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• Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson suspended for six games for sexual misconduct allegations

  01-08-2022 23:58 via cnn.com
  
  Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been suspended for six games without pay for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy amid sexual misconduct allegations against him, according to a ruling by a judge jointly appointed by the NFL and the NFL Players Association.
  
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• Kansas Conservatives Up Against a Leviathan: Out-of-State Pro-Abortion Groups Interfering in Critical Vote

  01-08-2022 23:33
  
  As Kansas voters decide the first popular vote on abortion since the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the “right” to the procedure, the whole country will be watching for the result.
  No one outside the Sunflower State should be casting a vote, but when it comes to the pro-abortion side, liberals and progressives from throughout the country have already weighed in.
  And if pro-life activists actually score a victory after the votes are counted, it will have meant taking on op
  
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• Report: SCOTUS Assassin Suspect's Disturbing History Exposed in Court Documents

  01-08-2022 23:20
  
  The armed, would-be assassin arrested near the home of Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh in June has been described in Maryland court documents as a man who identifies as a woman.
  The arrest took place only days after the leak of a draft opinion that would later overturn Roe v. Wade — returning abortion to the states.
  Nicholas John Roske, age 26, posted to Reddit under the pseudonym “Sophie” and self-identifies as “MtF” or a male-to-female transge
  
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• 'WJ Live': An Interview with the Biggest Threat to Leftist Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

  01-08-2022 23:18
  
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• White House Hands Taiwan Over on a Silver Platter: 'We Do Not Support' Independence

  01-08-2022 22:54
  
  Regarding the comments he made during a Monday news briefing, President Joe Biden may as well have gift-wrapped Taiwan to hand over to the Chinese Communist Party itself.
  The country of Taiwan remains, to this day, one of the few areas over which Bejing claims sovereignty but does not outright control. While the U.S. has avoided fully affirming China’s sovereignty over Taiwan, for decades it has recognized the “One China” policy, which claims that the People’s Republic of
  
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• Actor Russell Brand Unleashes on Nancy Pelosi: 'You've Got to Be F***ing Kidding Me'

  01-08-2022 22:41
  
  You know possible corruption among members of Congress is bad when Hollywood actors start criticizing them for it.
  British actor and comedian Russell Brand did not hold back his heated criticism and mockery of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her husband’s investments in stock trades that aligned with legislation pushed through Congress.
  Brand suggested in a video Thursday that the Pelosi family was benefiting from the California Democrat’s high-level government position through &ldqu
  
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• Hidden on Page 653 of $433B Climate Bill, Dems Throw Loads of Money Toward Electric School Buses

  01-08-2022 22:27
  
  The Democrats’ agenda for America seems to have two primary objectives: wreck the economy and endanger children.
  Now, thanks to Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Democrats may be able to fulfill those two priorities in one bill.
  If a new proposed bill passes, green energy will be prioritized over fossil fuels, undermining industries like coal mining. Details buried in the bill show Manchin’s betrayal of his West Virginia constituents may also enable wasteful spending o
  
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• Here's how the Senate reconciliation bill would actually affect inflation

  01-08-2022 22:12 via cnn.com
  
  The latest Senate budget reconciliation deal is titled the Inflation Reduction Act, a nod to West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, who repeatedly refused to support the Democrats' previous spending proposals because of inflation concerns.
  
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• Trans Cheerleader Kicked Out of Camp After Allegedly Choking Girl - Filmed Himself Saying 'Don't F****** Talk to Me' and 'Watch Your Back'

  01-08-2022 21:58
  
  A transgender cheerleader who was kicked out of a camp at Ranger College in Ranger, Texas, has denied physically assaulting anyone despite allegations to the contrary.
  According to the KTAB / KRBC, Averie Chanel Medlock, whose real name is Averie Chanel Satchell, was cited for assault by physical contact on July 22.
  The incident allegedly occurred on July 21, and the father of another cheerleader, identified only as Karleigh, accused Medlock of choking his daughter.
  “I ask you what you wou
  
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• Capitol rioter Guy Reffitt gets longest Jan. 6 sentence, but no terrorism enhancement

  01-08-2022 21:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Guy Reffitt, who attempted to storm the U.S. Capitol while armed with a gun, was sentenced Monday after a judge denied DOJ's request for a "terrorism enhancement."
  
