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• FBI-Impersonating Dem Staffer Led Secret Service on Hot Pursuit in DC, Stole $80K

  06-08-2022 23:59
  
  A Democratic congressional staffer impersonated a federal agent and led the Secret Service on a weeks-long manhunt between late 2020 and early 2021.
  The congressional staffer, Sterling Devion Carter, worked for Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider of Illinois, according to reporting from The Daily Beast.
  Police spotted Carter impersonating law enforcement on November 12, 2020, at around 11:45 a.m. He was spotted standing near a blue Ford Taurus resembling a police cruiser in Washington D.C.
  The vehicl
  
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• 'It's Just Been Horrific': Lifelong Democrat Powerfully Turns on Biden Live On-Air, Dismantles Entire Party

  06-08-2022 23:36
  
  A Pennsylvania woman registered as a Democrat for 34 years is making a party switch, citing many of the objections that are fueling middle-class voters to turn against the party.
  Beth Ann Rosica broke down her transformation in a Thursday Fox News interview.
  “As a former Democrat for 34 years prior to the pandemic, I too thought that the Democratic Party was really focused on the people that they pretend to support,” the Pennsylvania mother told “Fox & Friends” host C
  
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• California DMV: Tesla made misleading claims about Autopilot and Self Driving

  06-08-2022 23:33 via cnn.com
  
  Tesla's autopilot and self-driving claims are under fire again, this time from the California Department of Motor Vehicles in a complaint it filed on July 28.
  
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• Scientists Create First Synthetic Embryo, Allow It to Develop a Functioning Brain and Organs

  06-08-2022 23:25
  
  The frightening future implications of new report from researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel caused a stir among observers of the international science community.
  Using neither sperm nor egg, researchers created the world’s first synthetic mouse embryo and watched it grow for over eight days inside of a specially designed bioreactor that served as a womb, according to Live Science Magazine.
  The article describes what occurs inside the artificial womb. “Withi
  
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• North Korea Reportedly Ready to Send 100,000 Troops Storming Into Ukraine

  06-08-2022 23:21
  
  North Korea is rumored to be on the verge of getting involved in the Russia-Ukraine war.
  The Russian state-owned Channel One reported that North Korea is prepared to send 100,000 volunteer soldiers to bolster Russian forces, the New York Post reported.
  “We shouldn’t be shy in accepting the hand extended to us by [North Korean leader] Kim Jong Un,” Russian defense analyst Igor Korotchenko said on the state-run network.
  According to the Mirror, if North Korea sends troops, Russia
  
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• DeSantis Prevails Against Dems' 2-Year Battle Over Supreme Court Appointee, Says She is the 'American Dream'

  06-08-2022 23:02
  
  An immigrant blocked from ascending to Florida’s highest court by a Democrat-initiated lawsuit was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court Friday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Renatha Francis was born in Jamaica and legally immigrated in 2004. She graduated from Florida Coastal Law School in 2010.
  “I’m incredibly honored and humbled by this appointment to continue my service to the people of our great state of Florida,” Francis said, acco
  
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• Alert: Taiwan Scrambles Fighter Jets as Chinese Military Presence Pushes Its Limits

  06-08-2022 22:29
  
  As tensions between China and Taiwan continue to escalate, Taiwan prepared fighter jets in response to China edging closer to the island on Saturday.
  Taiwan’s defense ministry said the jets were scrambled to ward off 20 Chinese aircraft, including 14 that crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, according to Reuters.
  Fourteen Chinese ships were also detected in the waters around Taiwan, the outlet reported.
  The Taiwanese military said Beijing was simulating an attack on the island.
  “Ch
  
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• Priest Receives 3 Months in Jail for Sitting in Abortion Clinic Too Long

  06-08-2022 22:19
  
  A Franciscan friar and two fellow activists have been sentenced to 90 days in jail for refusing to leave the waiting room of a New York abortion clinic for two hours.
  Rev. Christopher “Fidelis” Moscinski, 52, of the Bronx, a member of the anti-abortion group Red Rose Rescue, was convicted in March of trespassing in the third degree, along with Matthew Connolly, 40, of Minnesota and William Goodman, 52, of Wisconsin.
  The three were accused of entering and refusing to leave the lobby o
  
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• Here's what we know about the key leaders in the Uvalde shooting and how they've responded to scrutiny

  06-08-2022 21:15 via cnn.com
  
  • Prosecutors say accused Oxford High shooter's parents played 'much larger role than just buying their son a gun'
  
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• McDonald's Worker Shot Over Cold Fries Dies from Injuries; Alleged Gunman Told Mom He 'Gotta Do What He Gotta Do'

