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• Poll: Surprising Number of Dems Think There's an Invasion Occurring at Biden's Border

  20-08-2022 23:44
  
  A new poll reveals that over half of the American people believe the illegal immigrants pouring across the southern border represent an “invasion,” including 40 percent of Democrats.
  According to the NPR/Ipsos survey, 73 percent of Americans believe the large number of migrants illegally crossing the border is a problem.
  Fifty-four percent think it’s “at least somewhat true” that the U.S. is under a state of invasion by illegal immigrants. “Republicans (76%) b
  
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• AI chatbots' ability to communicate confounds the public 60 years later

  20-08-2022 23:22 via cnn.com
  
  In the 1960s, an unprecedented computer program called Eliza attempted to simulate the experience of speaking to a therapist. In one exchange, captured in a research paper at the time, a person revealed that her boyfriend had described her as "depressed much of the time." Eliza's response: "I am sorry to hear you are depressed."
  
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• 3 men indicted in the beating death of gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger

  20-08-2022 22:45 via cnn.com
  
  Three men have been indicted in the beating death of imprisoned Boston gangster and convicted murderer James "Whitey" Bulger, prosecutors announced Thursday.
  
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• Mitt Romney Dumps Ice-Cold Water on Liz Cheney's Presidential Ambitions

  20-08-2022 22:24
  
  Arch anti-Trumper Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah says fellow Republican and Trump-basher Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming has little hope of winning the presidency in 2024.
  Cheney was decisively trounced this week in a Republican primary, losing to Harriet Hageman, who had extensive support from former President Donald Trump
  On the day after her loss, Cheney said she would continue her vitriolic campaign against Trump and might take that campaign as far as a presidential run in 2024.
  “I believe that D
  
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• Epicurean Butter recalls dill butter tubs due to potential bacterial contamination, FDA says

  20-08-2022 22:02 via cnn.com
  
  Colorado-based Epicurean Butter is recalling hundreds of "Wegmans Lemon Dill Finishing Butter" tubs due to potential bacterial contamination, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
  
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• Report: Disturbing Shift in Hiring Patterns Points to Looming Recession for Biden Economy

  20-08-2022 21:38
  
  Despite a July Commerce Department report showing a second consecutive quarter of negative GDP growth — the classic definition of a recession — Biden administration officials insisted that continued strength in employment data proves otherwise.
  The jobs numbers have most certainly been strong. Earlier this month, the Labor Department reported that 528,000 jobs were added to the economy in July, more than double the 258,000 economists had been expecting. This pushed the unemployment r
  
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• Tiger cub discovered as arrest warrant served at Dallas rapper's home

  20-08-2022 21:34 via cnn.com
  
  Dallas rapper Trapboy Freddy was arrested on a federal gun possession warrant Wednesday at his home -- where police said a tiger cub was seized.
  
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• Total Anarchy Erupts After Mob Blocks Street in Los Angeles, Commences Looting

  20-08-2022 21:25
  
  On Monday, a mob conducted a “street takeover” in Los Angeles and then robbed a convenience store.
  At around 12:40 a.m., a group of motorists blocked traffic so that other drivers could do donuts in an intersection, according to a Los Angeles Police Department news release.
  Spectators then proceeded to loot a nearby 7-Eleven.
  “They violently and unabashedly helped themselves to snacks, smokes, refreshing beverages, lottery tickets, and more,” Los Angeles magazine reported
  
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• What is 'rainbow fentanyl?' Nationwide, officials see spread of 'deadly' colorful pills, powder

  20-08-2022 20:58
  
  Border patrol in Arizona found 15,000 multicolored, fentanyl pills Wednesday – as Oregon, California and D.C. officials make similar reports.      
  
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• Alabama city says it couldn't legally fire police after racist text scandal. They found a loophole instead.

  20-08-2022 20:54
  The city council voted to temporarily disband its three-member police department and contract services with the county sheriff's department instead.      
  
