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• George Soros Goes All-In on Woke DAs, Claims Americans Love What He Is Doing to Our Criminal Justice System

  07-08-2022 23:06
  
  George Soros is more than a little out of touch with the average American.
  On July 31, Soros demonstrated as much in an Op-Ed in The Wall Street Journal. In the piece, the leftist billionaire was adamant that despite calls for him to stop funding “woke,” weak-on-crime district attorneys, he will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
  In the Op-Ed, Soros suggested a left-wing approach to criminal justice — “decriminalizing” poverty, mental health and drug use
  
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• Report: Schumer-Manchin Spending Bill Supercharges IRS to Go After Middle-Class Income Earners

  07-08-2022 22:34
  
  The new spending bill being debated in the Senate would unleash the IRS to become a major threat to millions of lower and middle-class Americans just as they are already being crushed by inflation, high gas prices, soaring local taxes and stagnating wages.
  In fact, this budget deal would make the IRS bigger than the Pentagon, or the FBI, or U.S. Border Patrol, the Washington Free Beacon noted.
  Tucked down into the budget being ushered through the Senate by Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schume
  
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• McDonald's Completes Trial of 'Beyond' Burgers, And It's Not Looking Good for the Fake Meat Industry

  07-08-2022 21:50
  
  Apparently people are not lovin’ it.
  Fast-food giant McDonald’s is pulling the McPlant burger off its menu after the plant-based product from manufacturer Beyond Meat left a bad taste in customers’ mouths, according to The Washington Times.
  McDonald’s rolled out its take on a plant-based burger to 600 locations on a trial basis in February, following an eight-restaurant trial that began in November of 2021, according to CNBC.
  The product is being broadly discontinued in t
  
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• Small Town Community Rocked As Men Found Dead 'Execution Style' - Stumped Police Offering Reward

  07-08-2022 21:38
  
  Police in Baker County, Florida, are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for anyone who provides information that would lead to the arrest of those responsible for the execution-style killings of two men found in the area.
  “We are asking anyone who may have information about these brutal murders to call (904) 259-9372 or they can remain anonymous by calling First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS (8477),” the Baker County Sheriff’s Office said in a Thursday post on Facebook.
  
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• Police searching for at least 2 gunmen after 9 injured in Cincinnati shooting

  07-08-2022 21:32 via cnn.com
  
  At least nine people were injured in a shooting in downtown Cincinnati early Sunday, police said.
  
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• Popular GOP Governor Leaving Office; State Warned Liberal Leading Race for His Office Would Usher in 'San Francisco on Steroids'

  07-08-2022 21:27
  
  Despite a popular outgoing GOP governor, Republicans in Massachusetts face an uphill battle to replace him with another conservative, but two candidates believe they’re up to the task.
  Gov. Charlie Baker’s 69 percent approval rating puts him in a three-way tie for most popular governor in the country, according to Morning Consult, but he announced in December that he would not be running for a third term. Though both potential Republican replacements — former state representati
  
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• 'Handmaid's Tale' was 'not supposed to be a road map': GOP lawmaker warns party on abortion

  07-08-2022 21:12 via nbcnews.com
  
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• Is It Time for Red States to Forms a NATO-Like Alliance?

  07-08-2022 21:04
  
  As the American culture war evolves into a veritable cold civil war in these divided United States, one legal scholar has a novel idea to help red states fend off attacks from the aggressive intimidation tactics of woke corporate America and far-left blue states that want to force them to conform to their progressive values over the will of their own voters.
  Jonathan Turley, a legal analyst and law professor at George Washington University, used a commentary piece published by The Hill on Saturd
  
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• One of four Muslim men slain in potentially linked Albuquerque killings remembered as 'brilliant public servant'

  07-08-2022 20:34 via cnn.com
  
  Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have created an online portal where residents can upload videos and images that may help authorities investigating the recent killings of four Muslim men.
  
