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• Van Gogh Painting Gives Up Jaw-Dropping Secret After Being Hit with X-Rays

  23-07-2022 23:36
  
  Workers at the National Galleries in Scotland stumbled upon a hidden self-portrait behind a Vincent Van Gogh painting while carrying out routine cataloging.
  “We have discovered what is almost certainly a previously unknown self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. Yes, you read that right!” the National Galleries said in a Thursday news release.
  “Moments like this are incredibly rare,” Professor Frances Fowle, senior French art curator with the National Galleries, said, accordin
  
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• 'Defund the Police' Failure Has Minneapolis Residents Taking Matters into Their Own Hands Amid Crime Surge

  23-07-2022 23:15
  
  As the crime rate in Minneapolis continues to rise, residents in some neighborhoods are taking matters into their own hands and raising private money to pay for police patrols that had been eliminated thanks to the defund-the-police movement there.
  Like many Democrat-controlled big cities, in the wake of riots over George Floyd’s death in police custody in May 2020, Minneapolis went all-in for the defund-the-police movement, under the absurd contention that the police were the problem.
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• Would-Be Robber Trails Couple Home, Door Slams Seconds Before He Points Gun - Then You Hear Chilling Noise

  23-07-2022 22:50
  
  In Wheat Ridge, Colorado, a couple was walking home July 15 when they realized they were being followed.
  The couple made it home and, in the nick of time, slammed the door shut before two assailants, a male and a female, both wearing wigs, could harm them.
  But the noise their Ring doorbell camera recorded was possibly even more chilling.
  Laughter.
  The door cam footage showed the male robber drawing a pistol from his waistband and pointing it at the door. Upon the door slamming shut, the robber c
  
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• WHO Declares Monkeypox Global Public Health Emergency

  23-07-2022 22:28
  
  The World Health Organization declared the recent Monkeypox outbreaks in several countries a global public health emergency on Saturday.
  “We have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly through new modes of transmission, about which we understand too little, and which meets the criteria” for a public health emergency, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement following the decision.
  “I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak repres
  
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• California's fast-moving Oak Fire burns more than 6,000 acres and forces evacuations outside Yosemite National Park

  23-07-2022 20:25 via cnn.com
  
  A wildfire raging for a second day Saturday in central California's Mariposa County outside Yosemite National Park has burned more than 6,500 acres and forced evacuations of rural communities, fire officials said.
  
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• NY Times Columnists Finally Admit Truth About Biden, Facebook and Trump Voters

  23-07-2022 20:22
  
  “Better late than never,” the saying goes.
  And in that spirit, eight New York Times columnists admitted writing and publishing mistakes in their thinking concerning former President Donald Trump’s supporters, the Biden economy and Facebook.
  “[H]ere at Times Opinion, we still hold on to the idea that good-faith intellectual debate is possible, that we should all be able to rethink our positions on issues, from the most serious to the most trivial,” the outlet said.
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• Tlaib Goes On Unhinged Rant Against Parents Concerned About CRT in Schools: 'Continue Pushing Back'

  23-07-2022 20:08
  
  The usual liberal line is that critical race theory isn’t being taught in schools. It’s just an obscure academic discipline, the left says, one that has no place in the classroom. Instead, they claim, conservatives have used the term to fear-monger and get parents up in arms.
  In this respect, you have to hand it to Rep. Rashida Tlaib of “The Squad.” Not only does the Michigan Democrat acknowledge critical race theory is in the classrooms, she’s going to fight like h
  
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• Korean Car Company's Alabama Supplier Is Site of Shocking Child Labor Case: Report

  23-07-2022 19:56
  
  Hyundai supplier SMART Alabama LLC has used child labor at its facility in Luverne, Alabama, Reuters reported on Friday.
  The Luverne plant manufactures stamped metal and robotic welded assemblies for three vehicles of Korea-based Hyundai — the Elantra, Sonata and Santa Fe — on behalf of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama.
  Reuters said its report about underage workers — some as young as 12 — was confirmed by local police, eight former and current factory employees, and t
  
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• Dog led rescuers to his owner after he fell 70 feet

  23-07-2022 19:50 via cnn.com
  
  A dog is being lauded as a "real-life Lassie" for leading rescuers to his owner after he fell during a hike.
  
