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• DeSantis Rival Just Shot Himself in the Foot in Less Than 20 Seconds: 'Your Terms Are Acceptable'

  24-08-2022 23:50
  
  After U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist won the Florida Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday with a substantial 59.7 percent of the vote, he shot himself in the foot.
  That was a metaphoric shot in the foot, mind you, so we didn’t include a trigger warning. And although I just used the word “trigger,” I didn’t …
  Never mind.
  In a November general election that commentators say will be determined by voter turnout, Crist told some voters to go away — those who sup
  
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• Liz Cheney won’t run as an independent for president because she’s too smart

  24-08-2022 23:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Cheney would run as a Republican not because it's a path to victory for her but because it would be a chance to constantly remind us of Trump's dereliction of duty as president.
  
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• Carolyn Maloney's loss sets off Democratic scramble for key committee post

  24-08-2022 23:47 via cnn.com
  
  Rep. Carolyn Maloney's resounding loss in her New York primary set off an immediate scramble for her powerful position running the House Oversight Committee, with a bevy of Democrats jockeying for a spot central to their party's investigative priorities.
  
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• Harvard Loses Big Thanks to Woke Investments, About to Be Beat by Oil-Drilling University of Texas

  24-08-2022 23:21
  
  Harvard is a leader in woke investing by eschewing investments in fossil fuels, gun makers and other stocks, companies and funds it feels fail the liberal litmus test, but because of this policy, its investment portfolio is losing big time.
  Meanwhile, in stark contrast, the University of Texas is raking in huge profits by selling oil drilling leases on land it owns and has made so much money that it rivals the much richer and older Harvard in revenue.
  In a recent report on the oil revenue being
  
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• 'WJ LIVE': Biden Goes Rogue: Ignores Congress, Threatens Taxpayers with $329B Bill

  24-08-2022 23:07
  
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• Electric Only: This State Is Expected to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars

  24-08-2022 23:00
  
  California is expected to finalize a rule that would ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035.
  The rule is likely to enter into effect on Thursday, according to the New York Times.
  The California Air Resources Board rule will require that 100 percent of all new cars sold in the state be free of carbon emissions.
  The state board will vote on the adaptation of the rule, and board member Daniel Sperling told CNN he is “99.9%” confident the rule would be approved.
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• These Chick-fil-A items mistakenly contain allergens

  24-08-2022 22:32 via cnn.com
  
  Chick-fil-A's grilled nuggets and grilled filets have a dairy allergen due to an accidental contamination at its supplier, according to the company.
  
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• Chick-fil-A grilled nuggets, filet mistakenly have a dairy allergen

  24-08-2022 22:32 via cnn.com
  
  Chick-fil-A's grilled nuggets and grilled filets have a dairy allergen due to an accidental contamination at its supplier, according to the company.
  
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• Jimmy Fallon and Tracy Morgan Listed as Defendants in New Court Filing Regarding Alleged Sexual Assault of a Minor

  24-08-2022 22:23
  
  After a Pennsylvania woman filed new legal papers on Tuesday, comedians Jimmy Fallon and Tracy Morgan and “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels are now involved in a legal complaint tied a 2021 sexual assault lawsuit.
  The legal issue began in August 2021 when a woman, identified only as Jane Doe, sued former “SNL” star Horatio Sanz, claiming he’d sexually assaulted her when she was 17 years old, Variety reported.
  On Tuesday, the woman asked the court&rsq
  
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• Longtime Democratic Congresswoman Hit with Avalanche of Mockery After Blaming Her Primary Defeat on 'Misogyny'

  24-08-2022 22:16
  
  Not many things can prove a liberal lie better than a liberal loser.
  New York Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a progressive representing one of the most liberal congressional districts east of San Francisco, made that clear to the country when she blamed her landslide primary loss to Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler on Tuesday on some supposed liberal hatred of the idea of a woman in power.
  As an exercise in excuse-making and cries for sympathy go, it was beyond pathetic. And as the explosion of mo
  
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• Op-Ed: This Columbine Survivor Wants Teachers to Be Armed - Why Won't We Try It?

  24-08-2022 21:55
  
  When a former student opened fire on students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018, he murdered 17 people and wounded 17 others.
  David Hogg, one of the surviving students, turned the incident to his benefit and became an outspoken anti-gun advocate. Nowadays, whenever there is a shooting, particularly in a school, someone puts a microphone in front of Hogg to let him call for more gun control.
  Why don’t they rush to Patrick Neville for a comment?
  