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• Burnt Russian tanks on display in Kyiv

  20-08-2022 20:26
  Burned out Russian tanks and infantry carriers are on show in the Ukrainian capital's central Khreshchatyk boulevard, drawing the attention of passing locals. (Aug. 20)      
  
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• Matt Gaetz body-shamed her, she raised over $2M for abortion-rights funds in response

  20-08-2022 19:36
  
  Olivia Julianna's fundraiser took off when Matt Gaetz publicly attacked Gen-Z for Change activist on Twitter.      
  
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• Target just went from great to bad to ugly

  20-08-2022 19:29 via cnn.com
  
  Target just demonstrated how quickly things can change in the world of retail, posting a terrible quarter after nearly two years of soaring profits and record revenue growth. But the big box retailer is promising things will change in the other direction just as fast.
  
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• World's tiniest sea turtle species discovered nesting in Louisiana for first time in 75 years

  20-08-2022 19:01
  
  The Kemp's ridley sea turtle is the smallest in the world. The endangered species was found on a Louisiana island for the first time in 75 years.      
  
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• American Farmers Are Killing Their Own Crops and Selling Cows - Here's Why

  20-08-2022 19:01
  
  Due to droughts, American farmers are having to thin out their crops and sell livestock, which in turn is driving up food prices and adding to the overall economic downturn that Americans have been struggling with for two years.
  According to a survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation, drought conditions have put the production of beef, dairy, wheat, vegetable, fruits and nuts at serious risk.
  Droughts have persisted in the states throughout the Central Plains up to North Dakota, all the w
  
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• Opinion: The question shouldn't be whether Florida teen is 'mature' enough for abortion

  20-08-2022 18:48 via cnn.com
  
  After determining a pregnant Florida teen wasn't "mature" enough to make a decision for herself, a state court denied her a waiver to get an abortion without legal guardian notification and consent. It's among the first of what are sure to be many such obstacles facing women and girls in a post-Roe world: purely subjective judgment on who is "qualified" to make choices regarding their own bodies, health and futures -- and who is not.
  
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• Iconic trails closed, person missing after flash flooding at Zion National Park

  20-08-2022 18:19
  
  From July to September, flash floods can easily sneak up on hikers, especially in narrow canyons, which Zion National Park is known for.      
  
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• Russian, Chinese Forces Making Grand Appearance in Venezuela

  20-08-2022 17:52
  
  In what some commentators are calling an in-your-face gesture at the United States, Russian-sponsored war games are being held in Venezuela.
  Although Russia has held international war games annually since its 2015 annexation of Crimea, this is the first time they have been held in Latin America, according to the Miami Herald.
  China, Cuba, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Burma, Belarus, Abkhazia, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan and Indonesia are among the nations taking part in the event, which is scheduled to l
  
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• Of the 10 House Republicans Who Voted to Impeach Trump Only a Couple Remain, But These 2 Aren't Out of the Woods Yet

  20-08-2022 17:42
  
  Of the ten House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, only two have survived their primaries to make it to the general election in November, each of them in states that use a top-two primary system.
  Reps. David Valadao of California and Dan Newhouse of Washington advanced to the general election.
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial, advanced alongside Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka, who campaigned with Trump,
  
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• New TX Law to Bring God Back into Schools with 4 Words that Will Trigger Leftists

  20-08-2022 17:31
  
  In Texas schools, children will soon be seeing four words on classroom walls that are going to trigger the left: “In God We Trust.”
  According to the Houston Chronicle, a bill that recently went into effect puts God and the national motto back into classrooms.
  Senate Bill 797, passed in 2021, stipulates that elementary and secondary schools must “display in a conspicuous place in each building of the school or institution a durable poster or framed copy of the United States nati
  
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• Boost Your Immune System as Virus and Flu Season Kicks In - New 'Immune Support Protocol' Available at Home

  20-08-2022 17:10
  
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• Walmart expands abortion coverage for employees

  20-08-2022 16:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  Walmart, the nation’s largest employer, is expanding its abortion coverage for employees after staying largely mum on the issue following the Supreme Court
  
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• Four victims of the McKinney Fire positively identified through DNA and dental analysis

  20-08-2022 16:32 via cnn.com
  
  Officials have identified four people killed in the McKinney Fire in California as residents of the same community.
  
