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• Behind Tudor Dixon's rise in the messy GOP primary for governor in Michigan

  30-07-2022 23:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tudor Dixon went from single-digits to prohibitive favorite
  
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• Grand Jury Indicts 3 Men for Beating Death of Teen Ethan Liming , And None of the Charges Are for Murder

  30-07-2022 22:50
  
  Three men charged in the beating death of a teenager that took place in the parking lot of LeBron James’s I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, have been indicted on charges lesser than the one of murder with which they were originally charged.
  Ethan Liming, 17, was beaten to death on June 2 after an incident that began with a group of youths Liming was with firing a water gun at another group of teenagers, precipitating a brawl.
  The Summit County Grand Jury charged Deshawn Stafford, 20, with t
  
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• Hawaii receives its last shipment of coal before shuttering last power plant

  30-07-2022 22:37 via cnn.com
  
  On Wednesday, Hawaii received its last shipment of coal before closing its last functioning coal plant.
  
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• Trump: When 2024 Campaign Decision Will Be Announced Boils Down to 2 Words

  30-07-2022 22:07
  
  As the rumors of former President Donald Trump announcing a presidential run keep circulating, Trump has fueled the fire with his latest comments.
  Trump spoke with podcast hosts Clay Travis and Buck Sexton from his New Jersey golf club and said that it would be “very hard” for him not to run again in 2024.
  Trump also told the podcast that he has already made his decision, something he mentioned several weeks ago to New York magazine.
  In the hour-long Friday episode of “The Clay
  
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• US approves Boeing inspection and modification plan to resume 787 deliveries

  30-07-2022 22:05 via cnn.com
  
  The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday approved Boeing's inspection and modification plan to resume deliveries of 787 Dreamliners, two people briefed on the matter told Reuters.
  
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• College Swimmer Reveals the Awful Truth of What Was Actually Worse Than Being Forced to Race Against Lia Thomas

  30-07-2022 21:51
  
  A former college women’s swim team star is revealing more of the “extreme discomfort” that she and her fellow female swimmers felt when the University of Pennsylvania and the NCAA forced transgender athlete Lia Thomas on them this season.
  University of Kentucky alumna Riley Gaines, a member of the school’s women’s swim team, appeared on Fox News with Tucker Carlson last week and revealed that female athletes were never told that Thomas, who still retains his male ge
  
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• Breaking: Biden Tests Positive for COVID Again

  30-07-2022 21:51
  
  President Joe Biden has again tested positive for COVID-19.
  According to a letter from presidential physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor posted by the White House, Biden tested positive on Saturday morning.
  Biden, 79, had tested positive for COVID-19 on July 21. He was treated with the drug Paxlovid.
  The letter said Biden tested negative on Tuesday through Friday in his daily tests.
  The letter framed Biden’s case as a “rebound”  COVID-19 positivity that O’Connor wrote
  
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• DHS inspector general knew of missing Secret Service texts months earlier than previously known

  30-07-2022 21:42 via cnn.com
  
  The embattled inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security first learned of missing Secret Service text messages in May 2021 -- months earlier than previously known and more than a year before he alerted the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, that potentially crucial information may have been erased, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
  
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• CNN Exclusive: DHS inspector general knew of missing Secret Service texts months earlier than previously known

  30-07-2022 21:42 via cnn.com
  
  The embattled inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security first learned of missing Secret Service text messages in May 2021 -- months earlier than previously known and more than a year before he alerted the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, that potentially crucial information may have been erased, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
  
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• He's Done it Again: Biden Hits Shocking New Seven-Decade Low in Polling Data

  30-07-2022 21:30
  
  President Joe Biden has tried to redefine the word “recession.” Can he do the same thing with the term “approval rating?”
  If not, then he and the Democrats are in real trouble. That’s because the latest round of presidential polling from Gallup came out Friday — and Biden not only sits at a personal low of 38 percent, his sixth-quarter average of 40 percent approval is the lowest of any president during the history of the Gallup poll.
  Just for clarification, t
  
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• Justice Department doesn't want Oath Keepers to blame Trump at trial

  30-07-2022 21:17 via cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department is trying to block the Oath Keepers they've charged with seditious conspiracy from shifting blame to Donald Trump when they are tried in federal court later this year, according to a court filing.
  
