Nancy Pelosi sentenced to 60 days in jail

  21-07-2022 21:36 via cnn.com
  
  A January 6, 2021, US Capitol rioter who said she had looked for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to kill her that day was sentenced to 60 days behind bars Thursday.
  
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• 'Mystery Shopper' Survey Exposes EV Manufacturers' Dirty Secret - Lowest Ratings in Customer Service

  21-07-2022 21:32
  
  Since electric vehicles are an emerging technology, potential customers need excellent customer service for answers to questions about issues they never encountered with traditional, gas-powered cars.
  A year-long study, conducted by the Pied Piper research firm, however, found that customer satisfaction ranked low among “mystery shoppers” looking to buy electric cars at EV manufacturers.
  Open from July 2021 to June 2022, the survey concluded that four electric-car companies out of 25
  
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• US telecom providers will now be required to block millions of illegal robocalls a day

  21-07-2022 21:20 via cnn.com
  
  US telecom providers will now be required to block millions of illegal robocalls a day advertising extended vehicle warranties, the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday, taking aim at a group of individuals accused of sending more than 8 billion such messages since 2018.
  
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• Amber Heard Officially Files Appeal Against Depp Verdict, Court Records Show

  21-07-2022 21:11
  
  Amber Heard is appealing Johnny Depp’s watershed libel victory against her.
  Heard’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal in the case at the Virginia Court of Appeals in Fairfax on Thursday, according to the Daily Mail.BREAKING: As expected, #AmberHeard files a notice of appeal with VA Court of Appeals. #JohnnyDepp team issues a statement below. More expected from Heard camp later. Special @LawCrimeNetwork Sidebar coming later today. You won’t want to miss itpic.twitter.com/ZzM4MHGK
  
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• Gov. Whitmer Goes Full Dystopian, Takes Aim at Adoption in Shocking Budget Cuts

  21-07-2022 20:58
  
  Radical Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan vetoed millions of dollars of funding for adoption services before signing a $76 billion state budget on Wednesday.
  According to The Detroit News, Whitmer vetoed over $25 million in funding to causes she perceived as cutting against her pro-abortion agenda.
  One of the largest cuts was the deletion of $10 million for programs that market adoption as an alternative option to abortion, but that was just the tip of the iceberg.
  The Detroit News re
  
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• FL Residents Who Received Unexpected Check in the Mail from Ron DeSantis Told 'Don't Throw It Away, It's Real'

  21-07-2022 20:26
  
  Thousands of Florida families are receiving a one-time payment of $450 per child as part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new budget.
  The payments are going out to 59,000 eligible families, WTSP-TV reported.
  “Receive a check in the mail from DeSantis? Don’t throw it away, it’s real,” the outlet advised any potentially wary Floridians.
  According to a news release, DeSantis has allocated $35.5 million for the program, which is being led by first lady Casey DeSantis as part of he
  
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• House Republicans who voted for marriage equality recognized the obvious

  21-07-2022 20:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  The 47 House Republicans who voted in favor of marriage equality understood that voting no would go against the views of many constituents — including Republicans
  
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• Fire on Massachusetts train prompts evacuation, rescue of passenger who jumped off bridge into river

  21-07-2022 20:21 via cnn.com
  
  A train fire in Massachusetts Thursday morning prompted the evacuation of 200 people and the rescue of one person who escaped by jumping into a river.
  
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• Ford to Ax Up to 8,000 American Jobs in Order to Fund Electric Vehicle Production - Report

  21-07-2022 20:08
  
  The Ford Motor Co. is expected to slash 8,000 jobs in the coming weeks to help fund its push into the electric-vehicle market, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday.
  Workers in the Ford Blue unit tasked with manufacturing internal combustion engine vehicles and employees working for the company’s other departments could lose their jobs under the to-be-finalized layoff plan, according to the report, which cited “people familiar with the plan.”
  If finalized, the layoffs are expected
  
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• Beloved African Lioness Killed During Introduction to New Lion at Birmingham Zoo