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• Gutfeld Brilliantly Dismantles Geraldo Rivera's Shaming of WY Voters for Kicking Cheney Out of Congress

  20-08-2022 16:19
  
  Sure, she may have lost the GOP primary for her House seat by a whopping 37 points, but Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney is a modern-day colossus of democracy.
  Just ask Cheney, who quite improbably compared herself to Abraham Lincoln in her concession speech. Of course, you didn’t need the candidate to fawn over herself, because the media was more than willing to do it for her.
  Case in point: Geraldo Rivera, Fox News’ token lefty, who lauded Cheney’s “selfless courage” in ru
  
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• Death toll in Missouri house explosion rises to 3 after mother, young daughter die from injuries

  20-08-2022 16:17
  
  The gas explosion happened Monday in Wyatt, a small southern Missouri city. Investigators pointed to propane gas as the likely cause.      
  
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• Zuckerberg-Owned LLC Facing Lawsuit for Death of Security Guard Found with Hole Ripped in Heart

  20-08-2022 16:11
  
  A limited liability company owned by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, is facing a wrongful death lawsuit over the August 2019 death of a part-time security guard.
  The family of Rodney Medeiros is suing because they claim that Pilaa Land, LLC, is responsible for the heart attack the 70-year-old man suffered when he was forced to walk up a steep hill because bad weather prevented his usual transportation from giving him a ride, according to KOGG-TV.
  The man’s daughter, Ziba Mede
  
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• Jolie-Pitt FBI document revelations raise an interesting legal question

  20-08-2022 16:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  Earlier this week, NBC News obtained an FBI report that gave Angelina Jolie’s account of the details of an alleged 2016 altercation between Jolie and Brad Pitt
  
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• Leader of Top Teachers' Union Took in More Than $500K While Battling for COVID School Closures, Tax Forms Reveal

  20-08-2022 16:03
  
  New documents reveal that the president of the nation’s largest teachers’ union — a leader who fought against reopening schools during the COVID pandemic — was raking in big bucks while showering liberal groups with cash.
  National Education Association President Becky Pringle earned $534,243 in compensation between September 2020 – when she was named to her post — and August 2021, NEA tax forms show.
  That was an increase of $25,000 from the previous calendar y
  
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• 'I don't want to die': Heat waves and climate change are taking their toll on asthma sufferers

  20-08-2022 13:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  An estimated 25 million people in the U.S. have asthma, but in communities of color, the respiratory disease can be especially dire.
  
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• Supreme Court sides with Black voters, restoring ruling that postponed down-ballot Georgia election

  20-08-2022 13:04 via cnn.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Friday sided with Black voters who challenged Georgia's system of electing members to the state's Public Service Commission, which regulates public utilities in the state.
  
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• Parents, here is your back-to-school checklist to combat wokeism at your child's school

  20-08-2022 13:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Parents across the country are outraged at the blatant politicization of public education. The fervor began during COVID-19 lockdowns, as parents were able to get a peek behind the curtain and find out that schools were less focused on reading, writing, math, and science, and more focused on implementing critical race theory, teaching about gender fluidity, and teaching about the plethora of pronouns that young children now use.  Whether you are a parent in Virginia, Texas, Pennsylvania, or
  
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• Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's star-studded inner circle: Inside the couple’s wedding guest list

  20-08-2022 13:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's star-studded inner circle will likely be front and center at the star couple's three-day wedding extravaganza.  Affleck's famous pal Matt Damon was pictured arriving for the wedding with his wife, Luciana Barroso, on Friday. It's been reported that Jimmy Kimmel will also attend as well as Affleck's younger brother, fellow actor Casey Affleck. However, Casey was pictured out and about in Los Angeles ahead of his sibling's wedding.  On the bride's si
  