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• Tucker: We're in a Recession Because Biden Handled Economy Like Fauci Handled COVID

  30-07-2022 21:15
  
  Good news, everyone. We’re not in a recession. We’re in a “transition.”
  I know that because I’ve been told that ad nauseam by every official imaginable in President Joe Biden’s administration. Despite the fact the technical definition of a recession has been reached — two quarters of negative GDP growth — the president and every expert around him assures us that’s not the only measure we should be looking at.
  “Both [Federal Reserve Chai
  
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• Investigation Reveals Sick Truth About Child Sex Change Facility - Closing Its Doors

  30-07-2022 20:56
  
  All the cool kids are trans.
  OK, nobody is actually saying that. But young people — children — sometimes have questions of sex identity, especially at puberty and apparently as a result of not-so-subtle cultural messages.
  That’s probably why a U.K. clinic involved in “sex changes” for children reports increasing numbers of referrals: 5,000 in 2021 compared to 250 about 10 years ago, according to The Times of London.
  All the cool kids are trans.
  To make sex changes o
  
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• Illinois Dem Tweets Widely Denounced Slur, Forced to Backtrack

  30-07-2022 20:33
  
  Democratic Rep. Chuy Garcia of Illinois posted a vulgar and insensitive response to a Twitter user who criticized a gun control bill passed by the House of Representatives.
  On Friday evening, the House voted to pass a ban on “assault weapons.” The bill was narrowly approved by a 217-213 margin and will now head to the Senate, Fox News reported.
  After the vote, Garcia tweeted in support of the “assault weapons” ban.
  “I just voted to reinstate the assault weapons ban,
  
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• Bill Maher Tells Bizarre Story About Bill Clinton Touching His Date for 5 Minutes Straight in Public

  30-07-2022 20:22
  
  If you ask a group of Americans what name comes to mind when the words “philanderer” and “president” are mentioned together, I’d be willing to wager the most common response, by far, will be Bill Clinton.
  Consider how impressive that is. JFK reportedly bedded Marilyn Monroe, among many, many others who weren’t Jackie Kennedy. Warren Harding had an illegitimate child and Grover Cleveland allegedly had one, too. Even among some of his most ardent fans, the commo
  
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• Woman Who Had Mysterious Head Gash Is Diagnosed with COVID-19, Then Days Later Doctors Find Bullet

  30-07-2022 20:15
  
  After a Michigan woman started having trouble breathing, doctors diagnosed her with COVID-19 but noticed one small detail they deemed inconsequential — a head wound.
  Mary Volz, 58, went to the hospital on June 27 with symptoms of chest pain and labored breathing and received the diagnosis two days later.
  Doctors were unable to identify the source of the mysterious gash until she fell in her Saginaw home on July 2 and returned to the hospital, where they discovered a bullet inside her skull
  
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• Air Force Grounding Majority of F-35 Fleet

  30-07-2022 19:53
  
  The U.S. Air Force has grounded most of its F-35 fighter jets because a faulty part could prevent a pilot from safely ejecting in an emergency.
  The grounding is due to defects in some cartridge-actuated devices, which propel a pilot out of a plane in an emergency, according to Breaking Defense. The defects, identified by the company, are in Martin-Baker ejection seats.
  Air Combat Command spokeswoman Alexi Worley confirmed the temporary grounding of its F-35s, a hyper-advanced fighter.
  According
  
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• After 25 Years of Parking in Usual Spot, San Francisco Couple Find Infuriating Surprise