  06-08-2022 21:13
  
  A Brooklyn McDonald’s worker who was shot in the neck during an argument over cold french fries has died.
  Matthew Webb, 23, succumbed to his injuries, the NYPD said, according to the New York Post.
  The attack against Webb has been categorized as a homicide and there is an ongoing investigation into the events.
  The shooting took place Monday, after 20-year-old Michael Morgan heard his mother complain about cold fries during a FaceTime call, the New York Daily News reported.
  Morgan then
  
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• County Sheriff to Put Safe in Every School; What's Inside Will Protect Kids but Enrage Dems

  06-08-2022 20:58
  
  A county sheriff in North Carolina has taken a unique step to beef up security and protect kids in his local schools, but it is a move that is infuriating liberals.
  Madison County Sheriff Buddy Harwood recently unveiled his plan to put gun safes containing AR-15 rifles in schools so school resource officers can respond faster to a school shooter, rather than standing by and waiting for local police to respond to the scene.
  The sheriff’s jurisdiction, which is just north of Asheville and bo
  
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• Report: Biden Gearing Up to Approve Another Massive Ukraine Weapons Package, Leaving Congress Out of It

  06-08-2022 20:43
  
  As Russia gears up for new assaults expected to target southern Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to send an additional $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
  The package includes long-range weapons, according to Reuters, which cautioned that the package is not final and could change.
  If the package is assembled as expected, it would bring the total amount of U.S. aid linked to the Ukraine war up to about $9.8 billion.
  The new military equipment would be funded through the presidenti
  
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• Some of the approximately 1,000 people stranded in Death Valley left despite closed roads

  06-08-2022 20:11 via cnn.com
  
  Death Valley National Park announced its closure Friday due to substantial flooding within the park, according to a news release.
  
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• The mysterious companies behind Costco's Kirkland Signature and Trader Joe's O's

  06-08-2022 19:23 via cnn.com
  
  Kirkland Signature. Two-Buck Chuck. Simple Truth. Cat & Jack. Great Value. Amazon Basics. Store brands have never been more popular.
  
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• The makers of Costco's Kirkland Signature and Trader Joe's O's

  06-08-2022 19:23 via cnn.com
  
  Kirkland Signature. Two-Buck Chuck. Simple Truth. Cat & Jack. Great Value. Amazon Basics. Store brands have never been more popular.
  
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• Chinese Company Buys Huge Amount of US Land - It's Right By the 'Backbone of All US Military Communication'

  06-08-2022 19:07
  
  A Chinese food manufacturing company has bought 300 acres of North Dakota farmland just 20 minutes from Grand Forks Air Force Base.
  Given Beijing’s goal to supplant the U.S. as the world’s predominant superpower in the not-too-distant future, the purchase is something to take note of.
  CNBC reported Grand Forks Air Force Base is “home to some of the nation’s most sensitive military drone technology.”
  It also houses a new space networking center, which a North Dakota
  
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• Actress Severely Burned After Crashing Into Home, Video Shows Her Speeding Through Neighborhood Shortly Before Wreck

  06-08-2022 18:50
  
  Actress Anne Heche was in critical condition after a car accident on Friday in which she drove into a house, igniting a fire.
  “Anne is in the ICU, she’s lucky to be alive. She has severe burns and has a long recovery ahead. Her team and her family are still trying to process what led up to the crash,” a source told CNN.
  Her car was traveling at a high rate of speed at the time, Jeff Lee of the Los Angeles Police Department said.EXCLUSIVE: Video shows the vehicle owned by actres
  
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• President Joe Biden tests negative for Covid-19 following rebound case

  06-08-2022 18:49 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden has tested negative for Covid-19 but will remain in isolation pending a second test, his physician announced in a letter Saturday.
  
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• Ousted Florida DA Justified Arrest of Lockdown-Defying Pastor with Jesus' Own Words

  06-08-2022 18:30
  
  On Thursday, Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis ousted Andrew Warren, a liberal prosecutor whose purview included the city of Tampa, from office.
  The reason — as you might suspect when a controversy arises involving a progressive liberal prosecutor — is that he refused to enforce the law. As DeSantis noted in his executive order, this included shirking from prosecuting “certain criminal violations, including trespassing at a business location, disorderly conduct, disorderly intoxica
  
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• 'I'm having a lot of trouble. I'm not going to lie': Kentucky residents battle PTSD after deadly floods

  06-08-2022 18:25 via cnn.com
  
  With another flood watch in place in eastern Kentucky, people here are hoping and praying for one more miracle.
  