  21-07-2022 19:41
  
  This is why the biblical figure Daniel was thought to be in grave danger when he was thrown into the lions’ den.
  A male African lion killed a lioness at the Birmingham Zoo in Alabama on Monday.
  The lioness, named “Akili,” was being introduced to the lion for the first time.
  “Animal introductions are always risky because wild animals can be unpredictable and we cannot control their interactions,” said Birmingham Zoo deputy director Hollie Colahan, according to WBRC-T
  
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• Biden's Approval Rating Hits a New Low, Fueled by Democrats Jumping Ship

  21-07-2022 19:30
  
  President Joe Biden’s approval ratings have taken yet another dive.
  Only 36 percent of Americans now approve of the job that Biden is doing, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll published Wednesday.
  This new rating is down from the previous low of 38 percent approval the president had in June and the 40 percent he had at the end of that month.
  Significantly, Biden’s approval ratings declined even among Democrats.
  Last month, 84 percent of Democrats approved of the president,
  
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• Biden Prescribed Medication for High-Risk COVID Cases - How at Risk Is POTUS of Having a Severe Case?

  21-07-2022 19:30
  
  After testing positive for COVID-19, President Joe Biden is reportedly taking a medication that has only been in use since December to treat the disease.
  The medication’s description might not inspire confidence about Biden’s condition.
  According to the U.K. Daily Mail, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed Biden is taking a drug known as Paxlovid.
  “He has begun taking Paxlovid,” Jean-Pierre said. “Consistent with CDC guidelines, he will isolate a
  
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• 'Deep-Staters' Demanding Missouri CCW Holder's Info; Sheriff and AG Will 'Go Down With Ship'

  21-07-2022 19:21
  
  Officials in the state of Missouri have publicly refused to obey the FBI’s demands that they hand over the personal information of the state’s concealed carry weapons permit holders, saying the agency is attempting “to illegally obtain” the information.
  Scotland County Sheriff Bryan Whitney, for one, is adamant that the FBI is trying to assemble an illegal gun registry of Missouri citizens.
  “As the sheriff of Scotland County, I want all my citizens to know that I wi
  
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• Why is Antifa Hosting a Summer Camp for Kids? Shocking Curriculum Details Should Scare Every Parent

  21-07-2022 19:15
  
  The communist thug Vladimir Lenin was said to have a strategy for keeping the Marxist revolution going in perpetuity, even though it caused nothing but oppression and suffering. Lenin’s plan involved indoctrinating the collectivist mindset into those who had little or no life experience: children.
  Lenin supposedly said, “Give me four years to teach the children, and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.” We are seeing the same dynamic play out in our society now as progr
  
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• Destructive Pest Devastates Growers in PA, Infestations Now Confirmed in 12 States

  21-07-2022 18:47
  
  An insect that has already caused vast crop damage in Pennsylvania is looking for new places to ravage.
  According to CBS News, the spotted lanternfly can be blamed for about $300 million worth of agricultural damage in Pennsylvania in 2019.
  The damage continues.
  “Some vineyards have seen a 100 percent crop loss,” Sharon Powers of Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture said, according to a report from Fox Weather published by the New York Post. “They are a threat to
  
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• Online privacy is so much more than having "nothing to hide." Here's why

  21-07-2022 18:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  In the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned, online privacy is on everyone's minds. But according to privacy experts, the entire way we think about and understand what 'privacy' actually means... is wrong.In this new Think Again, NBC News Correspondent Andrew Stern dives deep into digital privacy — what it really means, how we got to this point, how it impacts every facet of our lives, and how little of it we actually have.
  