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• Watch: Electric Bus Fails to Climb Steep Hill, Passengers Forced to Jump Ship as It Begins Reversing

  01-08-2022 21:43
  
  A video circulating on social media showed an electric public transportation bus in Maharashtra, India, failing to climb up a hairpin turn on a hilly road near Sinhagad Fort.
  The bus was operated by Indian state-run Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited and was ferrying regular passengers and tourists journeying from the city of Pune to the fort.
  Footage of the incident shared by TV9 Marathi showed the vehicle’s engine exerting as much power as it could muster to help the bus do the
  
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• Man accused of impersonating Homeland Security agent pleads guilty

  01-08-2022 21:18 via cnn.com
  
  Arian Taherzadeh, a Washington, DC man who impersonated a Department of Homeland Security agent while prosecutors say he ingratiated himself with federal agents through gifts and rent-free apartments, pleaded guilty on Monday and agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department.
  
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• Powerful Video: Mother's Lost Custody Battle for Gender-Confused Daughter Displays Left's Evil Plan

  01-08-2022 21:15
  
  Imagine your daughter is confused. Going through puberty can be hard and mixed messages from her classmates and teachers have her convinced that the reason she’s so uncomfortable, the reason she hates her body is that, deep down inside, she is actually a boy.
  You then sit her down for a talk, explaining that “gender transitioning” might not be the wisest course. “Just wait this out, it’ll all make sense later in life. Just give it some time,” you tell her.
  In
  
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• University of West Georgia educator charged with murder in death of incoming student

  01-08-2022 21:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  A teacher at the University of West Georgia who has since been fired has been accused of fatally shooting an incoming student, school officials said.
  
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• First-of-Its-Kind Victory in COVID Shot Mandate Suit: Workers Awarded Millions After Having Religious Exemptions Denied

  01-08-2022 20:35
  
  In an important ruling, 500 health care workers in Illinois have won a huge $10.3 million victory against an employer that fired them for refusing to take the coronavirus vaccine, the Liberty Counsel has announced.
  “The class action settlement against NorthShore University Health System is on behalf of more than 500 current and former health care workers who were unlawfully discriminated against and denied religious exemptions from the COVID shot mandate,” CBN News reported last Frid
  
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• Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson suspended for 6 games

  01-08-2022 20:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was suspended for six games Monday for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, according to The Associated Press.
  
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• A looming pilot strike for a major airline would hit 20 U.S. airports

  01-08-2022 20:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Pilots for German flagship carrier Lufthansa votedSunday in favor of a strike, threatening to complicate what has already been a tough summer travel season
  
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• War Preparations Underway in Taiwan, US Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Deployed

  01-08-2022 19:35
  
  As Sino-American relations are dropping to an all-time low amidst boiling tensions in the Taiwan strait, the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Group returned to the South China Sea. The move follows a viscerally negative reaction from Beijing about a possible visit to Taiwan by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who would be the highest ranking U.S. official in twenty-five years to make an official visit.
  Pelosi was expected to lead a congressional delegation to Taiwan’s capital Taipei during her
  
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• Video shows rescue of 83-year-old woman from roof in waterlogged eastern Kentucky

  01-08-2022 19:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Dramatic video from waterlogged eastern Kentucky shows a person being rescued by a helicopter off a roof peeking above floodwaters.
  
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• 10 Oregon deaths may be heat-related as 13 million people in the Northwest sweltered under heat alerts

  01-08-2022 19:35 via cnn.com
  
  The searing heat that has baked the Northwest is suspected to have led to at least 10 deaths in Oregon, officials there said.
  
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• Here's What You'll See Right After a Nuclear Blast and What to Do in Those Critical First 24 Hours

  01-08-2022 19:28
  
  Although it’s unlikely, the possibility remains that a ruthless tyrant such as Russia’s Vladimir Putin or China’s Xi Jinping or some other geopolitical foe could one day target a U.S. city with a nuclear weapon.
  If that were to happen, it would be helpful to, first, be able to identify that a nuclear blast had occurred and, second, know how to respond.
  Dave Mosher gave us the 411 in Business Insider back in 2017 following an interview with Brooke Buddemeier, a health physi
  
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• Beyoncé changes lyric in 'Renaissance' song after criticism over ableism

  01-08-2022 18:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Beyoncé is changing a lyric in a song on her new album, "Renaissance," following criticism by many people in the disability community that the track contained an ableist slur.
  
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• CNN Goes to a Wyoming Rodeo for People's True Thoughts on Liz Cheney, Runs Into an Instant Problem

  01-08-2022 18:47
  
  With just over two weeks to go before she faces voters in the Wyoming primary, it looks like Republican Rep. Liz Cheney is running on borrowed time.
  Her participation in Nancy Pelosi’s kangaroo committee “investigating” the Jan. 6 Capitol incursion and open antipathy toward former President Donald Trump and his supporters have already marked her as endangered species among Republicans on Capitol Hill.
  But when even CNN can’t find supporters when it looks for them, she&rsq
  
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• US unveils new sanctions targeting 'illicit' support for Iranian oil industry

  01-08-2022 18:36 via cnn.com
  
  The United States on Monday unveiled a new tranche of sanctions targeting "illicit" support for the Iranian oil industry as prospects for reviving the Iran nuclear deal continue to dim.
  