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• Liz Cheney Running in 2024 Would Help Donald Trump Beat Joe Biden, But There's 1 Catch

  24-08-2022 21:51
  
  Rep. Liz Cheney has been teasing a 2024 presidential run ever since her crushing defeat in Wyoming’s Republican primary elections last week.
  While Cheney has been very clear about her goal of preventing former President Donald Trump from gaining political office again, a presidential run could actually cut against that goal.
  According to a survey of registered voters conducted by Yahoo News and YouGov, Cheney entering the presidential race could help Trump defeat President Joe Biden.
  Howev
  
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• Jury begins deliberations in Vanessa Bryant lawsuit over Kobe Bryant crash scene photos

  24-08-2022 21:35 via cnn.com
  
  A group of nine federal jurors began deliberating Wednesday in the civil case over graphic photos taken at the site of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others.
  
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• JPMorgan forces sale of Russian oligarch's megayacht

  24-08-2022 21:28 via cnn.com
  
  A $75-million superyacht linked to a sanctioned Russian steel billionaire was auctioned on Tuesday in Gibraltar, court sources said, in what is understood to be the first sale of its kind since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
  
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• Democrats channel abortion anger into swing district success, raising questions about GOP 'red wave'

  24-08-2022 21:25 via cnn.com
  
  The US Supreme Court decision wiping out federal abortion rights was only a few hours old when, in Washington, a group of Democratic lawmakers stood on the steps of the US Capitol singing "God Bless America."
  
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• Baby formula waivers, rebates extended to allow WIC families more flexibility to buy different brands

  24-08-2022 21:12 via cnn.com
  
  As a nationwide baby formula shortage continues, the federal government says it plans to continue to allow families who use nutrition benefits to afford baby formula to have an expanded range of options when they go to the grocery store.
  
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• Oklahoma governor denies clemency for death row inmate ahead of Thursday execution

  24-08-2022 21:01 via cnn.com
  
  Oklahoma's governor has declined to grant clemency to death row inmate James Coddington, whose scheduled execution Thursday is set to be the first of 25 the state plans to carry out through 2024.
  
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• Video: Border Patrol Fends Off Hostile Alleged Smuggler, Then Help Suddenly Arrives and Ends Stand Off with Tackle

  24-08-2022 19:48
  
  A violent altercation on a Southern California beach between Border Patrol Agents and alleged human smugglers is now under FBI investigation.
  Texas Republican Rep. Mayra Flores shared a video of the chaotic struggle between the federal agents and two men on Monday. The video originally appears to have been uploaded to TikTok.Border Patrol Agents assigned to San Diego Sector tackle and arrest suspected smugglers at the border.#HonorFirst #MeanGreen pic.twitter.com/UqVYBDIBB3
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• Op-Ed: It's Time for Republicans to Grow Up and Save the Red Wave

  24-08-2022 19:34
  
  It has always been a marvel how the Democrats pull together.
  They may fight among themselves, but they see themselves as change agents. They tend to set aside their differences and work for the long-term goal of bringing socialism to America. It has been a 70-year project, and they are winning.
  More than 50 years ago, when I was active in conservative campus politics, getting conservatives and, even worse, libertarians to get anything done was almost impossible. It seemed like everyone wanted to
  
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• Senator Tells HHS to 'Immediately' Secure Fauci's Personal Devices, 'Burner Phones,' Text and Call Records

  24-08-2022 19:31
  
  With Dr. Anthony Fauci’s announcement this week that he will be stepping down from his government roles in December, Republicans have been quick to respond with plans of investgation into Fauci. One senator has already requested that all records related to him be preserved.
  On Monday, Fauci officially announced that at the end of the year he will leave his role as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases as well as his job of advising the White House as its chief m
  
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• A 10-year-old Uvalde survivor who lived near the shooter is getting a new home

  24-08-2022 19:18 via cnn.com
  
  Sometime during her 66-day hospital stay, Uvalde school shooting survivor Mayah Zamora learned she had lived just blocks from the gunman -- and she found it too hard to return home when she was released, a non-profit organization says.
  
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• Jill Biden tests positive for rebound case of Covid

  24-08-2022 19:17 via cnn.com
  
  First lady Dr. Jill Biden has tested positive for a rebound case of Covid-19, her deputy communications director Kelsey Donohue confirmed to CNN.
  
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• Analysis: Democrats are doing much better in special elections since Roe was overturned

  24-08-2022 19:12 via cnn.com
  
  A special election, on its own, cannot tell us much about the political environment. Grouped together, special elections can tell a story.
  