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• Eggplants the Size of Strawberries: China Faces Devastating Crop Failures

  20-08-2022 12:47
  
  Hundreds of persimmon trees that should be loaded with yellow fruit lie wilted in Gan Bingdong’s greenhouse in southwestern China, adding to mounting farm losses in a scorching summer that is the country’s driest in six decades.
  Gan’s farm south of the industrial metropolis of Chongqing lost half its vegetable crop in heat as high as 106 degrees Fahrenheit and a drought that has shrunk the giant Yangtze River and wilted crops across central China.
  Gan’s surviving eggplant
  
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• Gulf coast sea turtles appear to be recovering

  20-08-2022 12:46 via foxnews.com
  
  The sea turtle population along the gulf coast appears to be recovering after the BP oil spill, more than a decade ago.  While nesting season wraps up in August, marine biologists are excited about what they're seeing along the gulf coast.  People are finding nests in places sea turtles haven't laid eggs in years.  Check out these little guys that just hatched on the Chandeleur Islands in Louisiana. This hasn't happened in over 75 years.  SEA TURTLES ON FLORIDA'S SPACE COAST
  
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• National Park reopening, London strikes: 5 things to know this weekend

  20-08-2022 12:36
  
  A national park is reopening after flooding, London workers are going on strike and more news to start your weekend.      
  
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• Washington school shooter sentenced to 40 years in prison for 2017 rampage at Freeman High School

  20-08-2022 12:23 via foxnews.com
  
  Caleb Sharpe, who previously pleaded guilty to killing one of his former classmates and shooting three other students at Freeman High School in Rockford, Washington, in 2017, was sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday. Sharpe, 20, who was 15 years old at the time of the shooting, spoke publicly for the first time in five years, apologizing for his actions before he was sentenced, according to the Spokesman-Review, a newspaper that operates out of Spokane, Washington. "There’s only really o
  
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• Atlanta man arrested after allegedly spray-painting swastikas on rainbow crosswalk, SWAT standoff

  20-08-2022 11:51 via foxnews.com
  
  A man accused of vandalizing the rainbow crosswalks in Atlanta with swastikas was arrested following a standoff with police this week. The suspect is believed to have spray-painted a swastika onto the rainbow crosswalk at 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue on two separate occasions, according to Atlanta police. Investigators went to the suspect's apartment at around noon on Friday. A SWAT Team was called in after the man would not respond to officers. GEORGIA MURDER SUSPECT ON RUN FOR 28 YEARS NABB
  
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• Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson’s cousin killed in apparent murder-suicide involving ex-partner

  20-08-2022 11:33 via foxnews.com
  
  Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson's cousin was allegedly shot and killed by a past domestic partner in what appears to be a murder-suicide this week.  Amanda Mayne, 34, was allegedly shot dead on Wednesday by Taylor Martin, 26. Police said the two had previously been in a relationship but had not lived together in more than a year. Police had responded to a call about gunshots in Taylorsville, Utah, shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday. After officers arrived at the scene, they discovered a woman la
  
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• GOP's newest bogeyman farce could quickly become a tragedy. Here's how.

  20-08-2022 11:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Republican IRS tax collector fearmongering from Florida Senator Rick Scott, Governor Ron DeSantis and Texas Senator Ted Cruz is getting scary
  
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• Mitt Romney says Liz Cheney 'would not' win the GOP nomination 'if she were to run' in 2024

  20-08-2022 11:07 via foxnews.com
  
  As the Republican presidential primary for 2024 begins to take shape, former nominee Mitt Romney shared his opinion on the potential candidates, including Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney. After her recent loss to a Trump-backed opponent, Cheney openly considered a bid for the White House — something the 2012 nominee said is not such a good idea. Romney, who represents Utah in the U.S. Senate, told the South Valley Chamber of Commerce in Sandy, Utah on Thursday that Cheney would definitively not be
  