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• Soros-Backed DA Gascón Released Convicted Murderer Decades Early; 8 Months Later, He's Rearrested on Felony Charges

  23-07-2022 19:33
  
  Want to know why George Gascón, the woke Los Angeles district attorney backed by generous donations from billionaire progressive George Soros, will likely face a recall election?
  Ask Andres Cachu — or rather, ask the family of the man he killed.
  In March of 2015, 17-year-old gang member Cachu killed 41-year-old Louis Amela during a robbery in Los Angeles, according to the New York Post. He was tried as an adult and sentenced to 50 years to life behind bars.
  However, because Cachu wa
  
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• After Judge Warns Him About Jail Time Over Jan. 6, PA Grandfather Takes Own Life

  23-07-2022 19:15
  
  On the day of the Capitol incursion, Mark Aungst of South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, strolled through the Capitol building, taking pictures.
  Now, a few weeks after pleading guilty to the charges filed against him for his actions that day and being warned of possible jail time by the judge, he is dead by his own hand.
  The coroner ruled that the Wednesday death of Aungst, 47, was a suicide, according to PennLive.
  Aungst had pleaded guilty on June 27 in federal court to a charge of demonstrating o
  
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• Biden's symptoms 'continue to improve' after Covid-19 diagnosis

  23-07-2022 19:01 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden's symptoms "continue to improve" after being diagnosed Thursday with Covid-19, the President's physician said in a Saturday letter.
  
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• Pictures: Yosemite-Area Wildfire Explodes, Conditions Right for a Perfect Storm

  23-07-2022 18:37
  
  A fast-moving wildfire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size Saturday and prompted evacuations even as firefighters made progress against an earlier blaze that burned to the edge of a grove of giant sequoias.
  A home burns as the Oak Fire moves through the area on July 23, 2022 near Mariposa, California. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
  The Oak Fire, which began Friday afternoon southwest of the park near Midpines in Mariposa County, grew to 10.2 square miles by Saturday morning, according
  
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• Top White House Doctor Believes He's Pinpointed Joe Biden's Exact Illness

  23-07-2022 18:24
  
  President Joe Biden likely contracted a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly through the United States and now has body aches and a sore throat since his positive test on Thursday, according to an update from his doctor on Saturday.
  The variant, known as BA.5, is an offshoot of the omicron strain that emerged late last year, and it is believed to be responsible for the vast majority of coronavirus cases in the country.
  Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the president’s phy
  
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• 'Time to Pray': 'American Pickers' Star Frank Fritz Hospitalized After Medical Emergency

  23-07-2022 18:20
  
  A man who riveted Americans with the way he reclaimed what others threw away has been hospitalized with a stroke.
  “American Pickers” co-host Mike Wolfe updated the world on the health of his longtime friend Frank Fritz in an Instagram post.
  “I have been very private in the past year in regards to Frank’s life and the journey he’s been on. There has been lots of opinions in regards to mine and Frank’s friendship and the show but now is not the time to set the r
  
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• Southwest Loses Big to Fired Pro-Life Flight Attendant

  23-07-2022 18:12
  
  Southwest Airlines once was known as the home of fun, both for employees and travelers.
  Whether it was the flight attendants’ quips on public address systems, gate agents conducting quiz show-type antics prior to boarding or — as legend has it — a pilot gently rocking an in-flight aircraft back and forth as passengers sang Christmas carols, the airline was associated with joy.
  But the fun has stopped. Charlene Carter can bear witness to that.
  A jury in Dallas agreed with her la
  
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• Opinion: Have the January 6 hearings damaged Trump's political prospects? Don't count on it

  23-07-2022 17:58 via cnn.com
  
  "He chose not to act," declared Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger at the outset of Thursday's January 6 committee hearings. With those words, the congressman got right to the heart of the final hearing of the summer.
  