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• Heading for the Exits: White House Loses Key Staffers in Back-to-Back Days

  24-08-2022 17:53
  
  The Biden-Harris Administration has lost two staffers who had reportedly proven vital to Biden’s efforts to get elected.
  Trey Baker, Biden’s senior White House adviser for public engagement that “helped lead efforts to draw black voters,” according to Bloomberg, is leaving for the public sector, and Stephen Goepfert his Special Assistant and Personal Aide is departing for a Transportation Department posting, Fox News reported.
  Goepfert officially departs the White House o
  
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• AOC Accused of 'Blowing Off' Crucial Financial Rules as Spokeswoman Admits Congresswoman Is in Violation of Federal Law

  24-08-2022 17:45
  
  Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has publicly admitted that she is skirting congressional financial disclosure rules.
  On Aug. 13, Ocasio-Cortez was due to report her 2021 finances to the House Ethics Committee, the Washington Examiner reported.
  However, a spokeswoman for the representative said that Ocasio-Cortez is in no rush because she can wait 20 more days before she is fined for not disclosing her finances.
  “[T]he Committee provides a 30-day grace period before fines
  
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• Former Trump campaign co-chair in Alabama is charged with sex abuse

  24-08-2022 17:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  A former Alabama legislator who served as a co-chair of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign in the state has been arrested and charged with first-degree
  
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• Teen pilot sets age record for solo flight around world

  24-08-2022 17:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Belgian-British teenager became the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small aircraft after he landed on Wednesday in Bulgaria, where his
  
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• Biden to cancel up to $10k in federal student loan debt for certain borrowers and up to $20k for Pell Grant recipients

  24-08-2022 17:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Biden administration is expected to announce Wednesday that it will cancel up to $10,000 in student debt for borrowers who earn $125,000 a year or less and
  
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• Watch: Father Exposes Sickening School Secret After Daughter's Suicide Attempt

  24-08-2022 17:23
  
  Parents near Jacksonville, Florida, have sued Clay County District Schools because their daughter attempted suicide two days in a row after meetings with a school counselor about gender identity confusion.
  Wendell and Maria Perez said that the school did not inform them about these meetings that their 12-year-old had, First Coast News reported.
  “We met with the principal, the assistant principal and the police officer and the counselor who informed us that our 12-year old-daughter, this is
  
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• UK energy crisis is 'bigger than the pandemic'

  24-08-2022 17:12 via cnn.com
  
  The United Kingdom will have to find an answer to soaring energy bills soon or risk a humanitarian crisis. But freezing gas and electricity prices over the next two winters could cost the government over £100 billion ($118 billion), more than it spent paying millions of people's salaries during the pandemic.
  
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• Speaking Power to Truth

  24-08-2022 17:12
  
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• Bongino Reveals Why Getting COVID Vax Is Biggest Mistake in His Life

  24-08-2022 17:06
  
  Political commentator Dan Bongino, a cancer survivor, said getting the coronavirus vaccines was “the biggest mistake of my life.”
  The Fox News host and former Secret Service agent made the remarks in an emotional “Dan Bongino Show” video posted to Rumble on Monday in which he expressed deep regret for getting jabbed.
  “I should have waited,” Bongino said. “Because the hard reality is, when the vaccine first came out, we didn’t have chronological dat
  
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• TikTok trend inspires women to wear pigtails to work in an experiment to see whether they get more tips

  24-08-2022 17:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Some women who have jobs in the service industry are sporting pigtails at work as part of a social experiment to find out whether they will earn more in tips.
  
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• Ancient bones confirm earliest-known human ancestor walked upright

  24-08-2022 17:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  What may be the earliest-known human ancestor, an ape-man called Sahelanthropus tchadensis who lived in Africa roughly 7 million years ago, walked upright for
  
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• DeSantis-Backed School Board Candidates Enjoy Successful Election Night, Flipping at Least 1 District to 'Anti-Woke'

  24-08-2022 16:50
  
  In local school board elections that are the trenches of democracy, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida scored major victories Tuesday night.
  DeSantis, who has made parental rights a major part of his agenda, backed 30 candidates in Tuesday’s elections.  Of those, at least 21 emerged as winners, according to Politico. That includes four victories in seven races in which candidates backed by DeSantis faced rivals backed by Democrats.
  At least four DeSantis-backed candidates advance
  
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• Federal Judge Blocks Biden Administration's Attempt to Override Texas Abortion Law

  24-08-2022 16:48
  
  A federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked the federal government from enforcing a legal interpretation that would require hospitals in the state to provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk.
  Texas sued the Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Xavier Becerra last month, arguing that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, which is a federal law, doesn’t require doctors to provide abortions if doing so would violate a state law.
  In a ruling Tue
  
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• Capitol Records cuts ties with AI-generated rapper FN Meka over racist stereotypes

  24-08-2022 16:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Capitol Music Group has “severed ties” with A.I. rapper FN Meka after facing backlash from critics that say the virtual rapper was a stereotypical caricature of Black artists.
  