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• New Electric Vehicle Completely Bombs, Could Only Make It 70 Miles Driving at Highway Speeds

  21-07-2022 18:41
  
  Leftists want to repeal all kinds of legal concepts — the Electoral College, the nine-justice U.S. Supreme Court, even that dusty old Constitution itself.
  But they can’t repeal the laws of physics.
  Which is why the brave new world of electric vehicles that we’re told will solve all our energy problems is having a hard time fulfilling what has been promised.
  An EV may have its place, as Car and Driver noted in a review of the electric 2022 Mazda MX-30.
  That MX-30, Mazda says, is
  
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• Colbert 'Insurrection' Report: 'Cocaine Orgy' Skit, Talks of Leaving 'Something' Under Boebert's Door

  21-07-2022 18:39
  
  Despite prosecuting hundreds of Jan. 6 “insurrectionists,” Biden’s Justice Department dropped all charges against the Colbert Nine on Monday, a month after their arrests.
  The U.S. Capitol Police’s investigation found that Stephen Colbert’s comedy crew was banging on doors inside the Capitol, talking of a “cocaine orgy” and threatening to place something under a congressman’s door.
  Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger wrote a letter to Republican Reps
  
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• Bill aimed at lowering Medicare drug prices faces next test in the Senate

  21-07-2022 18:27 via cnn.com
  
  With their once-sweeping budget reconciliation package whittled down to two health care measures, Senate Democrats are moving ahead with pushing the legislation through the chamber.
  
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• Man Drives Truck Into Family, Kills Father Then Opens Fire with Shotgun - Ends Up Dead When Ammo Runs Out

  21-07-2022 18:19
  
  A man allegedly plowed through a family with his pickup truck as they were enjoying a touristy walk near Glacier National Park on Sunday.
  But that was only the beginning.
  The man, Derick Amos Madden, evoked more chaos by getting out of his truck and reportedly unleashing gunfire, killing one man, David Siau, and a toddler, according to the Associated Press.
  The 18-month-old toddler, McKenzie Siau, was being held by her mother, Christy Siau, when she was fatally wounded by gunfire.
  However, the c
  
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• House passes bill guaranteeing access to contraception

  21-07-2022 18:12 via cnn.com
  
  The House voted Thursday to pass a bill that would guarantee access to contraception by protecting the right to buy and use contraceptives without government restriction.
  
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• Watch: Biden Again Admits 'Big Transition' Is Happening - Green Energy Agenda Push

  21-07-2022 18:09
  
  As President Joe Biden’s bumbling tenure lurches on, it’s increasingly clear that the numerous crises ravaging the United States are part of an insidious, calculated plan to socially re-engineer the nation — even if it entails significant suffering for countless Americans.
  Biden obliquely admitted as much on Tuesday when he gushed about the “big transition happening” in the energy sector while lecturing on climate change at the Brayton Point Power Station in Somerse
  
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• Analysis: Proud Boys crashed Drag Queen Story Hour at a local library. It was part of a wider movement

  21-07-2022 18:06 via cnn.com
  
  A version of this story appeared in CNN's Race Deconstructed newsletter. To get it in your inbox every week, sign up for free here.
  
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• NY man who allegedly punched an Asian woman more than 100 times indicted on hate crimes charges

  21-07-2022 18:02 via cnn.com
  
  A man allegedly seen in surveillance video punching an elderly Asian woman more than 100 times and stomping on her body in Yonkers, New York, has been indicted on multiple hate crime charges.
  
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• YouTube will start removing misinformation related to abortion

  21-07-2022 18:01 via cnn.com
  
  YouTube on Thursday said it will no longer allow misinformation related to abortion on its platform, including false claims about the safety of the procedure and potentially unsafe instructions about how to self-induce an abortion.
  
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• Danger to the Republic: Staggering Percentage of Biden's Strongest Supporters Want SCOTUS Abolished

  21-07-2022 17:57
  
  A shocking poll reveals that most Democratic voters actually want to abolish the U.S. Supreme Court because, after decades of left-wing rulings, the court now has a majority center-right cast.
  The Rasmussen poll, released earlier this month, found that 52 percent of respondents who identify as Democrat voters want to abolish the country’s highest court.
  The polling firm asked questions such as, “Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorab
  
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• Big companies are starting to get nervous about the job market

  21-07-2022 17:57 via cnn.com
  
  The job market in America is still healthy. The unemployment rate is just 3.6% and many employers are continuing to hire workers at a steady clip. But some major companies appear to be getting a little nervous.
  