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• Hillary Clinton Will Be Fuming When She Finds Out What Was Done to Her at Ivana Trump's Funeral

  23-07-2022 17:49
  
  Even at Ivana Trump’s funeral, those around Trump found a way to take a subtle dig at Hillary Clinton’s presidential ambitions.
  According to the U.K. Daily Mail, one of the tributes to the late first wife of former President Donald Trump was a blown-up Vanity Fair cover appearance Ivana made.
  Edited out of the picture? A bit of text regarding Hillary Clinton’s designs on the White House.
  (Here at The Western Journal, we’ve been documenting how bad of a president Hillary C
  
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• 'Horror Movie': Officer Forced to Shoot 15-Foot Pet Snake Coiled Around Man's Neck

  23-07-2022 17:34
  
  Police in Lehigh County, Philadelphia, helped untangle a 15-foot pet snake coiled around a man’s neck.
  The incident occurred after 2 p.m. Wednesday in Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, KYW-TV reported.
  A family member of the snake’s 28-year-old owner had called 911 requesting assistance, saying that there was a man who had suffered from a cardiac arrest with a snake around his neck at the home.
  Police were so surprised by the report’s content that they asked dispatch to repeat themsel
  
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• Leftist Governor Runs Full-Page Ad in Texas That Many Residents Are Sure to Hate

  23-07-2022 17:09
  
  Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom ran full-page ads Friday in major Texas newspapers criticizing Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and promoting new gun-control legislation he signed that day.
  Newsom’s advertisements appeared in Friday editions of the Austin American-Statesman, Houston Chronicle, and the El Paso Times, according to The Dallas Morning News.
  The advertisement, according to a copy shared by Newsom on Twitter, is based on words Abbott said when signing SB-8, which prohib
  
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• House Party Turns to Horror After Man is Swallowed Whole by 43-Foot-Deep Whirlpool

  23-07-2022 17:00
  
  What was supposed to be a fun pool party for a marketing company in Israel ended with one of the employees drowning.
  Klil Kimhi, 32, was found dead Thursday after getting engulfed by a 43-foot sinkhole that opened up at the bottom of the swimming pool, according to BBC News.
  The rescue team reportedly had to work for four hours to reach him, officially pronouncing his death once finding him, according to The Times of Israel.
  A second person slipped and was almost dragged down in the sinkhole; ho
  
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• Leftist's Utter Ignorance on Guns Becomes Clear When Rep. Points to Bit of Plastic and Describes Its Magical Properties

  23-07-2022 16:45
  
  Rep. David Cicilline, a Rhode Island Democrat, repeatedly mischaracterized an AR-15 stabilizing arm brace as a “bump stock” that turns the gun into an “automatic weapon” in Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on guns, showing that he has no clue what he is trying to ban and for what reason.
  Cicilline sponsored the Democrats’ “assault weapons” ban, which passed through the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday night.
  During the July 20 heari
  
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• Family Insider Reveals What Life Looks Like Inside Hunter Biden's Marriage to Melissa Cohen: Report

  23-07-2022 16:36
  
  Hunter Biden’s marriage may be in trouble.
  The marriage of President Joe Biden’s younger son to filmmaker Melissa Cohen is under strain, according to a Thursday Page Six report.
  The outlet, owned by the New York Post, cited a source reportedly familiar with Biden and his wife personally.
  The report of Biden’s marital problems comes as the federal investigation into his overseas business dealings reaches a critical juncture.
  The Justice Department is deliberating on potenti
  
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• Barron Trump Makes Public Appearance, Towers Over Parents: How Much Taller Did He Get?

  23-07-2022 16:27
  
  Former President Donald Trump’s son, Barron Trump, made a rare appearance Wednesday.
  The 16-year-old can be seen standing next to his 5-foot-11 mother, Melania Trump, and 6-foot-3 father, Donald Trump, as the family mourned the loss of Ivana Trump, Donald’s first wife, on Wednesday.Familia is Everything. pic.twitter.com/ZfVc4suSEN
  — il Donaldo Trumpo (@PapiTrumpo) July 21, 2022Barron is pictured wearing a blue suit and looking strikingly similar to his father, Donald.Barron app
  
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• TX Wind Turbine Struck by Lightning, Turns Into Spinning Wheel of Fire as It Disintegrates

  23-07-2022 16:18
  
  No, this isn’t a Johnny Cash song.
  A wind turbine burned in a ring of fiery smoke after being struck by lightning Friday in Crowell, Texas.
  Video of the aftermath of the lightning strike shows the turbine still turning.This is near Cromwell, OK. Brent Havins shot this video of a wind turbine that got struck by lightning. pic.twitter.com/jBjUNas0yc
  — Mike Collier (@MikeCollierWX) July 22, 2022Video footage shot by a local shows the turbine eventually slowing to a halt, with flames con
  