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• Woman Discovers Bear Chasing Family Dog in Backyard, Man Comes Outside and Goes Beast Mode

  07-08-2022 20:23
  
  This family got up close and personal with a bear in their own backyard.
  And a video making the rounds on social media shows that the “toxic masculinity” progressives complain about can come in handy when it matters.
  The footage posted to Facebook on Wednesday reveals a woman walking out of a door to her backyard, seeking the family dog.
  “A bear was in our backyard tonight; please be safe and watch your pets,” the post states, without giving a location.In the video, the w
  
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• Latest Amazon Acquisition Means Bezos May Have a Map of Your Home's Interior ... Especially If One of These Is Laying Around

  07-08-2022 19:50
  
  Jeff Bezos’s Amazon now has access to see everything in your home with the recent purchase of iRobot.
  iRobot OS is a new “software operating system for” robot home appliances like robot vacuums (think Roomba) and mops.
  The software seeks to “provide its household bots with a deeper understanding of your home and your habits” according to The Verge, a technology news website.
  iRobot’s technology will reportedly be helpful for the maps Amazon generates to guide
  
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• Homeowner Chases Naked, Mud-Covered Robber Through Neighborhood, Then Hunt Takes Unexpected Turn

  07-08-2022 19:31
  
  A Florida homeowner shot a naked, mud-covered man who had allegedly broken into his house Wednesday morning.
  In a Thursday interview with WJAX-TV, William Kerr said that he had been heading to his office after his wife had started preparing to head out for an appointment, when he spotted the intruder.
  “I got the door open about a foot, and I see this guy standing there. He’s got my rifle … BB rifle – he’s standing there with the rifle like this, the butt facing me,
  
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• 'Woke' Florida Prosecutor Suspended for Promise Not to Enforce the Law Now Targeting DeSantis

  07-08-2022 19:26
  
  A Florida prosecutor vowed Sunday to fight his suspension from office by Gov. Ron DeSantis over his promise not to enforce the state’s 15-week abortion ban and support for gender transition treatments for minors.
  Andrew Warren, a Democrat suspended last week from post as state attorney in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, said in a Facebook video message and news release Sunday he plans a “vigorous defense” by his legal team but did not give specifics.
  “I’m
  
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• Storm-Ravaged Kentucky on Alert After Worrying Forecast

  07-08-2022 19:21
  
  The National Weather Service extended a flood watch through Sunday evening for areas of eastern Kentucky ravaged by high water more than a week ago and said there’s a threat of thunderstorms in the region for much of the coming week.
  There’s a “persistent threat of thunderstorms” through Thursday that could produce heavy rain and cause flash flooding “especially if multiple storms pass over the same area,” the weather service in Jackson said.
  The forecast incl
  
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• Police Say They've Made a Disturbing Discovery in Georgia Home, Can Now Prove What Two Men Were Doing to Their Adopted Kids

  07-08-2022 19:12
  
  Two Georgia men have been arrested after police said they disrupted an operation that was creating child pornography using adopted children.
  The Walton County sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that the investigation began on July 27.
  The post said that deputies, working in partnership with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, raided the home of a man they suspected of downloading child pornography.
  That man, in turn, told police th
  
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• Pelosi Feels a Special Connection to China Because She Thought We Could Dig There

  07-08-2022 19:06
  
  In an attempt to show she had a special “connection” with Communist-run China, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made an interesting comment during a news conference on Thursday.
  Pelosi said she shares such a connection because she thought she could dig a hole all the way there from the U.S.
  “When I was a little girl, I was told when at the beach if I dug a hole deep enough, we would reach China, so we’ve always felt a connection there,” Pelosi said.
  Outkick founder posted
  
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• Pentagon Chiefs Now Get Chilling Response When They Call China

  07-08-2022 18:57
  
  China’s top military officials have erected a wall of silence between them and their American counterparts, according to a new report.
  China had promised retribution if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan and thundered its anger in military exercises around the self-governing island after Pelosi left. On Friday, China said it would stop dialogue with American officials in a number of areas.
  However, even before that, Chinese military leaders had severed any connection with America by
  
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• Caught On Video: Massive Boat Fire Erupts in Lake Union

  07-08-2022 18:32
  
  A fire broke out Friday night in Lake Union, near Seattle, spreading across two boats and two houseboats.
  The incident occurred near China Harbor Restaurant at 2000 Westlake Avenue, according to The Seattle Times.
  Footage of the flames was taken by a worker at a nearby restaurant. The video, shared on Twitter, appeared to show one of the boats engulfed in flames.FIRE lake union – China Harbor- Spreading house boat to house boat pic.twitter.com/QF77yX08Hc
  — M S F O X (@tarynstowe
  
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• Casper is hiring professional nappers with 'exceptional sleeping ability'

  07-08-2022 18:25 via cnn.com
  
  A mattress brand is hiring for a position where sleeping on the job is not just accepted -- it's mandatory.
  