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• Elon Musk says Twitter deal could move ahead with ‘bot’ info

  06-08-2022 18:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  Elon Musk said Saturday his planned $44 billion takeover of Twitter should move forward if the company can confirm some details about how it measures whether
  
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• New Jersey man gets 5 years in prison for role in $400K GoFundMe scam with fake story about homeless man 

  06-08-2022 18:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  A New Jersey man who pled guilty in 2019 for his role in a GoFundMe scam that raised over $400,000 by tricking donors into thinking they were donating money to
  
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• Phil Mickelson Leads Group of LIV Golfers in Antitrust Suit Against PGA

  06-08-2022 17:49
  
  As controversy surrounds the Saudi-backed LIV Golf events, some of the world’s best golfers are pushing back against the PGA Tour’s  suspension of them for joining the LIV tour.
  In response to the suspensions, 11 golfers — including Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau — filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour on Wednesday to challenge their bans, the Wall Street Journal reported.
  Mickelson and DeChambeau were joined in the suit by Talor Gooch, Hudson Swaffor
  
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• 22-month-old child killed in Texas when cement truck falls from overpass onto vehicle

  06-08-2022 17:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  A 22-month-old child was killed when the driver of a cement truck lost control and fell from an overpass onto a vehicle traveling below, police in Texas said.
  
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• Indiana passes abortion ban, rejecting GOP amendments to remove rape, incest and medical exceptions

  06-08-2022 17:21 via cnn.com
  
  • Opinion: The coming state-federal showdown over abortion
  • The scope of the result in Kansas' abortion vote was a shock to Democrats
  
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• GOP Rep. Newhouse, who voted to impeach Trump, wins Washington primary, NBC News projects

  06-08-2022 17:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  GOP Rep. Dan Newhouse who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump last year for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.
  
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• Airstrikes and rocket attacks push Israel and militants into second day of fighting

  06-08-2022 16:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Israeli fighter jets pounded targets in Gaza as Palestinian militants launched rocket attacks for the second day in a row on Saturday, bringing more than a
  
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• 17 Days After DC Mayor Requests National Guard to Handle Bused-In Migrants, Pentagon Answers

  06-08-2022 16:32
  
  The Pentagon has denied Washington D.C.’s request for a National Guard deployment to help manage illegal aliens arriving in the district.
  The decision comes after D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser requested National Guard assistance in response to an influx of aliens arriving from Arizona and Texas.
  Bowser has cried foul over border states busing in the migrants from border communities.
  Republican governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona point to the move as a response to federal re
  
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• China Won't Like What Just Decided to Take an Extended Stay Around Taiwan

  06-08-2022 16:27
  
  In a surprise move, the Biden White House ordered a U.S. carrier strike group to remain near Taiwan longer than initially planned, because China is “overreacting” to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit.
  On Thursday, on the heels of a visit to Taiwan conducted by California Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the Biden administration surprised China by announcing that the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group was going to remain in the region.
  The decision to leave the naval strike group in the
  
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• At least 12 dead after bus skids off highway in Croatia

  06-08-2022 16:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  At least 12 people were killed and several others were injured when a bus skidded from a highway in northern Croatia, police said.The passengers were adult
  
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• After Sitting Justices Received Death Threats, Vox Reporter Tweets Creepy Prewritten Obituary

  06-08-2022 16:20
  
  Like many journalists, Vox senior correspondent Ian Millhiser has prewritten obituaries for many public figures.
  This isn’t unusual, nor is the fact that he updates them. One would expect him to; these pieces are designed to go out with minimal delay when someone well-known dies in order to capitalize on interest surrounding his or her death, and the details need to be as up-to-date as possible. Call it grim if you like, but it’s part of the job.
  It’s a little unusual, however,
  
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• Why Alex Jones isn't the only one who lost big in the Sandy Hook verdict

  06-08-2022 16:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  Alex Jones lawsuit verdict in Sandy Hook case is large enough to scare other conspiracy theorists
  
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• Uvalde Police Chief's Former Boss Reveals Why He Was Demoted Years Before Shooting

  06-08-2022 16:12
  
  The school district police chief in Uvalde, Texas, has been in the spotlight for his recent highly controversial law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School massacre, which took the lives of 19 children and two teachers.
  However, an emerging report has shed more light on previous difficulties Pedro “Pete” Arredondo experienced while working at other law enforcement agencies.
  Eight years prior to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, Arredondo was reportedly demoted
  
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• E-Scooter/Bike Battery Sparks Apartment Blaze, Kills Woman and Child, Leaves Father in Critical Condition

  06-08-2022 16:03
  
  A fire broke out early Wednesday morning at an apartment in New York City, killing a 5-year-old girl and a woman while leaving the girl’s father in critical condition, The New York Times reported, citing police and fire officials.
  The fire, which started just before 2:30 a.m. in a sixth-floor apartment in the Jackie Robinson Houses in Harlem, per the Times, was sparked by the lithium-ion battery from an electric bike or scooter, the New York City Fire Department said Wednesday afternoon on
  
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• Police shoot and injure four who they say opened fire at crowded NYC house party

  06-08-2022 15:47 via cnn.com
  
  New York City Police detectives shot and injured four men they say opened fire at a party in Queens, where around 75 to 100 people were gathered.
  