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• SI Swim model Natalie Mariduena wants to 'be an example' of 'body normalcy'

  20-08-2022 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Natalie Mariduena, an SI Swimsuit model who has nearly four million followers on Instagram alone, is hoping to raise awareness on "body normalcy."The model first made a splash in the pages of the magazine in 2021 and was featured in this year’s issue available at newsstands now."In the industry, you see models who are very thin or your see plus-size models, but there isn’t this genre of modeling that’s right in the middle," the Chicago native told Fox News Digital. "I try to ch
  
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• Trevor Noah defends Kanye, denounces cancel culture: 'Gotten very comfortable discarding human beings'

  20-08-2022 10:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Trevor Noah defended Kanye West against detractors this week and explained why he criticized the decision to ban the rapper from performing at the Grammys earlier this year when the comedian hosted.  "Human beings are a paradox," the "Daily Show" host said on the "Awards Circuit" podcast on Thursday. "We can love people who we hate, we can hate people who we love. Human beings as a whole are a complicated paradox. And so, I don’t like to live in a world where we constantly discard hum
  
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• Chicago advisory panel recommends permanently removing Christopher Columbus statues

  20-08-2022 10:48 via foxnews.com
  
  The Chicago monuments project advisory committee recommended Friday that the city permanently remove its three Christopher Columbus statues and the Balbo Monument. The panel also advised the city to consider altering or removing around 40 other monuments. It remains to be seen whether the city will follow the recommendations, but Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot suggested in May that she would ignore them. The mayor established the committee following racial justice protests in 2020 and a violent cl
  
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• An Uber driver passed a building on fire while taking a passenger to the airport. He stopped to evacuate the residents

  20-08-2022 08:01 via cnn.com
  
  Uber driver Fritz Sam is being hailed a "hero" by the company's CEO after he sprang into action and helped evacuate residents from a burning building in New York City.
  
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• An Alabama GOP county chair apologizes for posting an elephant logo with KKK imagery. The local NAACP wants him off the school board

  20-08-2022 07:20 via cnn.com
  
  A county NAACP chapter in northern Alabama is calling for the resignation of a school board member and local Republican Party chairman, who says his sharing on social media of a GOP elephant logo that included KKK imagery was unintended.
  
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• Louisiana woman claims she was denied an abortion after fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition

  20-08-2022 06:09 via cnn.com
  
  A pregnant woman in Louisiana alleges that she was denied an abortion despite the fetus being diagnosed with a fatal condition.
  
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• MLB Player Hospitalized Mid-Game for 'Shortness of Breath'

  20-08-2022 06:01
  
  Astros left fielder Yordan Alvarez was taken to a hospital during Friday night’s game against Atlanta because of shortness of breath that was exacerbated by the Braves’ in-game fireworks, Houston manager Dusty Baker said.
  Alvarez departed the game under his own power with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning. There was a pause in the action when Braves rookie Vaughn Grissom fouled a ball off his foot and was being tended to by a trainer.
  That’s when Alvarez, who is battin
  
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• US to ship $775 million aid package of arms, drones to Ukraine, official says: Live updates

  20-08-2022 05:23
  
  The aid package includes long-range artillery ammunitions that have previously had a devastating effect on Russian forces, the official said.      
  
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• GOP candidate for Florida House is booted from Twitter after post about shooting federal agents

  20-08-2022 05:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Republican candidate seeking a House seat in the Florida Legislature had his Twitter account yanked after a post about violence against federal agents.
  
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• Alabama city council abolishes police department after furor over racist texts

  20-08-2022 04:32 via cnn.com
  
  The city council in Vincent, Alabama, voted to abolish its police department on Thursday, two months after one of the officers sent a text message containing racist language to a colleague.
  
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