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• Biden remains positive for Covid and 'continues to feel well,' his doctor says

  01-08-2022 18:33 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden is still testing positive for Covid-19 and "continues to feel well" as he experiences a rebound case of the virus, according to his physician.
  
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• MSNBC Guest Gives Racist Prediction on Black GOP Candidates: 'That's What Republicans Want from Their Negroes'

  01-08-2022 18:27
  
  A guest on MSNBC said Saturday that Republicans backed former running back Herschel Walker for a United States Senate seat because he was a black candidate who “lacks independent thoughts.”
  “Walker’s gonna do what he’s told and that’s what Republicans like,” Elie Mystal, the justice correspondent for The Nation, told MSNBC host Tiffany Cross. “That’s what Republicans want from their negroes: To do what they’re told. And Walker presents
  
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• Angelina Jolie reveals her daughter is attending Spelman College — and celebrates with the electric slide

  01-08-2022 18:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  Angelina Jolie reveals her daughter Zahara is attending Spelman College.
  
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• It's been four weeks since the last named Atlantic tropical system, but peak season is coming

  01-08-2022 18:18 via cnn.com
  
  We've now entered month three of hurricane season, which is more than 30% of the way through, and it seems like we are getting a slow start. People have even asked me where it was, or even commented they thought this season was supposed to be busy.
  
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• Rapper Mystikal arrested on rape and false imprisonment charges

  01-08-2022 18:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  Louisiana rapper Mystikal was arrested on rape and false imprisonment charges on Sunday, according to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office.
  
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• GOP rival dismisses Trump’s endorsement in Michigan race for governor

  01-08-2022 18:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  BRIGHTON, Mich. — Last Friday, former President Donald Trump endorsed Tudor Dixon in this week’s Republican gubernatorial primary in Michigan.
  
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• England's 'lionesses' inspire with win for a country where many girls aren't able to play soccer

  01-08-2022 17:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  England's 2-1 victory over Germany in the European Championship final Sunday was celebrated by fans and players eager for sporting success and progress.
  
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• How this smart band can prevent overheating

  01-08-2022 17:35 via cnn.com
  
  Looking to protect employees around the world from heat-related illness, Kenzen, a US-based wearable device company, has developed a smart band that can monitor biometrics and send alert notifications when it's time for a break.
  
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• Here come the discounts at Walmart, Best Buy and Gap

  01-08-2022 17:35 via cnn.com
  
  A glimmer of relief is emerging at the checkout aisle: the return of discounts.
  
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• Pope Proposes Abandoning the Papacy After Coming to Realization on Canada Trip

  01-08-2022 17:26
  
  Pope Francis raised the issue of retiring from the papacy Saturday, noting that his recent six-day trip to Canada tested his limits.
  Calling the trip “a bit of a test,” the 85-year-old pope said he had not thought of resigning, but “the door is open” to doing so, according to KDFW.
  “It’s not strange. It’s not a catastrophe. You can change the pope,” he said aboard his plane while sitting in a wheelchair to speak to the media.
  During his visit, he a
  
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• Son of Immigrants Loves Trump So Much He's Built an Entire Restaurant in the Former President's Honor

  01-08-2022 17:13
  
  Love burgers? Love Donald Trump? Then there is a place in Texas that is just right for you.
  Trump Burger is located in Bellville, about an hour northwest of Houston, and was named for the former president by a second-generation immigrant, according to the Houston Chronicle.
  The restaurant’s Facebook page is an endless promotion of the glories of burgers and fries — with the occasional reference to other foods as well as to Trump.
  For example, a June 10 post shows a flag emblazoned wi
  
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• Hours After Will Smith's Apology, Chris Rock Gives Him New Nickname in Bit About Fake Victims

  01-08-2022 16:55
  
  Hours after Will Smith apologized for slapping Chris Rock four months ago during the 2022 Oscars show, the comedian was in fine form, talking about victimhood while giving Smith a new nickname.
  During the March 27 show, Rock told a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith, Will Smith’s wife, who keeps her head shaved because of alopecia. Smith went on stage and slapped Rock during the live TV broadcast.
  “I was fogged out by that point. It is all fuzzy. I’ve reached out to Chris and the me
  
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• Extinct panda species found in Europe reinforces that the animal's origins are not all black and white

  01-08-2022 16:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  The discovery of an extinct panda that roamed the forests and swamps of Europe millions of years ago could reignite debate about whether the ancestors of China’
  
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• What's next for the US housing market

  01-08-2022 16:22 via cnn.com
  
  So far this year, the real estate market has not been going the way many prospective homebuyers had hoped. Home prices -- already at all-time highs -- have continued to climb and mortgage rates have risen much faster than expected.
  