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• Actress Anne Heche critically injured in Los Angeles crash

  06-08-2022 15:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  Actor Anne Heche was critically injured after a single-vehicle crash Friday in Los Angeles, NBC Los Angeles reported.
  
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• Which way is the wind blowing for control of the House?

  06-08-2022 14:03 via cnn.com
  
  Republicans probably did not end up redrawing their way into the five congressional seats they need to take control of the House of Representatives, at least not on paper.
  
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• Analysis: Which way is the wind blowing for control of the House?

  06-08-2022 14:03 via cnn.com
  
  Republicans probably did not end up redrawing their way into the five congressional seats they need to take control of the House of Representatives, at least not on paper.
  
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• Abandoned mines and poor oversight worsened Kentucky flooding, attorneys say

  06-08-2022 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  East Kentucky flooding killed at least 37 people, but many in the region are now asking if the abandoned coal mines may have contributed to the water that swept through their towns.
  
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• Ukraine ordered them to evacuate. As Russia advances and the toll mounts, some are heeding the warning.

  06-08-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Evacuate now or face the misery of a Russian onslaught as winter approaches: That’s the blunt warning Ukraine delivered to the hundreds of thousands of
  
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• 'The Sandman' is one of Netflix's most imaginative and gorgeous creations yet

  06-08-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Netflix's 'The Sandman' is a best new show of 2022. It brings Neil Gaiman's 'unfilmable' graphic novel to the screen. DC Comics and HBO Max missed out.
  
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• On a reservation where alcohol is banned, Oglala Sioux Tribe embraces recreational marijuana sales

  06-08-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Oglala Sioux Tribe voted to legalize marijuana in 2020. The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation continues to prohibit alcohol, a century-old ban.
  
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• Chinese military drills appear to simulate attack, Taiwan says as fallout from Pelosi visit goes on

  06-08-2022 10:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  Taiwan said Saturday that China’s military drills appear to simulate an attack on the self-ruled island, after multiple Chinese warships and aircraft crossed
  
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• Nebraska sparks tensions by invoking the fine print of a century-old water compact with Colorado

  06-08-2022 10:00 via cnn.com
  
  Residents on this state line have built their industry, economy and lives around the South Platte River. But as an intense and widespread drought digs into the High Plains, flows have decreased.
  
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• Taiwan Running Defense Drills, Suggests China's Operation Has Hidden Motive

  06-08-2022 09:16
  
  Taiwan said Saturday that China’s military drills appear to simulate an attack on the self-ruled island, after multiple Chinese warships and aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei that infuriated Beijing.
  Taiwan’s armed forces issued an alert, dispatched air and naval patrols around the island, and activated land-based missile systems in response to the Chinese exercises, the Ministry of National Defense
  
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• California's McKinney fire has destroyed nearly 90 homes and is only 30% contained

  06-08-2022 09:07 via cnn.com
  
  California's McKinney Fire has destroyed nearly 90 houses and is only 30% contained a week after breaking out in the Klamath National Forest, with hot and dry conditions expected to continue through the weekend.
  
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• Seven years before Columbine, they survived a mass shooting at their high school. It still affects them today

  06-08-2022 09:00 via cnn.com
  
  Angela Welch still recalls every detail. The stocky gunman in a camo ​vest. The gunshots, one after another. The piercing screams, echoing through the building. The muffled sobs.
  
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• 4 dead at multiple crime scenes in Ohio. Man of interest likely armed and dangerous

  06-08-2022 05:08 via cnn.com
  
  Four people were fatally shot Friday at multiple sites in a small Ohio town just north of Dayton, and police are searching for a man who is possibly connected to the shooting.
  
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• Indiana Legislature becomes first to approve abortion ban in post-Roe era

  06-08-2022 04:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Indiana’s Legislature became the first in the nation to pass new legislation restricting access to abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
  
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• DNA links two men in prison to cold case from 1983 that originally sent the wrong man to prison for 37 years

  06-08-2022 04:27 via cnn.com
  
  • Michigan prosecutors say accused Oxford High shooter's parents played 'a much larger role than just buying their son a gun'
  
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