  30-07-2022 19:11
  
  A San Francisco couple are seeing red after their car was ticketed right after a red no-parking zone was painted on the curb where the vehicle was parked.
  Desiree and Jeff Jolly live in the city’s Russian Hill neighborhood and have relied on one place to park in an area where parking spots are outnumbered by cars, according to KABC-TV.
  “Well, yeah, anytime it’s open, I’ve been parking here for 25 years,” Jeff said.
  Then came a surprise this month, courtesy of the ci
  
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• Horror: Father Literally Collapses After He Discovers What Happened to His Kids at Wife's Illegal Daycare

  30-07-2022 18:36
  
  A father of three in Danbury, Connecticut, fainted after learning that his wife had allegedly committed suicide after strangling their children in what is believed to be a murder-suicide.
  Police discovered the body of 36-year-old Sonia Loja and her children, ages 12,10 and 5, at their home Wednesday at around 6:30 p.m, local outlet News 12 Connecticut reported.
  Officers found the body of the dead children –12-year-old Junior Panjon, 10-year-old Joselyn Panjon, and 5-year-old Jonael Panjon
  
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• China Government Mouthpiece Warns What Could Happen If Mainland Sees Pelosi Brought US Fighter Jets

  30-07-2022 17:59
  
  A former editor of China’s state-run newspaper said in a since-blocked tweet that China has the right to shoot down House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plane if she has a fighter-jet escort on her way to visit Taiwan.
  Without confirming two weeks of speculation that she will visit Taiwan, Pelosi on Friday announced her Asian trip, which will include Japan, Singapore and South Korea, according to Politico.
  Taiwan was not listed among the places Pelosi planned to visit, but citing sources it
  
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• Watch: Dozens of Riders Downed in Mass Crash at All-Female Tour de France

  30-07-2022 17:41
  
  More than 30 riders in the all-female Tour de France Femmes crashed and piled on each other Thursday during the race’s fifth stage.
  Eurosport captured footage of the moments after cyclists crashed into each other and got entangled among themselves.
  “It was chaotic, people were screaming everywhere, and mechanics, directors and doctors came running – it was chaotic,” Canadian cyclist Magdeleine Vallieres Mill told Cycling News after reaching the finish line.A huge crash wi
  
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• Boebert's New Proposal Would Expose What Dems Hide in Bills - And They Hate It

  30-07-2022 16:50
  
  Isn’t it amazing when the Democrats push hard for something that’s actually smart and drop it later — only for a Republican to pick it up, and then suddenly they hate it?
  Congresswoman Lauren Boebert of Colorado just put forward what shouldn’t be a revolutionary idea, but rather one that’s fairly salient and easy to grasp: Members of Congress should have time to read a bill before they pass it.
  Seriously, that’s what she’s asking for. Not a repeal of the
  
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• A huge humpback whale breached and hit a boat in Massachusetts

  30-07-2022 16:27 via cnn.com
  
  Boaters in Massachusetts had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a real-life whale tail.
  
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• Backfire: Mayor of Sanctuary City Panics, Calls National Guard as Thousands of Immigrants Take Advantage of Offer

  30-07-2022 16:25
  
  While the Biden administration continues ignoring the border crisis in southwestern states, the nation’s capital is starting to understand how illegal immigration can affect a city’s resources and infrastructure.
  Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser recently requested the activation of the D.C. National Guard to handle the growing number of migrants traveling to the capital each day. The request also asked permission for re-purposing the D.C. Armory as a processing center until the
  
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• $2.1 million in liquid meth seized at Texas border crossing

  30-07-2022 16:22 via cnn.com
  
  Officials found more than $2 million in methamphetamine hidden in a vehicle at the Rio Grande City Port of Entry in Texas, US Customs and Border Protection say.
  
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• We Want Their Names: Gateway Pundit Files Suit to Expose Identities of Epstein's Clients

  30-07-2022 16:09
  
  A media outlet has filed a legal document seeking to make public the names of the clients of Jeffrey Epstein.
  The list of clients became a much-discussed item during the recent trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime associate. Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking in December.
  In May, as Maxwell’s sentencing was making headlines, Elon Musk called for the list to be made public, wondering at one point why the Department of Justice was keeping it hidden. UFC Middleweigh
  
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• Why Old Spice, Colgate and Dawn are locked up at drug stores

  30-07-2022 14:57 via cnn.com
  
  These days, it feels like many stores are fortresses.
  