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• Trump Celebrates Perfect '26 and 0' Primary Night for 'Great Candidates' He Endorsed

  24-08-2022 16:27
  
  The Trump juggernaut continued to sail through this year’s primary season with former President Donald Trump exulting over the results of Tuesday’s contests in New York and Florida.
  “26 and 0 tonight, turning numerous tight races into big and easy wins. Overall for last 4 years, 98.4% on Endorsements!” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.
  “Looks like a fantastic evening of ALL WINS – Great Candidates!!!” Trump had posted earlier in the evening.
  In
  
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• Former ‘American Idol’ contestant Sanjaya Malakar comes out as bisexual

  24-08-2022 16:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya Malakar comes out as bisexual on the podcast "The Adam Sank Show."
  
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• Lachlan Murdoch sues Australian outlet over article linking Fox dynasty with Jan. 6

  24-08-2022 16:07 via cnn.com
  
  Two months ago, Australian media site Crikey called "Murdoch" an "unindicted co-conspirator" in the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch's lawyers have been battling Crikey ever since.
  
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• Bank Will End Loans for New Gas and Diesel Cars, Buyers Will Only Get Loans for Right Decision

  24-08-2022 15:45
  
  You may have heard of a company’s “ESG score”: The initials stand for environmental, social and governance — and the scores businesses receive can determine whether they have access to capital and at what interest rate, among other things.
  Now, Bank Australia wants to export that kind of thinking to an individual’s choice of car.
  According to Fox Business, the financial institution announced Friday that it will stop providing loans for new gas and diesel cars starti
  
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• Judge in Texas blocks Biden administration emergency abortion guidance

  24-08-2022 15:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  A federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration from enforcing guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions in the state.
  
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• Police Release Footage of Paul Pelosi's DUI Arrest: 'I Am a High-Profile Person'

  24-08-2022 15:16
  
  On the night of his drunken driving arrest, Paul Pelosi wanted to be certain police knew of his importance.
  Fox News reported earlier this month that when asked for his license, Pelosi handed officers an “11-99 Foundation” card, according to documents. The 11-99 Foundation is a California Highway Patrol charity for officers and their children.
  On Tuesday, as the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pleaded guilty to DUI for a May 28 crash, dashcam video from the scene was released s
  
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• ACLU, news organizations sue over Arizona law banning filming within 8 feet of law enforcement

  24-08-2022 15:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  The ACLU and several news organizations have filed a lawsuit over a controversial Arizona law signed last month that bars recording video of law enforcement within 8 feet.
  
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• Why Biden doesn't deserve praise (or blame) for gas prices

  24-08-2022 14:53 via cnn.com
  
  The only thing that climbed as high as gas prices earlier this year was the disapproval of President Joe Biden, as Americans blamed him for record prices at the pump. But Biden had relatively little control over the prices set primarily by global markets.
  
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• Sea creature that inspired mermaid tales declared extinct in China

  24-08-2022 14:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  The dugong, a gentle marine mammal that has frequented China’s southern waters for hundreds of years, has been declared functionally extinct in China.
  
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• Hall of Fame Quarterback and Broadcaster Len Dawson Dies at Age 87

  24-08-2022 14:28
  
  Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson, whose unmistakable swagger in helping the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title earned him the nickname “Lenny the Cool,” died Wednesday. He was 87.
  Dawson’s family announced his death in a statement through KMBC-TV, the Kansas City-based station where he starred in his second career as a broadcaster. No cause was given, though Dawson had been in declining health for years.
  “With wife Linda at his side, it is with much sad
  
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• MoviePass is coming back. Its timing couldn't be worse

  24-08-2022 14:12 via cnn.com
  
  Hollywood loves a comeback story, and MoviePass, one of the industry's most notorious flops, is trying to write one of the most epic sequels in history.
  
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• Swalwell Commits Embarrassing Self-Own in Desperate Attempt to Take Swipe at DeSantis

  24-08-2022 13:56
  
  California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell has the unfortunate habit of opening his mouth at exactly the wrong times.
  In 2018, after Swalwell defended supporting a ban and non-voluntary federal buyback on so-called “assault weapons,” Joe Biggs, a former InfoWars staffer, tweeted that Swalwell “wants a war” and that he would never “give up my rights and give the gov all the power.”
  Instead of ignoring him — as any elected official should safely do when faced
  
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• 'Reborn' Ukraine defiantly marks Independence Day six months after Russia invaded

  24-08-2022 13:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ukraine was “reborn” when Russia invaded six months ago, President Volodomyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday as his country marked its independence day
  
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