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• TX Wind Turbine Struck by Lighting, Turns Into Spinning Wheel of Fire as It Disintegrates

  23-07-2022 16:18
  
  No, this isn’t a Johnny Cash song.
  A wind turbine burned in a ring of fiery smoke after being struck by lightning Friday in Crowell, Texas.
  Video of the aftermath of the lightning strike shows the turbine still turning.This is near Cromwell, OK. Brent Havins shot this video of a wind turbine that got struck by lightning. pic.twitter.com/jBjUNas0yc
  — Mike Collier (@MikeCollierWX) July 22, 2022Video footage shot by a local shows the turbine eventually slowing to a halt, with flames con
  
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• Former Louisiana Police Chief, City Councilman Plead Guilty in Federal Vote-Buying Case

  23-07-2022 16:10
  
  Two local officials in Louisiana have pleaded guilty to federal crimes for their parts in a vote-buying scheme.
  The schemes targeted the 2016 and 2020 elections in Amite City, which is north of New Orleans, according to a Justice Department news release.
  Jerry Trabona, 72, the former Chief of Police in Amite City, and Kristian Hart, 49, a current Amite City Councilmember, pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiring to pay and offering to pay voters residing in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, if they
  
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• Heartland State Shaken as Gunman Kills Camping Couple and Their Young Daughter

  23-07-2022 15:53
  
  A 6-year-old girl was among three Iowa family members fatally shot while camping in a state park, apparently killed by a man from Nebraska who later turned the gun on himself, police said.
  The family victims from Cedar Falls, Iowa — identified by the Iowa Department of Public Safety as Tyler Schmidt, 42; Sarah Schmidt, 42; and Lulu Schmidt, 6 — were found in their tent early Friday at the Maquoketa Caves State Park Campground in eastern Iowa, about 180 miles from Des Moines.
  Investig
  
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• Why everyone's wearing NASA-branded clothes

  23-07-2022 14:51 via cnn.com
  
  On any given day, a thirty minute walk around New York City can yield at least a few NASA logo sightings. They're on backpacks, t-shirts, sneakers, hats, sweatshirts, phone cases, tote bags and jackets.
  
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• Everyone's wearing NASA-branded clothes

  23-07-2022 14:51 via cnn.com
  
  On any given day, a thirty minute walk around New York City can yield at least a few NASA logo sightings. They're on backpacks, t-shirts, sneakers, hats, sweatshirts, phone cases, tote bags and jackets.
  
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• A Tennessee police officer is on administrative leave as the violent arrest of a man is investigated

  23-07-2022 14:35 via cnn.com
  
  Tennessee officials are investigating an officer's violent arrest of a Black man accused of fleeing from police trying to stop him after allegedly running a stop sign, officials said.
  
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• As Biden ponders 2024, here's why some presidents quit

  23-07-2022 14:13 via cnn.com
  
  That a sitting president, even one approaching 80, would commit to seeking another four-year term seems like a foregone conclusion today.
  
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• Analysis: As Biden ponders 2024, here's why some presidents quit

  23-07-2022 14:13 via cnn.com
  
  That a sitting president, even one approaching 80, would commit to seeking another four-year term seems like a foregone conclusion today.
  
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• 1 killed and several injured in shooting in downtown Renton, Washington, police say

  23-07-2022 13:50 via cnn.com
  
  At least one person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting in the Seattle suburb of Renton early Saturday morning, police said.
  
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• Customs officers in Texas seize over $4.3 million in meth

  23-07-2022 12:59 via cnn.com
  
  Customs officers in Laredo, Texas, confiscated methamphetamine -- with a street value of a whopping $4.3 million -- that was hidden in a tractor-trailer.
  
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• Private browsing may not protect you as much as you think

  23-07-2022 12:48 via cnn.com
  
  For years, the most popular internet browsers have included options to search for and visit websites in "private" modes. Those options may now be viewed as vital tools for some in the wake of Roe v. Wade's demise, as abortion-seekers look to avoid having their personal data used against them in states where abortion is criminalized.
  