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• 1 Ticket Wins Historic $1.28B Mega Millions Jackpot

  30-07-2022 14:14
  
  Someone in a Chicago suburb beat the odds and won the $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot.
  According to megamillions.com, there was one jackpot-winning ticket in the drawing Friday night, and it was bought at a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Des Plaines, Illinois.
  The winning numbers were 13-36-45-57-67, and the mega millions ball was 14.
  “We are thrilled to have witnessed one of the biggest jackpot wins in Mega Millions history,” Ohio Lottery Director Pat McDonald, cu
  
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• Why some people actually want a recession (and others say that's crazy)

  30-07-2022 13:09 via cnn.com
  
  The US economy is on a knife's edge, potentially already in a recession after a second quarter of shrinking activity. But indicators are mixed, fueling uncertainty about the way forward.
  
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• How burn pits may have raised veterans' risk of rare cancers and respiratory illnesses

  30-07-2022 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Twenty-five Republican senators who previously supported a bill to expand healthcare for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits reversed their stance on Thursday.
  
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• Why Beyoncé's new album 'Renaissance' is such a tough sell in 2022 America

  30-07-2022 11:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Beyoncé released new album, “Act I: Renaissance,” six years after “Lemonade.” But as America fears a recession, songs like 'Break My Soul' aren't relatable.
  
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• With Manchin's surprise, Democrats finally feel they have robust agenda to run on

  30-07-2022 10:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  Democrats suddenly feel like they have a robust agenda to run on heading into the fall midterms after Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer cut a deal on climate, health care and taxes.
  
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• Trump's 9/11 comments mark latest in a string of public relations victories for Saudi Arabia

  30-07-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump’s comments casting doubt on Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the 9/11 terror attacks mark the latest in a string of recent public
  
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• In a crowded Vegas hotel elevator, I came face to face with America’s gun problem

  30-07-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  The mental health issues caused by a constant onslaught of mass shootings don’t get enough of politicians' attention.
  
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• A Trump-approved golf event, a Paris handshake and a mooted mega-city boost Saudi image rehab

  30-07-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump’s comments casting doubt on Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the 9/11 terror attacks mark the latest in a string of recent public
  
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• China Conducts Military Exercises Opposite Taiwan Prior to Potential Pelosi Visit

  30-07-2022 10:01
  
  China said it was conducting military exercises Saturday off its coast opposite Taiwan after warning Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the U.S. House of Representatives to scrap possible plans to visit the island democracy, which Beijing claims as part of its territory.
  The ruling Communist Party’s military wing, the People’s Liberation Army, was conducting “live-fire exercises” near the Pingtan islands off Fujian province from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., the official Xinhua News Agency said
  
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• Op-Ed: The Blueprint for Our Nation's Success Still Exists - And It's Right Next to Plymouth Rock

  30-07-2022 08:23
  
  Confidence in our nation, built as a constitutional republic, and its political institutions is at an all-time low.
  Even the Supreme Court, which has enjoyed higher approval ratings than the other two branches of our government, has suffered a recent and steep decline. Only 25 percent of Americans now approve of the justices’ performances, according to a June Gallup poll.
  It is no secret that a deep political divide marks this moment. The chasm between us has eliminated discourse and groun
  
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• Top Florida education official tells schools they have no obligation to follow new federal Title IX non-discrimination guidance

  30-07-2022 03:42 via cnn.com
  
  Just days after 22 states filed a lawsuit fighting the new US Department of Agriculture policy seeking to protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Florida's top education official is advising schools in his state to ignore the guidance.
  