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• US Military Brings the Heat, Putting Boots on the Ground Just a Stone's Throw from Disputed Border with China

  07-08-2022 18:12
  
  The United States military is planning to make a statement with the location of planned military drills in October.
  According to CNN, the U.S. is planning to hold joint military exercises with India less than 62 miles from the Line of Actual Control.
  The LAC is supposed to determine the borders of China and India, and it can be traced back to the Sino-Indian border war of 1962.
  However, CNN reported the “precise location” of the LAC can be “blurry,” which has caused tensi
  
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• Lowlife Hustles $85 from 11-Year-Old Kid with Despicable Move at Lemonade Stand

  07-08-2022 18:06
  
  A young boy who was trying to work hard for some extra cash this summer sadly found out just how cruel some people can be.
  According to a Facebook post from the Everett Police Department in Washington an 11-year-old boy named Jeremy set up a lemonade stand in the city.
  Police said Jeremy used his allowance money to set up the stand, hoping for a return on his investment.
  “As he worked in the sun trying to earn a little extra spending money, he was approached by the pictured suspect, who of
  
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• Scientist Admits 'Distant Star' He Said Was Photographed by $10 Billion Telescope Is a Total Fake

  07-08-2022 17:28
  
  A French scientist is apologizing after admitting that he shared a fake image of a star that was actually a piece of chorizo.
  Étienne Klein, a physicist at France’s Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission shared a photo on Twitter of what he said was the star Proxima Centauri.Photo de Proxima du Centaure, l’étoile la plus proche du Soleil, située à 4,2 année-lumière de nous.Elle a été prise par le JWST.Ce niveau de d&e
  
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• Watch: Fiery Crash Leaves Car Literally Split in Half - 6 Dead, Including Pregnant Woman

  07-08-2022 17:16
  
  Six people were killed and eight were injured in a horrific car crash on Thursday in Los Angeles, according to news reports.
  The crash involved a Mercedes-Benz zooming through the intersection of La Brea Avenue and Slauson Avenue in the Windsor Hills area of West Los Angeles about 1:30 p.m., according to KTTV-TV in Los Angeles.Disturbing security cam video of the catastrophic crash in Windsor Hills… New details NOW on @ABC7 Eyewitness News at 5pm pic.twitter.com/CQU6y3rHHv
  — Chris C
  
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• Video: Woman Builds Altar for 'Sacred Abortion Experience' Including Container for 'Fetal Remains'

  07-08-2022 17:03
  
  One of the arguments conservatives have made for years against abortion is that it’s metaphorical killing of unborn children to appease the modern Moloch — the false Canaanite god strongly associated with child sacrifice in the Bible.
  Sacrifice your unborn child, so you can have a career. Sacrifice your unborn child, so you can have sexual freedom. Sacrifice your unborn child to save the planet. There are plenty of metaphorical Molochs in this world, after all, and women are told ple
  
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• Customs and Border Protection seizes shipment of fentanyl hidden in pill bottles

  07-08-2022 16:58 via cnn.com
  
  US Customs and Border Protection has seized a shipment of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl hidden in pill bottles that was strong enough to potentially provide lethal doses to tens of thousands of people, the agency said.
  
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• Assaults on Seattle Firefighters Skyrocket So High That It May Impact Critical Services

  07-08-2022 16:36
  
  Crime has continued to rise in many of America’s major cities, and first responders are becoming the victims at an alarming rate.
  According to KVI radio host Ari Hoffman, Seattle Fire Fighters Union Local 27 President Kenny Stuart wrote a letter to the Seattle City Council detailing the violence firefighters have faced in recent months.
  He said Seattle firefighters have been the victims of “more than 40 attacks and assaults” since April 2022, and he detailed some of the mo
  
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• Albuquerque police are asking the public for help with the investigation into the killings of 4 Muslim men

  07-08-2022 16:14 via cnn.com
  
  Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have created an online portal where residents can upload videos and images that may help authorities investigating the recent killings of four Muslim men.
  