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• Op-Ed: Even a Century Ago, Americans Realized the Danger of Unchecked Immigration

  01-08-2022 16:12
  
  Way back in 1913, American economist Frank Julian Warne, author of “The Immigrant Invasion,” issued a stern warning about the danger of unrestrained immigration.
  “Misplaced sympathy quite frequently leads to false reasoning, and false reasoning can quite easily result in national suicide.”
  First up, Warne acknowledged that “to the immigrant America owes much.”
  “The immigrant has built our railroads, tunnelled our mountains and rivers, bridged our streams
  
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• Democrats on the left face primary challenges for 'no' votes on infrastructure

  01-08-2022 16:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  Progressive leaders have challengers from the center with a focus on their opposition to the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
  
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• Video Captures Cops Arresting Man for Social Media Post That Caused 'Anxiety' for Someone Else

  01-08-2022 15:40
  
  In yet another reminder that leftists embody the very tyranny of which they disingenuously accuse the right, a military veteran was arrested after someone called the cops because the vet had reposted a satirical meme critical of the left’s toxic gender ideology.
  The bizarre incident was captured on video by British actor-turned-politician Laurence Fox, the leader of the conservative Reclaim Party.
  In the viral video, an unidentified man is seen being accosted and arrested by the Hampshire
  
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• Video: Dem Councilwoman Accused of Plowing Into Bicyclist with Car, Now Refuses to Resign

  01-08-2022 15:31
  
  A Jersey City, New Jersey, councilwoman whose car breezed through an intersection last month, flipping a bicyclist as it went, is resisting calls to resign.
  Democrat Amy DeGise has been charged with failure to report the accident and leaving the scene, according to WNBC-TV.
  The incident occurred about 8 a.m. July 19, according to the New York Post. Traffic camera video released by the city last week and posted to YouTube shows a black SUV driven by DeGise enter an intersection while a bicyclist
  
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• What to know about the e-waste left behind by your gadgets

  01-08-2022 15:26 via cnn.com
  
  If you have one or more drawers filled with old gadgets and wires, you're not alone.
  
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• 1st grain ship leaves Ukraine in bid to ease global food crisis after months of Russian blockade

  01-08-2022 15:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  The first ship carrying grain from Ukraine left a port in the Odesa region Monday, after months of Russian blockade helped fuel a mounting global food crisis.
  
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• Opinion: Crypto can't rely on the government to save it from itself

  01-08-2022 14:48 via cnn.com
  
  Cryptocurrency is having an existential crisis. Last month, crypto lender Celsius filed for bankruptcy protection. It has frozen withdrawals since June 12, and it's unclear if or when customers will get their money back. But Celsius is just one domino to fall.
  
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• Texas man who shot a woman in neck dies after the bullet also hits him

  01-08-2022 14:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Texas man who shot a woman in the neck was killed Saturday when the bullet also hit him, police said.
  
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• Report: Hunter Biden Hinted Threat of Mob Link to Intimidate Drug Dealer, Texts Show

  01-08-2022 14:18
  
  A new report claims Hunter Biden once threatened a drug dealer by flexing his connections to a relative of former Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger.
  According to the British tabloid The Sun, the threat was made after Hunter Biden, who was in drug treatment in Massachusetts at the time, did not get drugs he had paid for.
  “Look up and see who I am and then look and see who my friends and associates are,” Biden texted the dealer, according to The Sun.
  Biden followed th
  
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• Unidentified man saves grandmother and her relatives as their home is nearly swallowed by flooding

  01-08-2022 14:08 via cnn.com
  
  Amid disastrous flooding in eastern Kentucky, one anonymous man's good deed helped rescue a grandmother and her family trapped inside a water-filled home.
  
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• Rosalynn Carter Fast Facts

  01-08-2022 14:08 via cnn.com
  
  View CNN's Fast Facts on Rosalynn Carter and learn more about the wife of former US President Jimmy Carter.
  
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• Man with loaded AK-47 arrested outside Iranian journalist's Brooklyn home

  01-08-2022 14:08 via cnn.com
  
  A man armed with an AK-47-style rifle was arrested Thursday afternoon after law enforcement officials observed him behaving "suspiciously" in a Brooklyn neighborhood where Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad resides with her family.
  
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