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• Leaked Bank Memo: They're Actually Hoping Things Will Get Worse for American Workers

  30-07-2022 03:26
  
  A Bank of America executive in a leaked memo wrote “we hope” that the ratio of job openings to the number of unemployed lessens significantly, meaning American workers will have fewer options.
  Ethan Harris, the head of global economics research for the corporation’s investment banking arm, Bank of America Securities, explained in a memo titled “Mid-year review” that will be accomplished through a slowing economy and hence higher unemployment numbers.
  The Intercept,
  
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• Ex-NFL Player Indicted in Girlfriend's Death 1 Year After She Went Missing

  30-07-2022 02:54
  
  Former NFL player Kevin Ware has been indicted in the death of his girlfriend, whose remains were found months after she went missing last year.
  Taylor Pomaski, 29, was last seen in April 2021 at a party at Ware’s home in the Houston suburb of Spring. Her remains were discovered in December, CBS News reported.
  At the time of her disappearance, authorities with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said Pomaski disappeared under “suspicious circumstances,” according to KTRK-T
  
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• St. Louis reels from another round of dangerous floodwaters

  30-07-2022 02:48 via cnn.com
  
  Amid record-breaking rainfall, St. Louis resident Margaret Shellert is facing the full brunt of devastating back-to-back flooding events this week.
  
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• Trump endorses Tudor Dixon in Michigan governor’s race

  30-07-2022 02:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tudor Dixon, a conservative media personality who is leading the polls in Michigan’s Republican race for governor, has secured Donald Trump’s endorsement.
  
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• DHS watchdog knew of missing Secret Service texts months earlier than previously thought

  30-07-2022 02:17 via cnn.com
  
  The embattled inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security first learned of missing Secret Service text messages in May 2021 -- months earlier than previously known and more than a year before he alerted the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, that potentially crucial information may have been erased, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
  
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• DOE Launches Green Energy Spending Bill That Ignores Red States

  30-07-2022 02:05
  
  The Biden administration’s latest green initiative leaves red states in the dark.
  According to a Department of Energy release on Wednesday, Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Washington, D.C., will be the targets for an initiative that will develop community solar projects.
  The release justified its picks by saying, “DOE has prioritized working with states that have existing programs to support low-income community solar development.”
  Although red states a
  
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• Poor Loser Dem Gives Republicans Middle Finger as She Jogs to Dugout at Charity Baseball Game

  30-07-2022 01:59
  
  Tensions ran high at the annual congressional baseball game on Thursday after Democratic Rep. Linda Sanchez of California flipped off the Republican dugout.
  The Republicans soundly beat the Democrats 10-0, Fox News reported.
  But Sanchez’s offensive gesture, not the Democrats’ lopsided loss, has been dominating social media as the biggest event of the night.
  After a lead-off walk in the sixth inning, Sanchez was pulled for a pinch runner.
  On her way back to the dugout, she flipped off
  
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• Orthopedic surgeon diagnosed with neurological disorder allegedly caused hundreds of injuries, lawsuits say

  30-07-2022 01:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  The orthopedic surgeon caused “hundreds of devastating injuries” while displaying signs of having a neurological condition, according to court documents.
  
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• House passes assault weapons ban that’s doomed in the Senate

  30-07-2022 01:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  The House passed legislation that would ban assault weapons for the first time since 2004, in a sign that Democrats intend to pursue more aggressive gun bills.
  
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• House passes assault-style weapons ban

  30-07-2022 01:33 via cnn.com
  
  The House of Representatives voted Friday evening to ban assault-style weapons, sending the bill to the Senate where it's not expected to advance.
  
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• Assault-style weapons ban passes House, will probably fail in the Senate

  30-07-2022 01:33 via cnn.com
  
  The House of Representatives voted Friday evening to ban assault-style weapons, sending the bill to the Senate where it's not expected to advance.
  
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• Frustration builds in LGBTQ community over government response to monkeypox

  30-07-2022 01:21 via cnn.com
  
  When Samuel Garrett-Pate went to get a monkeypox vaccine a couple of weeks ago, it took hours in line, filling out paperwork, running home to get more paperwork and standing in line again at the Los Angeles County Public Health Department. In total, he says, it took him five hours to get a shot.
  
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