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• Killer of David Dorn Convicted of First-Degree Murder in Shooting of Retired Police Officer

  21-07-2022 17:47
  
  David Dorn’s life mattered.
  A St. Louis jury found Stephan Cannon guilty Wednesday of murdering Dorn more than two years after the 77-year-old’s death.
  The retired police officer was killed in June of 2020 after responding to a burglary alarm at a friend’s St. Louis pawn shop during protests and looting after the death of George Floyd in police custody the previous month.
  Dorn became a symbol for law and order as rioting erupted across the country.
  The 38-year veteran of the St
  
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• Insane Dashcam Footage: Cops Chase SUV Plowing Recklessly Through Traffic, But No One Expected This Shocking Ending

  21-07-2022 17:39
  
  It was a wild time in Georgia on Friday when a driver who appeared to have an issue with the concept of a traffic stop hit a police officer, two bystanders and several police cars.
  When the smoke of the screeching tires cleared, Sierra Hibbert of Warner Robbins, Georgia, was handcuffed and taken into custody, according to Fox News.
  An incident that at times resembled a demolition derby began when police were summoned to Georgia Highway 42 near Byron amid reports of a vehicle going into the oncom
  
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• Mortgage rates tick higher again as recession fears loom

  21-07-2022 17:33 via cnn.com
  
  Mortgage rates ticked higher for the second week in a row as more economic indicators flashed warning signs of an impending recession.
  
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• Breaking: Biden Is Experiencing Symptoms After Testing Positive for COVID

  21-07-2022 17:27
  
  President Joe Biden is suffering from mild symptoms of COVID-19, according to a statement released Thursday by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
  “This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19.  He is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very mild symptoms,” the statement, posted on the White House website, said.
  The statement said Biden, 79, is being given the drug Paxlovid.It was one year ago today that Biden said this quote: “You
  
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• Video: Mom of Uvalde Shooter Comes Face-to-Face with Angry Relatives of Victim, Heated Screaming Match Ensues

  21-07-2022 17:05
  
  The mother of Uvalde, Texas, school shooter Salvador Ramos came face-to-face with the relatives of his victims on Tuesday night.
  Footage of the meeting showed the two parties lashing out at one another in an incredibly heated exchange.
  On May 24, Ramos shot his grandmother before attacking Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. There, he claimed the lives of 19 students and two teachers in one of the deadliest school shootings in American history.
  The video was recorded by a news crew with the Spanis
  
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• Biden Admits Military Thinks Pelosi's Provocative China Move Is 'Not a Good Idea'

  21-07-2022 17:01
  
  President Joe Biden on Wednesday gave a chilly reception to prospects of a trip to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
  On Tuesday, a report in the Financial Times said a stop in Taiwan will be part of Pelosi’s regional trip through Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, according to Reuters. Pelosi’s office has not confirmed the trip, saying it does not give advance notice of Pelosi’s travel.
  During a brief interaction with the media Wednesday at Joint Base Andrews, Biden
  
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• Watch: Warrantless ATF, State Police Show Up at Man's House, Demand to See His Firearms

  21-07-2022 16:40
  
  When an individual buys numerous firearms in a short period of time, this often sets off alarm bells among law enforcement that it might be a case of “straw purchases” — someone illegally buying firearms for someone else.
  Unless law enforcement agents have a warrant or probable cause, however, they can’t demand to check out whether or not the firearms are still in the buyer’s possession. Still, nothing stops them from showing up at your residence, coming to your fro
  
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• Analysis: The poll question every expert is obsessed with in 2022

  21-07-2022 16:33 via cnn.com
  
  The 2022 midterm elections are just more than three months away. Most signs suggest it's going to be a good election year for Republicans -- including the so-called "generic ballot." But why do political pros put so much faith in a single question? And is it really as predictive of future outcomes as everyone seems to think?
  
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• What Mexican abortion rights advocates are hearing from US women

  21-07-2022 16:19 via cnn.com
  
  Verónica Cruz says she's been getting frantic calls from women in the United States.
  
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