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• Suspect charged with murder in killing of missing University of Mississippi student

  23-07-2022 11:57 via cnn.com
  
  A man was arrested and charged with the murder of 20-year-old University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, whose remains have not been found since going missing July 8, officials said Friday.
  
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• Scientists are narrowing in on why some people keep avoiding Covid. BA.5 could end that luck.

  23-07-2022 11:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  What is keeping a minority of people from getting Covid? Disease experts are homing in on a few predictive factors.
  
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• Why Ryan Gosling's 'Gray Man' is the exact opposite of what Netflix needs right now

  23-07-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Netflix’s next big new July move is “The Gray Man,” a CIA thriller film starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. Sadly, it's not good.
  
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• Republicans split on same-sex marriage bill, which faces uncertainty in the Senate

  23-07-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  WASHINGTON — A bill to codify federal protections for same-sex marriage has passed the House, but Senate Republicans are agonizing over whether they should
  
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• Beto O'Rourke raises Democrats' hopes again in Texas

  23-07-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Once again, a buzz is growing around Beto O'Rourke.
  
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• Mega Millions jackpot surges to $790M

  23-07-2022 08:25 via cnn.com
  
  The Mega Millions jackpot has surged to a whopping $790 million after no ticket matched all six winning numbers in Friday night's drawing.
  
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• We Could Lose These Giant Sequoias Forever Thanks to Uncleared Forests

  23-07-2022 06:44
  
  The U.S. Forest Service announced Friday it’s taking emergency action to save giant sequoias by speeding up projects that could start within weeks to clear underbrush to protect the world’s largest trees from the increasing threat of wildfires.
  The move to bypass some environmental review could cut years off the normal approval process required to cut smaller trees in national forests and use intentionally lit low-intensity fires to reduce dense brush that has helped fuel raging wild
  
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• FBI probe found Chinese-made equipment on US soil can intercept highly restricted airwaves used by the military

  23-07-2022 06:01 via cnn.com
  
  On paper, it looked like a fantastic deal. In 2017, the Chinese government was offering to spend $100 million to build an ornate Chinese garden at the National Arboretum in Washington DC. Complete with temples, pavilions and a 70-foot white pagoda, the project thrilled local officials, who hoped it would attract thousands of tourists every year.      
  
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• Josh Hawley has been a phony since he got to Washington. Now everyone knows it.

  23-07-2022 03:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  A few short seconds during the Jan. 6 hearing accomplished what Hawley's political adversaries have been unable to do since he showed up in Washington: prove he’s a phony.
  
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• Melania Trump Breaks Silence on Jan. 6 After Major Accusations Leveled Against Her

  23-07-2022 02:27
  
  Former first lady Melania Trump twisted a spiky stiletto heel into accusations that she turned a blind eye to the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021.
  Melania Trump’s former chief of staff, Stephanie Grisham, has claimed that her old boss refused to sign off on a statement condemning the Capitol incursion, according to Fox News.
  In a Thursday interview, Melania Trump said “I always condemn violence” and that “had I been fully informed of all the details, naturally
  
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• Utah's Black pioneers in the Mormon migration were honored with a monument

  23-07-2022 02:17 via cnn.com
  
  Utah officials, along with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, unveiled a monument Friday honoring African American pioneers at a park in Salt Lake City.
  
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• Veteran Police Chief and His Entire Department Resign After 'Progressively Responsible' Manager Takes Over Small Town

  23-07-2022 01:44
  
  A North Carolina town lost its police department one month after a progressive new town manager took over.
  Kenly Police Chief Josh Gibson and four full-time officers resigned on Wednesday, as did two town clerks. The 2,000-person town now has only three part-time officers, according to WRAL-TV.
  “In my 21 years at the Kenly Police Department, we have seen ups and downs. But, especially in the last 3 years, we have made substantial progress that we had hoped to continue. However, due to the
  
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• Off-duty New York correction officer charged in connection to fatal shooting of 18-year-old in the Bronx

  23-07-2022 01:38 via cnn.com
  
  An off-duty New York City correction officer who allegedly shot a teen in the face was formally charged Friday with murder and manslaughter, authorities said.
  
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• CDC reports the first two monkeypox cases in children in the US

  23-07-2022 01:34 via cnn.com
  
  Two cases of monkeypox have been identified in children in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
  
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