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• State Board Unanimously Recognizes Small Political Party, Now the Democrats Who Tried to Sabotage It Are in for a Fight

  07-08-2022 15:54
  
  Nothing says “democracy” like trying to purge your opponents from the ballot, right?
  The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously last week to recognize the Green Party as an official political party in the state.
  The decision comes in the light of a wide-ranging legal campaign on the part of Democrats to prevent Green Party candidates from appearing on the November ballot.
  The five-member state board, staffed by three Democrats and two Republicans, had earlier voted
  
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• Intense rainfall threatens parts of central US

  07-08-2022 15:48 via cnn.com
  
  From Seattle to Oklahoma City to Boston, scorching high temperatures or torrential rainfall are on tap for much of the US.
  
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• Toddler Finds Fentanyl Pill During Playground Trip, Parents Take Immediate Action After He Turns Blue

  07-08-2022 15:33
  
  A police officer with the Tacoma, Washington, police department saved the life of a 2-year-old child on Thursday.
  The boy was playing at the Oakland Madrona Playfield about 1 p.m. when he swallowed something and began behaving strangely, according to reporting from KCPQ-TV.
  Noticing that something was wrong, the boy’s parents put him in their vehicle and drove towards Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, notifying 911 on the way, KCPQ reported.
  First responders, including police officers
  
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• Abortion rights in Europe are being questioned after Supreme Court overturns Roe

  07-08-2022 15:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Abortion rights opponents have long been stuck on the fringes of politics in much of Western Europe. The Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v.
  
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• Biden ends isolation in White House after negative Covid tests

  07-08-2022 15:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden traveled to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Sunday after he ended isolation in the White House following two negative tests for Covid. "This
  
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• President Joe Biden officially cleared to emerge from isolation following rebound Covid-19 case

  07-08-2022 15:14 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden was officially cleared to emerge from isolation Sunday after a second negative Covid-19 test, his physician announced.
  
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• Store Owner Grabs the 1 Thing He Has to Defend Himself After 2 Masked Men Approach the Counter

  07-08-2022 14:14
  
  A firearm isn’t the only weapon that can be used to defend your life, liberty and property.
  A Las Vegas smoke shop owner demonstrated this last week when he fought back against a masked robber with a knife.
  Johnny Nguyen, the owner of Smokestrom Smoke Shop, found himself face-to-face with two suspicious masked men seconds after they entered the business on Wednesday, security video of the incident shows.
  “Why are you guys wearing masks like that?” Nguyen asked.
  The men responde
  
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• The market read the Federal Reserve all wrong

  07-08-2022 14:12 via cnn.com
  
  After the Federal Reserve's July meeting, investors quickly reached a consensus: The central bank was turning slightly dovish.
  
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• Donald Trump's grip on the GOP is still strong

  07-08-2022 14:09 via cnn.com
  
  To be or not to be, that is the question when it comes to former President Donald Trump's potential 2024 presidential campaign.
  
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• Analysis: Trump's grip on the GOP is still strong

  07-08-2022 14:09 via cnn.com
  
  To be or not to be, that is the question when it comes to former President Donald Trump's potential 2024 presidential campaign.
  
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• Analysis: Donald Trump's grip on the GOP is still strong

  07-08-2022 14:09 via cnn.com
  
  To be or not to be, that is the question when it comes to former President Donald Trump's potential 2024 presidential campaign.
  
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• Mass shooting injures at least 9 in downtown Cincinnati

  07-08-2022 13:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  At least nine people were injured in a mass shooting in downtown Cincinnati early Sunday, police said.
  
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• 9 injured in overnight shooting in downtown Cincinnati

  07-08-2022 13:29 via cnn.com
  
  At least nine people were injured in a shooting in downtown Cincinnati early Sunday, police said.
  
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• 'Frozen in Time': Journalists Stunned by Horrifying, Chilling Classrooms in Exact Same State as Valentine's Day Massacre

  07-08-2022 13:08
  
  Dead Valentine roses and dried blood greeted jurors Thursday as the panel debating the fate of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter toured the Parkland, Florida, school where 14 students and three staff members were killed on Valentine’s Day in 2018.
  The panel will decide if Nikolas Cruz, who did not accompany the 12 jurors and 10 alternates, will receive the death penalty or life in prison, as CBS News reported.
  Although the rules of the tour precluded talking and jurors from
  
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• The very urgent problem exposed by Taylor Swift's private plane travel

  07-08-2022 11:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Taylor Swift, Drake and Kylie Jenner have private plane problems after scientists and fans criticized the celebrity travel habits and Co2 climate change impact
  
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• What the 'Batgirl' cancellation says about Warner Bros.' new direction

  07-08-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Batgirl movie axed by Warner Bros Discovery is a blow to diverse DC Comics fans excited by Leslie Grace in the starring role.
  
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• Kansas' vote on abortion rights turns spotlight on the next battlefront: State constitutions

  07-08-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Both sides in the abortion rights fight are taking to ballot initiatives and the courts to enshrine their positions in state constitutions after the fall of Roe.
  
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• A suspect in the shooting deaths of 4 people in Ohio was captured in Kansas

  07-08-2022 06:01 via cnn.com
  
  A suspect in the shooting deaths of four people at multiple sites outside of Dayton Ohio, has been arrested, police said.
  
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• Tim Tebow Has Helped Rescue Thousands from Human Trafficking, Inspired by What His Father Did

  07-08-2022 02:33
  
  Tim Tebow has been fighting human trafficking for years and his organization, the Tim Tebow Foundation, has saved thousands around the world.
  In a recent Instagram video, Tebow shared a bit about his work.
  “A few years ago, we deepened our fight in this terrible evil in the world of human trafficking and child exploitation,” he said.
  “In the last 365 days, we’re so excited to share with you that we have grown so much and been part of rescuing thousands and building safe h
  
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• Punks Shoot Up House Party, But Things Go South When Revelers Return Fire

  07-08-2022 01:57
  
  A firefight broke out at a Friday night party in New York City, with plainclothes police officers firing at alleged shooters during the incident.
  The ordeal began at around 11:35 p.m. at 219th Street and 130th Avenue in Laurelton, police said, according to the New York Post.
  Officers from the New York City Police Department had been dispatched to the location due to a “potential for violence by some of the local street crews,” police said, the Post reported.
  Plainclothes police were
  
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• ESPN Analyst Wants 'Mount Rushmore' Gone but Gov. Kristi Noem Has Bad News for Him

  07-08-2022 01:48
  
  ESPN analyst and former NBA player Jalen Rose is on a crusade to eliminate the term “Mount Rushmore” because he finds the very idea of it offensive.
  In a video, Rose said that using the South Dakota landmark, which honors Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, “to define greatness should be retired immediately.”
  Rose began by asking, “Why do you think Washington changed their name from Redskins?”
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• Actress Anne Heche Presumed to Be Under the Influence During Fiery Wreck, But She Will Not Be Tested

  07-08-2022 01:35
  
  Police believe actress Anne Heche was drunk driving when she crashed her car into a house on Friday, sparking a fire.
  Law enforcement officials said Heche was considered to be under the influence and acting erratically, according to the Los Angeles Times.
  TMZ had speculated that a bottle visible in images of Heche’s car before the crash contained alcohol.
  No tests to determine whether she was indeed under the influence were done because of her condition, Page Six reported.
  Heche, 53, had i
  
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• Ted Cruz Shares Pronoun Preference in Just 3 Words to Roaring Crowd

  07-08-2022 00:30
  
  Republican Sen. Ted Cruz wowed the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference in his home state of Texas on Friday.
  He addressed everything from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan to the future of the Republican Party, often in hilarious fashion.
  Ridiculing the toxic wokeness that has permeated American universities, Cruz said, “I talked recently with a college kid at one of these schools who said at each class before any student speaks, they’re required to
  
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